Experience: My Love of Real Estate started before I was born, when my parents (part-time developers of high-end apartment buildings) built their first apartment and gave it the same name they gave me: LIGI APT. (It still stands in a street in Nishantash, Istanbul, behind the old English High School for Boys on the way to the old American Hospital.) My family is Armenian, and from my grandfather I have inherited my love of numbers (he was a mathematician who spoke more languages than one can count on both hands!), from my mother I inherited my love of museums and poetry (she used to quote Verlaine, Hugo and Beaudelaire - an extension
her French education) and my father passed on his love of Real Estate and opera to me (Mom always said she fell in love with his voice first!) My first property was a penthouse in the same neighborhood where my namesake building stands, but it was not until I bought the 50 acres of land in Washington State in 1978 that I got the bug! I have, since, loved buying and selling Real Estate.. Affiliations: Currently represent Keyes on the International and Creative Industries Commissions of the Broward Alliance. Past member of the Broward Resource League. Served on the New World Symphony Community Board, 1988-1994. Edited the South Florida Poetry Magazine 1983-1987. One of the founders of WithIt, the first women's association of the Home Furnishings Industry in the US. Served on the Board of the Foundlings Club in Miami Beach run by Miami ’ s philanthropist son, Mickey Wolfson. Was the first woman member of the all male Oriental Rug Importers Association. Education : Graduate of The American College for Girls, Istanbul Turkey Graduate of The English High School For Girls, Istanbul, Turkey Languages: English, French, Turkish, Armenian, Italian. Floridian : I arrived in Florida in 1980 and lived in Hollywood for 1 year before moving to Plantation where my daughter attended Seminole Middle and Plantation High Schools. Then I lived in Sans Souci, North Miami for seven years. Fort Lauderdale has been home since 1996. Personal : I have lived in different countries and have embraced the many cultures of the world. I have concluded that a smile and a handshake will narrow any cultural, linguistic or religious gap when we keep an open and curious mind .
I am a certified International Property Specialist and have a Transnational Referral Certification. These two certifications allow me to be able to constantly be in touch with other countries' Real Estate professionals, as well as market my listings and services globally.
I am a member of the Society of Commercial Realtors and work internationally on Commercial properties with investors interested in South Florida as the place to watch their investments grow.
Having lived in different countries helps me be able to understand the different cultures and peoples I work with from all over the world.