Hodges Sandringham Director Katie Pickering was a finalist in the Residential Property Manager of the Year category at the recently held REIV awards. Speaking to The Real Estate Conversation about her career in real estate, Katie shares the elements which have led to her career successes to date.

Here’s a snippet:

“I love working in real estate as every day is different. I thrive on being kept on my toes. We deal with so many different people and supporting them in their individual circumstances remains challenging but incredibly interesting.

“Typically, there is a larger proportion of females in property management roles, but unfortunately very few in leadership roles. However, Hodges makes room for women to take on senior positions and it is encouraging to see my female peers being properly represented in leadership positions in our organisation. There will always be challenges in getting to these roles, regardless of your gender, but persistence is key.”

Read the full piece here.