Testimonials

Working with Andrea was great, and we couldn't be happier with our new home! My wife and I are first time homebuyers, so naturally we had a lot of questions. Andrea was very patient and answered all of our questions, and made sure we felt good about the whole process. When looking at homes she always pointed out both the good and bad features, and we never felt like she was trying to pressure or rush us. We definitely recommend working with her.• Working with Andrea was great, and we couldn't be happier with our new home! My wife and I are first time homebuyers, so naturally we had a lot of questions. Andrea was very patient and answered all of our questions, and made sure we felt good about the whole process. When looking at homes she always pointed out both the good and bad features, and we never felt like she was trying to pressure or rush us. We definitely recommend working with her.

Joseph is the right agent in the right place and exactly what you want in your real estate agent to be. He is highly knowledgeable, understand the local real estate market and very familiar with the entire process. He is always there for you to guide and walk you through the process and give you his expert opinion. He will strategize the best offer that could get you the house for the least amount of money and will notify when the right house came the market. I will highly recommend and will use Joseph again to buy my next real estate.

Christine goes above and beyond her job description to provide the best possible experience. She is knowledgeable, patient, kind, and respectful. She listens, responds, to feedback, and is unfailingly positive and professional, no matter how trying the situation. She's the best!

Kristen is the most pleasant, competent, professional, honest, determined person I've had the pleasure of doing business with. When I purchased my home, I was single with a 7 year old. No one in my entire family had ever owned a home before. I needed to navigate all of the nuances of purchasing a home for the first time with Kristen as my only source of support. She was amazingly patient with me. Prior to Kristen finding this home for me I had never lived anywhere for more than 2 years...ever. I've been in my home for 18 years now and still love it! I am counting on Kristen to help me through my next purchase (and sale of my current home) when I decide it's time to find a home in which to retire. I've reached out to Kristen over the years for advice, referrals and information and she has ALWAYS been responsive and helpful. I recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell their home.

Brie was great! We contacted her on a Wednesday evening not expecting a reply until the next day. She replied right away. We chatted via email about what we wanted and where we wanted to look. She immediately sent us some homes to look at online. Most we had seen on Zillow but there was one that was a tiny bit over our price range we had set. She showed us all the homes the next evening, Thursday. And we found our home that evening...the one that was slightly over what price range we were looking at. I'm so glad she opened us up to that opportunity. She was on the phone with the selling agent while we were looking at the house getting the details on the sellers and any other offers on the table. We decided later that night to put in our offer. The next afternoon our offer was accepted. It was smooth sailing with Brie from then on. She answered all our random questions throughout the process and kept us in the loop. We are fortunate to have had such wonderful home buying experience. I know it's not easy for alot of other buyers. I'm glad we went with a buyers agent and that Brie was there for us. I highly recommend her! She's responsive, supportive, informative, and an all around great professional.

When you are a first time home buyer it can be very scary and overwhelming at first. However, from the moment we met Kristen Cramer I knew that we were in good hands. What impressed me the most was her knowledge for every aspect of the home buying process from start to finish. Her constant attention made you feel as if you were her only client... which we knew was not the case! She always answered her questions with her honest and professional opinion. I would recommend Kristen to anyone who not only wants to have a great experience buying a house, who doesn't want to feel pressured into any quick decisions, and who is determined to find the home of their dreams. She also gave us great referrals for everything you might need when owning your own home from plumbers to landscapers. I will be coming back to Kristen with every future homebuying venture. Kristen is trustworthy, professional, knowledgeable, helpful, engaging, and works hard to find you what you're looking for in a home. - Genessa Ottomann

We worked with Tara and Eva this past summer to list and sell our house in just five days. The success of the sale was really all about the preparation, planning, and research done by our team. Prior to listing the house Tara visited and allowed us to see the house through the eyes of a buyer. She helped us to see what needed to be purged and how our home should be staged to sell. Eva and Tara worked with us via email to find comps in our neighborhood. This was helpful in letting us know what we would be able to expect for our house and to insure the house was priced correctly. They were open to my husband and I finding additional comparable sells in the area to get a better range of prices. Pricing of our house was key to it selling, and selling fast. Eva and Tara’s advice to have our home “vacant and staged” was great. We were out of our house for 4 days which allowed prospective buyer to visit the house as much and as often as they wanted to feel comfortable making an offer. We have small children and having to keep the house “view ready” at a moments notice was not easy. Thankfully the majority of the viewers had at least initially viewed the home while we were away. The remaining viewings were from serious buyers and we didn’t mind packing up and leaving one bit. In the end we had multiple offers on our home. Eva and Tara worked hard to help and bring some of these offers to the table explained what each of the offers were and gave their recommendation for accepting an offer. Since it was the first time selling a home for us, the multiple offers were a bit intimidating. After talking through the offers with Eva she was able to contact the prospective buyers agent and helped to negotiate an offer that better suited our needs, knowing that there were several people interested. We were sad to leave our home in West Seattle, but happy to have the process move quickly and efficiently. Tara and Eva are quite the team!

Missy did a fantastic job. She was very responsive-- if not available, she always called us back to answer questions-- even on weekends or holidays. She was very helpful and supportive. She jumped in immediately to act as liason when questions and issues arose with lender and escrow. We felt we were in the best hands! IT was very comforting when things did not go smoothly with other parties involved in our transaction. We highly recommend her services to everyone!

Heather is hands-down one of the best agents out there. I have worked with her several times now as both a buyer and a seller. She is communicative, attentive, and knows the real estate business inside and out. Her knowledge and skills are extraordinary; I can always count on her to get the best deal possible. As long as Heather is around, I'll never work with anyone else!

Aune went above and beyond to find me a new home. She never complained and I always could count on her to be on time. You're fortunate to have her on your staff!

The Board of Directors of ICA-USA wish to extend our heartfelt appreciation for your excellent service recently in successfully selling our unique office condo property in Seattle. The high quality of your work was the subject of an upbeat discussion this weekend at our December Board meeting. Your advice and counsel in marketing our property proved insightful and right-on-the-money. Your patience and persistence in promoting and re-promoting our property made all the difference. In the end, the sale could not have occurred at a better time for the interests of ICA-USA. Thank you for your top notch work on our behalf.

This was the best home buying experience ever! I am very impressed how quickly you discovered my taste and how patient you were to allow me to "get comfortable" with what Seattle had to offer. Miss you-- thanks!

My husband and I just partnered with Justin to both sell our condo and find our dream home. He was such a wonderful asset and ally on both ends that we feel extremely lucky to have found him. Initially we would have loved to sell our condo over a year ago and move into a home. Due to another unit in our complex selling for such a low price, Justin helped us weigh the pros and cons of waiting a year before testing the market. In the end we waited a year and did some renovations at his suggestion. All of the contractors he pointed us to were amazing and he was able to help us keep our budget low while getting the job done. He has many resources and is glad to share them. Justin stuck with us through the months we waited to put our house on the market, staying in touch and offering his advice on how to best prep the condo for sale. When it finally came time to go, he was as ready as we were! We were blessed with a quick bid on the condo and then went on to the buying process. Justin offered specific expertise on neighborhoods, eras of home and what we were getting for our money. All of which was invaluable to us! We found the home we'd been dreaming of and Justin steered us through the entire process. Even if there were days where we were just waiting, Justin would stay in contact with us just to say, "haven't forgotten about you!". It was all so comforting to know that he was on our side and working hard for us. It felt like we were his only client (even though we surely weren't) with the dedication he had to communicating with us both via e-mail and by phone. No question or concern was too small. I can't say enough wonderful things about Justin. His open, friendly communication style and wealth of resources will be a benefit to anyone thinking of using him as an agent. A+ from us.

In an offer that became convoluted, Lisa was tenacious in getting current information from the buyers' agent and the lender. She was a calming presence in what could have been perceived as a failing process. She had information, encouragement, endless energy in explaining to us what was really the larger picture. Her handling of the early stages, i.e. the listing, getting us on Zillow, Redfin, the excellent photographer she brought in, her eye for staging and presentation, was professional, efficient and valuable in the end.

Thank you for all your help! You went above and beyond for us.

I have worked with Lara on two purchases in Seattle now, and have referred multiple friends and family her way, all of whom who have also been successful in their home purchases. Lara is very professional, knowledgeable in this market, and goes above and beyond for her clients. I will continue to refer my friends to Lara and will use them if/when we ever want to buy or sell in the future!

Claudine has been exceptional at helping us find and close on a home in a highly competitive environment. She is very well connected, taking care of finding us a great lender, finding and booking home inspections, contractors etc. She also helped us sell our condo when the condo market wasn't doing well. She helped get the condo prepped and updated. All her efforts helped us sell the condo in a month, when other condos in our building were waiting for multiple months to sell. Claudine is a full service agent who takes pride in her clients' needs and happiness.

I feel so lucky to choose Missy to help me complete two home transitions this year. She is so professional and experienced. Whenever encountered with interruptions she could quickly respond and get solutions. I could rely on her throughout the process without my presence. She is like my angel helping me buying the new home that I enjoy very much and sold the old home smoothly. I definitely will keep in touch with her for future needs and will refer her to people that I know. She is 100 scores!

We absolutely LOVED our experience working with Demetra. She is by far the best real estate agent we have ever worked with. Demetra is extremely reliable and trustworthy and was an incredible advocate for us during the negotiation process. Throughout the entire process, Demetra was a pleasure to work with - she’s smart, funny, and a total pro. We purchased an older quirky home, and Demetra was very insightful about the structure and provided excellent insights about the property, as well as identified several issues prior to inspection. If you are looking for an agent who will aggressively champion for you, there is no one better than Demetra!

I was terrified about the process of buying a home. I had no idea what I was doing or how any of this worked. Heather walked me through every part of it and answered all of my questions. She is so knowledgeable and patient when teaching others about what goes into buying a home. Not only that, but Heather worked so hard to find me the perfect spot! She could always tell when I was not really wanting a house we were visiting and would not let me settle on something that wasn't right for me. As a result, I ended up with the perfect condo in Edmonds that I love! Heather would not let me get something I did not love. On top of all that, Heather made sure that my bid was competitive. In a crazy market, Heather made sure that I won in the escalation. It was fantastic. Throughout the process Heather advocated for me and encouraged me. She checked in and made sure I was feeling good about it all and when push came to shove, Heather made sure that I got the home I wanted! I could not recommend someone more highly than Heather! She did an incredible job and will work so hard to find you just the right home!

Debbie spent months in 2006 finding the perfect condo for us, she was the one who told us "Roosevelt is going to be big". 10 years later she was the agent who told us when the time was right, and got us the highest $ per SF in the building, even better than the top floor 2 bedroom units. Debbie handled the staging, photography, open houses (which are not easy with a condo) and got us 4 offers all over asking in 4 days. Debbie defines "trusted advisor" in a world with online everything and fluffy reviews she is the real deal, nose to the ground, goes by her gut (with data to back it up) and makes your dreams her absolute priority.

As a first-time homebuyer who has just signed the papers on our DREAM HOME, I freely admit that I was what you would call a "high-maintenance client." Fortunately, my husband and I had an agent in Sydnie Taylor who was able to handle all of our many questions with expertise, energy and efficiency. She sold my husband's townhouse in one week flat (a full-price offer!) and then searched tirelessly for our new home. Sydnie made herself available to us at all hours of the day and was very quick to respond to our requests and inquiries. In fact, she missed seeing her best friend give birth because she was negotiating a deal on our new house, which had two other offers at the time! Thanks to Sydnie's diligence, ability to build a compelling offer and establish a rapport with the selling agent, we were able to close the deal. We couldn't be happier and we could not recommend Sydnie Taylor more highly. Thank you Sydnie!!!

Lara was a pleasure to work with. She was friendly, knowledgeable, and kept my boyfriend and I in the loop every step of the way. We've never bought a home before, and she made the whole process easy, from looking at condos to getting the keys. We would absolutely work with her again!

Thank you for everything. You are our realtor of choice.

Heather was invaluable in our home-buying process. She was quick to understand what we were looking for in a home and, as first-time home buyers, an essential guide to the daunting process. She really had our best interests at heart, and we are so pleased with the way things shook out. She was especially helpful in putting together a competitive bid -- if it weren't for her insight, we would have missed out on the house that we so love. Heather is friendly, trustworthy, and really knows her stuff!

Thank you for your expertise, guidance, and friendship! We had a great experience working with you!

My experience with Lisa was outstanding. She is responsive, professional, and extremely knowledgable. Lisa took the time to help me find the right property in a highly competative market and I am delighted with the end results. I would recommend Lisa to handle all of your real estate needs. You won't be disappointed.

Years ago I had the pleasure of working with Lara in another professional field and saw in her qualities as a person that I highly respect - honest, hard-working, intelligent, reliable, dedicated, an industry expert, sincere and grateful. So when my wife and I decided to sell our home in Burien and purchase a waterfront home in Bremerton, we knew who would represent us. Lara did an incredible job. She guided and helped us achieve a difficult and often stressful business transaction - a contingent sale. Her professionalism, follow through, accessibility, knowledge of the industry and process, tact, savvy, judgement, instinct, selling expertise, and thoroughness really made this not only possible for us, but as smooth as one could hope for. Those personal qualities that I saw in her when I met her four years ago are still present. I have and will continue to refer my family, friends and business colleagues with any real estate needs to her, without reservation.

Barbara is a very experienced realtor and cares for her clients throughout the listing and buying process. We experienced this through several successful closings with her. We would not hesitate to use her again. Thank you and keep up the good work.

We highly recommend Lihai based on our excellent experience. She helped us buy our first house in Seattle area. We came to the new city with little knowledge about the community and market. Lihai is very knowledgeable about the market. She gave us a great orientation and recommended the properties per our location, floor plan, budget and timing requirements (which is pretty tight timeline). More important than anything else, she is always available, responsive, and patient. Whenever there was a new posting, Lihai sent the information through and worked around our schedule to look at the house ASAP, helped us analyze the data and compare different options. She also prepared our offer in evening to beat other potential buyers, which was very helpful to bid in Seattle hot housing market. Eventually we got the house that we absolutely love. We keep our relationship after the transaction. Recently she recommended lender for refinancing which leads to significant savings in monthly mortgage payment. Lihai is a reliable, trustworthy, professional agent, I highly recommend Lihai if you want to buy a house in Seattle.

Jackie provided invaluable advice and support throughout. Getting Hector at the last minute was above and beyond. We so appreciate all the support. Thanks so much. It was a real pleasure working with Jackie.

There still is a call for a full-service agent in this market, and Debbie is it. In fact ESPECIALLY in this market, you will need someone who will literally go the full distance and get your house sold ethically and for the best possible price and terms amidst all the insanity. She did it for us even in a less than ideal season and we felt fantastic at closing about the whole process and price. She is a top rated agent (Seattle Magazine 5 star) and it shows. She likewise got us into our new home which was even more challenging and unsettling in this bid-crazy market. Debbie gets it done, all of it done, and done with quality and complete assurance. So glad we went with her.