PHOTOGRAPH BY TAWNI BANNISTER
Amirah Halum, 34
Broker Associate, Halum Real Estate Group
“I’m very ambitious and driven, and I think that scares a lot of people,” Halum says. “So, when I see that in someone, I’m like, ‘This is that untapped talent that just needs a little push.’” The desert native mentors a team of hard-working agents, driving around $40 million in home sales per year, and supports medical care for kids as a lifetime member of the Loma Linda Children’s Hospital Desert Guild.
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