SURTERRE PROPERTIES® WELCOMES KRISTINE COUSENS
Surterre
Properties ® is thrilled to introduce the latest addition to itsever-growingteamofagents and brokers: KristineCousens.
An industry veteran with more than 20 yearsofexperience helpingclients buy and sell real estate, Kristine is one of coastal Orange County’s most accomplished professionals. Upon graduating cum laude from USC, she took aposition at IBM as a marketing representative—a role in which she sold systems to large organizations, including The Gas Company and Pacific Enterprises. Quicklyrealizing herpenchantfor sales, she received many accolades for her outstanding performance at work. In 1991,she fusedher impressiveknack forbusinesswith her passionfor real estate, earning her license and going to work for her father, awell-known real estate expert, thefollowing year.
Sincethen, she’s consistentlyimpressed both herclients andher peers with her deft abilitynot only to provide ahigh level ofoutstanding service, but also to negotiate the most favorable deals forbothbuyers and sellers.
Thegreatesttestament to Kristine’svalue as arealestateprofessionalis, without adoubt,the loyalfollowing of clients she’scultivatedoverthe years—buther trackrecord foraccomplishmentsisjust as impressive. Having closed morethan 1000 transactions to date—bothREO andnon-REO—she’s closedover$217 million in sales.Inadditiontobuyers, sellersand executors, she’s represented a total of 24 financial institutions, fueling their success with awinning combinationofskill,experience, and hard work.Kristine’scareerisdefined by anumberofimpressivefeats,which include 178 transactions in a single year—with20injustone month—and
maintaininga99% ratioofsales-to-list price. Adding yet another dimension to her broad-spanning acumen isher extensive experience in property management andrehabilitations,plus herdeepunderstandingofthe escrow and loan processes.
Alongtime resident ofHarbor View Homes, Kristine isjust asdedicated to servingher communityasshe is to hercareer. Together with herhusband friends, they co-founded thePortStreet Amigos—a nonprofit that hasraisedover $250,000 forvarious localorganizations, such as Andersen Elementary,DEANS, Corona del Mar High School, CDM Aquatics Foundation, Newport Hills Swim Team, and Clubhouse.
ContactKristineCousens at 949.677.5554 or kcousens@surterreproperties.com.
