Testimonials
Cesar M
Oct 2024
I am so grateful for all of Cristina’s hard work and help finding and getting my dream home. I am endlessly grateful to have Cristina as my agent and couldn't be happier with the way everything worked out. Found my dream home and found a great friend in you… 👍🏻
Beth B
Oct 2024
I recently saw a TED talk that explained what makes a person super successful, an almost magical combination of professional competence and genuine caring. That really sums up Cristina. On my first couple of meetings with her I was wowed by how much she knew about seemingly anything and everything to do with homes, what makes one good for me or not, and what would be involved in making a not-good one work (which always boiled down to way too expensive fixes). In a short time, I found the home I wanted to buy, and that's when I saw the magic happen. :) Not only did Cristina negotiate an amazing deal for me, putting into reach a home that was actually not quite in reach, but she absolutely hand-held me through the whirlwind of finding and closing on the house in three short weeks. She is genuinely one of the kindest people I've ever met, with no end of patience and caring. Even after closing she has continued to help by putting me in touch with people as good as she is in their own professions. My advice would be to go with her, listen to her, and trust in her. You can't go wrong.
David J H
Oct 2024
Dear Cristina Zalavarria,You have been one of the most intelligent diligently communicative professionals we had the privilege to work with in the selling of our rental home in the Seattle Green Lake neighborhood.It has become so complicated and a drawn out experience, due to its age (1903) and totally remodel, in addition to changes in interest rates and strong requirements during all phases of the process.I am so grateful for the effort you put in to keep me informed and confident while navigating this major milestone.And I appreciate your expertise, wisdom, and quidance along the way, and thank you for all the hard work you put in over these past months.You made the home selling process much easier, which could not have been accomplished successfully, without your constant attention and continued support.In summary, I would attribute your efforts "beyond the call of duty" in your support for this effort.Thank you again for all you've done.Sincerely,David J. Hartshorn
Warren F
Oct 2024
Cristina has been very helpful through the whole process. She made our home buying experience very smooth and memorable .
-She have been representing us with the seller, ensuring things are well taken care of and agreements are well defined
- She gave us a nice presentation about the whole process which is very critical for first time homebuyers
- Always supportive about our inquiries and very knowledgeable.
- A fair and good negotiator
- Always on-site with us. Ensured our walkthroughs and site-visits went smoothly and we’ll coordinated.
- Very professional and honest in her dealings with both us and the seller.
She made us feel very confident through the whole process.
Hamid A
Oct 2024
Cristina is great and very helpful and resourceful, as my Condo needed a lots of help to get to market, I really appreciate her help. This is the second time she has helped me to sell a house first time about 6 years ago. I always happy to work with her. She was able to sell the house better price than I expected. She was able to negotiate very good price to sell our house. She is very kind and friendly, I know for sure because of her we were able to sell our Condo in timely manner with very good price. I recommend her highly to anyone wants to buy or sell a property. I had worked with several other agents in the past for selling and buying properties and no one comes even close to her. She is capable to managing difficult situations and resolving them, and make necessary negotiations to be able to sell the house. She is very professional and has very good communication skills. She is the best realtor, and I recommend her highly. Cristina is very knowledgeable and knows what price to put the house in the market to maximize the price and sell in timely manner.
Nina S
Oct 2024
I met Christina at an open house. I had just moved to WA & was looking to buy a condo. She became my agent. Christina is very knowledgeable re:all aspects of the real estate world. She cares deeply about her clients & is their advocate. She was always available to me answering all my questions & concerns and I trusted her responses. We found a condo, perfect for me at a good price. Then she was my agent again when I sold that condo at a wonderful price to move back to TX. I highly recommend Christina.
faranak s
Oct 2024
Cristina is such a wonderful agent. She is very professional, compassionate and courteous toward her clients. I had a very good experience in both buying and selling my property. She even goes extra mile in setting up a beautiful staging for her clients free of charge to help them to sell their property. She really takes interest in you as a person. I highly recommend her. You will never regret having her as your real estate agent.
gadde D
Oct 2024
Cristina is referred by one of our friends when we started looking to buy a house. Since this is our first time buying a house, she is very patient in answering all the questions regards to community, house, location and also she took time in explaining us all the document clauses before sending an offer. She even had our new house cleaned before we moved in and also had excellent recommendations for carpet cleaners. She is kind and genuinely helped us finding our new home. We would highly recommend using Cristina as your realtor if you ever need to to buy a house in the future.
John K
Oct 2024
Cristina 100% knocked it out of the park. As first-time buyers, we couldn’t have had a better experience. She was calm, a good listener, an encourager, an educator, and a great communicator. She was also a hard worker, thorough, and perseverant in this market. She’s the total package, and unless you’re married to your realtor, you need to stop scrolling the internet and just call Cristina.
Mara S
Oct 2024
As first-time home buyers, my husband and I were a bit overwhelmed with the craziness of the current market and finding a house that fit all of our needs. From Day 1, Cristina was helpful by narrowing down what we wanted and providing curated lists of places that she thought we should view. She was responsive and helpful for our entire process and would even be available same-day notice when houses we wanted to look at popped up. She was a true advocate for us and even in the crazy housing market, once we had an offer accepted and negotiations began, we were able to come away with such a great agreement that even our lender was blown away! This was testament to Cristina truly knowing the North King and Snohomish county markets and being able to be a champion for her clients every step of the way. I could go on and on but another thing I appreciated was that she went above and beyond to help us source inspectors, contractors, and more once we had officially moved into the closing period. Not only that, but she had our house professionally cleaned (including windows) and our ducts serviced before we even moved in. This was HUGE as it helped us feel like we were moving into our home, rather than a stranger's. I would highly recommend Cristina to any of my friends (I already have!) and would be happy to work with her again in the future.
Scott M
Oct 2024
TLDR; Cristina is amazing. She is everything you want in a realtor – knowledgeable, patient, available, thorough, and kind. Highly recommend her to anyone looking to purchase a house/condo/whatever! Cristina helped me purchase my first home. When I first began the house hunting process, I thought I could do it all myself. I quickly became overwhelmed and almost gave up on my search. Just before calling it quits, I connected with Cristina and told her about my experience up to that point (searching myself through Redfin/Zillow/etc… and booking my own viewings). Through talking with her I could tell she empathized with my experience. At the end of our discussion, she was able to articulate back to me what my priorities were in my search and how she could help me going forward. I decided to give her a shot. Next day she provided me with multiple options that matched my criteria with researched comps showing recent sales in their area. With her help I was able to find my dream home and successfully make an offer. The real fun then began after that. I became even more overwhelmed than I was during the searching process with the closing process. Cristina was always there to help explain the different documents I was being provided, what the timeline was for decisions, and how to respond to both the questions of my mortgage company and the seller’s agent. With her help I was able to close in record time and without any issues. Throughout the entire process Cristina proved herself to be an invaluable partner. Without her I would have given up on my search, made potentially poor decisions in the closing process, and walked away feeling overwhelmed and uncertain in my decision. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to purchase a house/condo/whatever!
Stefani K
Oct 2024
Cristina exceeded our expectations throughout the whole process. She helped us sell and purchase houses in 2016, and when we were ready to move again in 2021, she helped us again. She was patient and accommodating of our delayed moving timeline in 2021. She listens to what you say and we felt no pressure to look at higher priced homes even though we were approved for a higher mortgage than we settled on. She had our house cleaned, including windows, prior to our open house. She even had our new house cleaned before we moved in. She is kind and genuinely cares about helping you reach your home goals. We would highly recommend using Cristina as your realtor! If we ever need to to buy or sell a house in the future, we will reach out to her.
Tamiko K
Oct 2024
We were so blessed to have Cristina as our realtor. The death of my brother was so unexpected so having to deal with selling his Condo in another state was very challenging. When the property manager recommended her I thought that she would just be looking out for the best interest of the company but I was wrong. From our very first conversation, she made me feel at ease and was there for me every step of the way. She was available to answer any questions anytime of the day. Even when her own family was going through a crisis, she still scheduled Zoom meetings to discuss my concerns. Usually when a family member passes you get the standard, “Sorry for your loss” with no feeling of sincerity. When she said it I knew she was being sincere. while I was the administrator, she always asked about my mother and family to make sure they were also satisfied with her service. After receiving so many road blocks trying to settle my brother’s estate, it was a wonderful experience working with Cristina who showed us a clear path from listing to closing. On behalf of my family, thank you for all of your help, attention to detail and superb customer service.
Vu N
Oct 2024
One of the best agents I have ever used. I have worked with her co-worker when we bought our first home and the experience was great. Now that we had to sell our home, both of them really helped us get the best possible value for our home. Even with all the problems that we had with the home and the HOA, Cristina managed to help us find buyers that gave us the best offer we could have hoped for.
David H
Oct 2024
Cristina Zalavarria, from Windermere Real Estate, accomplished the successful selling of my house in Seattle. Her expertise, credibility and exceptional decisions made a very difficult process a pleasant and rewarding experience which I appreciate very much. She tackled a unique and difficult process that ended in a successful sale which was “beyond the call of duty” in terms of the work required. Thank you Cristina Zalavarria.
dennis m
Oct 2024
Cristina is amazing. Truly amazing. Six years ago, around noon on a Sunday, I walked into the Lynnwood Windermere office and asked for a realtor. I was a first time home buyer and I wanted to buy a condo in the Lynnwood area. Cristina happened to be the only one in the office when I stopped by and, well, that's how she became my realtor. I found and purchased a fantastic one bedroom condo with Cristina's help and guidance. Cristina knew so much about the latest sales trends in the area. The offer we submitted was accepted and way lower than I thought would be accepted. Score! I told her at the time that when I was ready to move I would look her up and invite her to be my listing agent. Recently, my job relocated me to Idaho so I contacted Cristina and she accepted my invitation to represent me as my listing agent. I soon found out that Cristina has her own team - staging pros, incredible photographer, you name it! When my condo listing went live I received a generous offer from a pre-qualified buyer in less than 8 hours for 5% over list price with no contingencies! Offer accepted! Cristina stayed with me every step of the way until I closed. She was always out in front of the entire process from pre-listing prep through final closing. And ya know what? While I was buying my first home and selling it six years later I felt like I was Cristina's only client. As I said earlier, Cristina is amazing. Truly AMAZING!
Dr F
Oct 2024
We had the pleasure of selecting Cristina for the sale of our home and the purchase of our new home. She has proved to be a wise investment! Cristina was thorough in the handling of the simultaneous closings on both of our homes. She was very knowledgeable about the real estate market in the area. Cristina provided us with honest and valuable feedback that had our house sold in 4 days, with multiple, over asking price, offers. She stayed in constant contact with us throughout the entire process and made sure all of our concerns or questions were quickly addressed. It felt as if she was part of the family and had our best interest truly at heart. I could not endorse her more. If you are in the market and looking for a reliable, honest, and especially hard working agent, then Cristina Zalavarria is the agent you are searching for. We are thankful for the choice we made and it is unlikely we'd be in our now dream home without her guidance and expertise. Cristina is a solid choice for anyone's real estate needs!
toddnappen
Oct 2024
Based off of a recommendation from my wife's family with got into contact with Cristina to buy a house in about 4 weeks. We were first time home buyers so this was extremely new to us. She is very professional and down to earth which is exactly what we needed. With such a short window to make a offer and close we are glad we had her making it happen. The best thing is that she had worked with our Mortgage lender before, so they they were a great team to make the sale as smooth as possible. We had a target to close on 4/26/2019 and she made it happen. I seriously can't recommend her enough. If I had could give more stars I would!
lizathein
Oct 2024
Cristina Zalavarria is one of the most professional realtors I have ever known and a pleasure to work with. Throughout the entire selling process, Cristina was caring, creative, conscientious and motivated. Her work-ethic was extraordinary. She was easy to stay in contact with and would return emails and phone calls right away. Always felt as though I was her only client even though I knew she had a very busy schedule. I would highly recommend her to our friends and family without any hesitation.
mayabragg5
Oct 2024
We turned to Cristina after having no luck attempting to purchase for the 10 months prior. Cristina was able to think outside the box and found us a listing we ultimately purchased in less than 2 weeks after we started working with her. She is extremely knowledgeable and responsive - both my wife and I highly recommend her.
norcal11
Oct 2024
Absolutely adored working with Cristina as she's everything you look for in a realtor. Responsive, fast, communicative, strong staging acumen, and will push for the best deal you can get. Highly recommend Cristina.
Smitzy
Oct 2024
Cristina was the absolute perfect person to help me find my new home. She was very knowledgeable about not only the area that I was looking into, but other areas that fit the lifestyle that I was searching for. She showed me many homes and even drove me over an hour away on several occasions to help assure me that I had made the right decision. She also negotiated on my behalf to get me the best deal on the home without the risk of losing it in this very competitive market. She was extremely knowledgeable about the current market trends and up and coming areas of where I was searching. Cristina was a true professional along the entire process, guiding me through all aspects of the buying process and keeping everyone involved timely and responsive. I can't imagine using anyone else. She actually made the buying process very enjoyable. Thank you Cristina!
NevetsLeahcim
Oct 2024
I have had experience with 5 other real estate agents and my experience with Cristina was hands down the best. Her level of professional knowledge and experience, people skills and personal likablility is what sets her apart. I've worked with difficult agents who knew their stuff but were hard to work with and nice ones who didn't know how to negotiate or offer strong advisement. So it was so nice to find someone who is like a personal friend but will give you straight information, do the tough negotiating and will guide you with an experienced hand through the process. I recommend her to new buyers as well as experienced ones who want a smooth process.
lukach201
Oct 2024
Cristina was an amazing agent and went above and beyond to help us with a tricky sale. We were looking for a place in Washington, but lived in Houston. So with a lot of hard work, Cristina found us the perfect place. We never even left our home, she personally went to look and give her opinion on different places. Then when we found the one we were most interested, she sent us a video that she took! we really couldn't have asked for a better agent and such a nice person to work with! highly recommended!
vita r
Oct 2024
Cristina was simply a blessing to us! She was so supportive and knowledgeable. Her communication skills were very impressive. We worked with another realtor right before we got in contact with Cristina and she completely blew us away. We wish Cristina the very best and are very happy that we had an opportunity to work with her.
smerritt100
Oct 2024
Cristina was great to work with during the search and subsequent purchase of my home. She is extremely detail oriented, professional, and a strong advocate. I highly recommend her.
anne364
Oct 2024
Cristina is a totally service oriented professional. She answered all my questions promptly, and responded with gracious generosity to an urgent property need. When water seemed to be running in the vacant property she had listed for me, she volunteered to go to the site late at night when I was hours away from the property. She reviewed and shared info about nearby properties in detail, and attended an important condo association meeting with me. I recommend her most highly!
user19068907
Oct 2024
Thoughtful and considerate, Cristina helped us through a complex transaction, arranged for staging the house, and we had offers within days. We did not live in the area and she managed many details including repairs.
zuser20150307093620259
Oct 2024
She is very knowledgeable in her field, professional in her approach and will definitely represent anyone to win. I'm glad to have her on our side. A big Mahalo (thank you)!!! Julie S Quinsay
imdj s
Oct 2024
Has access to contractors, find time to process requests on time, answers inquiries before end of the day. Good negotiation skills, Punctual, present on all scheduled house showing