Photo Courtesy Give RealtyWith Give Realty, owner Laurie Loew is running a real estate brokerage firm while giving back to the community.
Give Realty, which helps clients buy and sell residential properties, donates 25 percent of its brokerage commission to the nonprofit or faith-based organization of a client's choice. The real estate firm celebrated its five-year anniversary in July. The firm has donated more than $259,000 to local and national nonprofits since opening.
"For a lot of clients, it's been explained to me that there is the sense that they feel I have their best interests in my heart," Loew said. "It's not just about a paycheck and commission; it's about doing something more."
Loew started selling real estate in 2005. Following a divorce in 2007, Loew said she started thinking of ways to better the world and stop feeling sorry for herself. She came up with the idea of Give Realty, and the firm has since grown to employ three agents.
