When entrusting a professional to help with one of life’s most important decisions - buying or selling a home, choosing Maria DeLisi Ward to represent you is the first essential step. Maria is a highly dedicated, determined real estate agent who is fully invested in her clients’ needs. She draws on her creative problem-solving skills, along with the global platform and cutting-edge resources at Compass, to deliver the service and results they deserve. Buyers and sellers are impressed by her in-depth market knowledge, tireless work ethic, and unique concierge services that streamline the process and get them to the closing table. Maria will guide you every step of the way providing that latest market data and the best options available tailored to your specific preferences. Just as valuable is her eye for aesthetics and design that allows her to envision the possibilities of any home. Working in the NYC fashion industry afforded her a deep understanding of intrinsic value and powerful tools necessary to prep a home for sale, to optimize price and appeal.
While born and raised in The Bronx New York, Maria has called Greenwich, CT home since 2007. A passion for real estate and the desire to work hard were ingrained in her thanks to her immigrant parents from southern Italy, who pursued their American dream by starting a business and investing in real estate.
A graduate of Fashion Institute of Technology, Maria had a successful career as swimwear designer responsible for developing multi-million dollar private label programs. This required strict adherence to timing and deadlines, finesse in managing cost constraints, and the vision to conceive compelling on-trend products that performed well at retail. Traveling the world cultivated her creativity, while dealing with factories in Asia honed her shrew negotiating skills. Her strict adherence to timing and deadlines, finesse in managing cost constraints, ability to conceive compelling on-trend products and world travel for business cultivated the creativity,analytical and negotiating skills that fuel her success in real estate. Maria and her husband Keith, a lifelong Greenwich resident, live in Cos Cob with their rescue dogs, Cooper and Jasmine. They enjoy an extended stay from one of their three adult children who come over for a traditional Italian Sunday dinner.
Other fun facts about Maria: she is a former board member of Highwater Women, one of the first organizations to provide backpacks to 50,000 NYC children. Maria spearheaded the expansion of the backpack drive to serve Greenwich and Stamford kids as well. She’s also a former chairwoman of Patient Airlift Services’ annual drive to raise funds for air transport to patients needing lifesaving care. Maria co-chaired the Bruce museum annual gala. She is additionally involved with Shatterproof, Patient Airlift Services and supports the Boys & Girls Club, Red Cross, Free Arts NY, and Mount Sinai Hospital Mitral Foundation.
She’s a member of The Stanwich Club and Apogee Golf Club, where she loves playing golf with friends, family and clients.
Home Types:
Co-op, House, Condo, Townhouse, Lot/Land
Education:
Fashion Institute of Technology
