Leslie Broughton

Leslie Broughton is the Owner/Designated Managing Broker of OwnYourOwn Realty, since the date of inception, October 2021. Prior to starting my own Brokerage, I have been a REALTOR/ Residential and Commercial Broker since October 2018. Prior to starting OwnYourOwn Realty; Leslie has been in Real Estate Banking for the past 21 years. She is experienced in Commercial, Construction, and Residential Loans, with expertise in Small Business Administration Loans over 15yrs of expertise). Leslie started her Real Estate/Commercial banking career with LaSalle Bank in 2001, as a Commercial Loan File Reviewer. She quickly advanced from this role and became a Multifamily/Apartment Lending Loan Processor, Closer, and then a Loan Production Coordinator. Leslie's career ended with LaSalle Bank in 2008, with the business acquisition by Bank of America. She then took on a temporary position with Banco Popular, as an SBA File Reviewer in 2008, until taking a full-time permanent position with Harris Bank in 2009, as a Commercial/SBA Loan Documentation Analysis. Leslie was sought out by Ridgestone Bank “NKA” Byline Bank in 2011 for her expertise in the SBA SOP, where she was hired as an SBA Loan Closer. Leslie has grown tremendously in this field and is since very well versed and connected with the SBA Lending world. In 2018, Leslie decided to take on a new journey, took a Real Estate Broker class, and passed the IL State Board to become a Real Estate Broker she excelled and obtain awards as Top Producer and is Most Likely to Succeed, as an Independent Contractor with CarMarc Realty from 2018 to 2021. Leslie has a Certificate of Completion in Networking Administration, and she completed a year in accounting. She also took classes at Triton College where she received a Certificate of completion as a Certified Nurse Assistant. She also received a certificate of completion as a Real Estate Loan Officer from Prairie State College, and in May 2017, she received a Mini-MBA Certificate for Business Management from the Loyola University of Chicago Quinlan School of Business. Leslie is a recent member of the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors; Illinois Realtors; Illinois Women's Council and the National Association of Realtors.

• Languages
  English
• Websites
• Education
  Business Management from the Loyola University of Chicago
• Organizations
  NAR - National Association of Realtors