Barbara Claussen

Agent and Broker/Owner
The REAL people behind the pretty sign!
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The real people behind the pretty sign!

Claussen Walters LLC in Columbus
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To sum it up, Barbara has made Real Estate her passion and profession since she was 25 years old. Helping people to find a home for themselves and their animals makes her happy!
Barbara Claussen was born and raised in Kampen, Isle of Sylt, Germany. At the adventurous age of 18, she moved to what was, at that time, West Berlin. She achieved a degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing. Barbara was recruited by a real estate company known as Engel & Voelkers and, for six years, worked with her colleagues in Berlin. She helped mold the company into the largest privately held real estate company in Europe, with offices in 38 countries worldwide. She worked there as the first female Commercial Realtor and won an award for the highest earnings in this field in her second year.
Engel & Voelkers affiliation with Sothebys International Realty brought Barbara to Canada in 1996 on an exchange program with the Nova Scotia affiliate of Sothebys International Realty, AA Walters Limited. She came to learn better English, which she did, and fell in love with Nova Scotia and Tony Walters, the founder of the firm she came to work for. Together, Tony and Barbara led for 18 years as co-owners Claussen Walters & Associates and set the standard of excellence within the Provinces real estate industry.
Outside of the office, Barbara renovated numerous historic houses. In 2001, she won the Historic Restoration Award presented by the Town of Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
But Barbaras real passion in life, which goes back as far as she can remember, lies within the animal kingdom. Home in Nova Scotia was Whinny Hill Farm. Barbara established the Donkey Sanctuary of Nova Scotia and Hoofbeat, a horse rescue endeavor. Together, the two organizations have rescued and found homes for more than 120 horses and donkeys.
In the fall of 2014, Barbara and her husband, Tony, packed up the farm in Nova Scotia and moved, together with six donkeys, five horses, five dogs, and four cats, to the sunny foothills of North Carolina. Barbara continues pursuing her animal rescue passions and loving horses and donkeys. She rides CETA trails in her spare time and renovates their home close to Columbus. Being close to Tonys family means a lot to her. Her five stepchildren and six grandkids love to come for a visit because of the beautiful landscape and the much warmer weather than up north.

Barbara specializes in estates, farms, horse properties, houses, investment properties, land and luxury real estate transactions.

Areas served include Polk County, Tryon, Columbus, Landrum, Campobello, Mill Spring.

Barbara is most familiar with the local real estate markets within and around the following zip code areas. See other realtors that service the same areas by clicking: 28722, 28756, 28773, 28782, 29322 & 29356

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