Business View Magazine Feb 2023

45 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2 For Maya Galletta, Owner of Legacy Realty Partners, as well as a top performing and long- time real estate agent in the lucrative Raleigh housing market, the recent changes to the housing market could not be more welcome news. As a ‘career’ realtor who is both passionate about her work and passionate about helping people, for Galletta, the slight cooling in the Raleigh real estate sector means that she is back in the enviable position of being able to guide her valued clients. She can now ensure that they are both happy and protected when it comes to purchasing what in her words often represents “one of the largest purchases in a lifetime.” Real estate is a natural choice for Galletta, who has spent the better part of 24 years servicing her clients whom she considers to be ‘family’ through the ups and downs and twists and turns of the Raleigh housing market. Following the economic downturn in 2007 and after working a number of years in the Florida housing market, Galletta made the move to North Carolina where she worked for several years across both of these regional markets. “During the downturn, I ran a very successful LEGACY REALTY PARTNERS property management business because a lot of sellers couldn’t sell, and in order to compensate those people whose property values dropped significantly, we rented out those properties for years,” Galletta highlighted. “I eventually sold that property management business in Florida to my brother.” Galletta made the choice at first to go into business by herself which then led to her joining a real estate team in 2014. “We grew that business. We went from doing 70 transactions to, by the time I left, up to almost 300 [transactions].” Early 2021 the unthinkable happened. Galletta was struck down with a severe case of COVID-19 which led to her being in a medically induced coma and in the hospital for nearly 2 months. With her prospects touch and go in terms of regaining her health, it was nothing short of immense gratitude that Galletta describes how she views the world since her medical ordeal. Soon after her recovery, Galletta branched out on her own. Reflecting on the name that she had been considering for quite some time before being diagnosed with COVID-19, the term ‘legacy”, she feels, is quite fitting. Galletta reflects. “A lot of people would look at it and say it means leaving your legacy, but I’m a person that lives my life to the fullest every day and believes in living my legacy and not in leaving it behind.” “Coming back from my COVID situation, it [the name legacy] certainly spoke to me even more,” Galletta adds. Legacy Realty continues to lead the Raleigh real estate market. Decades of local housing knowledge and viewing the real estate business as one that focuses on ‘people’ have helped to propel Galletta and her team to the top tiers of the local housing market and consistently keep it there. Hiring family members has also reflected Galletta’s