Isabel Affinito

Isabel Affinito oversees operations and investor relations at Heartwood Real Estate Group and is a licensed Realtor at Spyglass Realty & Investment. In her role, Isabel works closely with Heartwood team members to develop systems and processes that support the team and help Heartwood deliver consistent results for investors. Isabel joined her husband, Chris Affinito, at Heartwood in 2022, bringing with her over a decade of experience in real estate sales, team building and small business management and operations. During her years of selling residential real estate, then building and managing an all-female sales team in Austin, Isabel enjoyed working closely with her team members on a daily and weekly basis. She found great professional satisfaction in understanding the challenges team members faced, and problem solving collaboratively to help each member thrive in their role. She continues to enjoy this rewarding work.

Isabel took an unlikely path into real estate, graduating from Villanova University with double majors in History and Theology and double minors in Humanities and Peace and Justice. She briefly considered a career in academia as an avenue to satisfy her love of learning, exchanging ideas and teaching. Instead, she met her husband, Chris, at Villanova, who introduced her to some wonderful administrators and alumni at the DiLella Center for Real Estate at Villanova. These relationships inspired her to try out a career in real estate before pursuing a possible academic career, and over a decade later she still enjoys the industry. Someday, she may return to school or teach, but for now real estate offers plenty of opportunities to stay curious, continue learning, and mentor others. These days, she is interested in developing a deeper understanding of architecture, design, land planning, urban planning, building science, natural building materials, permaculture, regenerative real estate principles and real estate financing. She is currently pursuing her Living Future Accreditation through the International Living Future Institute, an organization with a beautiful vision for creating the greenest buildings in the world.

Born and raised in Oklahoma, with family in Texas, Isabel is happy to be closer to home and family in the great city of Austin which she and Chris have called home since 2014.