Welcome to my website. Here are a few things you should know about me:

I have specialized training in marketing luxury homes which in my local market means homes listed at $500,000 and above. If you wish to buy or sell a home in this market segment, I hope you will take the time to meet with me to discuss the unique challenges you could face.

Are you current as to:

1. the primary resource used by buyers (Hint: No it is not the Internet)

2. the role of the Internet in today's world of real estate?

3. the importance/nonimportance of print advertisements?

4. the role pricing, location, staging, and condition of your property play in ensuring the  success of any marketing efforts.

Today buyers for high end homes can come from anywhere in the world. It is essential to have a strong local, national, AND international marketing program to sell an exceptional property. I have worked hard to build such a program which includes:

• Prudential offers luxury home marketing through its Fine Homes Program.
  
• Member,The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing - I am listed at the Wall Street Journal's online real estate website as a Luxury Home Marketing Expert. This training has given me valuable knowledge in effectively marketing upscale homes and in finding homes to match clients’ lifestyles as well as access to special tools and networks through the Institute
  
•  Member, The International Marketing Society for Castles and Estates.  I can provide additional means to market your unique home.
• Member, The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI, www.fiabci.org)
• Listed in the National Association of Realtor's Who's Who in International Real Estate

My international real estate contacts enable me to market to a much larger potential buyer pool.

I am constantly in contact with local, regional and international real estate professionals.

 

2007-2008 I will be focusing my international real estate services on Italy.
If you are looking to buy or sell a home in Italy, I can assist you.

 If you are seeking a home in another country I would be happy to use my special skills and networks to help facilitate such a transaction.

 

• Transnational Referral Certified
  
• Certified International Property Specialist Candidate
  
•  Listed in the National Association of Realtor's Who's Who in International Real Estate.
•  Member, The International Real Estate Federation(FIABCI, www.fiabci.org)  

In October 2007, I  attended FIABCI-USA's VIP reception and luncheon at the UN in New York. This event celebrates FIABCI's Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The keynote address was "Green Real Estate: An Emerging Global Market" . FIABCI members use this event to expand and renew our international networks.

As a member of The International Real Estate Federation, FIABCI, (www.fiabci.org), I  attended their  2005 VIP Luncheon at the United Nations. Here I am pictured at the event with (left to right) FIABCI-USA President 2005 John Pinson, FIABCI World President 2005 Dato Alan Tong (Malaysia),me, FIABCI World President 2006-2007 Owen Gwyn, Jr. (USA)

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At the April 2006 FIABCI – USA Spring annual Meeting in Washington, DC I participated in networking and marketing sessions for international realtors. We visited the Bulgarian and Thai embassies to learn about the real estate markets of those countries and enjoyed a working lunch with the Thai ambassador.

 

April 20 and 21, 2006 I attended the VI Infopoverty World Conference at the United Nations in New York. I am interested in the role real estate can play in helping to create a brighter future for people in developing countries.

This was followed shortly after in June 2006 as a participant at the UN's Global Housing Forum in Vancouver, Canada.

 

In 2005, I attended the NAR Convention in Washington DC and hope to attend again this year. There I network with other agents interested in international real estate and learn more about real estate in general

Just a little more about me-- my family roots are in Reading, Pennsylvania. I consider the Central Pennsylvania “home.”

 

I lived in Cairo, Egypt for five years and have a BA from the American University in Cairo majoring in  Political Science with a minor in Arabic Studies.

 

After graduation I returned to the US to obtain my Master of  Education degree from Rutgers University.

 

Along the way I have lived in Chicago, New York, London , Tokyo, Cairo, and Abu Dhabi.. In addition I have traveled to Jordan, Italy, Germany, Canada,Switzerland, France and Greece.

 

I spent several years advocating for children with diabetes and encourage anyone who has a child or has a friend with a child that has been diagnosed with diabetes to go to www.childrenwithdiabetes.com. I credit the kind people at this wonderful site with helping maintain my sanity and helping care for my son during a very difficult time when he was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The information and support available through them made all the difference in helping my family find hope, comfort, and the way forward.

 

I would also encourage anyone interested in helping to find a cure for diabetes to please consider making a donation to the Children With Diabetes Foundation. http://www.cwdfoundation.org/.

 

I am a member of:

• The National Association of Realtors

• The Pennsylvania Association of Realtors

• The Lancaster County Association of Realtors

• The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce

• The American Institute for Yemeni Studies (www.aiys.org)
  

• The Berks County Historical Society
  
  

I pride myself on providing unparalleled service and look forward to developing a long-term relationship with you. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss how I can best assist you with your real estate needs.

Sincerely,

Diane Al-Habieli