NAHB honored the year’s most outstanding work in residential real estate sales, marketing and design at The National Sales and Marketing Awards gala — known as The Nationals — during the 2010 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas last month.

Hosted by NAHB’s National Sales and Marketing Council, The Nationals is the largest and most prestigious competition for new-home sales and marketing professionals and communities.

A diverse panel of industry professionals from across the country selected Gold award winners from more than 700 entries.

Several top award winners include:

Community of the Year Gold Awards

Community of the Year (Attached) TIE

Villebois Wilsonville, Ore. Builder: Costa Pacific Communities Marketing Director: Rudy Kadlub Architect: Lee Iverson, Iverson Architects Interior Designer: Ellisa Hays Designs Ad Agency: Miles Strategic DNA

One Bloor Toronto, Ont. Builder: Bazis Internationals, Inc. Marketing Director: Joe Latobesi Architect: Roy Varacalli, Burka Architects Interior Designer: Andrea Kantelberg Ad Agency: Montana Steele Advertising Sale Office: Robert Hawrylak at Solutionworx Landscape Designer: NAK Design

Community of the Year (Detached - Suburban)

• Crystal Pointe
  Jersey City, N.J.
  Builder: Fisher Development Associates
  Marketing Director: Adrienne Albert
  Architect: Gruzen Samton Architects LLP
  Interior Designer: Kim Depole Design
  Ad Agency: Sherman Advertising

Community of the Year (Detached - Urban)

• The Library District
  Toronto, Ont.
  Builder: Context Development
  Marketing Director: L.A. Inc. 
  

Individual Achievement Honors

Rookie Salesperson of the Year

• Dara Commorata
  The Marketing Directors, Inc.
  New York

Salesperson of the Year

• Dawn Nassaney
  The Marketing Directors, Inc.
  New York

Sales Team of the Year

• in2ition
  Mississauga, Ont.

Marketing Director of the Year

• Carol Daniels
  Rose & Womble Realty Company, New Homes Division
  Suffolk, Va.

Sales Manager Team of the Year

• Debbie Cosic and Mira Tomljenovic
  in2ition
  Mississauga, Ont.

Legends

The Legends of Residential Marketing Award, instituted in 1992, honors builders and consultants who stand apart as leaders in the new home marketing field. The Legends are selected for their professional commitment to the industry and new home community marketing innovations:

• Bert Selva, president and CEO of Shea Homes, Walnut, Calif.
• Bob Schultz, IRM Fellow, MIRM, CSP, CAASH and president and CEO of Bob Schultz & The New Home Sales Specialists, Boca Raton, Fla.

Sales And Marketing Council of the Year

Best SMC of the Year — Under 250 Members

• Atlanta Sales & Marketing Council of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association
  Tucker, Ga.

Best SMC of the Year — Over 250 Members

• Triangle Sales & Marketing Council of North Carolina
  Raleigh, N.C.

For a complete list of Gold and Silver winners, as well as details and history of The Nationals, visit www.thenationals.com.

Also be on the look out for more 2010 Nationals coverage in the March/April issue of Sales + Marketing Ideas.

"The focus of this year’s Nationals awards is to celebrate the innovation, creativity and endurance of our profession," said Sheri Jackson, chair of The Nationals. "Despite the negative effects of the economic downturn, our industry continues to produce good work and we need to make sure we recognize the sales and marketing professionals who have made that happen."

For more information, e-mail Lisa Parrish, or call her at 800-658-2751.

  [ return to top ]