Squarefoot Best of the Best Awards 2019 winners announced

HONG KONG, Oct. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Market-leading cross-media property platform squarefoot.com.hk ("Squarefoot") announced the winners of the "Squarefoot Best of the Best Awards 2019" on 18 October. These awards honour leading industry players in Hong Kong and overseas, for their outstanding accomplishments in and excellent service towards the property services sector over the past year.

Kenneth Kent, General Manager, Hong Kong of REA Group and Dr. Jimmy Chiang, Associate Director of General of Investment Promotion, Invest Hong Kong, The Government of the HKSAR join hands to congratulate all the winners of the “Squarefoot Best of the Best Awards 2019”.

Squarefoot is one of the property platforms operated by the REA Group Limited (ASX: REA) in Asia. Attending the awards ceremony, Kenneth Kent, General Manager, REA Group Hong Kong said, "We are extremely proud to have established and run these awards for ten consecutive years. Our continued involvement is testament to Squarefoot's long-term commitment to the development of Hong Kong's property services market. As a leading cross-media property platform in Hong Kong, Squarefoot has kept up a swift pace of development to deliver on its promise to 'change the way the world experiences property'."

While Hong Kong's status as the world's premier international financial centre has been well recognised over the last ten years, the city is also internationally renowned for its expertise in property services.

"On behalf of Squarefoot, I would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the local property community for driving the industry forward through innovation and excellent quality, and to congratulate all of our winners. Over the years, standards of excellence have been redefined in the property services sector. Against a backdrop of rising environmental awareness and digital transformation, consumers' preferences and behaviour have changed. Customers now expect a more streamlined property-search journey, as well as more environmentally friendly property solutions. In their pursuit of excellence, industry players need to offer more innovative services to address customers' changing demands," added Mr. Kent.

Earlier this year, Squarefoot commissioned the "Real Estate Market Outlook Survey" in Hong Kong, which revealed that 10% of respondents were interested in investing in overseas properties. Mainland China, Japan, Australia, Taiwan and Canada were regarded as the most popular markets for such investment.

As the trend of home buyers investing outside Hong Kong prevails, two new award categories, namely "Best Greater China Property Projects" and "Best International Property Projects", were introduced this year, in addition to the "Best Local Property Projects", "Best Property Services" and "Best Lifestyle Brands (Professional Service)" categories. Each winner of the five award categories was determined through an online voting and a judging process.

The "Top Performance Agency Award" was also introduced this year to celebrate the professionalism of industry practitioners. Winners of the award were selected based on Squarefoot's internal data and user surveys that assessed the quality of their property listings and their levels of customer satisfaction. Over 30 awards were presented to companies and individuals from related areas across Hong Kong, mainland China and overseas, as outlined in the Appendix.

Appendix: "Squarefoot Best of the Best Awards 2019" winners list

About squarefoot.com.hk

squarefoot.com.hk is a leading cross-media property platform in Hong Kong to address local people needs for diverse property information about Hong Kong and international markets during their property-seeking journeys. Combining years of insights and experience from being in the Hong Kong property market with the strength of REA Group as a global leader in property, to provide the best customer and consumer experiences.

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