Trish Bio
 Trish's career in real estate spans three decades. In 1968, she obtained her license for Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, becoming a member of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Realtors. Representing the general brokerage firm of Lewis & Silverman in Chevy Chase, she took over as sales manager of Berger Berman Builders' Windfield subdivision and exceeded the builder's sales projections. Berger Berman asked Trish to take over the Chadwick townhome subdivision, where each year she averaged sales of 150 all-brick townhouses with garages. This was valuable experience working with professional and retired purchasers who had become accustomed to buying homes. Next, Trish went to the Hobbit's Glen single-family subdivision in the most prestigious neighborhood of the Columbia planned community, where she learned to customize 3,500-5,000 square foot luxury homes with libraries, sun rooms, major upgrades in kitchens and baths. Considerations included the location of load-bearing walls and the orientation of roof trusses. Trish sold out 225 one-acre lots. Other assignments from Lewis & Silverman included Poretsky & Starr Builders and Bill Fischer where she gained experience with contemporary elevations and interiors, as well as with upscale move-up buyers in Montgomery County. In 1979, Trish joined U.S. Home in Silver Spring, where she worked her way up to U.S. Home's number five sales manager in the nation. She was placed in charge of walking through each construction site repeatedly to get everything ready before walking through the completed home with the customer. She earned an incentive for each punch-out sheet with fewer than five items.
In 1988, Trish moved to Virginia where she worked for Pulte Homes, Richmarr Homes, Prospect Builders and Atlantic Builders. She turned in for approval budgets for advertising, model upkeep, and grounds maintenance negotiates with service providers, and contracted with selected providers. She was responsible for the results of advertising and the condition of the model and grounds. Having prepared Comparative Market Analyses (CMA), she worked with builders toseethat jobswere competitive.
Trish loves to be a grandmother and is expecting a third. She reads a lot, plays computer games, and enjoys travel, including to Egypt, Jordan, and Israel. She is excited to join the team at REMAX Edge!
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Trish Lowndes
Objective Meet or exceed sales projections by real-estate brokers and new-home builders.
Experience 1968-1970 Berger Berman Builders Columbia, Maryland Sales Manager
Obtained real estate license for Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia.
Became a member of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Realtors.
Came to represent the general brokerage firm of Lewis & Silverman in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Assigned to Windfield subdivision and exceeded builder's sales projections.
1970-1973 Berger Berman Builders Columbia, Maryland
Sales Manager
At the builder's request, assigned to Chadwick townhome subdivision.
Each of three years, averaged sales of 150 all-brick townhouses with garages.
Gained experience working with professional and retired purchasers who had become accustomed to buying homes.
1973-1975 Berger Berman Builders Columbia, Maryland
Sales Manager
At the builder's request, assigned to Hobbit's Glen single-family subdivision.
Located in the most prestigious neighborhood of the Columbia planned community.
Learned to customize 3,500-5,000 square foot luxury homes with libraries, sun rooms, major upgrades in kitchens and baths. Considered such details as location ofload-bearing walls and the orientation ofrooftrusses.
Sold out 225 one-acre lots.
Was salesman of the year based on gross sales, not units sold as before.
1975-1977 Poretsky & Starr Builders Columbia, Maryland
Sales Manager
Assigned by Lewis & Silverman to the Wood Creek townhome subdivision.
Gained experience working with a different builder with different goals and temperament.
Expanded sales perspective from traditional to contemporary elevations and interiors.
Won salesman-of-the-month awards an average of seven months each year.
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1977-1979 Bill Fischer Silver Spring, Maryland
Sales Manager
Assigned by Lewis & Silverman to the Bromleigh single-family subdivision.
Gained experience with upscale move-up buyers in Montgomery County.
Earned several cash awards for exceeding sales quotas.
1979-1981 U.S. Home Silver Spring, Maryland
Sales Manager
For the first time worked directly for a builder traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
Assigned to Beacon Place traditional townhome subdivision.
Exceeded sales projections every month during 1980, becoming fifth-in the nation among sales managers at U.S. Home. Award included a one-week trip for two to Acapulco with $3,000 spending money, a Cadillac DeVille and a Shell credit card worth two years of automobile fuel and maintenance.
Gained field experience doing walk-throughs with customers, instead of depending on superintendents working to deliver finished homes at other companies. Walked off each construction unit repeatedly to get things fixed before each walk-through with a customer. Earned an incentive for each punch-out sheet with fewer than five items.
1981-1988 Married, had three children, resumed career after all were in school.
1988-1991 Pulte Homes Stafford, Virginia
Sales Manager
Assigned to England Run move-up townhome and single-family subdivision.
Turned in for approval budgets for advertising, model upkeep, and grounds maintenance. Learned to work within these budgets, to negotiate with service providers, and to contract with selected providers. Held responsible for the results of advertising and the condition of the model and grounds.
Gained experience preparing Comparative Market Analyses (CMA) and working with the builder to make sure the job was competitive.
Sold out both townhomes and single-family homes for total of300 units.
Won week-long cruise for two to the U.S. Virgin Islands.
1991-1994 Richmarr Homes Stafford, Virginia
Sales Manager
Realtor license hung at Long & Foster
Sent by Builder's Marketing, Inc. to Park Ridge single-family community and then to Cambridge single-family subdivision in Fredericksburg.
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1994-1996 Prospect Builders Occoquan, Virginia
Sales Manager
Assigned by Builder's Marketing to the Widewater single-family community in Stafford.
Won week-long trip for the family to Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
1996-2002 Brought three children through high school and resumed career after all left:for college.
2002-2004 Atlantic Builders Fredericksburg, Virginia
Sales Manager
Assigned to the Kingswood single-family subdivision.
Met or exceeded sales projections each month in the spring quarter of2003.
Won week-long trip to Ft. Lauderdale including cruise to the Bahamas.
2004-2006 Caregiver for husband until remission of prostate cancer.
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