Peg Gilliland

As a long-time resident and a top-ranked realtor for almost 20 years, Peg knows what makes Charlottesville so attractive to potential buyers. And she knows what must happen - and when - to get a deal done.

Decision-making in today’s real estate market has accelerated to the point of requiring daily, and sometimes minute-to-minute, information flow. With much broader access to MLS listings, prospective buyers scour websites identifying properties, often in advance of contacting an agent. And factor in that the pandemic has motivated more than a few people to reevaluate their lifestyle and where they live and consider a move. The desirability of Charlottesville puts it on many short lists of places to consider.

No matter the motivation, Peg believes her personality, experience, and financial savvy (Columbia Business School, MBA) has allowed her to earn the trust of her clients and help steer them along the path to a successful real estate transaction.

Peg is proud that so many of her clients referred her to their friends and associates for their real estate needs.

Peg moved to Charlottesville from Connecticut in 1999. She was reluctant to move away from her extended family and friends, but once she settled in, she knew she had picked a special place to call home. She treasures Charlottesville’s world-class hospitals and physicians, educational institutions, athletic venues, natural beauty, fantastic climate and, above all, the great people of our community.

Then there is the University of Virginia. Charlottesville is “a college town.” It adds so much vibrancy to the community. Of course, given their national championships and world-class facilities, UVA athletics supplies year-round top-level events that are second to none across the Division 1 university landscape.

Professionally Peg has reinvented herself three times. The first career was in investment banking and corporate money management in Manhattan. That was followed by a career in book publishing, working in Manhattan as Marketing Director for the Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group. Peg began her career in real estate in 2002, soon after moving to Charlottesville.

As a child, the individual loved exploring houses and redesigning floor plans. The sister and the individual would grab their colored pencils and sheets of paper and sketch out neighborhoods, homes, streets and landscape features on their grandmother's kitchen table.

When moving to Charlottesville, the individual had the opportunity pursue a career that drew on that earlier passion.