Lourdes Maestres

Lourdes Maestres is the team leader of the MPH Team at Compass in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and one of the most respected names in South Florida real estate. With over 16 years of experience and more than 660 career transactions, she leads one of Broward County’s most recognized small teams and has been featured on RealTrends rankings for six consecutive years. Her business is primarily focused on the $3M+ market, specializing in luxury homes and waterfront estates across Coral Ridge, Las Olas Isles, Rio Vista, Victoria Park, Harbor Beach, Hillsboro Mile, and throughout East Broward County.
Lourdes brings unmatched expertise to both sellers and buyers. With a record-breaking $32,500,000 waterfront sale and hundreds of deals successfully negotiated, her combination of intimate neighborhood knowledge and sharp digital marketing skills gives her a competitive edge in creating opportunities for high net worth clients. Year after year, she helps more than 100 families achieve their real estate goals, while building long-term trust through her track record of results. With over 240 Zillow reviews and 165 Google reviews, her reputation is both proven and widely respected.
Before launching her real estate career, Lourdes spent nine years in banking, specializing in commercial real estate financing. During the 2008 financial crisis, she managed distressed portfolios taken over by the FDIC, gaining firsthand experience in navigating complex transactions and volatile markets. This financial background now serves as a powerful foundation for advising investors, developers, and private equity executives on acquisitions, cash flow strategies, and long-term portfolio growth. She also invests personally in real estate, giving her clients the benefit of a practitioner’s perspective.
Lourdes’s journey into real estate had humble beginnings. She started by door-knocking and cold-calling, building her career from the ground up. Over time, she transformed those efforts into a powerhouse business model driven by online presence and digital marketing, mastering social platforms to create funnels that consistently generate results. Today, she is also an early adopter and investor in artificial intelligence technologies, integrating AI into her business to stay steps ahead of the competition in Fort Lauderdale. By leveraging AI for marketing, data insights, and client engagement, she ensures more eyes on every property she lists delivering unmatched exposure and faster results for her sellers.
Outside of sales, Lourdes is a public speaker with the Tom Ferry Organization and a real estate business coach, sharing her expertise on systems, marketing, AI, and scaling a sustainable business. She is passionate about mentoring other agents, teaching them how to combine discipline, structure, and technology to achieve both financial success and lifestyle freedom.
On a personal note, Lourdes is a mother of three and a grandmother of two. She grew up in Manchester, England, and has called South Florida home for the past 27 years, now residing in downtown Fort Lauderdale. A former fitness competitor, she embodies discipline and perseverance in both her personal and professional life. She is fluent in English and Spanish and is currently learning French, a reflection of her belief in continuous growth.
From her record-breaking sales and leadership in luxury real estate to her innovative adoption of AI, Lourdes Maestres is more than just a top producer, she is a trusted advisor, community leader, and mentor dedicated to delivering results with integrity, strategy, and heart.