How this director is conquering the development sector SHARE THIS ARTICLE After making the jump from IT to real estate, this agent-turned-director is now making a mark in New South Wales’ development sector. Here’s how: Abode Property Agents director Suzanne Hibberd started on a property journey at a young age, buying her first property at 18, then her second property at 21, before building her own dual occupancy at 23. By 1996, she was a partner in one of the oldest real estate offices in Cronulla — even though she began her career in a completely different field of IT. Advertisement "); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1606778681712-0'); });