Sonya Edwards

Sonya Edwards is the Principal Broker and Executive Director of Realty Reimagined. A native of Windham, Ohio, Sonya became a real estate salesperson in 1996 and has worked in various capacities throughout her years in the industry. Before launching Realty Reimagined, Sonya was the Founder and Broker of Branches Real Estate, Ohio’s first non-profit real estate company that opened in October of 2014.  In 2012 after having worked through the 2008 real estate market crash and witnessing firsthand the disproportionately large and disastrous effects it had on vulnerable populations. Sonya joined Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People [ESOP] as a Foreclosure Prevention Advocate who with ESOP has helped over 65,000 homeowners prevent foreclosure. In 2013 she became the Director of Financial Counseling, during which she launched the Real Estate division of the organization.

Her expertise, training, and designations are as follows:

·        Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of Northwestern Ohio

·        Greater Cleveland Home Builder Association Member

·        Designated Short Sale and Foreclosure Specialist

·        Sonya has earned the GREEN Designation

·        Certified New Home Co-Broker

·        Designated Senior Real Estate Specialist

·        Cleveland Crain’s 2021 Top Residential Real Estate Agents

Sonya’s strong background in real estate, financial counseling, and community organizing was paramount to the launch of Realty Reimagined. She had the foresight to bring a diverse group of community revitalization practitioners, affordable housing developers, nonprofit administrators, financial counselors, attorneys, and salespeople together to create Realty Reimagined.