About Patti Higgins & Rachael Higgins-Lalki

Our Client-First Philosophy

There are many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional - integrity, in-depth community and market knowledge, marketing savvy, effective negotiation skills and a high-quality professional network, all of which are hallmarks of how we work.

That said, in our experience as Anchorage real estate professionals, we've also found that providing the very best service is essentially about putting our clients first. This means keeping ourselves accessible, being good listeners as well as good communicators, and responding quickly to your needs.

This "client first" philosophy has always been our approach and it requires us to continually improve our skills and ways of doing business. In addition, we've found that the latest technologies are enabling us to do everything we've always done, only much more quickly and efficiently. They've also helped us to extend the range of services we provide to our clients.

So when you decide that you'd like to buy or sell a home in the Anchorage, Eagle River, Chugiak, Birchwood, Thunderbird Falls, Wasilla, Big Lake, or Palmer areas, please contact me.

 

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Patti Higgins


My husband Patrick and I have celebrated 32 wedding anniversaries together. Patrick is the human resources director for Northstar Hospital and is on the Anchorage School Board; you can view his webpage at <www.PatHiggins4SchoolBoard.com>.  We have three adult children: Gavin, Rachael, and Tara. The girls alternate work and attending the University of Alaska and also enjoy snow boarding while their parents try to keep up on old-fashioned skis. Rachael is a Sales Associate (my business partner) in Anchorage, Tara is a client associate with Merrill Lynch, and Gavin works in construction. In the summer we play softball and hike. Our family also includes Athena the Sheltie, Riker and Diana the Cockatiels, and Fox, Freddie, Hunter and Otter the Ferrets!

HOBBIES:

I enjoy computers and developing web pages, reading and chess. I am also the chair of the Democratic Party. I like my winter activities (skiing and Seawolf and Aces hockey games) as much as I enjoy my summer activities (hiking, and traveling). To stay fit, I play softball and tennis.

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

  • Alaska Democratic Party State Chair
  • Abbott Loop Community Council Treasurer
  • Webmaster for the Anchorage Women’s Political Caucus & former President
  • Former Manager and player- 10 Plagues softball team
  • Organizer - Anchorage Ferret Club
  • Past President - Women's Political Caucus
  • Past President - Bartlett Democratic Club
  • Past President - Wendler Middle School
  • Past President - Denali Montessori Parent's Association
  • Former Editor Chugach Gem and Mineral Society

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

  • eCertified®
  • Graduate of Real Estate Institute (GRI)
  • Realtor® with Prudential Vista
  • Patti Higgins & Associates, Consulting & Web Design (Owner)
  • Anchorage School Board, Past Treasurer and Clerk
  • Substitute Teacher, Anchorage School District
  • Data Technician, Genwest Systems
  • Hydrologic Technician, US Geological Survey


EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor of Education (Major in Secondary Education, Teaching Major in General Sciences), University of Alaska Anchorage
  • National Bachelor for Montessori Education, Certificate of Competency in Montessori Primary Training
  • Undergraduate Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

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Rachael Higgins-Lalki


My husband is Aviv Lalki and we have been married since September 7th, 2008. Third quarter (July, August, September) was very difficult: planning a wedding, my partner and mom the Chair of the Alaska Democratic Party spend countless hours on the national and local campaigns (including answering phone calls day and night from concerned voters and of course flying down to the Democratic National Convention to cast Alaskans vote for Barack Obama), and we made the Top Producers list in Real Estate at Prudential! Beginning in spring 2009 I will begin the process of getting my degree at the University of Alaska Anchorage, where I plan on majoring in Business. I already have 2 years worth of credits, so I plan on completing my degree sometime in 2012. My family also includes Dishy the cat, Bimba the cat (named after a car in an Israeli cartoon) and Hunter and Otter the ferrets.


HOBBIES:

To stay fit I  am very into yoga, I play tennis in the summer along with softball, fishing, and numerous other outdoors activities. I also go snowboarding in the wintertime. I use a Macintosh and love to do graphic arts.

List of Must Have applications for my Mac:

Adobe Photoshop (For graphic arts)
Vocal Lab (For tuning musical instruments and for fun)
Google SketchUp (Wow! Amazing application, create a house or design a room, build a chair...)
Google Earth (Search the world from satellite)
Audacity (Edit songs, merge songs, convert song file types)
Canon PhotoStitch (Merge pictures together to make large panorama's)
MacTheRipper (Back up your DVD collection)
HandBrake (Back up your DVD collection)
iSquint (For adding music and video to iTunes)
VLC (Plays videos in full screen and plays all file types)

COMMUNITY SERVICE:
  • Former Alaska Democratic Party District 30 Central Committeewoman
  • NWPC-YW (National Women’s Political Caucus- Young Women)
  • AKWPC (Alaska Women's Political Caucus)
  • ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
  • eCertified
  • Sales Associate with Prudential Jack White/Vista

EDUCATION:
  • Junior attending University of Alaska Anchorage (Business Major)
  • 1998 Graduate of Steller Secondary
  • Graduate of the Prudential University