Mary Hester LifeVenture Real Estate Solutions, Founder LifeVenture Buy Choice Homes, CEO Black Excellence in Real Estate, Co-Founder

As a real estate agent and advocate for financial education and housing security, Penn Hills native Mary Hester launched LifeVenture Real Estate Solutions in 2017 to improve homeownership opportunities for families in the greater Pittsburgh area.

Through robust relationship building and sharing stories on social media, Hester — who also advises buyers on avoiding predatory lending practices — flourished early on as an expert in affordable homeownership.

“When most agents were serving clients, I was leveraging partnerships with agencies to understand public resources, capital stacking and matching of non-profit inventory with first-time homebuyers seeking s

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