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Raquel Ramirez is an entrepreneur and seasoned real estate professional with nearly 20 years of real estate and corporate banking experience. She is a proud alumnae of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart and Florida International University, where she obtained a Business Management & Entrepreneurial degree.
In 2004, she founded her first company Investment Worx, Inc. – a private, real estate service and investment firm. A few years later, she joined the banking industry and spent seven years working as a corporate banker during the Great Recession. As a banker, she helped build and manage the Special Assets Division at two banks – The Bank of Miami, NA and Gibraltar Private Bank & Trust – where she drafted policies, procedures and sales strategies for all short sales and foreclosure transactions and successfully managed the disposition of hundreds of millions of bank-owned assets. Having navigated through the largest economic and real estate collapse, she realized that most consumers had not been equipped with sufficient information when purchasing or selling their homes. In dealing with the threat posed by market volatility, she identified the need for professionals with an in-depth knowledge of and a genuine passion for real estate. As a result, she rejoined the real estate industry in 2013 and founded Featured Properties International.
Her unique experience sets her apart amongst her peers, as she actively consults with all of her past, present and future clients on all matters real estate. Perhaps her strongest skill is the ability to communicate effectively. This unique combination of skills and experience allows her to provide information, consultation and clear guidance to all of her clients so that they can comfortably make informed decisions. She enjoys working with first-time homebuyers, US military servicemen and women and first responders, and although she works with a variety of customers at all stages of their lives, she specializes in providing service to those enduring hardships such as divorcing couples. She has held leadership roles in various organizations throughout the years and currently serves as Assistant Director at The National Association of Divorce Professionals in Coral Gables. All in all, she has an unwavering commitment to quality and people and works tirelessly to serve buyers, sellers and other professionals with integrity and a sincere eagerness to help them reach their goals.
Under her leadership, Featured Properties International strives to deliver results that are generated from sound advice, creative marketing strategies and top notch service that stem from the company’s core values: integrity, tradition and excellence.
Raquel Ramirez is also a Certified Divorce Specialist and an active member of a divorce-centered organization known as the National Association of Divorce Professionals (“NADP”). As such, she is intimately acquainted with the process and actively works with couples who need assistance in selling their marital assets. She is keen on identifying the numerous factors that distinguish the sale of a marital asset from any other real estate sale. From protecting clients’ privacy and addressing specific family needs to ensuring their safety and preparing for change, she is highly experienced and well-equipped to help couples consider all options in an effort to make sound decisions that fall in line with their goals.
As the Assistant Director for the NADP in Coral Gables, she is well acquainted with a large number of consummate professionals in the legal, financial and mental health industries who are dedicated to helping couples get through this process. There are many options and many people who are willing to help. All you need to do is ask.
On another note, Raquel has been entering homes and observing lifestyles for nearly two decades. Although, most of her experience consists of analyzing, underwriting, marketing, consulting, staging and selling real estate throughout South Florida, her interests, skills and talents are widespread, bleeding into the most influential and creative aspects of home life. She has a keen instinct for consumer behavior and thrives on enriching the lives of people by enhancing the spaces around them, which is why she obtained an Interior Design Certification from the University of Miami. Raquel is mostly inspired by nature and believes we all function at our best when our surroundings mirror our real interests.
She is fully bilingual and speaks, reads and writes in both English and Spanish. She leads an active lifestyle and enjoys traveling, adventure-seeking, dancing, watching movies and engaging in intellectual conversations. She is also a professional writer with a passion for all things cinema. You’re welcome to follow her on Instagram @cinemaddict_reviews where you can check out her movie reviews.
