About

Hi Friends!

I’m Ashley.  I was born and raised in South OC in a small town called Lake Forest.  I love it so much that I still live and work there today. 

There are a million real estate agents to choose from.  So why me?

Because I promise to be assertive, accurate, honest, transparent, and genuine.  

In my early 20’s, my father unexpectedly passed away along with both sets of my grandparents.  Our leader and protector was gone.  And suddenly, my sisters, mother and I found ourselves in a situation where we couldn’t trust the people we should have been able to trust during a very fragile and vulnerable period of time.

One day, my Grandparents’ home came on the market.  I stumbled upon the listing purely by accident.  My mother who was one of the trustees had no knowledge that the home was for sale because she hadn’t signed any contracts with any realtor.  We realized her inheritance, which was tied up in that property, was at risk.

Everyone involved in the scandal eventually came to light, but it was a pivotal moment for me because I realized how much the realtor in charge bothered me more than the people who tried to sell my grandparents’ home without my mother’s consent.  The realtor was incompetent and didn’t care about anything beyond collecting their commission.

The realtor never checked the title records to see that the home was in a trust before putting the house on the market.  And as a result, the listing agreement didn’t have the correct seller’s name on the contract.  The realtor never asked to review the trust to determine who the legal signors should be.  Once in escrow, no one verified the names associated on the bank account that the final proceeds were scheduled to be wired into, which did not match the names on the trust.  It was like everyone was just going through the motions but not really doing their jobs.  What a hot, legal and expensive mess our family was in… and it all could have been prevented had the realtor just done his job!

It was because of this life experience that I decided to learn everything I could about real estate so I could protect my family and friends with their biggest and most valuable asset.

And that is why The Harter Group exists today.  Trust is so hard to come by and find anymore.  Which is why we are committed to being assertive, honest, transparent, genuine and most importantly ACCURATE!  My clients will never have to worry about anything because they will receive exceptional care with me.

Education:

MS, Real Estate – University of San Diego

BA, English – Cal State University, Fullerton