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GETTING STARTED...

Christine has been in real estate for 36 years! Well, she's been licensed for over 13 years, but has grown up around contracts, open houses and Real Estate offices since she was born...as you see her sitting in her dad's brief case at one year old! It was no surprise when Christine earned her real estate license and began selling homes right out of college in 1997. Charlie Stidham, former broker and owner of Scottsdale Luxury Properties, is Christine's father and Real Estate Mentor. After working together as a father daughter team for four years, Christine built up the experience and clientele to branch off on her own, and has since established a successful real estate career. Selling over 250 homes in the first 4 years in the business meant working 12+ hour days, and gaining more experience than most Realtors who have been in the business three times as long.

In 2009, Christine and her husband Mario took over the reigns at Scottsdale Luxury Properties, while Christine's father moves into retirement.  Mario is the designated broker and they are both owners of Scottsdale Luxury Properties.

After 14 years in the business, in 2011 Christine has transitioned to HomeSmart Elite Real Estate Company. The "Elite" group consists of agents who have been invited to join a premier marketing group of full time professional Realtors that meet the qualifications of years in the business and annual sales.   

EDUCATION...

Christine averages appx. 50 hours of real estate education a year..(licensees are only required to have 12 hours a year.) She has three real estate designations (CRS,ABR,GRI) which required not only a monetary investment in her career, but also a time committment of a couple hundred hours! Always wanting to learn more, Christine even uses her alone time in the car to listen to her many books on CD on real esate, sales and networking....calling it her "Mobile University"! Studying marketing in college, she not only has an innovative and unique way of marketing herself, but also her listings and her buyers. 

A designation earned by Christine in 2007 is the CNE (Certified Negotiation Expert).  Growing up with a father who was a real estate broker , and 3 brothers and sisters, negotiating was always taking place at home!  These courses helped fine tune Christine's already powerful negotiating skills, which she will put to work for you.

Christine earned the CLHMS designation (Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist) in 2007.  Being a member of this organization has enabled Christine to be on the cutting edge in terms of marketing luxury homes, and be a part of a national network of luxury home agents.

The most recent designation Christine has obtained is the CSSN (Certified Short Sale Negotiater) designation. Staying on top of current market trends is crutial, and know how to successsfully negotiate and close short sales is paramount in the current marketplace.  Short sales provide a much better solution for homeowners who are facing foreclosure.