By Katy Thielke Straser, Founder and CEO, Straser Silicon Valley Team It was my first open house. My mother had been in real estate for years and, when she had too many listings one afternoon, she asked me to get my license. So I did.
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Katy Thielke Straser leads the Straser Silicon Valley Team, bringing more than 25 years of experience and over $500 million in sales to clients across the Menlo Park area, including Atherton, Palo Alto, Woodside, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and surrounding Silicon Valley communities. She has closed $11 billion in total sales volume across 183 five-star reviews, with an average transaction price of $3.05 million, and is recognized among the top 1.5% of agents nationally by The Wall Street Journal.
Katy is known for strong negotiation skills, deep local market knowledge, and a concierge-style approach to client service. She has been honored by Inman in both 2019 and 2024. In 2024, she also brought Compass' Forster Jones International & Associates into Northern California, launching the firm's Silicon Valley arm as Straser Silicon Valley.
Katy is known for strong negotiation skills, deep local market knowledge, and a concierge-style approach to client service. She has been honored by Inman in both 2019 and 2024. In 2024, she also brought Compass' Forster Jones International & Associates into Northern California, launching the firm's Silicon Valley arm as Straser Silicon Valley.
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By Katy Thielke Straser, Founder and CEO, Straser Silicon Valley Team A couple of years ago, one of my clients fell in the street and broke his hip. He's 88.
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