Mrs. Joan Smith, FRI, CRA, CMR, Broker, Real Estate Agent

Why work with Mrs. Joan Smith and her Real Estate Family?

• Top 1% in Ottawa & Canada for over 40 consecutive years
• Personal direct communication – english and french
• Effective marketing and consistent advertising
• Listing Web presence on multiple sites and personal client pages
• Skillful price setting and negotiating skills
• “I’d like to speak to the lady with the hat”, is a common phrase heard by receptionists over the past 40 years at the Royal LePage® office in Kanata.

Joan Smith and her real estate family offer clients unparalleled experience and a history of consistent success in providing real estate buying and selling services in the greater Ottawa area, including Kanata, Nepean, Stittsville and surrounding areas. A personal rapport with clients and a “soft sell” approach have garnered Joan a steady word of mouth referral business that’s hard to beat.

Mrs. Joan Smith has an intimate knowledge of Kanata and the Ottawa community. As one of the original residents of Kanata, she has seen the community grow from a few houses in a rural setting to a vibrant expanding city of approximately 90,000 people. Consistency is a way of life for Joan and her team, which is exhibited by the fact that she still resides in the original house she moved into on first arriving in Kanata.

In 2018 Joan was inducted into the Royal LePage® Hall of Fame. Joan is a lifetime member of the Chairmans club top 1% in Canada. She has also been in the top 10 in Canada on numerous occasions. A Lifetime member of the Award of Excellence, a Lifetime member of the National Chairman’s club, recipient of The Ottawa Real Estate Board M.L.S. Award, The Red Diamond Award, The Directors Platinum Award, and the Kanata Chamber of Commerce People’s Choice for Real Estate Business Awards 2000 are all among her achievements.

Joan is unique in the industry with over 40 years of experience. In addition she has acquired the following designations to further her knowledge to market, value and negotiate on behalf of sellers and buyers.

FRI Fellow, Real Estate Institute – successfully completed university courses in real estate, such as urban development and economics CMR Certified in the Marketing of Real Estate – satisfied the professional, educational and experience requirements for membership in the Real Estate Institute of Canada
CRA Canadian Residential Appraiser – passed all requirements and examinations of the bylaws and regulations of the Appraisal Institute of Canada to offer appraisal services Broker met requirements to be registered as a broker by the Real Estate Council of Ontario

Joan’s real estate family, daughter Victoria and son-in-law Luc St-Hilaire are also licensed sales representatives. They complement Joan’s experience and selling and negotiating skills with engineering, landscape architecture, project management, marketing and communications expertise.