Late last month, real estate office, Harcourts Urban officially opened its doors in the Brisbane suburb of Kelvin Grove with award winning Sales Consultant, Bridget Gabites making her debut as Business Owner.

Previously a Sales Consultant with Harcourts Inner West, Ms Gabites has enjoyed a highly successful real estate career over the past two years and has won several achievement awards including the coveted Rising Star of the Year award at this year’s annual Harcourts Conference.

Bridget has a strong background in business management and is excited about combining this with her real estate expertise. After living in the Kelvin Grove area for the past few years, Ms Gabites was compelled to open her business in order to provide a premium real estate service within her local area.

“With only one other agency in the area before now, Kelvin Grove property owners had to depend on the services of out of area agent’s to sell their homes and manage their investment properties.

“I’m sure the community will be glad a finally have a local agency run by a member of their community. My aim is to offer premium service and unparalleled local knowledge to both buyers and sellers in the area,” Ms Gabites said.

Ms Gabites is also highly involved in her local community, currently sitting on the board of the Kelvin Grove Business Association which supports local businesses; she is also on the committee and is a supporter of the Kelvin Grove Community Garden at Kundu Park.

As a new business owner, Ms Gabites has already set herself some impressive short and long-term goals.

“Our short term goals are to offer a premium real estate service to locals in the area and to have a strong portfolio of property managements.

“Our key long-term goals are to be the number one agency for sales and property managements in Kelvin Grove, and to expand and grow our business. At the moment there are three people in the team and I’d like to grow this to double figures within the first three years,” Ms Gabites said.

Aaron Brooks, Chief Executive Officer of Harcourts Queensland, is thrilled that Ms Gabites has opened her own Harcourts business.

“Bridget is one of Harcourts Queensland’s most dynamic young professionals and I’m thrilled that she has opened Harcourts Urban.

“With local expertise and knowledge that is second to none, I am confident that Bridget and her team will achieve great things in the Kelvin Grove area,” Mr Brooks said.

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