About Katie Severance

Katie Severance has been a full time Realtor in the Montclair and Essex County, New Jersey area for 10 years. She has successfully listed and sold well over $60 million in real estate. She is also the co-author of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Selling Your Home” (Penguin, January 2010). She is a member of the West Essex Board of Realtors and one of a select group of Realtors in the United States with the National Luxury Home Marketing designation and its Million Dollar Guild.

Ms. Severance was born and raised in Montclair. She attended Montclair public schools, graduating form Montclair High School, and has a son in the school system now. She graduated from Fairfield University in Connecticut with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. Before getting into real estate, she spent 16 years as a television producer, and won an Emmy Award.
 

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Selling Your Home

Katie Severance was chosen by Penguin to co-author the book from a national pool of realtor candidates. The theme of the book is how to sell your home anywhere, anytime and in any kind of market. It is a comprehensive guide covering everything from the decision to sell all the way to the closing table. Some of the specific chapters include pricing your home, staging, renovations that make you money when you sell, how to find and attract buyers, the psychology of buyers and their behavior patterns in both up and down markets, how to negotiate and respond to lowball offers, calculating profit, managing the deal to closing as well as flipping, home relocations, estate sales and selling income producing properties.

Below is just a sampling of some of the chapters you’ll find in the book. If you would like to buy the book, click here.

Other locations to buy from: Amazon.com,  Tower.com

Why Buyers and Sellers Come to Katie Severance

Katie Severance is extremely passionate about the business of real estate. Her track record for listing homes in Essex County and the Montclair, New Jersey region is exceptionally strong. Even in the dramatically falling market, over 70% of her listings sold at or above the asking price. Both buyers and sellers return to her time and again with nearly 100% of her business coming from past clients and referrals.

With her very effective negotiating skills, she is a powerful advocate for buyers. She offers strong guidance throughout a patient search for the right property and through the stages of a deal including the initial offer, attorney review, deposits, the inspection, appraisal and closing.

When Katie works with a buyer or takes on a listing for a seller, she is focused and attentive. Her clients will receive personal attention and will not be referred over to an assistant or colleague within the organization.