Experience & Credentials

·   Consistent Full Time Top Producer with Annual Sales of $13 million to $17 million. Record sales in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

·   Ranked in the top 2% in the Midwest region. Ranked in top 10 out of 600+ First Weber Group Milwaukee area agents for the last 5 years.

·   Awarded “Five Star Best Client Satisfaction Real Estate Agent" for three consecutive years in Milwaukee Magazine.

·   Received the “Online Award of Excellence” in 2008 from Realtor.com

·   Associate Vice President, Lifetime Member of Chairman’s Circle, Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, and Accredited Buyer Agent Representative.

·   North Shore and Ozaukee County Sales Leader.  Career sales of over $160,000,000 involving over 550 families. Average number of closed transactions per year is 40 – 50.

·   Referral & repeat client business base has consistently been 75% over the past 18 years. The remainder of my business comes primarily from my circle, the internet and relocation business.

·   Refined valuation and pricing skills.  My career list-to-sale Ratio is 98% and my career average days on market are 60. My list-to-sale ratio for 2009 is 95% which outperforms MLS statistics in Milwaukee.

·   18 years of experience in the real estate industry. Extensive business experience with Accenture and Robert W. Baird prior to entering the real estate industry.

·   Undergraduate degree - University of Wisconsin: Business & Information Technology.

·   Lifetime resident of Milwaukee area. Very familiar with the real estate markets in Ozaukee County and the North Shore, as well as Downtown and The Third Ward, Washington County, Brookfield/Elm Grove, Wauwatosa, Menomonee Falls, Germantown, Bayview and the Lake Country area.

·   Extensive experience with many complicated aspects of the real estate business: environmental issues, creative marketing, contract negotiation, effective inspections & thorough testing, appraisal process, financial packaging, timing of buying or selling, staging in preparation of a sale, multiple offers & complicated closings. 

·   Experience with Buyer Agency Representation – ABR designation. Over 80% of the buyers I work with select to work with me under a buyer agency contract.

·   Very accessible with responsive service: E-mail, Voice Mail, Fax, Cell Phone with Bluetooth, Text Messaging, Personal and Company Web Site, Social Networking, & GPS in my car.

·   Experienced & Licensed Full Time Associates – Shannon Harrigan (414) 755-1680 or sharrigan@firstweber.com. Emily Cattey (414) 755-1674 or ecattey@firstweber.com.  Other part time associates include an Buyers Agent, Certified Professional Stager, Technology Coordinator, Handy Man and Pre-sale Inspector.

·   Extensive knowledge of the relocation business, with 5 to 10 corporate buyouts annually and member of several corporate relocation teams to assist transferees. Work closely with Miller Brewing, Brady Corp., Deloitte & Touche, Johnson Controls, JM&A (division of Toyota Motor), Sysco Foods and Joy Global.

·   Have an excellent working relationship with many of the leading edge lenders in the community.

·  Well connected & networked in the community via social, business, and charitable organizations.