Christine Karstofsky
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"We had a wonderful experience buying our first house with Christine and could not recommend her enough! She is kind, thoughtful, strategic, patient and extremely available to support you with all your needs from coffee recommendations to tours of the neighborhoods. She went above and beyond in providing us the information we needed to feel confident in making offers, and helped us with recommendations with contractors and repair people when it came time to go through inspection and closing. We came to Maplewood/SouthOrange often for a few months to look for houses in an extremely competitive market. Christine was enthusiastic even when we were discouraged and she gave us her honest opinion, without being overbearing. She also buys and renovates houses, so she brings valuable insight into the process. Christine has calming energy and is very pleasant to be around." - Jennie
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"Christine is amazing! Trying to find a house during a pandemic was stressful, but Christine made the whole process so easy.
She was with us every step of the way, from our initial meeting through closing (and beyond!). We were very picky so we can't even remember how many houses we saw, but Christine gladly helped us see all of them and helped us figure out what we were looking for. And because we were looking at some fixer-uppers, she used her extensive experience in home renovation projects to advise us and even brought in contractors she's worked with to take a look at the houses with us.
If you are looking to buy a house, call Christine. You won't regret it."
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"christine led the charge on our family's search for a home outside of new york city. we put her through the ringer, being a family that's not easy to please. but christine patiently and diligently showed us many homes that were closer and closer to what we were looking for - meaning she clearly paid attention to what we were liking and not liking about different properties, and took our feedback and thoughts into account at every step along the search. when we finally found the home we loved, christine's knowledge of the local market enabled us to make a competitive offer at a highly competitive time, with smart stipulations that both protected us as buyers and ensured our offer was the most attractive one to the sellers. without her insight, we likely wouldn't have had our offer accepted. we're thrilled with the result. add to that the fact that christine knows not only the area but a number of highly qualified contractors and professionals, and we feel we've stepped into a home ready to make the tweaks and changes that'll make it perfect for us. we can't stress enough how supportive, patient, energetic, positive, and informed christine was throughout the entire process. we got lucky."
She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design and has over 10 years of experience running e-commerce design teams big and small. She has worked for luxury brands Saks.com, Barnes and Noble.com, Ideeli.com, and Artspace.com. Five years ago Christine turned her design skills to designing residential interiors as well as selling the homes she reimagines. She is passionate about unearthing potential, solving complicated problems and selling homes that people want to create memories in.
Christine loves helping others create the lifestyle of their dreams by finding the perfect home whether that means buying one that is on the market, searching for that diamond in the rough or building to spec — Christine can help you find it or even build it.
Christine is hands-on from start to finish. Her goal is to help sellers receive top dollar for their listing with the fewest possible days on market. Providing design expertise, staging, staging advice as well as renovation management are just a few of the ways she provides exemplary service to her clients. She is not afraid to roll up her selves to do what it takes to get a property sold.
Being a real estate investor as well makes Christine the perfect candidate to work with new or seasoned investors. She keeps a client's bottomline at the forefront. Additionally, she is well versed in all stages of construction and can help project manage, design, stage and sell your property.