Nation's favourite brokers revealed

Jim Hall, head of mortgages and real estate at Sterling Publishing, publisher of The Adviser, said the award recipients will now be able to leverage off their win to attract new business and strengthen existing relationships.

“Winning an Investors Choice Award will be a tremendous boon for these brokers’ marketing efforts,” he said.

“It will be a great reason to re-engage with past and current clients while also strengthening the quality of the brokerage’s offering – which will help secure new business.”

Homesales.com.au general manager Rhett Dallwitz said reputation is vital for mortgage brokers and endorsements from real-life investors who have experienced the ups and downs of property investment will carry significant weight.

“We live in a reputation-based economy now so testimonials and results speak for themselves,” he said. “We’ve all had positive and negative experiences, regardless of the industry.

“Industry awards are good at rewarding excellence from peers, but it is far more important to be recognised by actual investors. The reputation of the investment and advice sector has been damaged over recent years, so to find out what investors think and who they trust is vital.”

The winners of the Investors Choice Awards in the mortgage broking category are:

NSW: Kiran Thapa, CAPKON

Qld: Caroline Jean-Baptiste, Mortgage Choice Inner North Brisbane

Vic: Andrew Mirams, Intuitive Finance

WA: Bianca Patterson, Momentum Wealth

SA: Andrew Harrison, Key Invest Lending Services

Highly recommended awards also went to George Kanellis (CFC Finance) and Ross Le Quesne (Aussie, Parramatta) in NSW; Garry Harvey (The Property Guy) and Jane Slack-Smith (Investors Choice Mortgages) in Victoria; Wendy Higgins (Mortgage Choice Glenelg East) in South Australia; and Diana Armour (Momentum Wealth) in Western Australia.

A full list of winners across all categories, including real estate sales agents, can be seen here.