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Meet Lorraine Grave

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Meet Lorraine Grave

I started my career in Real Estate with Wrightson Dalgety a company that was rural based and serviced the Gisborne, East Coast area. The Residential arm of the business then became Challenge Realty and I sold residential property in Gisborne and the East Coast. There was a noticeable lack of Ladies selling Real Estate back then, so I had to prove capable of doing the job. Being full of life and vigor I raced out into the community and started listing and selling property. Soon the men in the company were telling me to slow down because they were nearing retirement and I was this young Lady selling everything I could lay my hands on. It was exciting and different from any other position I had, but I just loved working with people and helping them achieve their dreams.

As time moved on, I built a reputation of integrity, with many sales in my portfolio, Management saw potential and my role soon became Sales Manager. I figured if I could train staff for other Real Estate companies then I could make and mold a company of my own. That’s when I decided to purchase a Real Estate Company and form a partnership with another Real Estate Agent and together with our team offered residential, lifestyle, rural, commercial and property management. It was around this time that I studied to attain my full license and become a Licensed Real Estate Agent and I have since furthered my education to attain a Graduate Diploma in Business.

Health issues forced me to rethink the stress levels I was working under and during the 2008 – 2009 recession I closed the business and went to work for BK Agency. It felt good to step back into a Salesperson role without the worries of management and during my employment with BK I sold residential, lifestyle and commercial. Over the years I have also been employed by Osler First National, First City Real Estate, Harcourts, The Property Centre, and LJ Hooker; however, most of these companies are no longer operating in Gisborne. I have gained a world of experience and have been to seminars, conferences and workshops learning from the best in the industry. Technology is the current platform for marketing property and at The Real Estate Agents we intend to make full use of technology to maximize the potential for top sales for our clients.

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