Growing up in Calgary, Karen frequently visited Canmore during her childhood and in 1993 choose to settle in the Bow Valley, to enjoy an active small town lifestyle. After working in the banking industry as a mortgage lender for 18 years, Karen made a career change and has been successfully selling real estate with RE/MAX Alpine Realty, the largest brokerage in Canmore.
Karen believes that selling real estate involves building relationships on a firm foundation of respect, trust, knowledge, support and patience. She brings these attributes to each and every client transaction. With her experience and expertise, Karen can guide you through the entire transaction, from the initial search stage to negotiation and completion of a purchase or sale. In addition, her ability to simplify the complicated world of mortgage financing and provide guidance to her clients brings piece of mind during the purchasing process.
Over the years, Karen has had the honor of representing clients from all over the world and with her longstanding relationships with an extensive network of mortgage lenders, accountants, property inspectors and lawyers, out of country and local buyers and sellers can be assured that the best professionals are being recommended.
Being involved and using her business skill set for the betterment of her community is very important to Karen. She has been a volunteer board member of the Canmore Community Housing Corporation and a longstanding member of the Rotary Club of Canmore. In 2014, Karen had the honor of being the President and is a Paul Harris +2 award recipient. Karen makes a financial contribution to the Children’s Miracle Network in honor of each client she represents in a completed transaction.
With her husband and teenage daughter, Karen continues to enjoy the active mountain lifestyle that brought her to the community over 24 years. During her down time, you can usually find her riding her bike around town or in the gym coaching Volleyball with the Rocky Mountain Volleyball Club.
My fiance and I were new to town and rather clueless when it came to Canmore Real Estate. We chose Karen as our realtor and it was a great decision. Karen is so knowledgeable on the different areas, zoning rules and builders that it made our house hunt so much easier. She was always honest and we never felt pressured when going to viewing after viewing. While closing our deal, Karen was always available to answer any questions we had or just calm me down when I was feeling anxious! She helped us with the walk through on closing day and made sure we were satisfied with our purchase. Since then I have recommended Karen to my father, and will continue to refer her to anyone that is looking in the home market.
—Ashley, Canmore, AB