Karen C. Gleason
Broker, Residential Services
Real Estate Focus:
• Working with beginning and experienced real estate investors
• Providing Buyer Services for urban condo complexes, environmentally conscious communities, luxury home developments, & historic and vintage properties
Special Skills:
• Leveraging agent and investor networks to buy and sell properties for maximal gain
• Helping investors design real estate portfolios for high investment appreciation
• Providing access to unlisted/pre-listed properties
• Offering extensive knowledge of the historic bungalow market
Community Involvement:
• Helpmate
• Western North Carolina Green Building Council
• Lexington Avenue Arts Festival
• Western North Carolina AIDS Project
Sales Credentials & Accomplishments:
• Top agents in WNC
• #2 sales agent for sales for Keller Williams Asheville for 2005
• #3 sales agent for earned income for Keller Williams Regional for 2005
• Team sales of more than $20 million annually
• Featured on HGTV’s National Open House in 2007
• Named one of 5 woman to know in WNC at the Western North Carolina Women’s Expo 2007
• Named Woman of the Year in 2006 by the WNC Leukemia/Lymphoma Society
As the Team Leader of The Gleason Team, Karen Gleason has fulfilled a life-long dream to run her own real estate business. Gleason’s entire career has been focused on real estate. From her earliest involvement as a college student, working as a part-time assistant to a settlement attorney, to her tenure as a property manager in Raleigh’s fast-paced market, to her work as a buyer’s and seller’s agent in Asheville, Karen has learned all aspects of the business and jokes that it’s given her a “doctorate” in real estate.
“I’ve seen real estate from every angle of the business,” says Karen, “and it’s given me real insights into the market, from what constitutes real value, to how to design deals, and how to meet my clients’ needs.”
Karen works with real estate investors, from beginning entrepreneurs to seasoned pros managing diverse real estate portfolios. With her deep knowledge of the market and extensive professional network, she helps investors find undiscovered gems and maximize their rate of return. An expert in historic bungalows, Karen has sold hundreds of these reasonably priced, architecturally distinctive properties. “I love bungalows,” says Karen, “They appreciate rapidly and sell easily, so they’re a great choice for both buyers and investors. I often recommend them to my investor clients, whether they’re seeking rental income or a property they can renovate and flip.”
With her expert market knowledge, negotiation and networking skills, and investment expertise, Karen has won the trust and repeat business of buyers, sellers, and investors alike. Karen lives in the heart Asheville with her precious son Emmett.
