>>>Mary Holder paid little heed to
the slow real estate market and
high interest rates of the early 1990s.
>>>Rather, in 1992, the single mother
of three forged ahead and established
her own real estate agency, building
on a 16-year career in the field.
>>>To generate business in the early
days, she walked door-to-door, literally
putting in the leg work that
helped build her agency.
>>>“I was on my own with no other
salespeople, no support staff and,
obviously, without anything close to
our present office facilities,” Holder
says. “But, I can tell you with all honesty
that I wouldn’t have traded a
minute of what I experienced back
then for anything.”
>>>Today, the Mary Holder Agency
Realtors has nine offices in Monmouth
and Ocean counties and about 200
employees. Sales volume in 2005 was
nearly $331.7 million. |
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>>>Over the years, Holder has added
ancillary services, such as mortgage
financing and relocation, for the benefit
of clients. Holder also was quick to
see the potential in, and adopt, new
technologies, such as online listings.
>>>Holder also believes in the
responsibility of business people to
give back to the communities where
they work.
>>>In addition to her service on local
chambers of commerce, she is a board
member and sponsor of Dottie’s
House, a shelter for abused women
and families.
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