Hodges scoops up best website award at REIV event

The Hodges estate agency has been named winner of the best website award by the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV).

Hodges attributed the win to their recent rebranding after a complete rebuild in 2015.

The site’s audience is predominantly mobile, so the design factored in tablets and smartphones. 

The go-digital approach resulted in a significant rise in hits to the website in the past 12 months, with 303,828 views so far in 2015.

“I am incredibly proud to be a part of Hodges leading the industry," Hodges CEO Carmel Baker said. 

In its 21st year, the REIV Awards considered more than 250 submissions, with Hodges in the top three finalists for the Communications Award, Best Website Award, and Residential Property Manager of the Year (Principals).

Under their new CEO Baker, Hodges expects to increase its franchise presence around the bay from Point Nepean to Queenscliff by 50 percent in the next 12 months.

Established in 1856, Hodges is one of Melbourne’s oldest real estate agencies.