EXPERIENCE:
-39 yrs of sales, marketing, new business development & communications, 51+ yrs counting Anne
-30 yrs of contemporary leadership, management & real estate investment experience
-17 yrs working with teammate & Lead Associate Anne Jackson
-75-percent of my business in the Northshore & City of Milwaukee Neighborhoods
-Award winning rehabber with expansive network of contractor resources to assist clients
-I work in all price ranges.
-Confident public speaker & robust writer.
-Expansive Southeastern Wisconsin network.
-Sell 25-30-percent of my own listings myself as I carry 6-10 buyers at all times.
SHOREWEST ACHIEVEMENTS:
-Closed sales volume of 30-31M USD
-No. 1 Company wide Volume in 2010 - 2014, 2016
-No. 1 Office Leader for Shorewest's Northshore office- 2008-14, 2016-2023
-No. 3 Broker for City of Milwaukee Sales in 2015
-Over 500M USD in career sales
-Career high sales of 38.5M USD in 2014- all-time company record in 70 yrs
-Voted LGBT Community's Top Realtor in 2010 by Wisconsin Gazette Readers
-Areas of Specialization: North & South Shores, Bayview, Upper & Lower Eastside, Downtown, Tosa, Western Burbs, luxury properties, condos, & investment properties
-Member- President's Club, Million Dollar Club, National Sales Award
-Voted Milwaukee Magazine "Best in Customer Satisfaction" yearly since 2007
-Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist & Guild Member (3+ sales 1M+ USD in past 12mo)
-Senior Real Estate Specialist
-Certified Real Estate Negotiator
-Certified Shorewest Relocation Specialist
-Accredited Buyer's Agent
PERSONAL:
-UW-Madison Grad 1987 with honors in International Relations & French
-Milwaukee Business Journal "Forty Under Forty" Award
-Personal Residence featured on HGTV
CURRENT VOLUNTEER ROLES- Greater Milwaukee Foundation Board Director (2024): Donor and Philanthropic Services Committee, Program Initiatives Task Force member; The Nature Conservancy-Wisconsin: Board of Trustees Chair (2024), Cities Program Chair, Beyond Our Boarders Chair, Legacy Ambassador for TNC-Wisconsin, Legacy Ambassador Co-chair (2023-present: TNC global); Immanuel Presbyterian Church: Cuba and African Mission Team, Member of Session, Board of Trustees (chair 2018), Co-chair Stewardship Campaign (2016-18); ReFlo (focus on sustainable water solutions, green infrastructure projects and equity) MPS schoolyard redevelopment volunteer; Blue Lotus Center (West Bend) Board Director, Urban Ecology Center Imagine Campaign co-chair (30M USD capital campaign- 2021-present).
PHILANTHROPY- James A. Schleif & William H. Morley fund of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation dedicated to conservation, the advancement of human rights and the alleviation of poverty in all its forms. Annual grants of 25,000-100,000 (USD). UW- Madison Nelson Institute of Environmental Sciences Annual Study Abroad Scholarship sponsor.
PAST VOLUNTEER ROLES- Greater Milwaukee Foundation "Greater Together" Campaign Cabinet Member raising record setting 700M USD for new (2017-23); Urban Ecology Center Board Director (2007-19; Board VP 2018 & 2019); Literacy Services of Wisconsin Tutor; Radio 88.9 Milwaukee Building Campaign Cabinet Member; Wisconsin Humane Society Paws for Claws Gala 2017 Co-chair; Member of Cream City Foundation Board of Directors (2003-12); Alliance Francaise Board; Founding Member Milwaukee LGBT Community Center; Distinguished Alumni Board UW Madison - Office of International Studies; Studied Abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France
PAST WORK EXPERIENCE -Nonprofit executive leadership, fundraising, retail sales, marketing and management, Seven Hills Real Estate Enterprises - real estate investment LLC (rehab & multifamily holding company) - Managing Partner (sold & retired 2023)
MEMBER- The Nature Conservancy; Historic Water Tower Trust Neighborhood Association; Lake Park Friends; Washington Heights Neighborhood Association; Doctors Without Borders; Historic Milwaukee; National Trust for Historic Preservation; Urban Ecology Center; Immanuel Presbyterian Church-Milwaukee; Master Gardener - UW Extension of SE Wisconsin; Human Rights League; Literacy Services of Wisconsin; Milwaukee Art Museum; Radio 88.9; Best Friends; Wisconsin Humane Society; Zoological Society of Milwaukee; Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics; Ice Age Trail Alliance; The Thin Green Line; Aavaz Global.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS- Camping; global travel; kayaking; sailing; trekking; reading; writing; cooking; cycling; entertaining; skiing; horticultural therapy
James specializes in abr, crs, srs, cren, condos, residential, listing, luxury, staging, home preparation, older adults, estates, first time buyers, down and up-sizing, city of milwaukee condo market expert, east side expert city of milwaukee, tosa & lake country and "i hug the shores" - northshore to s. milwaukee transactions.
Areas served include East side, S Milwaukee to Northshore, Tosa, Lake Country, Ozaukee.
James 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: 53018, 53172, 53202, 53204, 53209, 53211, 53213, 53217, 53222 & 53235
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