Testimonials
Sharon Parker
Dec 2024
We have completed six combined residential purchases and sales through Rene across the span of sixteen years. She is that rare individual who routinely makes the impossible seem easy. If you are looking for a trusted advisor to help you navigate the Queen Anne-Magnolia market, you will be hard-pressed to find anyone who can match Rene’s depth of knowledge and experience let alone her unfaltering professionalism and integrity.
trangchau
Dec 2024
Rene has been outstanding in both our house sale and search. We have watched the local market for many years and chose to work with Rene because her houses always look great and are priced right. She was a savvy negotiator and advisor, helping us navigate through the multiple offers in the sale of our house. She is a professional with tact and integrity, but also very patient and kind, checking in with us at the height of our nail-biting, anxiety-ridden moments, to make sure we were ok. In our search, she has been there to guide us and remind us of our goals, not just trying to sell us a house, but really making sure it's the right house for us. She has many local connections, getting us in to see houses before they hit the MLS and even an off-market sale opportunity. She manages to makes us feel like we are her only clients, always available and quick to respond to our many questions and inquiries. She knows what she's doing!
user0033333
Dec 2024
We were so delighted to discover Rene Stern. She, from day one, helped us in every way in the sale of our home Her suggestions on prepping our home for sale were spot on. Her ability to work with us and potential buyers was first class. As a result our home sold within a week on the market and she professsionally managed the entire closing process working with us and the buyers successsfully. In short, she was awesome.
cxcseattle
Dec 2024
Rene recently helped us sell our home. We had a very positive experience working the Rene, from start to finish. Rene has extensive knowledge and experience with the Seattle market. She was easy to talk to and consistently gave us excellent advice. You want a pro when selling real estate in Seattle and with Rene you have one.
user280392
Dec 2024
Rene was incredibly patient, thoughtful and respectful of our wishes which changed through the process as we became more familiar with the area. Because we were relocating from out of town, we didn't know the Seattle area well. She took us all over creation to help us find a house, something we ultimately did in a very tight market. We could not have asked for more nor did we expect as much as she gave us.
susannabb
Dec 2024
I had the pleasure and good fortune to work recently with Rene Stern when we bought our new home in Seattle. I can not speak highly enough of Rene. She is thoughtful, professional and has a tremendous fund of knowledge. She was able to guide us through the complexities of purchasing a home in Seattle. Without Rene I highly doubt we would be living in our new, beautiful home. Thank you!
bond9
Dec 2024
Rene listened and understood what we were looking for. She had immediate access to pre-inspection specialists and kept a watchful eye on our interests from offer to closing.
dgjorgensen
Dec 2024
Rene is excellent. Four offers for my triplex from one open house.
It was immediately sold and money in my bank account.
Hooray! What could be better!
I highly recommend Rene!!!!
gvcole
Dec 2024
Rene helped us with 3 transactions: sale of a Queen Anne duplex, purchase of a townhouse, and finding an apartment to rent. She worked hard and we are very happy with all of the outcomes. She made sure we were well prepared to go on the market; it took only 3 weeks from listing to close on the sale and to find and secure 2 perfect new places within the neighborhood.
porter1212
Dec 2024
Just recently Rene helped us to sell our Queen Anne home. Throughout our relationship, from the very first meeting, she was extremely well prepared and thorough. She is an expert in the Queen Anne market and she sets the bar for property marketing that yields fast sales with multiple offers. Rene is an empathetic listener who pays attention to the homeowner's wishes, at the same time she remains pragmatic and focused in the middle of this very fast moving real estate market. She is very good at setting the right listing price and she operates with the highest integrity, always prioritizing the best interests of her clients. In the Seattle real estate market you need an agent like Rene in your corner, advocating for you and your home.
tamara moats
Dec 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed working with Rene Stern on the selling of my mother's house in Madison Park. I found her through recommendations. She brought Bob Bennion along to partner with her in the sale, which was a masterful stroke as he added so much to numbers of contacts. Rene was my contact throughout the process and she was incredibly attentive, helpful with contractor recommendations, and a calm influence throughout. She is so warm, personable, and expert!
Jasjeet Thind
Dec 2024
Rene has in-depth knowledge of the Queen Anne market. She was flexible on her schedule and was able to negotiate well on the price of the home. She was very professional and it was great working with her.
rolfgruen5
Dec 2024
Rene was dependable, wise, and supportive in my long decision to sell my home. I found her to be strategic and wise about the local market as well as highly regarded. Her expertise paid off in a variety of manners: excellent understanding of the market, keen sense of pricing and experienced approaches to presentation of my home. She was always available and often ahead of my questions. She knew the right questions to ask and posed many that I would not have thought of. When it came to deciding on the offers she was wise and respectful, while ensuring my best interests were addressed. She also handled the closing details with care and consideration for all. I highly recommend her and have done so to a number of others seeking an agent
Channa Jayasekera
Dec 2024
If there was one lesson we learned in our house search, is that a realtor like Rene is one of your strongest assets. We felt like underdogs in this brutal market and Rene shepherded us with confidence, candor, transparency, decisive guidance, strategy, and more than anything, an unparalleled understanding of the nuances of Seattle real estate. She understood our family's needs, and helped us punch above our weight and get into a home we didn't think we could. We felt completely at ease working with her, and we knew we could trust her. At a time when realtors are in abundance, Rene truly stands out as one who will try to understand you as a person and not as a transaction, and will help negotiate the thicket of Seattle real estate to find the place that is right for you.
barbys601784
Dec 2024
We met Rene almost ten years ago at which time we were contemplating making a move to a larger house. We were not overly anxious to make a move quickly, especially since we were still wanting to stay on Queen Anne. Over these ten years, Rene was helpful, extremely patient and always available to answer questions related to houses we were interested in. While it took ten years to finally find a house that we are now going to call 'home', it was worth the wait. We can attribute a big part of this to Rene for making our buying and selling experience seamless with her care and professionalism. She is truly a class act and would highly recommend her.
sylviagoose99
Dec 2024
When I decided to sell my house on Queen Anne, I knew I needed someone with lots of experience and someone that knew the area. I interviewed Rene Stern and I was very impressed with her presentation and professionalism. Throughout the process she was always there when I had questions.
She is a wealth of information from staging to closing procedures.
I also found her to be wonderful to deal with.
I would highly recommend Rene to sell your house or help you find a house.
Melissa Frank-Huff
Dec 2024
Rene was fabulous to work with! She gave us a detailed market analysis while we were just exploring our options for agents. When we decided to list with her, she helped us navigate staging, painting, etc. to get it on the market quickly. As out of town sellers, this network of professionals and her personal attention to our property were much appreciated. Her marketing materials were gorgeous! Once our house sold, Rene and her team were on top of each stage with proactive communication. I'd recommend Rene to anyone looking to buy or sell in the Seattle area, especially on Queen Anne.
pattycarr9
Dec 2024
Rene skillfully guided us through a condo purchase and home sale in a necessarily short time frame that we never would have thought possible. It would certainly not have been possible without her expert assistance. Her knowledge of the market and her strategic savvy in how to structure a purchase offer and where to set a sales price resulted in two successful transactions. Her access to resources from home maintenance to financing to inspectors to experts in evaluating condominium associations was invaluable and essential. And she diligently made sure we were doing things in the right order to make it all come together. We were not planning to move as soon as we did, but through Rene, we found what we were looking for and made it all happen. And besides everything else, she was fun to work with. We couldn’t be more pleased with how this all turned out, and we highly recommend Rene to anyone buying and/or selling a home or condo.
David Howard
Dec 2024
Rene's so great. Amazing local knowledge, assertive when necessary, told me bad news when I needed to hear it, completely responsive and fun to work with.
Michelle Maggs
Dec 2024
Rene Stern is a top-notch real estate agent. She brings a deep understanding of the local market, a broader knowledge of economic trends, a passion for her customers, and a commitment to a successful outcome. She is highly collaborative and available throughout the home sale process. And she genuinely cares about her customers. I would hire her again in a heartbeat.
mojo112580
Dec 2024
Rene helped us purchase a house and sell a house, with the new house purchase contingent on the sale of our existing house. Rene did a great job of navigating the transactions and made this an easy process for us. She is very knowledgeable of the real estate market in Queen Anne and priced our house well, and we sold quickly and for above asking price. She kept us on track along the way and was good about communicating with us when there was something we needed to do. She was highly responsive and we never had an issue getting in touch with her, She did a very good job of negotiating for our new house, and we felt like we got a good deal. Overall we had a great experience and we would recommend Rene.
cmajkowski6
Dec 2024
Rene has been fantastic to work with! I am a first time home owner with very specific ideas about the home I wanted. Rene worked tirelessly and very patiently with me over the course of a year. Always doling out excellent advice and never giving up the search. She has incredible in-depth knowledge of the market and was able to steer me away from potential problem homes.
Throughout the entire process and after closing she has helped with contractors and work that needs to be done on my new home.
I highly recommend Rene - she's the best in the business!!!
privatereb46
Dec 2024
Rene is GREAT! Very knowledgeable and professional. She made our whole experience better than we ever thought it could be.
Rene is also a kind and caring person, who went above and beyond in dealing with us. She listened to our concerns and gave us excellent advice. She responded quickly to any requests and kept us in the loop through the entire process.
Rene understood our budget for staging and recommended excellent pros who got the house ready for sale.
Actually 5 stars isn't enough. She gets 10!
zuser20200102125413650
Dec 2024
I've had the pleasure to work with Rene twice now. She is a consummate professional. She is incredibly knowledgeable, and an incredibly helpful guide in what can be a confusing process.
Max Peabody
Dec 2024
We recently listed our Queen Anne home with Rene and received an offer to buy 4 days after listing. We were out of town at the time, which could have been a disaster or at the very least, a nerve wracking experience. Instead, due to Rene’s obvious real estate expertise, communication and negotiation skills, the sale proceeded smoothly and with a minimum of stress, especially considering much of our communication with Rene was long distance. We wholeheartedly and unreservedly recommend Rene as a Seattle real estate broker.
Vanetta Abdellatif
Dec 2024
Rene is very knowledgeable and if she doesn't know something she'll find someone who does. She is extremely responsive and I appreciated knowing that when I needed her she would make it happen. She knows A LOT of the people in the residential real estate business from other brokers, to inspectors, to contractors. Candid, patient, honesty, and hard working -- everything needed to build trust. She made a stressful situation (especially doing this during a global pandemic) a little less so.
zuser20171027080513189
Dec 2024
Rene is amazing. She has an objective and business-focused mind-set that lets her look at your house with fresh eyes and occasionally some needed realism. She has a rolodex of people to help with anything you might need to get market-ready. She is relentless at doing everything possible to help you put your best foot forward. Working with Rene is not a distant relationship or passive exercise. It's a partnership with an ethical, hard-working, deeply experienced and committed professional.
maxer
Dec 2024
We have known Rene for years, but this was our first real estate transaction with her. She is wonderful to work with -- incredibly knowledge about the market and the entire process of buying a condo. She was also super-patient with us, making sure that we were happy in every respect with the choice we were about to make. We could not recommend her more highly!
abigail kp watts
Dec 2024
Rene was a consummate professional and has earned her reputation as the ‘Queen of Queen Anne Real Estate’. She is prepared, organized and knowledgeable about comparables, the market and the entire process of selling. We used Rene for a corporate relocation sale and she handled the added complexity with ease. I have already recommended her to friends.
dianne2054
Dec 2024
Selling our Queen Anne home was an amazing experience with Rene. Her knowledge of the current market, her expertise of preparing home for sale, and her never-ending positive attitude throughout the process was the best!
