About Karen
Karen Kelly, originally from Michigan, has lived and worked in the DC area more than 30 years. A graduate of The George Washington University, she has dedicated herself to the sales profession. Spending over 26 years in high tech equipment, software and service sales, Karen has consistently achieved top sales honors performing in the top 1% of her peers. Achieving record sales growth year after year, Karen has sold over $197 Million dollars of real estate since 2017.

Karen is known for her dedication to her clients and history of success in client relations. With keen attention to detail, her focus is on meeting her client’s needs with an emphasis on negotiating and customer care.

With her team, she has been voted Top Producer by Bethesda Magazine and "Best of" from Washingtonian Magazine every year since 2016. DRG was named the #1 Small Team in Maryland by REAL Trends and is in the top 1% of teams globally.  Karen also received the distinguished honor of being named Washingtonian Magazine Top 100 Agents every year since 2019.   

Recent Reviews:

Alton Barber

10/28/22

Karen Kelly, and the entire team at The Dana Rice Group, went far above and beyond the normal duties in making the sale of my home in Chevy Chase happen in the most efficient manner at my target price. She helped me give away, helped me pack, helped me clean, helped me with repairs, helped me at every stage of the process. She even helped me find a temporary place to stay during busy showing times! I've interacted with over 100 realtors in my 30+ years in real estate investing, and she is, without question, one of the best. Truly a joy to work with!


Tony Morse

8/27/22

Karen was the best, from helping us rent the house two years ago all the way through staging and selling. She went above and behind helping with every aspect of the process and explaining what was happening. She was always available with help and insight and coordinating contractors etc…

Daniela Ochoa Gonzalez

 8/19/22

Karen is great, she helped us make the bold choice at the right time and took us by the hand through the whole process of transitioning from being city mouses into starting our lives as country mouses :). We are so grateful!


Laura Okpala

 8/16/22

Karen is an excellent realtor and found me an amazing home! It may have taken a while, but Karen was patient and upbeat throughout the process, despite getting outbid multiple times in a hot market. She is knowledgeable about the area and informed about industry trends and knows the right people to take care of your needs whether its the right inspector or a handyman or decorators. Would highly recommend!