“It was amazing and it’s an award we have been going after for a few years now,” Director Tony Santolin said.

Twelve staff members travelled to Melbourne for the ceremony.

Mr Santolin puts the office’s success down to teamwork and training.

“You could say that myself and fellow director Brian Bertolin are poles apart but we are very similar on things that are important,” he said.

“Our culture and core values are the same.”

The agency currently has around 35 per cent market share of real estate sales in the Griffith district and has a very successful property management portfolio as well.

“We have around 900 properties that we manage. Some of the landlords have been with us for 40 years, continuing on from the previous owner,” he said.

“Our sales team also train every week to build their skills.

“We have also embraced new technology and are able to reach more people.”

In an additional coup for the team, agent Nathan Thomas was awarded Agent Achiever of the Year (Regional), capping off a successful 12 months. Contested by some of Australia and New Zealand’s top performers, the 2015 ARERAs saw the highest number of nominations and categories in the award’s history, with more than 48 agencies nominated across 35 award categories.

Founder of Real Estate Results and the creator of the ARERAs, Michael Sheargold, congratulated all of the finalists on the high standard of work throughout 2014.

"The ARERAs is a celebration that provides the perfect platform to highlight the year’s achievements of independent real estate agencies and agents from across the country,"  Mr Sheargold said.

"This year’s awards were the largest in its nine year history and we were astounded by the sheer quantity and quality of nominations we received.”

The Griffith agency is no stranger to the limelight and has received a number of awards over the years including the My Credit Union Outstanding Business in 2013 and the Excellence in Small Business award in 2014.