Lisa Yakulis is a dynamic presence at Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty as the #1 Broker Associate in Pennsylvania, out of all brokerage firms in the state, for luxury listings and sales volume. She serves clients in Center City Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill, and the expanded Main Line. With over 23 years of experience, knowledge, integrity, and extreme attention to detail, Lisa is service and results-oriented. A Top-100 agent in the U.S., she has consistently been an award-winning realtor throughout her impressive career.
With unparalleled access to relevant market data, a state-of-the-art global communication network with direct access to high-net-worth buyers and their agents, and a superior Sotheby’s International Realty marketing technology that utilizes worldwide platforms, Lisa’s skills are amplified by the tools that Sotheby’s International Realty offers to her clients. She also has extensive knowledge and experience working with historic estates, equestrian properties, family compounds, land development, and premier custom new construction.
Lisa personally works with each of her clients through the entire buying or selling process. Her clients reap the benefits of her expertise in effective marketing, accurate pricing, market inventory trends, direct communication, expansive networking capabilities, and powerful negotiating skills. Ultimately, Lisa’s goal is to listen, educate, and find appropriate properties for her discriminating buyers, and to effectively market, network, and find sound buyers for her sellers. With her hands-on, personalized approach, she provides her clients with quality service from beginning to end of every transaction.
In addition to her extensive real estate expertise, Lisa also has executive management experience in banking operations and lending at First Wisconsin Bank. As a strong believer in the excellence of service, Lisa is also a leader in the Philadelphia and Main Line philanthropic worlds. She is a proactive participant in community affairs, education, and the arts. Lisa has served as the President for The Volunteers and Executive Board Member of The Philadelphia Orchestra, as Opening Night Chairman for The Philadelphia Orchestra, and Chairman of The Franklin Institute Science Awards. She has also served on the Advisory Board of the Academy of Music, The Franklin Institute’s Benefactor Committee, The Rock School, Camp Manito-wish YMCA Board, Radnor Township’s Design Review Board, and The Radnor Educational Foundation.
Lisa is a graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, MN, and is a mother of three who has extensive knowledge about the area’s public and private schools. She is no stranger to the relocation process and can relate to many diverse living environments and markets, having lived in Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Pau, France; Minneapolis, MN; Tucson, AZ; Manhasset, NY; and Carmel, CA. Lisa possesses a special ability to help you and your family through the process of making a smart financial, educational, and emotional decision regarding the purchase or sale of your property. She diligently focuses on the details, individualized service, listening to your needs, and achieving results.
Lisa has assisted both buyers and sellers in Center City Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill, and the expanded Main Line including Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Haverford, Villanova, Penn Valley, Ardmore, Wynnewood, Radnor, Wayne, Devon, Berwyn, Radnor Hunt, Malvern, West Chester, Chester Springs, and more.
