Karen is an advisor and advocate whose satisfied clients reward her with repeat business and referrals. Recognized as in the top 3% of agents nationwide, she has held a real estate broker’s license since 1991, with her business and sales acumen backed by 20-years of experience as an attorney and litigator. Combining her sharp analytical skills with an innate ability to empathize with her clients’
needs, she excels at bringing her clients to a financially successful, worry-free close. Customer-centric, Karen enjoys providing her clients a competitive edge in this heated market. Known as Ms. Diplomacy to some, her negotiation skills allow her to ward off potential conflicts and soothe over personality differences. Her partnership with Sotheby’s International Realty is an added bonus on many levels, particularly its local-national-international marketing reach, and allows her to share private inventory not yet available in the broader market. Karen represents buyers and sellers, alike. Her buyers appreciate her ability to guide them through multiple offer situations. Her sellers appreciate her strategic pricing which allows them to obtain maximum sales price. Drawing on her creative problem-solving, she has secured and sold for her clients varying types of residential properties throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area: penthouse cooperative apartments, single family homes, a 300-acre Napa Valley ranch, original and renovated Victorian homes, bank-owned properties, a reconstructed vandalized home, tenancies-in-common, and luxury view condominiums. Along with her broker’s license, Karen holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco School of Law; a B.A. in French with a minor in Mandarin Chinese from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio; is a Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist; a member of the California Association of Realtors and National Association of Realtors; as well as a member of the State Bar of California. Passionate about performing, she is an active member of the Children’s Theater Association of San Francisco (www.ctasf.org) performing live musical theater to thousands of public school children each year. She is a competitive tennis player at the California Tennis Club, and a member of the singing group, the High Seas, an auditioned a capella jazz ensemble sponsored by the St. Francis Yacht Club. Skilled as a performer and speaker, she enjoys presenting educational seminars on a variety of real estate topics. Testimonials
“Karen has been very responsive and on top of things and has exceeded my expectations as to the knowledge/expertise that she brings to the table. She is definitely accretive to my confidence in our franchise and I’m glad she’s part of the team.” - Elliot W.
“I just wanted to tell you how happy we are with our daughter’s TIC and the help we got from Karen in getting it. No matter how low the seller and her realtor sank, Karen always kept us on the high road. It worked well and we appreciated her knowledge and persistence as our daughter has a beautiful place to live." - Peter and Barbara W.
“Karen – Thank you so much for being so diligent with our special requests and important information. You’ve made the process of purchasing a home easy and worry free.” - Stephanie F.
“Thank you, Karen, for everything; without you, it would not have happened. I’ve never had an agent look after my interests as you have!” - Paul R.
“I must tell you, of all the many, many transactions I’ve done over the years, I have never had one that went as smoothly as this one and I attribute that to you. And, given the fact, the house is over 100 years old, that is saying alot.” - Gordon D.
“Ms. Diplomacy! I’m going to nominate you for President.” - Bob G. "I know there is no pressure from you and we really appreciate your style/approach! We appreciate how thorough, smart and diligent you are about this process." - Ellen H.
“I would enthusiastically recommend you to anyone I know to sell or buy property in San Francisco.” - John K.
“I’m certainly not going to lose touch with you! When we want to do another transaction, all we need to do is put out the “bat call” to Karen.” - George P. Testimonials for Sotheby’s Team for Trust & Probate Estates
“They made a hard deal look easy.” - Bruce McIntosh, Esq.
“What an impressive presentation and team!” - David P.
“These two are true real estate advocates and problem-solvers who can move a transaction forward and negotiate a clean deal in any market….and they are genuinely a pleasure to work with.” - Jeffrey Gibson, Esq. and VP/Brokerage Manager, Sotheby’s International Realty
