As a near lifetime resident of our area, Catherine has an intimate knowledge of our unique real estate market. With children of her own, she is an expert at moving families and the complexities involved, like finding just the right schools, identifying the commute patterns, and accessibility to recreational activities.

Catherine has an extraordinary touch when it comes to selling homes. With her extensive marketing background and entrepreneurial nature, she excels in exposing your home to the market with the newest and best marketing strategies. Properly marketing a home for a seller makes all the difference between obtaining a maximum sales price and quick sale and a long, dragged-out listing. Catherine¦s years of experience and strong negotiating skills are a real benefit to her sellers. Most transactions are not entirely uncomplicated due to unique requirements of a buyer, financing and other potentially troublesome matters. Catherine stays on top of the situation and her hard work and creative thinking has saved many deals.

To Catherine, buying a home means much more than buying a "house." It means finding the perfect home for you and your family. As an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Catherine knows if it isn¦t right, she isn¦t interested in selling it to you. Instead, she¦ll keep looking until just the right home becomes available. Catherine says, "If a home isn¦t right for you and your family, I won¦t try and persuade you to buy it so I can move on to another client. I want a lifetime client. Your lasting satisfaction is what¦s most important to me.¦ There is no time limit with Catherine. From previewing homes, to obtaining financing and finding competent inspectors - you¦re in good hands with Catherine. Catherine¦s previous experience as a realty transaction coordinator ensures no loose ends.

See Catherine¦s Personal Website at: www.DiabloValley.net or her blog full of information about Contra Costa short sales and bank owned REO properties at http://contracostashortsales.wordpress.com