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    Julie Han | Top Producer with Compass San Diego

    On Building a brand, and growing a real estate company

    Julie Han is an active Broker Associate at Compass and top producing Realtor® in San Diego with extensive experience in the real estate industry. For 20 years, she has utilized her real estate expertise as both an active broker and agent for residential brokerage and technology firms. She has also served as a Vice President of Business Development for two online real estate companies. She has been a licensed Realtor® in three states, including New York, Colorado, and California. Her detail-oriented nature allows her to identify the needs of her clients and effectively match her clients with the best resources to accomplish their goals.

    Julie is a founding member of REALM, an international group of the most accomplished luxury real estate professionals. She also received the Circle of Excellence Gold Award from the San Diego Association of Realtors for being a top producing broker in 2021.

    Julie is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and has a Master’s degree in Finance and Management and a Bachelor’s in Natural Sciences. She spends her free time with Jasper, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel mix, who she rescued. She is also actively involved with fundraising for her favorite charity, the San Diego Humane Society, and participates and fundraises in the SDHS Walk for Animals and sponsors the annual Fur Ball gala. She is also an avid golfer and world traveler. Here is her success journey.

    Tell us a little bit about your background and what led you to real estate?

    I was born in the Midwest and later on I moved to Texas. I went to school on the East Coast at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Once I got into the pre-med program, my goal was always to be a doctor. Then, I soon realized that I wasn’t cut out for the job because I just couldn’t handle all the blood and physical aspects of the job. After realizing that, I decided to pursue a master’s degree in Health Finance and Management.

    I worked in the health industry for about five years but got totally burnt out by the field for an HMO and I grew progressively more unhappy. It was all about cutting costs and not at all about patient care, but just the bottom line. I knew I needed a change. My start in real estate came when I took a job for a contractor who was in the business of building multi-family properties. I started really enjoying what I did and at the same time, my boss at the time, mentioned that maybe I should get a real estate license. One thing led to another and I got licensed in New York, and I ended up working for the number one agent in Western New York.

    After a little while, I decided to move to Denver and got my license there too. After Denver, I decided to move to San Diego and start from scratch again. I moved to East Del Mar which is the Caramel Valley area. I first started working for what was then Prudential and now Berkshire Hathaway. After Berkshire I moved to a boutique firm called Willis Allen and at the end of that road, I decided to go completely into the commercial side of real estate.

    I really enjoyed the commercial side of real estate not only for the negotiating skills that you learn but because being a woman is pretty rare in the industry. I got to co-own a brokerage firm with my partner. After that, I was recruited into an amazing position and was Vice President of Business Development for two online real estate technology companies. I learned all the back end deals and ways of real estate. It was an amazing experience. A little time after that, I decided to go back to residential sales. About five years ago, I was working for a firm until I got scooped up by Compass.

    Compass really sold me with their ability to integrate high quality technology for the benefit of their agents and having the background to understand what they are bringing to the table so I couldn’t refuse. They really set the bar higher and really invest in their agents so they can provide a better client experience. It’s a win win scenario from top to bottom.

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