April Purnell, a native of Philadelphia, PA., and the former wife of a retired Mustang Naval Officer entered the real estate arena as a residential agent in 2005. She holds a Broker Associate license for the states of Alabama and Georgia.

After serving as a local Board President in Huntsville, AL for four consecutive years, April moved her real estate license to Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates under the leadership of Rand Sperry and James Huang where she began practicing as a commercial broker full time.

In 2020, during the Global Pandemic, April moved her license again along with her commercial team to eXp Commercial and helped to open up the state of Alabama and Georgia as one of the first agents for the company. Combined, she and her senior partners have over 30+ years of commercial experience.

April’s specialty products are land development, retail, and business brokerage. She is currently studying for her CCIM and Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designations and is a member of the CCIM Institute and International Business Brokerage Association, (IBBA).

In the past, April served as Chair of the Education Committee at the Huntsville Area Association of REALTORS (HAAR), where she was actively involved in ushering in training to enhance the Professionalism and Leadership skills of agents in Northern Alabama. She also held a seat on the HAAR Board of Directors and presided as President of the Huntsville Association of Real Estate Brokers (HAREB), a local chapter for the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), from 2016 – 2020. During her reign as President, April and her team educated legislative leaders and consumers on the State of Housing in Black America and its impact on their local community. She’s advocated on Capitol Hill for equality in the real estate arena for consumers as well as for those in the real estate industry.

As a residential agent, April specialized in new construction sales and worked with both military and corporate relocation. Prior to moving over to commercial she received recognition as a Top Agent from several nation real estate firms. She currently uses her contract and negotiation skills to propel herself in the commercial arena. April looks forward to growing her commercial team around the country and around the world with the eXp Global Cloud Base Platform.

In her spare time she enjoys spending moments and making memories with her two daughters and six grandchildren.