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COVER STORY: YOUNG GUNS MAGGIE LIND Age: 34 Real estate agent CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE Toronto, Ont. The youngest person to ever win the Chairman’s Award from Chestnut Park, Lind has been the recipient for the last five out of six years. She is on track to win it again this year. She headed up a Habitat For Humanity Chestnut Park Women Build team in 2015, raising just shy of $10,000 to help provide affordable housing for those in need in the Greater Toronto Area. A high achiever since high school, Lind was the first female battalion commander in the Cadet Corps at Ridley College in St Catharines, Ont.
DARCI LOVEGROVE
MIKE MARFORI
Age: 32 Salesperson CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP Bradford, Ont.
KATE MILLER Age: 31 Real estate sales representative ROYAL LEPAGE SUSSEX North Vancouver, BC After a decade in the hospitality industry, Miller entered real estate sales with a passion for working with people and helping them through one of the most important transitions in their lives. Inspired by a desire to improve her sphere of influence, she formed a networking group in 2012 to bring young professionals and trusted trade businesses together in her community. “This networking group has not only served as an ongoing referral source for my business, it has helped me better serve my clients’ needs during the home selling, buying and renovation process,” says Miller.
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Age: 28 Sales representative SUTTON-PREMIER REALTY Surrey, BC
A trained and certified physical fitness coach, Lovegrove moved into the real estate industry eight years ago. The shift was a direct result of the experience Lovegrove and her husband had buying their first home as newlyweds. Though she didn’t know it at the time, she’d found her true passion – real estate. “What I enjoyed most about the fitness industry was that I was able to make a difference, touch so many lives and put smiles on so many faces,” she says. “In real estate, I strive to do the same – make a difference and touch lives.”
He’s ranked in the top 1% of agents in the Fraser Valley and is a recipient of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Medallion Award for 2013, 2014 and 2015. So it’s hard to believe Marfori has only been in the industry for four years. He gives back to his community by donating to St. Matthew’s Parish as well as his high school, Holy Cross – where he has implemented a $1,000 annual scholarship to recognize excellence in business. As of September, Marfori had an impressive 122 transactions for 2015.
MATT MAURER Age: 34 Real estate lawyer MINDEN GROSS LLP Toronto, Ont. With both residential and commercial cases under his belt, Maurer has eight years of experience as a real estate lawyer. This experience makes him sought out by developers, owners, brokers, agents, investors, landlords, tenants and contractors. Outside of the courtroom, Maurer sits on the board of the Toronto Lawyers Association and the Ontario Bar Association’s Provincial Council; co-chairs the Working Group on Lawyers & Real Estate; and mentors candidates in Ontario’s Law Practice Program.