Meet Terrie O'Connor

Broker and President of Terrie O'Connor Realtors

Terrie O'Connor founded Terrie O'Connor Realtors in 1991, following a successful career of real estate sales, marketing and management. Terrie O'Connor began her real estate career in 1981. She was a consistent achiever in the New Jersey Association of Realtors' Million Dollar Sales Club. She worked extensively with corporate transferees as well as marketing residential properties and new construction. She served as Vice President and Manager of Murphy Realty Better Homes and Gardens from 1984 until 1990. Her office was consistently one of the company's most productive. Additionally, she initiated management workshops, and developed the New Construction and Commercial Divisions.

Terrie O’Connor is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, Employer Relocation Council, Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate, RealSource Board of Realtors, New Jersey MLS, Garden State MLS, Hudson County MLS, and the Great Hudson Valley MLS and is licensed in both New York and New Jersey. She is a Director on the Boards of Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce, and on the Board of the Women’s Institute of Bergen Community College. She serves on the Council for Hospice at Villa Marie Claire, and is a member of the Order of St. John.. Terrie O'Connor is a past Chairman of the Board of the Builders Association of Northern New Jersey and was the first woman President in 1994 and 1995. She has chaired the New Jersey Builders Association's Sales and Marketing Council and their statewide Sales and Marketing Awards (SAM Awards) in Atlantic City. She was a State Director and has served as Chairman of both the Builders & Remodelers Association of Northern New Jersey Environmental and Legislative Committees. Terrie O'Connor has also served on the Bergen County Executive Task Force on Affordable Housing. Terrie is a past Director of the West Bergen Board of Realtors.. She was active on the Professional Standards Committee and Political Action Committee of the West Bergen Board of Realtors Additionally, Terrie was on the Board of the American Lung Association of New Jersey and was a member of the Steering Committee for Habitat for Humanity “Women Raise the Roof,” building several homes in Paterson, New Jersey. She is a member of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary and the Women’s Club of Upper Saddle River.

Early in her career, Terrie O'Connor's personal interest in the total building process lead her into raw land sales, development, and marketing of new construction. Her dual exposure from both the developing and the marketing side of a property has given Terrie a broad perspective on real estate. She has worked with engineers, environmentalists, bankers, attorneys, and has appeared before planning boards. She has become very well versed in the approval process at the local, county and state levels. She is knowledgeable about environmental regulation and pending changes in legislation and how they affect the climate for development as well as home sales in New Jersey.

As both the daughter and then wife of U.S. Naval officers, Terrie O'Connor lived in such places as Malta, Hawaii, Panama, and England as well as a dozen places in the United States from the East Coast to the West. Terrie attended the University of Maryland in London, England. In London, Terrie worked for the Commander-in-Chief U.S. Naval Forces, Europe (CINCUSNAVEUR). Terrie is a long time resident of Upper Saddle River along with her husband Tom where they raised their four children.

Terrie O'Connor and her firm of professional sales staff offer a full complement of real estate services. The company currently has offices in Saddle River, Allendale, Ridgewood, and Ramsey.