claire-anne aikman

Owner/Realtor Extraordinaire

Claire-Anne was born in NY and moved around a bit with her family (she’s the youngest of 7). She’s a Purdue grad (hubs graduated from IU) with degrees in English and Criminology. In 1998 she moved to Indy (this was one of 18 life moves for her) and settled in the mid-town area. She made a career in distribution management working for Fortune 500 companies where she managed large teams and LOVED it.
During her time in distribution, she acquired a few rental properties and enjoyed meeting potential tenants and helping them with their home search (so much so that she would often direct them to a great home that was for sale nearby and explain how affordable it really could be – it was 2003 and yes, plenty of homes were super affordable).
After experiencing a lackluster real estate transaction, Claire-Anne started to think about real estate as a career. When she brought the coolest kid into the world in 2007, Claire-Anne became a stay-at-home mom (and she continued to think about a career change). In 2009 she became licensed to sell and never looked back. With her then toddler by her side, Claire-Anne navigated through several brokerages, lots of transactions (consistently selling over 10mill a year as a solo agent) and in March 2022, opened her own Brokerage where an amazing agent, Gabby, has joined her.
What does Claire-Anne have to say about her career and her superpowers?
I am so thrilled, and deeply humbled, that I get to help people take the leap into home ownership! I love the entire journey and after 20+ years in the business, and 14 as a Realtor, I have helped hundreds of families claim their sanctuary and investors build their portfolios.
My superpowers: In addition to being able to smell funk a mile away, I have been told I have an encyclopedic memory of houses all over town (given that I loved open houses before I became a Realtor and then previewed homes when I became a Realtor, I have been in thousands of homes). My great memory helps me help my Buyer clients find their desired style of home in the location they want fast. It also helps me help my Sellers pinpoint what needs to be done to appeal to their likely Buyer. I am known for being honest, direct, and thorough. I like data and use it to help everyone make a solid decision whether they are Selling or Buying, and here is the thing … I am NEVER pressed to push someone to sell or to buy, because it is not about me, it is about them, every day, all day. Each situation is unique to THEM and, as a result, I believe the approach to helping them should be as well.
When not helping someone buy or sell real estate, you can find me mentoring others, reading, baking, hanging out with my family and pups, walking, taking road trips, and writing.
Other Credentials:
Member of NAR and MIBOR
Graduate of REAL Academy of Leadership
CRS
SRES