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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.

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