PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Christine Palmer
http://christine.lakere.com
Ever since I can remember I have been obsessing over spaces. Clearly, I remember spending too much time with an assignment in 1st grade to draw my house, and on a regular basis staying up too late in high school to rearrange my room. It lead into my college days of drawing plans for houses I dreamed of creating one day. And then I met my husband, who also had vision- we designed together and he was able to make it a reality with his carpentry skills.
In our early twenties, before we were married, we bought our first house, trading our Europe trip savings for the down payment, eager to start our first project.
Years later, with our two young boys in tow, my husband and I packed up our newly built home (house #4) in Michigan and headed out to Seattle to live close to my in-laws in the Ballard neighborhood.
I soon started working for a local architect and grew within his pre-fab company and lighting design studio. Unfortunately, the length of the recession made enough of an impact that it was time to start thinking about my next move. This time, (and in house #6), I put my real estate knowledge to work. Enough moving… it was time to start helping others get their foot in the door, or out the door- whichever direction they were going.
My history with buying and selling on a personal level & working with such a wonderful client base over the years has helped me understand my client’s needs throughout one of the most exciting transactions of a lifetime.
PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
Five Star Professional conducts market-specific research throughout the U.S. to identify service professionals who demonstrate professional excellence and provide quality services to their clients. The Five Star Real Estate Agent program is the largest and most widely published award program for real estate agents in North America, covering more than 40 major markets. Five Star award winners do not pay a fee to be included in the research or on the final list of award winners.
The Five Star Professional research team contacted thousands of recent homebuyers, consumers and industry leaders to identify Seattle-area real estate agents who stand out in their industry and community.
To learn more about the research methodology, click here.