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Dora Lee Taylor CBR,SRES,GRI,SFR


Awards and Recognition                                                                                                                                  

  • National Sales Award
    • Million Dollar Sales Club  and Circle of Excellence Award winner since 1988
    • Hampton Roads Realtor of the Year for 2018
    • Circle of Excellence Platinum Award, 1998 (10 years in Circle of Excellence)
    • Circle of Excellence Diamond Award, 2003 (15 years in Circle of Excellence)
    • Circle of Excellence 25-year Longevity Award 2013 (25 consecutive years in Circle of Excellence)
    • President’s Listing and Sales Club Awards, President’s Listings Sold Awards
    • Top Listing and Sales Associate of the Month Awards
    • Top Listing Agent of the Year 1997 – Norfolk (Ghent) Office
    • Referral Agent of the Year 2013
    • Company’s Top Listing Agent 2008, 2009
    • Certified Custom Building Specialist
    • Certified Relocation Specialist
    • Certified Buyer Representative (CBR)
      • Top Overall Producer Award and On Track Award, “Sweathogs Program”, 1990

 

Licenses, Membership, Educational Highlights

  • Senior’s Real Estate Specialist (SRES)
  • Short Sales and Foreclosures Resource (SFR)
  • Graduate REALTORS Institute (GRI)
  • National Association of REALTORS since 1986
  • Virginia Association of REALTORS since 1986
  • Greater Hampton Roads REALTORS Association since 1986 (formerly Tidewater Assoc.)
  • Member, Women’s Council of REALTORS, (President 1994, 1998)
  • Realty Specialist, (commercial real estate), US Department of Commerce, 1985-1987
  • Management Analyst, US Department of Commerce, 1982-1985
    • B.A., Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1973

 

CALL DORA LEE. . .AND GET THE BEST OF THE BEST

Dora Lee exemplifies “The Best of the Best.” A hard worker, she is dedicated and tenacious matching the buyer to the property, helping dreams come true for both buyers and sellers. Raised in a Navy family, Dora Lee understands relocation! She is now at home in Portsmouth. Her son Brett, a former High School Honor Roll student at Norfolk Academy and graduate of the University of Virginia, now Brett is Senior Project Manager for Appian, a technology consulting firm. On Nov. 3, 2009 he and wife Lauren made Dora Lee a Grandmother to Hannah Grace Shomaker and in 2013 added Eva Ruth Shomaker to our family. Dora Lee has lived in the Tidewater area since 1983, enjoyed sailing the Chesapeake Bay and a competitive game of racquetball and now enjoys the challenging game of golf. Active in the community, she volunteers many hours and talents as a Circle Member of the Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters. Dora Lee actively supports the community in its efforts to raise funds and awareness for our local area children and adult AIDS victims, Child Abuse Center, and many other worthy causes. Dora Lee has also served as a Board Member and Officer of Community Alternatives Management Group and Community Alternatives Inc., non-profit organizations which provide housing, training, and employment for mentally and physically challenged adults in the Tidewater area.  Dora Lee is also on the Advisory Board to the non-profit Judeo-Christian Park Place School, which educates at risk children in the area who are failing to meet the standards of public school second through fifth grades. She has volunteered as a mediator helping to resolve disputes through mediation and served as an Officer on the Board of Trustees of the Better Business Bureau’s Dispute Settlement Center. Dora Lee is at your service, ready, willing, and able to meet the challenges of today’s exciting real estate market.

 


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Specialties

Hanna Luxury

Photo for 733 Whisper WALK $330,000 Sold 7/9/2026
beds
 
3
full
baths
2
partial
bath
1
sq.ft.
 
1,600
Seller's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10638717
Photo for 3705 Buckingham ST $325,000 Sold 7/8/2026
beds
 
3
full
baths
2
sq.ft.
 
1,380
Seller's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10636532
Photo for 21311 Brewers Farm LN $800,000 Sold 6/9/2026
beds
 
7
full
baths
4
partial
bath
1
sq.ft.
 
3,700
Buyer's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10627331
Photo for 835 W 42nd ST $165,000 Sold 4/6/2026
beds
 
4
full
bath
1
partial
bath
1
sq.ft.
 
1,300
Seller's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10613520
Photo for 870 W 42nd ST $103,650 Sold 12/19/2025
beds
 
3
full
bath
1
sq.ft.
 
800
Seller's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Buyer's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10612583
Photo for 241 Ethel AVE $130,000 Sold 12/10/2025
sq.ft.
 
1,437
Buyer's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10596481
Photo for 1960 Paddock RD $650,000 Sold 12/1/2025
beds
 
4
full
baths
2
partial
bath
1
sq.ft.
 
3,100
Buyer's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10607343
Photo for 214 S Blake RD $812,000 Sold 11/24/2025
beds
 
5
full
baths
4
sq.ft.
 
3,000
Seller's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10606012
Photo for 1024 Gates Avenue 5A $257,000 Sold 10/13/2025
beds
 
3
full
baths
2
sq.ft.
 
1,203
Buyer's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10590282
Photo for 537 Dunning LN $539,900 Sold 9/25/2025
beds
 
3
full
baths
2
partial
bath
1
sq.ft.
 
2,528
Buyer's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10597973
Photo for 665 Corby Glen AVE $585,000 Sold 9/22/2025
beds
 
4
full
baths
2
sq.ft.
 
2,350
Seller's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10596978
Photo for 724 W 26th ST $135,000 Sold 8/4/2025
beds
 
2
full
bath
1
partial
bath
1
sq.ft.
 
876
Buyer's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10583733
Photo for 2811 Lens AVE $155,000 Sold 7/11/2025
sq.ft.
 
1,400
Buyer's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10590701
Photo for 232 Oakengate TURN $450,000 Sold 5/5/2025
beds
 
5
full
baths
3
partial
bath
1
sq.ft.
 
3,010
Buyer's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10581767
Photo for 2438 Drum Creek Road
$350,000
Sold 12/27/2024
2438 Drum Creek Road
Chesapeake, VA 23321
beds
 
3
full
baths
2
type
 
Detached
Seller's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10560124
Photo for 2709 Barclay Avenue
$140,000
Sold 11/13/2024
2709 Barclay Avenue
Portsmouth, VA 23702
beds
 
2
full
bath
1
type
 
Detached
Seller's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10547996
Photo for 4612 Sam Snead CT $450,000 Sold 11/7/2024
beds
 
5
full
baths
2
partial
bath
1
sq.ft.
 
2,614
Buyer's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10551969
Photo for 3201 Dogwood DR $444,900 Sold 10/10/2024
beds
 
4
full
baths
2
partial
bath
1
sq.ft.
 
2,871
Buyer's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10546644
Photo for 3304 Turtle Rock Drive
$265,000
Sold 10/2/2024
3304 Turtle Rock Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
beds
 
3
full
baths
2
type
 
Attached
Seller's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10548544
Photo for 120 W Belvedere Road
$635,000
Sold 8/15/2024
120 W Belvedere Road
Norfolk, VA 23505
beds
 
3
full
baths
2
type
 
Detached
Seller's Agent:Dora Lee Taylor
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
MLS # 10540169
Hanna Luxury

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