Giveback Homes Brings #RideToBuild to Marin With Local Realtor and Author Debbi DiMaggio

​​​Giveback Homes, the premier social good real estate platform will be hosting its first Marin #RideToBuild event at SoulCycle’s Marin location on March 26, 2016. The event is being hosted by East Bay Realtor® and author Debbi DiMaggio, benefiting the Giveback Homes Build in the East Bay. The minimum donation for participation is $40 and includes the class, shoe rental, and bottled water.

Debbi DiMaggio is a multi-talented author, Realtor, and marketing expert who, together with her partners Adam Betta and Heidi Marchesotti, have turned Highland Partners into a force for luxury real estate in the East Bay – Piedmont, Oakland and Berkeley. Highland Partners has a commitment to community service and Debbi DiMaggio and Adam Betta have been Giveback Homes members since 2015.

"I consider myself a passionate philanthropist and Giveback Homes is a perfect fit for me and my real estate career,"

Debbi DiMaggio, East Bay Realtor® and author

“I consider myself a passionate philanthropist and Giveback Homes is a perfect fit for me and my real estate career,” says DiMaggio. “I also love spinning and so when I heard about the opportunity to drive a #RideToBuild campaign I was really excited to participate. We are going to have a lot of fun and raise money for a great cause!”

“We’ve rallied over 25 agents and colleagues to join the Giveback Homes movement with us,” says Shelly Flynn, Highland Partners Broker Associate. “And we can’t wait to help build a home for a local family in need soon.”

DiMaggio and Betta are the authors of The Art of Real Estate, a book that shares their winning VIP philosophy to Educate, Communicate, and Inspire.  Sharing their knowledge and approach is just another way that they can give back. For the past twenty years, Debbi has specialized in helping her clients relocate from across the globe, over the Bridge, and just around the corner. With this depth of experience comes an intuition that enables her to usher her clients into environments and neighborhoods that almost seem designed for their specific needs and wishes. Highland Partners, Debbi DiMaggio, Adam Betta and Heidi Marchesotti, have been awarded the Positive Luxury Brands to Trust designation and is the first US company to be awarded this esteemed Trust Mark. 

Giveback Homes has hosted fitness events to raise money throughout Southern California with SoulCycle including #RideToBuild classes in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Pasadena, and Newport Beach.  

"Debbi is an exuberant force for good," said Blake Andrews, Founder, Giveback Homes, "Her commitment to philanthropy is admirable and we’re proud to have her lead our first ride in Marin. "

Giveback Homes was founded with the goal of bringing a new one-to-one giving model to the world of real estate. Founded by former employees of Toms, Giveback Homes saw an opportunity to infuse social responsibility into the real estate industry. The company has grown rapidly over the past two years and has built over 50 houses in areas where housing is desperately needed including Nicaragua, Haiti and El Salvador. Currently there are 20 Giveback Homes Build Projects in the U.S. and Central America with more planned for 2016 and beyond. The Giveback Homes membership model includes packages for both individual agents and brokerages and includes marketing support to share the social good message. To learn more about Giveback Homes or sign up please visit www.givebackhomes.com.

 

About Giveback Homes
Giveback Homes is dedicated to creating a sustainable relationship between real estate professionals, their clients, and communities in need throughout the world. Our goal is to create social change through the act of buying or selling a home.  

About DiMaggio and Betta 
Based on 20 years of real estate experience in the San Francisco Bay Area, Debbi DiMaggio and her husband/partner Adam Betta (Highland Partners) have carefully pieced together the winning recipe for buying and selling homes alike in “The Art of Real Estate.” For Debbi and Adam alike, real estate is a lifestyle and a passion – not a job. They bring a unique and personal philosophy into their work, which shines through with every transaction they touch. Debbi DiMaggio and Adam Betta's "To Sell a Property, They Throw a Party" approach was featured in Oakland Magazine, and their new book, “The Art of Real Estate” http://bit.ly/theartofrealestate. Debbi and Adam gifted celebrities their book, The Art Of Real Estate, during Oscar Week at Fig & Olive in West Hollywood at the Doris Bergman 8th Annual Valentine Romance Pre-Oscar Gifting Suite followed by the EcoLuxe Lounge at the Beverly Hilton with Durkin Entertainment. Their work has been seen in Inman News, Luxury Real Estate, KGO 810 Consumer Talk Radio Show, Luxury Real Estate, Hollywood Daily Star, Piedmont Post, ABC7 Bay Area News, and KRON4 TV. For more information, visit dimaggioandbetta.com and debbidimaggio.com