Agent
Joan Herlong | Herlong Sotheby's International Realty
Agency Herlong Sotheby's International Realty
Description
In 2017, Joan affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty and launched Herlong Sotheby’s International Realty. The company has more than tripled in size since that time.
With a well-earned reputation for expertise, fairness, and advocacy, Joan has often been called upon for advice, and not infrequently by agents from other companies. She has served as an expert witness in real estate litigation and related hearings and has from 2017-22 served on the South Carolina Realtors Association “Forms” Committee, the committee responsible for all contracts forms and addenda used by SCR realtors.
Joan “speaks” fine older homes, new construction, and newly renovated homes fluently. She’s no “figurehead” -- she personally lists and sells all over the Greater Greenville and the Upstate. Moreover, her posted sales volume is her own. She doesn’t believe in taking credit for her associates’ sales. It’s not about her, it’s about developing each of her Associates to maximize their own potential, which in turn keeps the focus on Client Service, always.
Joan has negotiated more than 1,000 deals and advised on many more. She knows the difference between assertive and aggressive, between persistence and pestering, and while she’s tenacious, she’s not obsessed. She’s (almost literally) seen it all. What she hasn’t seen, no one else has seen either. She is the kind of advocate that any seller or buyer would on their side, whether directly or through her agents. She’s driven by a simple principle – the client comes first. For her, professionalism, transparency, candor, integrity, and advocacy are not just words.
Joan grew up in Winnetka, Illinois. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English Literature at the University of Virginia. Her first job after college was at CNN as a news writer. Then she worked at Leo Burnett Advertising in Chicago while her husband William attended law school at Northwestern. She continued in advertising at a small agency in Charlotte, N.C., during William’s clerkship for a federal judge. In 1986, they moved to Washington D.C., where William worked at Covington & Burling, and Joan turned to freelance writing. They became Greenvillians in 1989.
In her spare time, Joan enjoys hanging out with her grand kids, playing tennis, and writing. She is way better at writing. For about ten years she wrote had a bi-weekly “humor” column in the Greenville Journal called “Life in the Slow Lane.” She still dreams of writing the next great American novel. If scribbling ideas on sticky notes counts for anything, she’s well on her way.
The way to her heart is through her funny bone -- she loves a good laugh, the kind inspired by the likes of Robin Williams or Ricky Gervais or a good practical joke.
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Agency
Herlong Sotheby's International Realty
1 McDaniel Greene, Greenville, SC 29601 - 29601 Greenville
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Detached House in Greenville, Greenville CountyCollection₽ 217,467,000740 m² 7 5Classic Colonial, like Green Valley's version of Mount Vernon! Has always been fondly known as "the Bridge House," designed with beauty & symmetry: both facades equally...
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Luxury home in Greenville, Greenville CountyCollection₽ 268,065,000601 m² 5 5Exquisitely comfortable custom Georgian estate in Chanticleer's private, gated Section ix. Abt 6500 sft, virtually new! Redone top to bottom by Oasis Custom Homes, floor plan by...
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Detached House in Greenville, Greenville CountyCollection₽ 173,903,000631 m² 6 5341 Riverside Drive offers golf course living and privacy--it’s a hole-in-one! Five bedrooms, and every bedroom has its own bath. Four fireplaces! Two porches, one covered patio....
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Luxury home in Piedmont, Anderson CountyCollection₽ 123,784,000442 m² 4 4
Enjoy the great outdoors in privacy on two screened porches! Move-in-ready, immaculate charmer backs up to Acadia's common area wooded privacy, and walking path. 4700+ sq ft plus...
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Luxury home in Greenville, Greenville CountyCollection₽ 110,654,000464 m² 4 5
You've found it in Parkins Mill! The one with the new pickleball court, new screened porch, huge level fenced back yard & new 4-car detached ev-ready garage! 1/4 mile to Swamp...
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Detached House in Greenville, Greenville CountyCollection₽ 166,077,000331 m² 5 4
Better than New - fully furnished - available right now! Federal style all brick by Hollison Custom Homes. Furnishings are less than 6 months new. Why wait to build? This dream is...
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Luxury home in Greenville, Greenville CountyCollection₽ 118,561,000510 m² 6 4
You've found it! In gated Stonebrook Farm with new gunite pool & spa, new hvac on both floors, freshly painted quartzite kitchen, and more. At about 5500 sq feet, it's the best...
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Luxury home in Greer, Greenville CountyCollection₽ 49,780,800216 m² 3 3
Turn-key, updated contemporary in sugar creek iv. Backs up to wooded privacy - no back door neighbors! Spacious new wrap around deck & covered porch backs up to wooded common...
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Land in Greenville, Greenville CountyCollection₽ 73,180,1007,324 m²
Build your ideal home in Huntington! Seller's plans and timing to build have changed, so this almost 2-acre lot includes their custom plans for a spectacular contemporary home....
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