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Actual property agent and new mum Courtney Caulfield together with her new child son, Krug who’s 6 weeks previous. Image: David Clark.
WITHIN hours of holding her new child son, Courtney Caulfield was on the cellphone settling a deal.
The day earlier than she went to a property inspection, and 6 weeks later, nothing a lot has modified for the gifted agent from Place Kangaroo Level — besides an absence of sleep.
The 33-year-old is among the high performers in our record of Queensland’s high 40 younger brokers below 35 primarily based on 2023 gross sales figures submitted by main businesses throughout the state.
Within the days earlier than and after giving beginning to her son, Krug (after the champagne in fact), on the Mater Moms’ Hospital, she managed to settle greater than $20 million value of condo gross sales. In 2023, she bought greater than $98 million value of residential actual property.
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“It’s holding me going!” Ms Caulfield mentioned. “In any other case, I’m only a fulltime method feeder.
“I positively love my job.”
Ms Caulfield, who’s married to fellow agent, Simon Caulfield, mentioned juggling motherhood and a profession had made her extra environment friendly and higher at prioritising duties and managing time, whereas additionally making her respect selecting a profession that was surprisingly family-friendly for ladies.
Krug Caulfield born on the eighth of January 2024 at Mater Moms’ Hospital.
“After I was a lawyer, I assumed; ‘When I’ve youngsters, my profession’s over’, however in actual property that’s simply not the case,” she mentioned. “You’ve flexibility, and I can take my youngsters with me to inspections as a result of most of my shoppers have youngsters, and you may earn what you need the extra hours you place in.
“Ladies ought to know in as we speak’s day and age {that a} feminine can have a profession that’s family-friendly.”
Courtney and Simon Caulfield. Picture: Josh Woning.
Ms Caulfield is one among a rising pool of younger brokers — many nonetheless of their 20s — who’re incomes thousands and thousands promoting actual property.
Actual property transaction figures supplied completely to the Sunday Mail reveal almost 20 residential brokers throughout the state below the age of 35 every pulled in additional than $50 m
illion in gross sales final yr.
Actual Property Institute of Queensland CEO Antonia Mercorella mentioned it was fascinating to see the variety of ladies within the record.
REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella.
“We communicate loads concerning the pay hole in different professions however in actual property, ladies are very profitable,” Ms Mercorella mentioned.
“Among the most profitable brokers round are females. We’re speaking about ladies main groups in management roles, it’s extremely noteworthy.”
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