Buyers
First step to getting ready to find a home.
What is Pre-Qualify or better yet, Pre-Approval for a loan? Talk to Kim!
How many agents does Compass have across the country?
35,000+
Where did Karen grow up?
What is Long Island, NY?
The best way to ensure that your home will sell is to ....
What is properly preparing your home for market, including decluttering, editing and properly pricing? All with the guidance of working with Karen and the KMS team of course..:)
13 years
What is the number of years Karen has been a realtor?
One inspection that is highly recommended in our area.
What is Radon testing? Call Jason!
How long has Compass been a brokerage?
What is 11 years?
Where is Karen's Office located
What is Westport, CT?
Compass Concierge
What is a program that Compass offers to sellers that will lend them money to prep their home for market? This prepping can include painting, storage, staging, repairing, renovating, yard maintenance, dumpster, you name it! Money is paid back to Compass by seller at the closing table.
58
What is the number of active single family listings currently in Westport? This number is typically 4 times this at this time of year if not more.
When a buyer includes in their offer the notation that they will pay more for the home than they are offering if seller receives a higher offer.
What is an escalation clause?
Who is Robert Reffkin?
Compass's CEO and founder, formerly of Goldman Sachs
What does KMS stand for?
What is Keenan, Morris and Shavell? The initials of the founding partners of the KMS Team. We are currently a team of 8 principal partners and two associates.
Experts say doing this will help you sell your home 3 times faster.
What is Staging?
1978
What is the last year Lead Paint was used?
Waiving a home inspection
What is something I would never recommend that my buyer/client do?
What is unique about Compass?
Only brokerage in the real estate industry with an in-house technology platform that takes transaction from start to finish. This platform is continuously being perfected based on agent feedback.
Karen's job prior to being a realtor?
What is The National Football League, Karen worked in player programs
As a seller, what is good to talk about when a buyer is viewing your home?
What is, NOT A WORD? A seller should never be present when a buyer is viewing their home.
70% of a homes value
What is an assessment?
A love letter
What is a letter written to sellers by the buyers that they submit along with their offer paperwork? Sometimes this can be helpful, especially in a multiple offer situation as it may tug on the sellers emotional side. Some states have outlawed these.
Who is Compass?
#1 brokerage in the US based on sales volume
Karen's favorite hobbies/activities
What is pickleball, paddle and going for walks?
$11,050,000
What is the price of the most expensive home sale in Westport in 2023? Last year my team, the KMS team had the highest home sale for 2022, an off market sale of $15,175,000, 167 Cross Highway.
$159 Million
What was the KMS Team's sales volume to date for 2023? Last year's sales volume for the year was $199 Million