Ridley is a top-producing real estate agent with creative flare and a diverse background in both historic preservation and fundraising. A Savannah resident for the last 13 years, she’s been licensed for seven, achieving sales records in the last four.

In 2021, she established the Rowan Stallings Group with her Corcoran Austin Hill Realty colleague and business partner Melissa Rowan. Together, they closed the highest residential sale to date in the Landmark Historic District, drawing international attention to their practice as well as Savannah. The group will also close the highest sale to date in Chatham County by the end of 2023.

Ridley retains the Luxury Home Marketing’s GUILD Recognition as a certified luxury home marketing specialist (CLHMS) and is additionally certified by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) for her commitment to excellence (C2EX).

She arrived at her storied real estate career via a directorship at The Historic Columbus Foundation in Columbus, Ga. She followed her love of architecture and history to the alluring locale of Savannah and her current residence in the Victorian District.

An accomplished mix-medium artist, Ridley enjoys working with reclaimed wood and upcycled materials from old homes to create modern wall sculptures. Her work can be seen in many private residences and popular restaurants in Savannah and across the country.

Ridley loves hosting parties and spending time outdoors with her dogs Cava and Cash. In 2017, she co-founded the nonprofit, For the Love of Paws. As Creative Chair, she leads the charge every year in planning their main fundraising event—a big soirée that benefits a rotation of local animal rescue organizations.

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English

Melissa descended upon Savannah after finishing college in 2002, when she started her career as an early childhood school educator. After years of teaching school and running her own jewelry design business, she decided to give real estate a whirl. Since then year after year she’s been consistently ranked Top Producer. Melissa and her business partner Ridley Stallings, of The Rowan Stallings Group, set two regional residential sales records in 2023 alone. Along with her GRI certification she’s a member of the Savannah Board of Realtors, Georgia Association of Realtors, and National Association of Realtors.

After a childhood spent traveling the globe with her parents, she settled in the southern city that most reminded her of her favorite European locales, Savannah, Georgia. To this day, she enjoys seeing her clients fall in love with the beauty of the drenched moss filled trees, historic homes and vibrant people as she did.

Melissa’s work at Corcoran Austin Hill Realty focuses on high-end residential and commercial real estate throughout the region, and she serves an international clientele hailing from all corners of the globe—including South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Italy and the UK. She excels at finding the right opportunities for all of her clients, even if that means seeking out properties not currently listed on the open market.

Melissa is also deeply invested in the well-being of her community. She’s a member of the Savannah Historic Downtown Board of Review, Historic Savannah Foundation, Chatham Club, the Savannah Golf Club, and Club Bardo. Melissa along with her husband support a number of local organizations including Savannah Philharmonic, Savannah College of Art & Design, Telfair Museum, Junior Achievement, Second Harvest, American Heart Association, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Davenport House, and the Savannah Country Day School.

As a mother of three amazing children, Melissa leads an active lifestyle filled with tennis, pilates, skiing, and traveling. She lives in her favorite part of town— the Landmark Historic District, with her husband John Paul Rowan, daughters Sassy and Speed, son Wilde, and last but not least two dogs Henry and Whitaker. With her Husband and children being born and raised in Savannah their family roots run deep within this magical city she calls home.

Languages

English

Languages

English