In 1989, when Hanne was transitioning from a teaching career to residential real estate, she told her fellow rookie agents during training she was going to focus on having an international reach. She was laughed at.
However, her background as a foreign student (attending Indiana University for her B.A and M.A, and completing an International Baccalaureate program in Denmark), along with her genuinely adventurous personality, her interest in foreign languages (she is fluent in three), and her desire to learn, all told her to press on — this was the way to go! Fast forward to today, 25+ years into an incredibly successful global career, and it’s obvious her instincts were spot on.
“In getting to know Hanne,” firm founder Dave Perry-Miller says, “I was really intrigued to learn of her perseverance on this particular career path. She could see the bigger picture and was quite ahead of her time in doing the legwork to position her so well for today’s competitive market.”
Besides being a long-term top producer, Hanne continues to hone her expertise in this area. She is one of 2,300 real estate professionals worldwide with a CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist) designation. This means she completed rigorous course work that enables her to understand and guide the global buyer. She recently attended theLuxury Portfolio International® Symposium in Berlin with an exclusive list of 150 professionals from 19 countries. Hanne also currently serves on the National Association of Realtors® Leadership Team as the liaison to all global committees — and is the only “Texan” on the team.
About her transition to the firm, Hanne says, “Servicing a luxury clientele discreetly and professionally is what Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate does best. Because of my knowledge of immigration laws, tax laws and currency fluctuations, and my regular exposure to international buyers and sellers, I can help bridge the gap with the high-end client looking to move to or from this fabulous cosmopolitan area.”
Hanne and her husband Arthur Sagalowsky, M.D., Professor of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, are themselves residents of Preston Hollow, and have two adult children and two grandchildren, with two more on the way. They enjoy bi-coastal travel to visit their family, and love that their home in Dallas is right in the middle.
Hanne has garnered the following awards and credentials:
- NAR® Leadership Team 2016
- NAR President’s Liaison to Denmark & Sweden 2016
- Chair, Strategic Planning Committee for Texas Association of Realtors 2016
- RPAC Hall of Fame
- Omega Tau Rho Medal for exceptional service to the Real Estate Profession
- Past Recipient of the Lois Hair Bernays “Realtor of the Year” award
- Past President Metro-Tex Association of Realtors
- Board Member NAR
- Past President & Director NTREIS (Regional MLS)
- Graduate Realtor Institute
- Certified Residential Specialist
- Accredited Buyers’ Representative
- Dallas Historic House Specialist
Hanne Sagalowsky / hanne@daveperrymiller.com / 214-402-8200 / International Property Specialist