Chris and Margaret O’Dea are pleased to present the public with the option of dealing with a 100 % locally owned and independent real estate firm. With Chris O’Dea as the Broker and Margaret O’Dea as Business Manager, we would like the opportunity to earn your business.
The formation of the real estate division arose out of the success of O’Dea’s Auction Room. In less than two years, the auctioneering enterprise has established itself as the preeminent estate auctioneering firm on the East Coast of the Province. Many clients have suggested that we extend the enterprise with the formation of a realty division. Margaret O’Dea worked in the real estate business as an agent, in the past, and will now support this operation as Business Manager. Chris O’Dea is a licensed and bonded real estate broker and he will service the needs of clients in the local market, offering assistance in buying and selling real estate.
Chris O’Dea is a graduate from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
His business career is varied. He recently served as both Director of Sales and Director of Marketing with NewTel and served for three years as the President of a local high tech contract manufacturing firm, NewTech Instruments and spent almost two decades with Nortel and assumed the responsibility of Asst. Vice President for Newfoundland and Labrador. His most recent responsibility in the corporate environment was that of Director of Internet for Aliant.
In 2001, Chris, along with support from his spouse Margaret, chose to pursue the field of Auctioneering and Appraisal out of personal interest and out of a genuine interest to continue in the sales and marketing field, and continue to serve the needs of clients. Now that the estate auctioneering business has firmly established itself in the local market, Chris and Margaret decided to evolve the business and establish a full service real estate brokerage business as a compliment to the successful auctioneering enterprise.
Chris’ experience in the business world will be a definite asset in dealing with clients in the real estate field.
He has been active in the community for many years, and has served as follows:
Chris currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Film Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Board of Directors of Film Pro. In addition he is a member of the Trinity Historical Society, the Newfoundland Historic Trust, the Trinity Trust, the Canadian Auctioneering Association and the Canadian Personal Property Appraisal Group.
Margaret O’Dea, (who called Gander home before she got tangled up with a townie) is a graduate from Memorial University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education. Margaret taught primary school for a number of years, after which she dedicated her efforts to raising a family. Subsequently, Margaret worked in sales and marketing with a wholesale firm, and worked in real estate with a national real estate marketing firm. In addition she has been operating her own business, Periwinkle Pottery, for a number of years.
Margaret has been very committed to the community over the years, having been involved with a variety of school support activities, i.e. brownie and guide leader, parent teacher association leader, etc.. In addition Margaret served for two years as the President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Home and School Association. She currently serves on the Board of Director’s of Rising Tide Theatre and she is very active as a volunteer in support of a variety of initiatives for the Newfoundland and Labrador Craft Development Association.
As a 100% locally owned and independent real estate firm, we are committed to very high standards in all areas of our business, offering unsurpassed reliability and integrity.
If you wish to have personalized service in an environment where we value our clients as much as their properties, then we would like to ask for an opportunity to earn your business, please call us at 685-6559.
