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Kathy "Kouts" Koutsobinas (pronounced "koot-so-bee-nas")

Objective:  A highly educated professional committed to delivering extraordinary service and creating an exceptional real estate experience for my clients!

Education and Designations:

(RRES) Residential Real Estate Specialist

 Certified Residential Relocation and Marketing Specialist

 2004 Rookie-of-the-Year for the Coldwell Banker Gundaker Highway 94 South Office—the No. 1 Sales Office in St. Charles County

2005 & 2008  Recipient of Coldwell Banker Gundaker’s Outstanding Service Award (Only 2% of 3,500 agent sales force receive this award.)
 
2006  & 2007 Number 1 Unassisted Sales Agent of Coldwell Banker Gundaker's Highway 94 South Office--the top producing sales office in St. Charles County

2005 & 2006   Coldwell Banker Gundaker Diamond Club Member

2007 Coldwell Banker Gundaker President's Circle Member
 
2006, 2007 & 2008 Recipient of FIVE STAR Best in Client Satisfaction Real Estate Agent Awarded by St. Louis Magazine (only 7% of all licensed realtors in the St. Louis area are selected)
 
2008 Coldwell Banker International Diamond Society Member--awarded to the top 7% of all sales associates across the country
 
Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri--Master of Arts in Legal Studies, With Honors; Bachelor of Arts in Management with Emphasis in Human
   Resource Management, Cum Laude

 Court Appointed Special Advocate for Abused and Neglected Children (11th Circuit Court)

Professional Organizations:

  • Member of National Association of Realtors
  • Member of St. Louis Association of Realtors
  • Member of the St. Louis Regional Multiple Listing Systems (MLS)
  • Member of the #1 Real Estate Team in the St. Louis area - Coldwell Banker Gundaker!
When you're ready to BUY, Kathy will:

--Help you hit the ground running by providing you with a FREE, informative CD entitled "How to be a Smart Home Buyer" or "How to be a Smart FIRST TIME Home Buyer" with accompanying checklists which will explain how to "package" yourself and your offer to get the results you want when you're ready to make an offer.
--Help you find the right home by carefully listening to your needs and alerting you to listings that meet your criteria the day they hit the market.
--Help you with the first step in the home buying process: getting preapproved for your home loan.
--Help you arrange financing by putting you in touch with several area banks, mortgage lenders and brokers so that you can shop around for the program that best fits your needs.
--Help you determine the value of your new home purchase by preparing a Competitive Market Analysis to ensure that you're getting the best value for your money.
--Handle the preparation and completion of paperwork, ensure that all deadlines are timely met, negotiate on your behalf to get desired results, and tend to the litany of details from the beginning of the buying process through closing.

When you're ready to SELL, Kathy will:

--Help you sell your house for the best price and terms obtainable for your property in the shortest possible time on the market with the least inconvenience to you. Kathy averages 20 days on the market for her listings!
--Help you get your home market ready by recommending home enhancements that can more than pay for themselves in stronger offers from buyers.
--Provide you with a copy of Coldwell Banker Gundaker's "Home Enhancement Guide" and videos "How to Dress Your House for Success" and "How to Price Your House for Success"
--Generate prospective buyers through multi-media marketing strategies and othe proven techniques including, newspaper ads, yard signs and directionals, Open House events, Internet advertising (including www.realtor.com and www.coldwellbanker.com), television ads, direct mail marketing and agent tours...to name a few!
--Involve the children. Kathy wants to make sure that your children are not left out of the family's process of selling their home. She will provide your children with their own "Contract," a Certificate for a job well done, and offers a library of books to choose from relating to helping children cope with moving from the familiarity of their current home to their new home.

Proud to Live and Work in the Community Where She Grew Up

Kathy would be the first to agree that St. Charles County is a place that truly exceeds even your highest expectations. The city's rich heritage and promising future continue to draw residents to the area making it the fastest growing county and second largest city in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. Beyond the charming Historic District on the banks of the Missouri River lie friendly communities, top ranking school systems and endless opportunities. As one of St. Charles' most respected real estate professionals, Kathy offers a level of personalized service and winning results to match the excellence of her hometown. When it comes to her clients' home sale or purchase, Kathy's patience, creativity and experience in the local market produce results that exceed their expectations time and time again. As a special service, Kathy helps take some of the stress off her clients' shoulders by providing a one-stop shop for all their home-related needs including everything from home enhancement and maintenance services to financial and estate planning to secure their largest investment--their home. No matter what your goals are...contact Kathy for fast, friendly and knowledgeable service before you make your next move.

What Happened in St. Charles this year...
 
Fastest growing county population in Missouri  and in Top 100 U.S. Counties
 
Added 54,826 new residents between 2000-2006
 
190,826 workforce; 120,736 local jobs
 
Third in Missouri with 2007 total assessed valuation of $7.26B
 
$65,630--Top median household income in the State
 
(Source: EDC of St. Charles County)