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Posted: May 10, 2010
Q & A with some of the Women from CIREB: Ann MacAffer
Name: Ann MacAffer
Title: Associate Broker
Company/firm: CB Richard Ellis/Albany
Years with company/firm: 14
Years in field: 29
Years in real estate industry: 29
Address: 11 Great Oaks Blvd., Albany, NY 12203
Telephone: 518.452.2700x123
Email: [email protected]
URL: 222.cbre.com/amacaffer
Responsibilities include: Sales and Leasing
Real estate organizations / affiliations: CCIM, ICSC, CIREB, GCAR
What single event professional or personal has most significantly impacted your career?
Getting my CCIM designation
What award or recognition has been the most meaningful to you and why?
I was CIREB Broker of the Year in 1995, which is an award they no longer have, but at the time, it was a great honor for me.
How do you stay ahead of the curve?
Listen
What advice would you give to a woman just starting a career in your field?
Listen to your clients, put their needs first. And...expect to ruin a few pairs of shoes.
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