Silke began her career in 2004, specializing in luxury residential real estate and investment properties. Her extensive experience from working and residing throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, has made her an asset to clients relocating or who want to explore different areas in the Bay Area.
Those planning to buy or sell a home can be confident in her negotiation skills, broad depth of knowledge and assistance with all facets of purchasing or preparing a home for market. This includes Compass Concierge, which allows you to make improvements to your home and defer the expense to after your home sells.
Her strong work ethic coupled with an enthusiastic attitude has gained her a formidable reputation among both clients and colleagues. Dedication to clients has allowed referrals and repeat business to be the foundation of her long career.
A native Californian, Silke’s proudest achievement is her family - husband Matt, twin daughters Stella and Sophie, and beloved dog Lulu.
She looks forward to helping you with your next home transition.
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"Silke provides professional, reliable service. We could not imagine using another Realtor. Throughout the process, from start to finish, Silke was there for us. Before putting our home on the market, she provided a thorough analysis of the market and recommendations on how to maximize our value. We very much appreciated her comprehensive services. Our objective when hiring a Realtor was to find someone who would take the lead, be highly communicative, and relieve us from having to do any extra work. Silke has her own network of handypersons, painters, and stagers. With Silke, you won't have to worry about a thing. She is highly organized and anticipates any questions or concerns you might have. Without hesitation, we enthusiastically recommend Silke!""-Keith and Abigail Roberston- Sellers
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"Silke is a true professional. She went above and beyond with the sale of our home. We had to move quickly because our family member was ill. We were moving across country had to leave the house and the work to be done in Silke’s hands. She handled everything from start to finish and we ended up with multiple offers and substantial over asking. We trusted Silke with one of the most important financial situations of our lives, and she delivered!"-Collette Anderson- Seller
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"Silke is beyond magical! We've been working with her for a little over a year now and when we knew we wanted to buy a house we explained we weren't sure how to start or what shape we were in to even do so. Silke jumped right in and always made time for us and set up meetings to go over the steps of buying a home and the steps needed to take to get there.. Her professionalism is beyond compare and her heart is made of gold. No matter selling or buying, trust us, you want Silke on your team. We are forever grateful for /to her and consider her a lifelong friend. She made our homeownership in the Bay Area a dream come true!
"-Adrian and Nichole Knapic- Buyers
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"My wife and I had no idea what to expect when we began to search for our first home. We felt very comfortable working with Silke, who encouraged us to go at our own pace but made sure we were prepared to make a competitive offer when the time came. It didn't take us long to find a home we both loved and with Silke's advice we were able to make our first offer a winning offer! We wouldn't have our new home today if it weren't for our agent's help. Thanks Silke!"- DAVE AND ERICA SCHMIERER
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"“My husband and I purchased our first home in October 2016 and had the pleasure of working with Silke Stearns as our buying agent. We moved to the Bay Area four years ago, and in that time welcomed three children into our family. Before too long our two-bedroom apartment was quickly getting too small for our growing family, and we began longing for a larger place and a home to call our own. Yet the idea of buying a first home seemed like a dream in the California housing market, and our trepidation only grew as we monitored the limited properties on Zillow and Redfin. All of this changed when we met Silke. After our first sit-down meeting with Silke she addressed all our concerns, walked us through the process and assured us that we were not wasting her time. She understood our fear of buying our first home and wanted us to feel comfortable as well as informed. She was able to get us in contact with a mortgage lender who was quick to pre-approve us, starting the process off on a good foot. We received a continuously-updated list of properties from Silke and we were able to look at homes when it was convenient for us. She was also very patient with us as we towed our three boys to most open houses. Once we found a house we loved, Silke was honest and knowledgeable and there to answer all our questions and if she couldn’t answer she sought out the proper expertise and relayed the information to us quickly. She scheduled all inspections and was there for each one to ensure that we as the buyers were being represented. When it came time for the negotiations, Silke was in our corner, fighting hard for us with expert strategy. The home buying process can be overwhelming and confusing. We feel incredibly fortunate to now have a home that we would have never thought possible just a year ago. We wouldn’t be here without Silke. Her kindness, knowledge and hard work made buying our first home much easier than we imagined. She became a dear friend to me and my family and we are so thankful for all that she has done for us.”"-ASHLYN AND MARK SARTAIN