A Northwest Indiana Life in the Spotlight: Alexa Hosier

For Alexa Hosier, home has always been more than an address. It’s where family gathers for Sunday dinners, where neighbors rally when someone is in need, and a place to build roots. She’s now helping others find that same sense of belonging.

This November will mark four years since Hosier took a leap of faith and began her career as a real estate agent with McColly Real Estate. Born and raised in Crown Point, Hosier graduated from Indiana University (IU) Bloomington with a degree in sports broadcasting and later worked for the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.

“My husband and I lived in Indianapolis for four years, and we absolutely loved it,” she said. “Once we decided we wanted to start having a family, however, I convinced him to move back up to the Region. My mom is one of the top producers in Northwest Indiana, and she’s with McColly. She said, ‘It’s a great job for a mom and a great job for a young woman; you should really look into getting your license.’ Right after COVID-19, I studied, got my license, and started working under my mom’s team.”

While she left broadcasting behind, Hosier found many of the skills she learned at IU and through her time with the Pacers translated perfectly into her new profession.

“You have to be personable, charismatic, caring, and responsive. All of the things that I learned in college and throughout my early 20s definitely have transferred over to my career in real estate,” she said.

Hosier emphasized that to make it in real estate, you have to have a kind heart and be available to help when needed. Not only does that help with her clients, it is the same mindset she has for her community. Hosier has been a member of Crown Point’s chapter of Tri Kappa – a philanthropic organization focused on charity, culture, and education – for the last three years.

“Tri Kappa is amazing and very philanthropic. Sometimes we have families that are in dire need, or we have a little bit of leeway where we can raise money and wait until we hear that a family needs us,” she said.

This passion for helping others hits close to home for Hosier. At just 2 years old, she was in an accident that resulted in her arm being amputated below the elbow. She remembers the community rallying around her family and hoped she could eventually return the favor.

“As a community, giving back was such a big part of my life, and I knew at some point I wanted to do the same,” she said. “Tri Kappa is just such a great outlet to do that. I actually spoke at a meeting during Limb Loss Awareness Month and enlightened everybody about how life is with one arm. I have two kids and a career now, and it’s just full circle.”

Those two kids, a 3-year-old and a 5-month-old, keep her very busy.

“It’s crazy and chaotic, but I would not change it for the world,” she said. “I need to give myself a little more grace because having two kids is hard enough on top of working a full-time job and still being a wife, a friend, a sister, a daughter. There is a lot on my plate, but I would not trade it for anything. I think the busier I am, the better. I want my kids to know that I’ve worked so hard to provide them with everything they could ever want and need.”

When she’s not working or chasing little ones, Hosier soaks up every moment of family time. Whether it’s weekly Sunday dinners or relaxing around a bonfire, she’s happy just to be surrounded by family.

Moving back to Crown Point, she said, was one of the best decisions she ever made. That sense of community is what makes Crown Point so special.

“I always said I didn’t know if I’d ever move back after high school,” she said. “I thought I’d be this big-city broadcaster and not think about my little hometown, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. I love Crown Point. I love the community, I love being with my family.  I’ve made so many lifelong friends. Crown Point celebrates the good and helps you through the bad. We rally around families who have a sick loved one or lost their house to a fire. There’s just nothing like home.”

Reflecting on her journey, Hosier said her younger self would be shocked to see how far she’s come.

“My younger self was so scared to show people my prosthetic and who I truly was,” she said. “If I could see that girl again, I’d tell her she’s going to be a great mom, have a career, find the love of her life — and that everything turns out exactly how she prayed for.”

Her outlook shifted after meeting Bethany Hamilton, the professional surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack.

“I met her at a retreat in college, along with 30 other girls with amputations, and it changed everything,” she said. “I realized I shouldn’t be embarrassed about my arm. Now, with two kids, it’s just easier not to wear my prosthetic. It’s crazy to think about how I was back then.”

At the heart of it all — her confidence, career, and community — is her belief in what makes a house a home.

“Growing up, my parents always made sure home was our sanctuary,” she said. “They decorated for every holiday, we had friends over all the time. That’s what I want to do through real estate — help people find their sanctuary. We turn houses into homes. Whether it’s helping a young couple buy their first house or assisting a family through the loss of a loved one, it’s emotional work. These aren’t transactions to me; these are people’s lives.”

Hosier reminds us that sometimes coming home is the greatest success of all.