By Lauren Hurley, December 2, 2020
After selling the big family home in Portland’s West Hills, my client Celina wanted to find an easy, single level house or condo that was easy to maintain, easy to navigate and was in a nice community where she could age in place. Every home we toured in the Portland area was either needing too much updating, had too many levels, or lacked space for her big family to gather. We decided to open up Celina’s search to areas within a 30 min drive of the city. I had recently sold a home in Woodburn’s Tukwila Community, so we ventured down south to see what we could find. Tukwila is a beautiful neighborhood, where homeowners take care of their properties and look out for one another. It wasn’t long before Celina spotted this Listing on the market. A one-level, 3 bed and 2 bath end unit condo that really functioned more like a house. One of Celina’s top requirements was having an attached garage, and this one was not only the perfect floorplan, it also had a double oversized attached garage. Celina got the keys just in time for the holidays and is happy in her new digs down south!
Lauren Hurley
Broker | OR
She/Her
After spending a decade climbing the professional ladder of the Marketing industry, Lauren Hurley was in desperate need of vocational inspiration.
So she did what most find daunting, if not impossible. She hopped down, and hunted for change. Fortunately for Lauren, she wouldn’t be starting on the first rung of the ladder that lay ahead.
The daughter of a Broker, real estate had always been part of the conversation. The world of abandoned RMLS sheets, open house signs collected in the pouring rain and a fridge full of leftovers from Brokers Open Houses was all too familiar. So, while she didn’t always know it, Lauren was being trained by her Broker mom. By osmosis, she was learning how to negotiate, how to communicate and best, how to advocate for clients.
While her passion for Portland, homes, history, architecture, design, and working with people had remained constant throughout her life, it took returning to the world of buying and selling homes for Lauren to realize just how perfectly her personal strengths and professional skill set aligned with being a Broker.
Whether it’s negotiating and advocating on behalf of her clients, her vast knowledge of the city’s most idyllic neighborhoods, nooks and crannies, developing stunning and effective marketing campaigns, or consistently going above and beyond the call of duty, Lauren knows that superior client care is the result of perfecting every detail along the way.
The joy she finds in seamlessly and successfully guiding buyers and sellers through one of the most significant emotional and financial decisions of their lives, has Lauren wishing she listened to her mother years ago. (But please don’t tell her that.) When it comes down to it, taking exceptional care of her clients isn’t only what Lauren does best, it’s what she loves to do.
When she’s not meticulously critiquing the usage of serif vs. sans serif font, scarlet vs. crimson hues, or brightness vs. contrast and density, you’ll find Lauren taking Captain Salty the Wheaten Terrier on trails and along rivers around the city, collecting new vinyl records, tinkering with her ‘78 VW Bus, whipping up culinary treasures, or doing her best to imitate Serena on the court.
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