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56 | October 2020 among this elite group. I k now it wou ldn't have been possible w ithout the g uidance and leadership I have been given at Coldwel l Banker Advantage." A lan Tucker, broker-in-charge for CBA's Fayettev i l le of fice says, " The success that Logan has realized is not a surprise. She has bui lt relationships and trust that span f rom mi l lennials to retirees. Her contagious positive attitude and giv ing spirit set her apar t f rom the rest." Logan says that she has known since ninth grade that she wanted to work in real estate. She was already helping her agent mom, Lisa Geddie, with open houses. "I was putting up signs and balloons," Logan recalls, "and I just enjoyed talking with people." Real estate runs in the family. Logan's late maternal grandfather, Tom Kennedy, a longtime, successful Fayetteville Realtor, was known for his kind and helpful ways. Lisa, who proudly followed in her father's footsteps aer owning a successful hair salon, encouraged her daughter to attend college before making a leap into real estate. Whi le study ing business and marketing at N.C. State, Logan gained three years of invaluable experience as a leasing agent for an apar tment complex in Raleigh. Af ter graduating in 2013, she moved back to Eastover to help care for her paternal grandmother, Frances Geddie, who had taken a bad fal l. It was also during that time that Lisa encouraged her daughter to go to real estate school and become licensed. Logan joined CBA and came running out of the gate. In 2014, she was named the company's "Rookie of the Year." Regionally, she won "Best Real Estate Agent" in e Fayetteville Observer's 2018 Readers' Choice Awards. And, this just in – for 2020, the global Coldwell Banker franchise system named her to their "30 Under 30" list for a second time. (e first win was in 2017.) "She's done it on her own," says Lisa, who works as CBA's general manager and is adamant about keeping family and business separate. Logan says the pandemic is par t ly responsible for a hot real estate market. Inventor y is low, mak ing it a seller's market. Listings, especial ly those under the "sweet spot" of $200,000, of ten go w ithin days, if not hours, and w ith mu ltiple of fers. Interest rates also are at historic lows. Folks are looking for different things in a home these days, Logan observes. ey may want designated spaces for classrooms to accommodate home schooling, offices for mobile working, a place for gym equipment, chef-worthy kitchens, and backyards with pools – or large enough to plant gardens or raise chickens. "Whatever your idea of an oasis is," she says. What's next for Logan Geddie? Likely building a real estate team at Coldwell Banker Advantage, she says, to better serve her clients. And she's always up for spending more time on the horse farm, making memories with family, including her mom; dad, David; younger brother, Tripp; and her maternal grandmother, Lynne Kennedy, who is cared for in the home. Indeed, with horses grazing in the pasture and a crisp fall breeze setting a peaceful tone, a cup of piping-hot coffee never tasted so good. No high heels required.

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