Interest rates change. Inspection reports come in. Closing dates loom. Clearly, there’s no shortage of numbers, papers, forms and requirements in the average real estate transaction.

 

While those are all vital elements of reaching the closing table, you realize that there’s so much more. That’s why your clients count on you to accompany them along the way. It’s because you get it. You see — and care for — the human element.

 

Candice Lee Silver gets her fuel for what she does through that same mindset. As president of Silver Real Estate with Pacific Platinum Properties, Inc., Candice guides both the financial and emotional investment that the people around her make when it comes to buying and selling real estate.

 

“I love the engagement I get with my clients. People are my specialty, and it’s my job to know how to deal with them in the way that is best for them,” she emphasizes.

 

“I love the ability to engage with my clientele in such an important aspect of their lives. This isn’t only the biggest financial investment, but it’s also an emotional investment. I have a knack of helping them with this very important investment element … providing crucial support to them along the way.”

 

What immediately stands out is Candice’s distinctive solution-driven mindset. Her ability to pair her concierge-level service and intimate knowledge of neighborhoods with market analytic trends and industry-leading technology empowers her to make each of her clients’ search and sell experiences seamless, with maximum returns.

 

In some ways, real estate has been on Candice’s career radar for a long time. She comes with deep roots in the industry that spans over 35 years. Still, she started out on a different path at first.

 

After attending the University of London and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Candice graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in business with dual emphasis in finance and accounting, along with a minor in psychology. From there, she went on to work in the corporate world.  

 

Candice started her career working in finance and due diligence for one of the Big Four accounting firms — KPMG. She also worked as head of corporate risk and compliance for Staples in Australia. Additionally, she served as a consultant to many Fortune 500 companies, assisting them in operational strategy and various system implementations. Finally, she leveraged her finance background and love for real estate to work in mortgage lending for Bank of America before making the leap to her true love, residential real estate.   

 

The results have been remarkable through time. In fact, Candice has been voted among the top 1 percent of REALTORS® in Orange County for the past two years in a row.  She was also featured among the Top 35 Power Women in Orange County by Orange Coast magazine.

 

Plus, Candice was voted among the 10 Best REALTORS® in the state of California for outstanding client service and satisfaction by the American Institute of Real Estate Professionals.

 

While in Australia, Candice met the man who would become her husband, Byron Silver. In time, they married and made the decision to move to the U.S.

 

Family is at the center of Candice’s world. She smiles when she talks about her husband, and their children — 10-year-old son Joshua and 8-year-old daughter Cami.

 

Candice and her family are also big supporters of animal rescue efforts. She works with Lovebugs Animal Rescue and has two rescue furbabies of her own — her pups, Ramy and Hope. She also takes an active role in the PTA at her children’s school.

 

Free-time favorites are diverse. As natives of South Africa, Candice and Byron love to travel. One of their favorite destinations is Australia to visit family.

 

Those who know Candice appreciate her “Never say never” approach.

 

“It’s really simple. When people tell me ‘no,’ I like to say, ‘but yes,’” she smiles.

 

“I have a lot of determination that I put to work for my clients. Yet, I appreciate the fact that my clients know they can also lean on me for emotional support during the process.”

 

“An accomplished colleague once said, ‘To be successful in this profession requires one to have thick skin and a soft heart,” Candice recalls. These words, she says, resonated to her core and she lives by this career mantra every day.

 

It’s true that Candice makes an emotional investment in the lives of those she serves. The proof and rewarding results are seen with each closing table.

 

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