Katherine Kranenburg

What Katheirne Offers Clients

Working with Katherine to buy or sell a home is a uniquely satisfying experience.

Katherine's love for people and attention to the minute details sets her apart from other realtors and helps make the process a joy rather than a chore. Katherine believes strongly that every client deserves the white glove treatment, and she strives to create an empowering, tailor-made experience for each one. Her knowledge and enthusiasm for the DC area is infectious, and allows her to match clients with neighborhoods and homes that meet their specific needs.

Katherine has lived in England, Italy, and the Netherlands. European clients will appreciate her fluency in Italian and Dutch and her appreciation of the cultural differences that may impact the real estate process. Katherine's involvement with the Meridian International Center and her work with various embassies and the European Commission keep her abreast of international real estate news and trends.

Katherine takes pride in the trust her clients place in her and believes it is her mission to ease the transition for each of her clients as they make life changing decisions about their homes. Katherine is focused on building long-term successful relationships with clients rather than on any individual deal that comes along; it is this focus on the needs of her clients that helped Katherine win "Rookie of the Year" Awards from her previous company in 2007 and 2008.

Katherine's years in the D.C. area have given her a deep appreciation of the character of individual neighborhoods in the city. In addition to her copious Sotheby's resources, Katherine can call on a strong network of real estate colleagues when looking for the perfect home match. This wealth of knowledge at her fingertips makes Katherine capable of handling all of your real estate needs.

Before she entered real estate, Katherine enjoyed a long and successful career in the highly competitive and service-oriented international consulting arena. It was there that she developed her ability to bring composure, energy and humor to interactions with clients of diverse backgrounds, personalities and tastes. Today her real estate clientele benefits from her diverse experience and skills regardless of their specific real estate needs.
Katherine specializes in strong, fair negotiation, staging homes, multi-lingual transactions, condos and single-family homes.

In her spare time, Katherine enjoys traveling and reading, as well as her twin passions of photography and interior design.

Buyers & Sellers Information

Finding the right home is not about luck; it's about working with the right person. My job is to work with you and uncover your needs and wants and to ultimately gain an appreciation to help you realize your dreams.

If you are a first time home buyer, take a deep breathe, together we can get through each step of the buying process to get you the house you deserve.

If you are a seasoned buyer, take a step back and return to the basics as there are a few tenants to keep in mind.

As a buyer representative, I will:

• Counsel you through the important issues of home buying, the home features and value of the properties;
  
• Ask questions to help buyers match houses to their lifestyles;
  
• Form a list of pros and cons to assist in narrowing your search. For example, drive around perspective neighborhoods, or something as simple as re-arranging furniture in rooms.
  
• Proactively find properties that meet your requirements;
  
• Keep you informed as the sale process progresses
  
• Find ways to save time and money, and minimize the stresses that will arise.
  

Above all, give you the benefit of my experience and knowledge.

SELLERS

Marketing your home takes strategy and a well conceived "Plan of Action" if you are going to get top dollar for your home. Due to the customary market fluctuations it is important to be flexible, keep abreast of the market movements, and adjust that plan to stay up with the times.

That's where I come in. The most important part of selling real estate is pricing. I demonstrate value by offering services that contribute to the seller's bottom line.

The three key points I stress during my listing presentation are:

- To employ innovative and creative tactics to sell your home.

- To help you achieve your home's full market potential.

- To make the sale move quickly and facilely, making every possible effort to avoid the pitfalls which can arise in contract.

A strategic flexible market reactive marketing plan is critical to achieving the highest price possible for your property.

My competitive advantage is how I market to other agents, to the public, on the web and through personalized customer service. I will tailor an approach specific to your needs.

We guide you through the entire listing process.

* National Association of Realtors survey released January 2006

Testimonials

Relationships build business.

"Katherine was aggressive without being overbearing. Supportive without injecting herself. Caring about our long term goals rather than her quick commission. She stuck with us as we wavered on our future plans for ten months. Without her patience AND tenaciousness, we don't believe we'd be nearly as happy as we are-with our house, our neighborhood and our new friend." --

Karen & Scott Shalett

"We were deeply impressed by Katherine's ability to juggle both the sale of our condo and the purchase of a new home at the same time. She handled everything with grace, professionalism, and warm smile. We have found someone we'll work with for years to come." -- Lauren and Adam Schwartz

Thank you for looking out for our interests. We came to Katherine as renters and with her knowledge and experience she showed us the value and advantages in owning a home in DC. Katherine combined her attention to detail and perseverance to find a home that met our needs and now we have a home that exceeds our expectations. We were very impressed by the way you kept us up to date, and promptly sent us any needed information. We have no hesitation in recommending her professional, courteous and very friendly service."
- Tom & Joan

"Katherine's enthusiasm and passion put me in a wonderful house in a perfect neighborhood. From beginning to end, she worked diligently on my behalf to ensure that everything was in perfect order and I was kept informed. You can leave the details to Katherine, with perfect confidence!"
- Karen

"Your courtesy and willingness to be available to show the house certainly enhanced this process and facilitated the process for us. I will certainly look forward to referring others to you, as appropriate, and will be glad to share my experience in working with you with them. Thank you for your professionalism and efforts."
- Patricia Jacobs

"Katherine's pro-active attitude and knowledge has been a strong beacon for us during our efforts to find a true 'home' in Washington DC. She guided us through the searching process with great enthusiasm and a strong insight in our wishes and needs with regard to the home we were looking for. A home very much defines your experience of the place you live. Coming from San Francisco, it is hard for any city to live up to that 'pearl of the West Coast'. I feel the home we found with Katherine's help makes us experience Washington DC exactly the way we want to."
- Bart & Gaby Settler,
Netharlands Dutch Embassy