69th Annual Real Estate Journalism Competition

32 categories for Individual Journalists and/or Teams of Journalists plus three Overall Awards for Individual Journalists

Individual Awards - All Media (Single Byline - Recognizing the work of one reporter)

Kenneth R. Harney Award for Best Real-Estate Consumer Education Reporting $1,000
Dogged, original enterprise reporting on current real estate policy and practices impacting the consumer – including mortgage finance, real estate brokerage, housing affordability, discrimination and other watchdog issues — are among eligible topics. The award is named in honor of the late Ken Harney, whose nationally syndicated column, The Nation's Housing," explored issues faced by homeowners and home buyers for more than 40 years. Ken Harney was NAREE’s 2008 president. Entrant must submit a single in-depth report, column or series of up to three reports in any medium – print, online or broadcast – under a single byline – that shows a depth of reporting on consumer real-estate policy and practices that impact consumers,
Category 1: Best Collection of Work by an Individual Covering Residential Real Estate
Submit 3 stories as a single Pdf or single link, if possible -- each story can be in the same platform or different platforms. Name the Collection at the beginning of the Summary.
Category 2: Best Collection of Work by an Individual Covering Commercial Real Estate
Submit 3 stories as a single Pdf or single link, if possible -- each story can be in the same platform or different platforms. Name the Collection at the beginning of the Summary.
Category 3: Best Real Estate Column
Submit 1 column written by 1 journalist.
Category 4: Best Economic Analysis
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist.
Category 5: Best Interior Design Story
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist.
Category 6: Best E-Newsletter by an Individual Journalist
Submit 1 e-newsletter written and/or compiled by 1 journalist. The e-newsletter, covering residential and/or commercial real estate, should be no more than 2,500 words, and be delivered by email.
Category 7: Best Architecture Story
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist.

Individual Awards - Newspapers - Print Or Digital (Single Byline - Recognizing the work of one reporter)

Category 8: Best Residential Real Estate Story - Daily Newspaper
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist.
Category 9: Best Mortgage or Financial Real Estate Story - Daily Newspaper
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist.
Category 10: Best Commercial Real Estate Story - Daily Newspaper
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist.
Category 11: Best Small Daily Newspaper Story - Daily Newspaper under 75,000 Circulation
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist. Residential, Commercial, Mortgage or Financial Real Estate, Luxury, Green Building, Home or Urban Design
Category 12: Best Weekly Newspaper Story - Weekly Business Newspaper
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist. Residential, Commercial, Mortgage or Financial Real Estate, Luxury, Green Building, Home or Urban Design

Individual Awards - Magazines - Print Or Digital (Single Byline - Recognizing the work of one reporter)

Category 13: Best Residential, Mortgage or Financial Real Estate Magazine Story - General Circulation
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist. Shelter, Business or Financial story in a consumer publication
Category 14: Best Residential Trade Magazine Story
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist. Residential Real Estate or Development, Mortgage. Finance or Home Building
Category 15: Best Commercial Real Estate Trade Magazine Story
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist.

Individual Awards - Online Or Broadcast (Single Byline - Recognizing the work of one reporter)

Category 16: Best Online Residential, Mortgage or Financial Real Estate Story
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist.
Category 17: Best Online Commercial Real Estate Story
Submit 1 story written by 1 journalist.
Category 18: Best Real Estate Tweet Collection
Submit 3 tweets 280 characters or less published on Twitter.
Category 19: Best Audio or Video Report – Online or Broadcast – Podcast or Videocast, Radio or Television – local, network, subscription or Internet channels
Residential, Commercial, Mortgage or Financial Real Estate, Luxury, Green Building, Home or Urban Design -- 1 reporter voicing the report or hosting the podcast/videocast.

Individual Or Team Awards - All Media (Single or Multiple Bylines)

Category 20: Best Breaking Real Estate News Story
Category 21: Best Investigative Report or Investigative Series
Submit ALL parts in one file if possible.
Category 22: Best Series
Submit ALL parts.
Category 23: Best Blog
Submit 1 blog - Residential, Commercial, Mortgage or Financial Real Estate, Luxury, Green Building, Home or Urban Design.
Category 24: Best International Real Estate Story
Submit 1 story focused on real estate outside the U. S.

Team Awards - All Media (Multiple Bylines)

Category 25: Best Team Report
Submit 1 multiple bylined report - Residential, Commercial, Mortgage or Financial Real Estate, Luxury, Green Building, Home or Urban Design

Individual Or Team Awards - Magazines Or Newsletters - Print Or Digital (These awards recognize the work of the publication and its editor[s].)

Category 26: Best Design, Home or Shelter Magazine
Submit 1 magazine.
Category 27: Best Residential Trade Magazine
Submit 1 magazine.
Category 28: Best Commercial Trade Magazine
Submit 1 magazine.
Category 29: Best Newsletter
Submit 1 newsletter - Residential, Commercial, Mortgage or Financial Real Estate, Luxury, Green Building, Home or Urban Design.

Individual Or Team Awards - Newspapers - Print Or Digital (This award recognizes the publication and its editor[s].)

Category 30: Best Newspaper Real Estate or Home Section
Submit 1 section - Daily or Weekly Newspapers.

Individual Or Team Awards - Online (This award recognizes the Web Site and its editor[s].)

Category 31: Best Web Site
Submit 1 URL - Solely Devoted to Residential, Commercial, Mortgage and/or Financial Real Estate, Luxury, Green Building Home and/or Urban Design.

Platinum Award - $1,000 - Best Overall Individual Entry

(Judges choose from categories 1-19 submitted by individuals and any single bylined work in categories 20-24.)

President's Award - $500 - Best Freelance Collection

(For journalists not on staff but whose work is published in bona fide media outlets. Entrant must request that the paid entry being submitted in categories 1-24 also be considered for this award. Entrant must submit two additional pieces of work in any medium at no additional charge.

Ruth Ryon Award - $250 - Best Young Journalist

(If entrant is 30 years or younger, entrant must request that one paid single bylined entry in any category from 1-24 also be considered for this award at no additional charge.)

Cash awards of $250 will be awarded for the top entrant in each of the 31 numbered categories. Gold, Silver and Bronze winners (including each listed team members) may receive award certificates and may request complimentary admission to the full NAREE Journalism Conference in Miami, June 24-27 at the Kimpton Epic Hotel. Judges may also award Honorable Mentions. Those honorees will also receive certificates and may request complimentary admission to the NAREE conference. A special Awards Day Program will highlight the NAREE conference's mix of rich educational and story gathering opportunities. All winners will be notified in late April or early May so they can make advance travel arrangements to attend either the full NAREE Conference in June 2020 or the Awards Day Program on Friday, June 26.

Winning entries may be displayed at the NAREE Spring Conference.
Those unable to attend will receive their awards by mail after the awards ceremony.
A media release naming all award winners will be posted to NAREE Web site, www.naree.org, after the awards presentation. No advance media releases will be available.