Marcus Gualter’s ("Kiwi") branding style and personality coupled with First Team Estates' Buyer Delivery System © using state of the art marketing and advertising media gives Kiwi’s Team the competitive edge in this fast moving real estate marketplace.
Marcus’ deep-rooted sense of honesty and fair dealing, which he brings to his real estate transactions and family life, is a direct result of his farm upbringing in the south island of New Zealand. Since arriving in Newport Beach by racing yacht after the America’s Cup in 1985, Kiwi started his career in commercial real estate. He was a development specialist with Kaylin Pacific Corporation, a partner in Development Design Source (a real estate development services company) and an independent real estate broker.
During his commercial tenure, he served a wide variety of commercial real estate clients and developed in excess of 20 million square feet of commercial property ranging from business parks to hotels. Since turning to residential real estate in 1995, Kiwi is able to bring those 10 years of commercial real estate experience and expertise to the residential market to benefit his clients.
Kiwi was honored by a Hall of Fame award again this year by First Team Estates, for sales performance. More important than sales awards, is Kiwi’s belief in striving to ensure that each and every client has a great experience, as his letters of appreciation attached will attest.
Kiwi, has a home in Newport Coast. Since moving there in 1995, he has taken an active role in the local community; especially Newport Coast Elementary, where his daughter attends school.
Kiwi surrounds himself with a talented team of specialists:
Anne Staven attention to detail and her ability to systemize and organize makes her a key member of the Kiwi Sales Team. Her excellent customer service with both buyers and sellers comes from her 10-years in the high fashion industry. Born in Helsinki, Finland, Anne graduated in 1991 from the prestigious Design Institute of Helsinki. Her fashion design career led her to Southern California to manage women’s fashion stores including Max Studio in Fashion Island, Newport Beach. In 2000, Anne won the Presidents award for the largest increase in sales, best bottom line and most people promoted. This experience helps in her current role with matching buyers to their dream homes and assisting with open house presentations. Her interior design ability enables this valued team member to stage homes to maximize the homes true potential and value for the client.
Sandra Carlisle Beginning a career in Residential Sales & Marketing was quite natural after relocating around the country for over a decade. During that time Sandra purchased 7 homes and investment properties from fixers, to rentals & new construction. Although her childhood was spent in West Covina, a suburban city only 45 minutes from Newport Beach, Sandra has lived in Livermore,CA, San Diego,CA, Raleigh,NC, Charlotte, NC, Morrisville, NC, and Ottawa, ON, Canada before returning to Southern California and settling here in Orange County.
Sandra and her son Jacob have been living in Corona del Mar since 2003. She is passionate about being involved in the local community. Most notably is her current involvement as the PFO (Parent Faculty Organization) President of Harbor View School in Corona del Mar, where her son attends, for the 2007/2008 school year and her continuation of that role into the 2008/2009 school year. The PFO's main mission is to keep Music, The Arts and Physical Education available to Primary School Children at
Bringing a specialized knowledge of cutting-edge Internet Marketing Strategies, her success in optimizing SEO technology for clients in the Coastal Orange County Real Estate Market, utilizing Web 2.0 and other technologies, along with more than 5 years experience as a Top Producing Agent for First Team & First Team Estates, Sandra's expertise gives Team Kiwi the ability to offer superior Local, Regional, National & International Web Exposure for our clients homes.
