VENICE, FL – Realtor Lisa Bender has joined RE/MAX Alliance Group as a Sales Associate in the Venice, Florida office. A resident of downtown Sarasota as well as Newport, Rhode Island, she is also a licensed Realtor with Lila Delman Real Estate in Newport and William Raveis Real Estate in Connecticut.
Bender has been a real estate professional since 2009, specializing in second homes, resort properties and individuals moving to Southwest Florida from the Northeast. She holds the Resort and Second Property Specialist (RSPS), Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS), Certified GREEN Realtor, ePRO and Short Sales and Resource Specialist (SFR) designations.
With a background in marketing and interior design, Bender brings strong marketing, staging and social media expertise. She attended the Interior Design program at Fairfield University and has a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri. She volunteers for various organizations in Sarasota and Rhode Island, including Impact 100 of Sarasota and the Audubon Society of Sarasota, and is a docent at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. She enjoys traveling, writing, cooking, gardening and hiking, and maintaining her blog, OnALifeBender.com. She and her husband, Phil, have three grown sons and a rescue dog.
Bender joins Mark and Judy Hughes’ team in the Venice office, located at 1314-E Venice Avenue. Bender can be reached at (203) 246-6986.
RE/MAX Alliance Group is the #1 RE/MAX franchise in Florida and the #2 RE/MAX franchise in the Southeast. It is the #1 RE/MAX franchise in Florida for contributions to the Children’s Miracle Network. The company offers residential and commercial real estate solutions throughout Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. For more information, please visit https://www.alliancegroupfl.com.