Meet the Team:
Allison Hall
ALLISON HALL is the Executive Manager of Phoebe Martin Real Estate and a licensed Realtor. She has spent the majority of her life in Iowa City, graduating from Iowa City High School and then spending the next seven years traveling and exploring the world. She worked as a commercial fisherman in Alaska for six years and spent three years fishing and living on a sailboat. Allison moved back to Iowa City shortly after her first child was born as she wanted to raise her children close to family and in a city with the many opportunities that Iowa City has to offer. Allison completed her degree after her return to Iowa City, graduating from The University of Iowa with a BFA in Painting. Allison spends her time supporting the arts, cooking with friends, hiking and kayaking with her husband & children, and enjoying life with their dogs, cats, and birds. She currently serves on the board for Ten Thousand Villages, a global nonprofit fair-trade organization that supports independent artisans.
Brian Codd
Brian Codd supports maketing, communicatons, and project coordination for Phoebe Martin Real Estate. Drawing on experience in film and broadcat television, business operations, advocacy, and community leadership, he helps people solve problems and navigate important decisions with confidence.
Liz Firmstone
As the Managing Broker for Phoebe Martin Real Estate, Liz Firmstone brings over 25 years of experience in business and real estate to every client interaction. Her leadership is built upon a foundation of honesty, integrity, and trust, which she considers the core tenets of her dedication to humanizing the real estate experience, maintaining a vision to lead, guide, and move people into homes they love. Liz’s professional expertise is anchored by Industrial Engineering degree from Iowa State and an MBA in Marketing from DePaul University. What truly sets Liz apart is her holistic approach to real estate, where she prioritizes the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of her clients throughout their journey. She believes that finding a home is about more than the transaction; it is about matching a property to a specific lifestyle, whether that involves local schools, arts, or community proximity within the Iowa City Metro region. By acting as a dedicated advisor and a “client-centered” consultant, Liz works relentlessly to ensure her clients find a place where they can feel content, relaxed, and calm, while achieving their long-term real estate goals. Having relocated her own family back to Iowa many years ago, Liz is profoundly grateful for the incredible lifestyle the region offers and feels fortunate to live, work, and play in such a wonderful, friendly, and diverse place. Ultimately, Liz takes great pride in raising her family here and remains dedicated to volunteering and supporting our region to make it the best place possible for all of us to live!
Phoebe Martin
Phoebe Martin Real Estate, she brings over twelve years of experience in the housing industry — bringing her boundless energy and passion for serving buyers and sellers with her.
Phoebe continues to love working with youth, and it is important to her that she gives back to the community. She has previously served on; the Board of Trustees for Willowwind School, was a committee member on the Board of Directors for United Action for Youth including the Festival of Flowers Committee, Development Committee, and the Community Youth Leadership Program, was a commissioner on the Planning and Zoning Commission of Iowa City, past chairperson of the Women’s Council for the HBA, served on United Way of Johnson & Washington County’s Power of the Purse fundraising committee, and served on the steering committee of the Strengthen Grow Evolve campaign, where she fostered the greatest small city for the arts and raised capital funding for the Englert Theatre and FilmScene.
She currently serves on the Board of Review for the Iowa City Assessors and on the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art’s Programming and Engagement Committee.