Testimonials
Phoebe Cutter
Dec 2025
Shane is a like a 10 out of 5 agent. I am so grateful to him. We had a long process, searched in many neighborhoods, put in several offers during a super bad time for buyers, but now we’ve got our dream house.
Shane really showed up for us. He was super responsive, knew his stuff when walking us through houses, and had other great folks to help us if he was ever out of town. He also really went above and beyond at closing to make sure we had everything we needed, helping us get quotes, etc. I would highly recommend Shane, he made one of the toughest processes feel easy.
Phoebe Cutter
Dec 2025
Shane is a like a 10 out of 5 agent. I am so grateful to him. We had a long process, searched in many neighborhoods, put in several offers during a super bad time for buyers, but now we’ve got our dream house. Shane really showed up for us. He was super responsive, knew his stuff when walking us through houses, and had other great folks to help us if he was ever out of town. He also really went above and beyond at closing to make sure we had everything we needed, helping us get quotes, etc. I would highly recommend Shane, he made one of the toughest processes feel easy.
Ginger Farrell
Dec 2025
I’m incredibly grateful to the friends who recommended Shane Ristine to us. Selling our home from overseas could have been a stressful experience, but Shane made the entire process seamless and worry-free. His guidance was consistently clear, thoughtful, and well-balanced - qualities that gave us real peace of mind. We truly appreciated his professionalism and dedication every step of the way. I would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell a home! Thank you!
Mona Akmal
Dec 2025
Shane is the best. His advice on pricing, timing, staging and things to fix/not fix was spot on. He’s super responsive and helpful.
* Rio
Dec 2025
Shane and Steve recently helped me with a purchase of a home for my mom across the water. I'm was really impressed with how much they go above and beyond to what I've experienced with other agents. I also appreciate the insights provided on price and neighborhood with direct visits and feedback. These guys even helped us get thru the Ballard Locks for the first time if that wasn't enough! Really great people to work with and helpful in so many ways. Kevin and Karen
Bill Bryant
Dec 2025
Shane and Steve have represented my family on several purchases and sales of residential properties in Seattle. Each and every one has gone smoothly and had a positive outcome. Their expertise and professionalism is top-notch. I highly recommend them with no qualms whatsoever.
Sunshine Bacon
Dec 2025
Shane and Steve were infinitely patient as we waded through the Seattle housing market. They prepared several bids before we won the house we bought and LOVE. These guys are smart, thoughtful, and sincere. And we're clients for life.
Jay Free
Dec 2025
We highly recommend using Shane and Steve. Not only are they an absolute pleasure to work with, they bring a level of expertise, responsiveness, and service that is unparalleled. This was not our first home purchase. But it was our best experience--due in significant part to their amazing representation. You cannot do better than going with Shane and Steve.
Tim Cheng
Dec 2025
Shane and Steve are very knowledgeable and experienced. Able to accommodate my busy schedule and were able to help me get a good deal and also provide good advice.
Alissa James
Dec 2025
Shane and Steve are absolutely amazing realtors! We were first time home buyers, and had a lot of anxiety not really knowing what we were getting into. From our very first conversation, Shane and Steve set us at ease, thier energy is so calm and reassuring, we immediately knew we were in good hands. We were looking for a 2br on a modest budget, they didn't hesitate at all. Shane and Steve are total pros, they do thourough research on every property and helped us avoid a lot of red flags that we wouldn't have known to look for. Shane guided us thru multiple offer negotiations until we landed our perfect home. I'm so grateful we had them on our team!
Alicia McIntire
Dec 2025
I cannot possibly say enough wonderful things about Shane and Steve! They made every step of purchasing a condo and selling my house so seamless and simple. Their knowledge of the local real estate market, experience with all aspects of sales and purchasing, and their friendly demeanors took all potential stress out of these major life actions. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone seeking to sell or purchase a home!
Leif Warren
Dec 2025
Shane Ristine is everything you want in a broker! He is very friendly, knowledgeable and willing to go the extra mile. He is easy to communicate with and always quick to respond to calls, texts or emails. He genuinely cares about others and wants the best for his clients. He was a huge blessing to my family helping sell a property owned by my in-laws. We all agreed that he may have been introduced to us as a real estate broker, but he left as a family friend. We would definitely recommend working with Shane if you value integrity, reliability and kindness. Or as my grandmother-in-law said, 'If you have half a brain, call Shane!'
Adam Rogers
Dec 2025
Working with Steve to find a house in Fremont was a wonderful experience. He was responsive, knowledgable, always willing the answer my questions and go the extra mile. I found a wonderful house and he handled the crazy day of offers very well. Thanks so much to both Shane and Steve for everything they did!
Jamie Storm
Dec 2025
I recently listed/sold my condo with Steve Foss and Shane Ristine and at the same time bought a new one. Real estate transactions are never fun, at least for me, but both of the sale and purchase were nearly seamless. Steve was super responsive to my many questions and offered his professional insights at every turn. Both Shane and Steve know the Seattle market well and are the ultimate professionals. Highly recommended.
Mona Akmal
Dec 2025
Steve and Shane are the absolute best. I have bought and sold 4 properties with them. They’re highly responsive, offer great advice, and make the entire process (from photos, to closing, to staging, to loan referrals, to inspections etc) seamless and easy. They’re also just wonderful and thoughtful people.
Michael Theisen
Dec 2025
Steve and Shane helped smooth the process and guide us in negotiating with the sellers. They also recommended a banker which made the mortgage nearly painless. We can't be more grateful .
James Standridge
Dec 2025
Steve & Shane went above and beyond helping my sister and I with the difficult task of selling our family home after my mother's death. Emotions run high when dealing with such a task; Steve and Shane put us at ease and walked us through the process seamlessly. By providing data and a sound strategy to fairly price the home it sold quicker than expected. They both provide exceptional service and are generous with their time. Thank you Steve & Shane!
Nan Hough
Dec 2025
When my husband and I decided to sell our condo on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Shane and Steve were available to help us with every aspect of the listing and selling process. They had very good suggestions for getting the condo ready to sell and promptly answered the many questions we had even anticipating and answering many before we could ask. Their marketing presentation was carefully and beautifully done. Once the condo sold, we very much appreciated the detailed information sent to us about the closing process and what to expect. In addition to many e-mails, Shane met with us often in our condo and both Shane and Steve were available to talk with us on the phone. Their knowledge and expertise were invaluable. Their caring and attention to detail made our move nearly stressless. We would be very happy to be their clients again!
Jay Friedman
Dec 2025
We have worked with Shane and Steve through several moves. On the selling side, they have provided quality assessments about pricing and other factors, and they have always been positive and reassuring during a process that can be emotional and stressful. On the buying side, they have been professional in providing their perspectives about properties while always being patient in searches that can take a long period of time. We've appreciated having them as allies whenever navigating a challenging real estate market.
Bernard Choi
Dec 2025
I have worked with Shane and Steve on four transactions (buying and selling) and they are just a pleasure to deal with. On the selling side, their analysis of the market was objective and realistic. They efficiently managed the tasks before, during and after the transaction. On the buying side, they were patient and never rushed a decision even though it made more sense for them to do so. On both sides of the deal, Steve and Shane are knowledgeable, practical, and incredibly responsive. Whether it’s during the week or weekend, day or night, while they’re in town or on vacation, they would respond quickly. This, combined with their attention to detail, provides peace of mind. You don’t have to worry about whether something is getting done because Steve and Shane are on top of it. And finally, I’ve worked with agents who vanished the minute the deal was recorded and the check cleared. Steve and Shane followed up after every transaction and even took care of tasks weeks after the sale.
Pritesh & Kruti
Dec 2025
We absolutely love Shane and Steve! We were introduced to them through a friend who had a great experience with them (both buying and selling their home), and wouldn't use anybody else. They helped sell our home in the Seattle area a few years ago -- they helped coordinate touch ups to the home, getting it staged, gave feedback about when a good time to list would be. We were nervous when it snowed during our open house days, but Shane was there, in the snow, shoveling the sidewalk to make sure people could get there. We were so happy with that experience that we have since used them two more times! They have helped in finding a new home, coming to showings with us, setting up private viewings, and gave some great advice about what type of bids to make, and we ended up with a great home without going through the crazy bidding market. They then also helped sell another home for us and gave all the same level of service as the first home they sold for us. Shane and Steve are very communicative, friendly, get things done on time, and overall just really nice people. Hopefully we're not moving again soon, but if we did, we would 100% seek their services again, and would have no hesitation in recommending them to friends or family.
Ashley Barrios
Dec 2025
I cannot give enough praise to this team during our house purchase (and customer support after purchase as well)! Working with Shane and Steve was the a main highlight in our home purchase process. They were absolutely fantastic, responsive, understanding, knowledgeable, flexible, engaged, and especially calm and reassuring during the Covid19 outbreak (our purchasing process lasted from mid February 2020 - mid April 2020, so right at the US peak). My husband and I would highly recommend working with this dynamic duo for your home purchase needs. We personally are looking forward to working with them again in any capacity in the future!
Chipmonkey Wine
Dec 2025
Steve and Shane are the best in the biz! I've worked with them on numerous purchases and sales, and trust them completely. They always have their clients best interests in mind and will go the extra mile to make the home buying and selling process as painless as possible for you. They have a great understanding of the market and a great reputation which is very important when it comes to negotiating offers with other realtors. I recommend them often and would not hesitate to have them help you and represent you in your real estate endeavors!
Jason Reynolds
Dec 2025
Shane and Steve were incredible with helping me find and purchase my first home. They made themselves readily available for tours, and were true founts of knowledge for every question I could think to ask. Most special to me was that I felt comfortable taking their advice on home purchase strategies, eg: I like this house but it's a little out of my budget, or I could be happy here but the commute to work could be a challenge. It quickly became apparent that they were not interested in encouraging me make a regretful purchase just so they could make a buck. I just really appreciate them and the effort they put into me as a client. I can't recommend them enough.
Nichole Peterson
Dec 2025
Shane and Steve sold my charming Queen Anne bungalow for a huge return and were incredibly helpful every step of the way - plus everything happened without me even being in the state! From strategic decisions (what to repair, hiring a stager), to contractor recommendations, to taking care of every small detail to make the house truly shine, to being there for every question large or small, and all the while it felt like a best friend who totally has your back — I highly recommend this team.
Skyler Loth
Dec 2025
My partner and I purchased a house with Shane and Steve this last year. Being able to navigate the crazy competitive Seattle housing market, amongst government lockdowns was a huge undertaking. Like many prospective buyers, we had heartbreaks along the way and got outbid on a few houses (who offers $100k over asking price?!). Thankfully, I knew we could always depend on our Shane and Steve to not only fight for our best interests, but also give us much needed moral support in an incredibly competitive market. These guys started by identifying what would truly make us happy with a house and then went and fought for our goal. We didn’t feel rushed and in the end we got a place that we absolutely LOVE. I have already recommended these two to our own friends/family and would happily recommend them to anyone looking at this review.
Shannon Bauman
Dec 2025
Professional, knowledgeable, and above all caring . Could not have asked for better support and service in selling my mother in-law's home. Answered all our questions and gave us great advice. We look forward to working with them again!
Daniel Newell
Dec 2025
Shane and Steve are the best realtors in town. Super professional. So far they have helped us sell two properties and buy two houses. They know how to get your home into selling shape. On the buying side they are very patient as you figure out what you like and where you want to live. They provide you with a lot of options and help walk you through everything. These two are very trustful and have a ton of experience in realistate in the greater Seattle area.
Julie Pereyra
Dec 2025
I've worked with Shane and Steve numerous times over the course of a decade plus. Without a doubt, they are one of the finest realtor teams out there and I refer them without reservation. They have deep local knowledge and use it to help determine what would make their clients happy and then work towards that goal. Whether sourcing houses and getting in to see them promptly or helping stage and list your house effectively, they are experienced and hold a solid track record. They are also experienced in remodels and construction and can help you identify issues prior to putting a bid in, which is really helpful. Additionally, they're funny and bring perspective and a traveling oasis of sanity, which given the Seattle market, is key.
Kurt Bitter
Dec 2025
I've worked with Shane and Steve to buy and sell multiple properties. The reason why I'm a repeat client is because of how responsive, helpful, methodical, and thorough they are. They walked me through every step of the daunting buying and selling processes, keeping me aware of which documents and forms were due at all times so that there was never a risk of a late closing. They also diligently reviewed all disclosures and forms provided by the other party and caught several issues that I would have missed. They made the process simple and even... enjoyable!