Barbara Corcoran Biography and Wikipedia
A native of Edgewater, New Jersey, Barbara Corcoran who was born as Barbara Ann Corcoran is an American businesswoman, investor, speaker, consultant, syndicated columnist, author, and television personality.
Corcoran founded The Corcoran Group which is a real estate brokerage in New York City. She sold it to NRT for $66 million in 2001. Ann is now a television personality as a Shark investor on ABC’s Shark Tank, a position she has held for 11 seasons.
Barbara has made 53 deals on the show as of February 2020, the largest being a $350,000 investment for 40% of Coverplay. Corcoran is a columnist for More, The Daily Review, and Redbook.
She has written several books and has been featured on Larry King Live, NBC’s Today show hosts The Millionaire Broker with Barbara Corcoran on CNBC, writes a weekly column in the New York Daily News, and is a speaker and consultant.
Barbara Corcoran Age and Birthday
The American-born television personality and investor, Barbara Ann Corcoran, was born on March 10th, 1949 in Edgewater, New Jersey, United States. Barbara is 71 years old as of 2020.
Barbara Corcoran Height and Weight
Corcoran measures a standing height of 1.65 meters which is equivalent to 5 feet 4 inches tall. She also weighs 59 kilograms which is equivalent to 130 lbs.
Barbara Corcoran Young and Education
Corcoran attended a local Catholic elementary school and then attended St. Cecilia High School in Englewood for her freshman year before flunking out of several courses and transferring to Leonia High School. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College with a degree in education in 1971.
Barbara Corcoran Family, Parents and Siblings
Barbara was born in Edgewater to an Irish-Catholic family. She is the second of 10 children. There is no known information about the identity of her parents nor her siblings. This information will soon be updated.
Barbara Corcoran Husband, Sister, Daughter, and Kids
The American-born reality television star, Corcoran, lives in Manhattan with her husband, Bill Higgins who is a retired Navy captain who participated in the Gulf War and is a former FBI agent. The lovely couple got married in 1988. Barbara gave birth to their son, Tom, in 1994, via in vitro fertilization, with an egg donated by her sister Florence. The couple later adopted a daughter, Kate.
Barbara Corcoran Net Worth and Fortune
Barbara has an estimated net worth of $80 million which she has acquired from her different investments that she has been indulging herself in. In 2001, she purchased a 2,700 square-foot apartment in a co-op building on Park Avenue for $3.5 million. In 2015, Corcoran purchased a penthouse unit on Fifth Avenue for $10 million.
Corcoran Quotes
The following are some of the quotes by Corcoran:
- Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct?
- I have a theory and I really believe it.
- I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
- In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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