About Cathy

Meet Cathy! To give you a little background about me, I was born in New Jersey and raised in Connecticut until I was 12. My parents came South in the late 1960's. My mother discovered her family in Choctaw County, Alabama...we moved to Mobile where I finished high school and attended the University of South Alabama for a brief period.

I have been a resident of the Eastern Shore for over 25 years. I obtained my real estate license in 1979 from the Alabama Real Estate Institute... being taught by the charming professor of real estate, Mr. Lorren Perdue. I have had a very long background in the real estate industry by my various jobs as a legal secretary and my exposure to the construction and development industry while working in Point Clear when the Point Clear Place Office Building and the first and second phases of the Magnolia Trace Condominiums were built. While employed in Point Clear, I was also involved in the formation of Magnolia Trace Inc., a real estate company still in business today. I also worked with the "Southern Comfort" entertainment cruise ship which was initially introduced at the Grand Hotel.

Later, in 1990, I went on to be the Qualifying Broker for Quail Creek Realty in Fairhope, and oversaw the successful beginning phases of Quail Creek Estates and The Villas of Quail Creek, which is adjacent to the City of Fairhope’s 18-hole public golf course. When Quail Creek Realty dissolved, my real estate career led me to become an Associate Broker for Irvine Realty, which later became Coldwell Banker Suncoast Real Estate. It has since merged a couple of times and is now called Coldwell Banker United today.

Throughout the years, I have specialized in the sale of new construction, residential homes, vacant land, acreage, and commercial properties.

I have been with Keller Williams since October 1, 2006 and loving every minute of it!!! I reside on the bay with my husband Tommy. I have two grown sons, Roger Jacobsen who is an Executive Sous Chef in New York City, and Zach Jacobsen who is in the insurance adjusting business in Oklahoma City, OK. My first grandson, Devon Alexander Jacobsen, was born in September, 2005. Gardening, walking, yoga, and playing with my Great Dane's, "Duffy and EllaDee" are some of my favorite pastimes.

During my professional career, I have achieved:

1991 President of the Fairhope Business & Professional Women's Club
1993 Associate of the Year for the Baldwin County Homebuilders Association
1998 Vice President-Baldwin County Association of Realtors.
1998 Secretary-Women's Council of Realtors (Baldwin County
1998 Director and Scholarship Chairman-Associate Council of Baldwin County Homebuilder's Association
1999 President - Baldwin County Association of Realtors
Lifetime member of the Million Dollar Club
Member of the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce
CSP designation (Certified New Home Sales Professional)
ABR designation (Accredited Buyer Representative)
Contributor to the American Heart Association
2006-2007 Board Member of the Baldwin County Trailblazers

Little Devon - almost 3! See Additional Photos

Ella and Duffy