Voices of Women

  • Audrey Whittington
    NE Regional VP, Cyberhomes

Audrey Whittington is the Regional Vice President for Cyberhomes for the Northeast region. Cyberhomes is a division of Lender Processing Services, an experienced provider of products and services to the real estate industry. Audrey has a long career of providing real estate technology solutions to the industry from front desk to back office. She is proficient in creating business opportunities and partnerships for MLSs, brokers and agents.

 

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What is your primary role at Cyberhomes and what are your corporate goals?

My role is to support and expand Cyberhomes’ products and services within the Northeast region. I support our current clientele base by providing revenue-generating opportunities and technology tools that enhance the real estate industry.

 

Our corporate goals are to make sure we bring a level of excellence to the real estate community that is both required and deserved. In achieving that excellence, we hope to provide a level of value that ensures not only our success, but even more importantly the success of our clients and partners.


When did you begin your career in real estate?

As a loan officer in 1991.


Tell me about your family life growing up.

I grew up in a very close-knit family in the Washington, D.C. area. I was fortunate that it was stable, loving, and supportive.


How do you handle the work-life balance that is demanded from your position?

It is tricky. I have three children and am still the primary caregiver since my husband has a fairly high-level position with Time Warner Cable. I think it helps to have a good partnership at home. We “spot” one another as needed and try to make sure we give our kids the support they need as well as find time for each other. Note the word “try.”


What is your unique contribution to the company?

Because I have quite a bit of experience within the large broker community and have touched many of the different aspects of their business, I am able to understand this audience. I appreciate their day-to-day needs as well the front-end and back-end systems used to manage these large organizations, which often have unique needs and requirements.


Throughout your career, have you had any mentors who have helped guide your career?

I have had a couple that have been extremely influential. They helped guide me both within the organizations I have worked for as well as with the challenges within the real estate community.


As a female leader, is there anything you struggle with?

Sometimes it is trying in that there aren’t that many women at the upper levels of the real estate industry. However, I believe that it makes the women who do walk in that world much closer and more supportive of those who are here.


Do you have any words of wisdom for women in the industry who are trying to succeed?

It’s really very simple. Be excellent in all that you do and you will be rewarded. If you’re a salesperson, be the best. If you’re a speaker, be the best. If you’re a leader, be the best. It shows, and you will shine.

 

And realize there are opportunities for women. It’s exciting to see what’s happening in the expansion of women’s roles within the industry.


What three words would you choose to describe yourself?

Outspoken, thoughtful, savvy.

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