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Susan McGougan Personal Real Estate Corporation
Susan has been successful bringing buyers and sellers of residential Real Estate together since 1990. Over 30 years of focusing on clients needs, providing meticulous attention to detail, unparalleled professionalism and undaunted positive attitude have propelled Susan to the forefront of the Real Estate Industry.
Susan obtained her diploma in Urban Land Economics specializing in Management from the University of British Columbia in the spring of 1998 and earned the designation RIBC from the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia. She also holds Associate Brokers Real Estate License & actively participates in the promotion of organized real estate and education. Susan has worked with the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) on their education committee and as an instructor. She currently is an instructor for the Real Estate Council of BC, facilitating their mandatory Ethics Course. Susan received the CRES designation (certified real estate specialist) from the Real Estate Institute of Canada in 1997. She acquired the select RRS designation (registered relocation specialist) from RE/MAX Relocation in 1995 and is trained in handling the special real estate needs of large corporations who transfer their employees and officers. In 2006 she “upped the bar” by completing the CERC course and has her professional designation from the Canadian Employee Relocation Council as a Relocation Specialist.
Always updating her education, Susan became a member of the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing & acquired the CLHMS designation in 2004. In 2005, Susan studied the special needs of Senior’s and acquired the SRES “Seniors Real Estate Specialist” designation. Susan also holds the ABR designation of Accredited Buyer’s Representative acquired in 2011 and IRES designation International Real Estate Specialist (2013).
Respected and acclaimed by her peers, she held office as an elected director of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board for 9 years, chairing the Education Committee for six years, participating on the M.L.S. and Business Practice Committees. In December of 2000, she was chosen by the directors of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board as their Vice President and she was President of the Real Estate Board in 2002. In the spring of 1999, Susan was elected as a Director of the British Columbia Real Estate Association for a two-year term.
Susan achieved membership in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Medallion Club and from 1997 through 2005 in the RE/MAX International 100% Club. The Platinum Club Award level was achieved most years from 2005 through to 2020 recognizing a superior level of real estate sales. Susan’s fellow realtors at RE/MAX of Nanaimo voted her their “Realtor of the Year” for 2001. In 2004 a milestone was reached when Susan achieved membership in the RE/MAX Hall of Fame, and then in 2014 The RE/MAX Lifetime Achievement Award. All these achievements prove Susan’s ongoing commitment to setting and achieving outstanding goals and exceeding her clients and customers expectations. Susan was voted as The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board Realtor of the Year for 2013.
In 2010, RE/MAX of Nanaimo awarded Susan with “Mentor of the Year” for her ongoing support and training of new Realtors in the office. In 2010 & again in 2012, Susan was elected a Director of the Real Estate Council of British Columbia for two-year terms. This is an esteemed post that Susan is most proud of. In July 2013 Susan was elected Vice Chair of the Real Estate Council of British Columbia and Chair in July 2014. In July 2015 Susan passed the gavel and completed her term July 2016. In February 2016 Susan received a Special Services award from RE/MAX of Western Canada, acknowledging her service to organized real estate and the industry. January 2017 Susan was appointed as a Director of the Real Estate Compensation Fund Corporation. The RECFC was created by the BC Real Estate Services Act in 2005 to compensate members of the public for losses incurred as a result of fraudulent activity by a real estate licensee. Susan is honored to currently serve on this board.
Born and raised in Nanaimo, Susan feels that her community offers a quality of life not found anywhere else around the globe and takes pride in working in real estate sales in the Nanaimo area with RE/MAX. In 2020, Susan was awarded a beautiful silver tray acknowledging 25 years with RE/MAX. She is a member of the greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Nanaimo, a Past Honoured Queen of Job’s Daughters Bethel #11 Nanaimo, Member of the Order of the Eastern Star and life-long member of Brechin United Church having attended C.G.I.T. in her school years. Susan supports the MS Society, Heart & Stroke, and the BC Cancer Society. Susan proudly supports the Children’s Miracle Network by donating from every home sale.
Susan enjoys her family life and is a proud mother and gramma and she and her husband Ric love to spend time on the local waters fishing and boating. Susan invites you to contact her regarding any of your real estate needs.
