First Lesson, having a friend that's an agent is a plus, but if you call her to say you've been "thinking" about downsizing from a house to a condo, just know she will act and suddenly your life will shift in great and wonderful ways. This is what happened when I called Kate Williams with Rose City Realty. The idea of moving to a condo had been on my mind for a while, I'd even looked enough on my own to have a few buildings in mind, but I never thought this transition could happen so spontaneously. Second lesson, never doubt using a friend as an agent for your life's most important transactions. I couldn't be more impressed with the results. Kate delivered a level of service that truly exceeded my expectations, making the entire process fast, smooth and efficient. From our first phone call, Kate demonstrated a deep understanding of the local market trends and helped me set up a pricing strategy for the purchase of my condo as well as selling my home. Her knowledge of the area and negotiation skills drove the entire buying process with ease, allowing for quick closing. She even connected me with movers and helped handle details while I was out of the country, allowing me to return to my new condo. Her advice on staging and preparing my house for sale was invaluable and undoubtedly contributed to the quick sale. She had the contacts to help with all the improvements needed and staging to make the house ready for marketing. What impressed me most about Kate and her brother Cody was their responsiveness and availability. This is not just because I'm a friend, it's how they do business. They were always reachable, promptly addressing any questions or concerns I had, which made me feel supported and confident in their expertise and a true life saver with my business work schedule that doesn't allow much time for the added workload of buying/selling property. Thanks to Kate and Cody's hard work and dedication, I was able to secure a fantastic deal on my dream condo and sell my house within days of listing it over the asking price. I highly recommend Kate Williams and Rose City Realty to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, proactive, and results-driven real estate agent. If I ever need real estate services in the future, Kate Williams will be my first choice without hesitation. read more

Kate is awesome! I will use her for all my real estate needs. She helped us in every step of our journey. Kate and her team went above and beyond. She had experts in her rolodex for everything!! Her team helped manage contractors to freshen our house up to list, super professional photos, drone shots, and the listing itself was top notch. Communicated every step of the way, and house sold in two days for above list price! Kate even found my next house through her network, a rental that was not even listed yet and personally introduced me to my 'new' landlord, all for no additional fees. True professional in every sense of the word. read more

Kate is the BEST! I have been contemplating moving to Portland so I went to visit. Kate came highly recommended from a friend of a friend. She went above and beyond not only showing me properties, but also teaching me all about Portland and the real estate market. She has been honest, responsive and extremely helpful. My plan is to move up there by this fall and I look forward to working with Kate to find my forever home. read more

I have worked with numerous excellent and highly professional realtors in Portland over the years. Of all of them, Kate and the Rose City Realty team have been the most professional, responsive and knowledgeable. For us Kate has been a great advocate, advisor and thought partner as we navigated the often crazy, challenging local real estate landscape. She is also a high integrity and honest business person, an essential quality. I unequivocally recommend Rose City Realty whether you are a buyer or a seller. read more

Best broker in all of PDX! Kate is a seasoned pro and helped us sell our property in a difficult market. We were able to be totally hands off and everything went more smoothly than we could have ever imagined. We moved out of state but if we come back to the northwest we will be using RCRG. Highly recommend! read more

Great Realtor (Kate). She has a pulse on the area and is always bringing opportunities to the table, often before they list to the general public on RMLS. This has been invaluable, especially in the coveted neighborhoods of a growing Portland. I have lived in NW Portland for 20 years and know the city very well. Kate knows it better. Her professionalism and follow up has been seamless. I now refer Rose City RealtyGroup often. read more

Kate went above and beyond helping provide me with the information necessary to make a decision about making a Portland real estate purchase. She was always available to answer questions and never made me feel like any question was silly, truly a pleasure to work with. While it ended up proving to be the wrong time for me to buy, I will most definitely use Kate and her team when it's time! read more

I had a wonderful experience with Kate and Cody when I recently purchased my condo in Portland. I was a first time home buyer and the process seemed intimidating but Kate was patient and walked me through every step. I love my new home and feel very confident that Kate's negotiation skills saved me thousands of dollars in addition to her contractor contacts. Rose City Realty Group is my preferred real estate company now and in the future and I would recommend them to everyone! read more

I have been using Kate and Cody Williams for my real estate investments for the last 12 years in both the buying and selling process. They are savvy at identifying good investments and are very knowledgable about neighborhoods throughout the Portland area. Kate is a shrewd negotiator you want her on your side. Her team has always handled things quickly and professionally and I would recommend her to anyone wanting a positive and smooth real estate experience. In 12 years we have never had a bad real estate investment and Kate's expertise has helped make us successful real estate investors. read more

Moving to a new state and city can be daunting. Moving in the midst of a pandemic is overwhelmingly! Thankfully we had the best realtor on our side in Kate Williams who guided us along the way. From finding the right neighborhoods for our family, to visiting 20+ homes in less than 24 hours during our short trip to Portland. Kate and her team utilized their superior local knowledge of the inventory while also advising on best of practice for real estate transactions to find our new dream home and closed it effortlessly. If you are looking for a seasoned professional realtor that listens, understands, and gets what you are looking for - then delivers, Kate is the one. read more

Kate came highly recommended by trusted friends after they had a fantastic buying and selling experience with Kate. I now totally understand why. Though I'm still in the process of buying a home, Kate has been totally on top of every detail of my search. She is patient, responsive and thorough. I feel totally confident that she will leave no stone unturned and, even in this crazy market, will find me the best possible options. It is abundantly clear that she knows her craft and has the tenacity to be the best in the business. Plus, she's an awesome person. I can't say enough good things and will certainly pass on her name to anyone else looking to buy or sell in the Portland area. read more

We had a great experience with Kate on the sale of our property and the purchase of a new home. This has been a tough market as s Buyer but Kate's tenacity was the silver bullet we needed and at the end of the day we felt we ended up getting a great deals. I would highly recommend Rose City and will use Kate for any future transactions. Eric read more

Kate is as smart as they come. We have moved back and forth from Portland for work a few times in the last decade and she has been our champion all along. She spent a ton of time w/ us showing every option for months. We finally landed on a terrific property and when it came time to sell our previous properties to upgrade to the latest home, she was a gladiator in getting us the best price for our other properties. You are in great hands w/ Kate. Oh and she is hilarious too. read more

**DO NOT USE THIS GROUP** One of the most frustrating, irritating experiences of my life. This is our third experience buying a property. We could not use the real estate agent we used to buy our present home because she moved out of state. I reached out to Kimi because I had known her through one of her other jobs, so I thought since I knew her she would be on our side when it came down to making the deal. This was definitely not the case. In the last six months I think she sent us about 3 listings from Zillow, never a formal listing like any MLS listings. We found a home we were interested in purchasing. She tried talking us out of making a lower offer. After the inspection, we found out there were lots of problems with the house, and again tried to talk us out of further negotiating. When we asked her to write up a reduction she did not, instead she called my husband to explain why that wouldn't work and how pushing the timeline (which was short to begin with 15 day closing) for the seller and began advocating for the seller. My husband came off the amount we originally wanted to counter and went with $6k less than the original amount and again she gasped and said that it wouldn't work and started telling him the seller's plight. She convinced my husband to come down $16k off our counter. She texted us saying the seller accepted our offer, and had us sign a document that looked similar to our counter, we did not notice that one of the important items regarding proof of repairs that the seller was supposed to send us, WAS DELETED! Nor did she tell us she did not agree to provide proof. We found out after closing :( She continuously pressured us to sign the docs, sign the docs, sign the docs! So we signed the darn docs and on the very same day we kept getting a bad feeling about the whole deal and asked her if we could cancel the deal....she did not reply. My husband called her, no reply. I email her, no reply. It was like she fell off the face of the earth. On the same day of closing I asked her for a copy of the fully executed documents...nothing. Finally after all the money had been transferred and everyone got pain (because it was a cash sale) she replied that she would get me the file within the hour. Needless to say, that didn't happen. By this point I was nervous because we just transferred all our money to the escrow company and our agent was not responding. I called the realty group and they provided me with a copy of our file, which they did. After reviewing the documents and communicating with Kate and Wendy, we found out that the seller did not agree to provide us with the supporting docs to the purported repairs. To top it off Wendy from their group seemed annoyed that I was asking questions. These are not the type of people you want on your side! read more

As a real estate developer in Portland having an agent that can find me new projects is vital to the success of my business. Kate has her finger on the pulse of our market and shows me deals that no one else sees. She is also a skilled negotiator who has helped me get through tough transactions. Wether you're an investor or someone who is looking to purchase a home to live in, I would highly recommend Kate and her team at Rose City Real Estate. read more

In April 2016 I purchased a condo in the Pearl and was represented by Kate of Rose City Realty Group. I worked with Kate exclusively on finding a property and looked at numerous properties with her over several months and got to know her well. She knows the market very well and is thorough in her follow up. During the negotiation for the property Kate agreed to put $4,000 of her commission into the down payment in order to help us get the deal done. This is not an unusual practice in this market and all realtors have done this at some time and understand the mechanics. She did not, however, ever put that into the documents. As with most highly competitive deals in today's sellers market there is pressure on buyers to submit offers quickly. Throughout the negotiation, back and forth documents, and escrow period Kate assured me we would get the $4k handled. At closing when I queried her (by then I had no option but to close or forfeit my deposit, she professed frustration that she could not get the seller to add her commission contribution to the documents. She held my deal hostage. Turns out that realtors cannot legally give any money to buyers or sellers outside the contracts so she could not give me the $4000 she promised and the deal closed with me left holding the bag. Given Kate's vast experience in real estate it is hard to believe she did not understand what it took to meet her agreement with me, rather, it appears she played the system. If it was just a problem with the seller then Kate clearly doesn't know how to manage a complex sale. Either way, her financial dealings are in question. So, I would recommend Kate for her market knowledge and her thoroughness but I would be very careful regarding any financial dealings with her. read more

I relocated to Portland a year and a half ago and Kate Williams was referred to me by a mutual acquaintance. This was my first home and I knew absolutely nothing about the process or what to expect. I came to her with a lot of, sometimes conflicting ideas of what I wanted, which she really helped me to streamline. I cannot say enough great things about her professionalism, tenacity, integrity, and supreme ability to really grasp what I was looking for in a home. The market was, and is still insane, which she navigated with confident knowledge. She was generous with her time, patient with me, never pushy, and bought me a refrigerator as a housewarming gift. I would refer her, and have recommended her, to anyone interested in any kind of dwelling, in any part of town, she definitely knows her stuff! read more

Kate was recommended by a good friend and I am so happy he did so. I was relatively new to Portland at the time and looking for my first home here. Kate, my wife and I looked at many homes (we're pretty picky) and changed our criteria several times but she was very patient with us even as we looked into building a new home which I don't think she would have made any money from. Ultimately we figured out we wanted and Kate was able to connect us with a friend who was selling and had exactly what we were looking for and had been unable to find. She got us a great deal on the house as the buyer wanted a quick and easy process. In retrospect we should have taken Kate's recommendation of a lender as ours almost screwed up the close but we were able to get it done with the help of Kate, Cody and her team. I couldn't be happier with her service and she is a blast to spend time with as well, highly recommend! read more