Kim and Kristine Halverson, Realtors

I wish I had more reasons to work with Kim & Kristine than just buying a house. If everyone was as prompt, professional and sweet as these two the world would surely be a more efficient and friendly place. They’re quite the duo. Kim focuses on sellers. Kristine focuses on the buyers. That means we worked primarily with Kristine although Kim was present throughout the whole home buying experience.
Kristine made herself completely available for every open house we went to. She was always free to answer our many questions about the process and pretty much held our hand from start to finish — from arranging private viewing to connecting us to a great loan officer to setting up inspections to putting us in touch with contractors.
Kristine knows the Westside housing market very well and I noticed she was well connected the other agents. This proved to come in handy when it came time to make bids. She’d always do a little extra digging with the listing agent to make sure we made strong yet smart bids. In the end, we walked away with a home we’re proud to call «ours» in the neighborhood we fell in love with, without overbidding.
I also found Kristine’s personality to be very well suited for us. She’s not pushy in the slightest and has an easy and casual nature. It was clear from the start she only had our best interests in mind. That’s exactly the kind of person you want on your team when you’re taking such big life step.
TL;DR: I can, without any reservations, recommend Kim & Kristine.

I cannot say enough good things about my experience with Kim & Kristine! As a first-​time homebuyer I considered going with a budget broker since I figured all realtors are probably pretty much the same. HA! Now that I’ve been through the process I see how crucial it is to have an experienced, trustworthy, and responsive person on your side helping you navigate the deal.
I worked primarily with Kristine, with Kim providing backup. (BTW I found this to be a great arrangement — Kristine always responded instantly but if she was out of town or something there was Kim to take over.)
First off, while looking for a home Kristine was FAST in getting me showings. If you live in Venice/​Santa Monica you know that well-​priced properties get snapped up and Kristine would often have a private showing for me within hours. I noticed she is very well-​connected with local realtors and often had an existing relationship with the seller’s agent, I think that helped a lot in moving fast.
When we ended up finding our dream home it was priced way above market value — this is a very sticky situation as we wanted to put in a bid that was much lower than list price without offending the seller. Kristine gave us good advice that clearly ending up paying off as we ended up paying about 150k below list. (Obviously this was a unique situation with the property being overpriced to start with, Kristine isn’t THAT much of a miracle worker!) Honestly I was concerned that she would want to push us to bid higher since her commission depends on the final sale price, but that wasn’t the case at all. She just gave us solid advice from her experience and let us make the call on what we wanted to do.
Since I had never bought a home before I thought agreeing on a price would be the end of the process, but of course there’s still a month of escrow to go through after that. Kim & Kristine remained accessible and helpful during this process.
Clearly we were extremely pleased with how the whole process went and would definitely recommend them for property on the west side. Oh and they actually know how to use texting and email which we found was not the case for most people in this industry!

I met Kristine when I sold her a car. I was immediately impressed by her calm, laid –back demeanor. She struck me as friendly, personable and intelligent. She knew exactly what she wanted and was able to articulate her needs clearly. She was not picky to the point of being inflexible. She told me a little bit about her life and what she does for a living. I think that she has all the qualities that would make someone a great realtor and I would not hesitate to use her if I needed an agent.

Once my husband and I decided that we wanted to sell our home in Santa Monica, we set out to interview several agents. We were on the fence until we met Kim and Kristine. Their presentation, presence, and personalities won us over immediately. Signing them on as our agents was the single best decision we made. From there, the process went smoothly, quickly, and simply. From the very beginning to the very end they were a joy to work with, skilled in understanding both our needs and the market, and exceedingly professional.
Kim and Kristine brought a unique set of skills to the table that we did not see in any other agent we interviewed. It is rare to find someone that can walk that fine line between being professional and personable. Though we worked primarily with Kim during the sale, Kristine was always ready to help. Having both of them to bounce ideas off of and attend to our listing was ideal. I often joked that we got the two of them for the price of one. But in all honesty, having them both to work our the sale meant more attention to detail, faster communication, and access to a much wider network of resources.
I previously had several experiences with unresponsive agents, so my main concern from the very beginning was communication. However, Kim was exceptionally prompt in returning my calls and emails. I always felt that I was kept aware of what was going on and was reassured when all my questions were answered completely and in-​depth. This allowed me to feel much more at ease during, what is inevitably, a stressful experience. My husband’s main concern was our return on investment. We had several conversations about listing prices and ultimately Kim and Kristine’s initial instincts proved spot-​on. We sold our home for well over what we purchased it for (just 2.5 years later) which even resulted in a bidding war. It was a best-​case scenario. The final sale price made him very happy.
Kim guided us through the labyrinth of the house selling process with ease. From staging, marketing, communicating with buyers agents, hiring inspectors– you could see her experience and confidence at work. Both Kim and Kristine have been in the business for many years and clearly understand their market well– from both the buying and selling perspective.
On a personal level, Kim and Kristine were a dream to work with. They were kind, sincere, honest, and direct. I appreciated their candor and always felt at ease with them. We put a lot of trust in their hands and and in the end, I would make the same decision in a heartbeat. I feel like we hit the jackpot with Kim and Kristine. I can’t recommend them highly enough.