MY STORY

Hello, I’m Nova. I live in Portland with my husband, a couple of great kids, and a goofy doodle named Baloo. I’ve been in Portland since 2009. Prior to that I lived on sailboats, all over the world, while teaching sailing in outdoor education programs. It was sailing that brought me to Portland where I fell hopelessly in love with the Maine coast, the people, the community, and of course the restaurants.

Originally, I’m from New York City. I grew up in Soho, the daughter of artists, who hoped I'd become a doctor. They sent me to schools like The Hotchkiss School and University of Pennsylvania. But in the end it was real estate investing that captured my interests.

I love everything about property evaluation - how structures are built and designed, how they can be redesigned, maintained, lived in, valued, how they change hands. Sales data is like a sweet midnight snack for me. I love to dive into data, spread it out, analyze it and find the narrative. I like to think about how our spaces impact our lives, how they impact the planet, how we can treat properties better so that they can treat us and the climate better. I like to think of property ownership as property relationship. Homes and investments give back to us what we put into them, energetically and financially.

This work is also about the people - my clients, their families, and the community of businesses and resources that partner with me to support them. These relationships make my work fulfilling. Buying or selling a property is always a big deal, whether it is your first transaction or your tenth. It is always the ending of one chapter and the beginning of a next. I get to be a trusted resource to help guide people through that transition, taking away their stress and infusing the experience with positivity, professionalism, and success. It’s such a privilege. 

My Highlight Reel:

• Partner, Waypoint Brokers Collective
• Licensed Broker since 2016, GREEN Designated
• 1% for the Planet Member Company
• Landlord and property manager since 2013, including short-term property management.
• Former podcast host, For Real Estate Podcast
• Frequent Public Speaker & Presenter
• Advisory Member, Sustainability Advisory Group at the Greater Portland Board of Realtors. 
• Board of Directors, Maine Coast Heritage Trust
• Board of Directors, ClimateWork Maine
• Former Volunteer Bereavement Group Facilitator, Center for Grieving Children
• Graduate of the Maine Center for Entrepreneur’s Top Gun Program
• Formerly a USCG Licensed Merchant Mariner, Master Upon Near Coastal Waters, 100 Ton and Able Seaman.
• Can solve a Rubik's cube in under 4 minutes.

EXPERTISE

Expertise is not a place we arrive at. It's a practice of constant learning and professional evolution. I challenge myself to learn everyday. I seek it in professional development, direct experience, and by surrounding myself with brilliant mentors who know more than me.

COMMUNITY CONNECTION

I learned a long time ago in my previous career working with people in end of life care that the most important thing in this life is connection with people. I tap in to my people, to my clients, to the community. I give back to the community with regular nonprofit donations, but also, as important to me as giving money, is giving my time. I give my time with hands on volunteer work because it grounds me in community the way donations cannot.

SERVICE

This is what it's all about. I'm here to help. What do you need in real estate? My job is to figure out how to best  reach that goal. Every client is different and every property is different. My philosophy is that service requires creativity, problem solving, and intuition. That's what I bring.