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2026
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Oak Harbor, WA
2026
TOP AGENT
Coupeville, WA
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Oak Harbor, WA
2026
Coupeville, WA



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Cristie! Sorry this took so long! Where can I post this and do you want me to edit anything out Cristie was phenomenal! She went above and over the duties of a realtor to help us find the perfect house with a beautiful water view. She provided valuable information on the house building process back when we were considering building along with all of our other real estate/VA related questions. She was so patient with us over the two year period browsing period we took. When our back up offer went through unexpectedly while my husband was deployed she helped connect me with some short term tenants and has provided valuable references from loan officers, handymen and the like. She also provides real estate photography and has helped us in this regard as well. Thorough, professional, kind, knowledgeable(especially with military related!) and connected - We recommend her wholeheartedly!
I have used Cristie multiple times to buy and sell homes. I would not want anyone else to be my realtor. Cristie knows the area and is incredibly military friendly and understands timelines. I have not had a single issue when working with her.
We cannot say enough about how wonderful our experience was with Cristie! We were purchasing our home from someone who had rented it to us for 8 years. Unfortunately he was not a pleasant person and made things so difficult. We know for sure, that had Cristie not been our realtor, there is is no way the purchase of our home would have gone through. She dealt with tears and stress from us and made sure we knew she was working hard to help this sale go through. We own our home because of Cristie! We loved all the people she put us in touch with and were able to close within 30 days. Her kindness and her generosity go above and beyond what would be considered normal and she is someone you want to be friends with from the first time you meet her. Thank you Cristie for all you do for everyone you meet!
Cristie Arnold used her realty expertise to help us buy our dream home - with ideal terms! We couldn't be happier with the outcome! We felt confident because of her insights, support, & market knowledge that helped us navigate unique circumstances! From the initial steps to the final closing, Cristie stands by your side with a wealth of experience, lightning-fast communication & regular updates that keep you well-informed. Cristie gives you honest, helpful information, & she has your best interests at heart. I wholeheartedly recommend working with Cristie Arnold for your real estate needs; she is truly amazing!
Cristie Arnold knows what's she's doing in the Oak Harbor real estate world. We met Cristie in the spring of 2023, our home went on the market in July and sold in October 2023. All good! A good friend recommended Cristie. Our friend trusted Cristie, her character, energy, and attention to detail. Her energy and attention to detail qualities were evident on first meeting, a kitchen table style meeting and walk around our place over 2-3 hours. Her character surfaced early on and was affirmed throughout and to the end of closing. Cristie completed any necessary paperwork, always consulting us along the way by sending us copies via email or text, and using docu-sign to achieve any task that required our signatures. Cristie is a good communicator, calling, texting, or emailing whenever warranted. Her communications skills were defined by asking questions, answering our many questions, and advising us on issues while not telling us what to do and when to do it. In a slow market, a higher-than-average priced home with acreage and several outbuildings, and with no other property to compare ours with, Cristie suggested we list as having a place ready for a family to experience a life style change, rather than just a home. She coordinated the photo shoot that would include ariel views and did a fun write-up. We moved to the east coast before the house went on the market. As an older couple, we needed help with the final cleaning up and a couple of small touch-up jobs. With our permission, Cristie brought in the appropriate people and the work got done as promised. We paid those bills as part of our closing, a very reasonable bill and one we were happy to pay. Cristie is an involved realtor. If she says she'll sell your home, she will. We highly recommend Cristie Arnold!
Holy Smokes! We had Cristie as our Buying agent and that was the best experience ever. As a First-time home buyer, she made sure my Wife and I fully understood everything there was to know on anything and everything. A couple of years later we went straight back to her to sell our home! Cristie has unmatched skill in her profession and there is no one else like Her! I had some doubts in the beginning of selling the home. Will people want to look at it? Will it be listed at a good price? Most importantly, how long will it be on the market? As being in the Military, it was very difficult to plan our lives around our work and my number one headache was to sell our home before my Wife and I relocated to our new duty station. She reassured us that the price is perfect and gave us all types of headers on how to prep our home to be viewed. As soon as it was listed, we pretty much sold it! Great offer and great people. Now with our home sold I can transfer to the new duty station at ease. The money was a bonus too of course! Criste is the best at what she does. A great person to talk to and is willing to help in any way! Thank you Cristie! From the Munoz Family!
We just bought our first home and Cristie was the reason! She used her knowledge of the local area and fellow realtors to negotiate our first offer ever, and we got it! We will be forever grateful to have had her advice and handholding through all hours during this first time experience.
Working with Cristie was very easy! Frankness and honesty feature strongly in her style, and that is exactly what we needed. This was the first house we'd sold, and getting the facts of the matter straight from the beginning helped tremendously. Cristie and her team are incredibly responsive, and for most of the process I was measuring response times to texts and emails in minutes, sometimes hours, but never days. Even when there wasn't an answer to the question right away, something always came back almost immediately that someone was working on an answer. Most of the terminology went of our heads, and I appreciated Cristie's preference for stating things as briefly as possible first, and filling in where we asked her to. It made no assumptions about what we already knew and allowed us to get the full picture without feeling condescended. Cristie was careful throughout the process to speak in realistic terms. Paths and outcomes were always discussed as conditional, contingent, and as probabilities. This I appreciated because it promised nothing, and made statements which were voiced with confidence stand out. She never said she was sure until she was, and then she was right. Couldn't have asked for anyone more responsive or attentive, and we are absolutely thrilled with our experience. Thank you, Cristie!
A big thank you to Cristie Arnold and Ciera for all their hard work in helping us sell our home and find our dream home! They both made sure this whole process was smooth for all involved and their communication with us every step of the way was excellent! Always available to answer questions and steer us in the right direction. Cristie even met with us on a Sunday to get the process started and she was a absolute joy to work with! Again thank you so much to you both!
Cristie was extremely helpful as we moved across the country! With her help we were able to buy a house without visiting the local or having to see the house in person. Her and her team put together extremely detailed video reviews of each and every house we were interested in that made us feel as if we were really there in person. The level of detail they took with the video reviews made us feel confident in all of our decisions and we ended up finding a really great home in a fantastic part of town which simply wouldn't have been possible had we only used Zillow or another website on our own. Besides the great video walkthroughs, they were responsive every time we needed help and when it was time to put an offer in they had everything finalized within an hour even though it was a Saturday morning. Definitely recommend Cristie and her team, especially for out of state movers that may or may not be familiar with the area!
Cristie and Ciera did an amazing job selling our two wooded lots quickly and over asking price. They were friendly, knowledgeable and readily available throughout the process. Our first meeting, she dropped everything to meet with us while we were in town. We thoroughly enjoyed having her and her assistant handle our sale.
We had Cristie and her assistant Ciera help us buy our first home and they were absolutely fantastic. They not only have extensive knowledge about the Whidbey Island market but they also have a long list of contacts for anything you might need during the home buying process (mortgage lenders, cleaners, etc). They were also very straightforward about what to expect from this housing market so that we could make a competitive offer on a house that suited our personal needs. They were very responsive and flexible with our schedule. These two ladies make a wonderful team and work really hard to give you the confidence you need going into a big decision like buying a house. Highly recommend!
Cristie was recommended to us by several people and I understand why! She was incredible to work with from start to finish. Whether it was things that came up with the inspection or minor things that needed to be taken care of, she went above and beyond doing so much more than we could have ever asked. She made us feel more like friends than clients and made the entire process of listing and selling super easy. She was super responsive and incredibly patient with all our questions and concerns. We highly recommend her for anyone and everyone, especially military!
With a market the way it was when we began our home buying adventure, we had to think outside of the box to get into a new home. We moved from McCleary to Oak Harbor and had to sell our house in McCleary before being able to buy one in Oak Harbor. She was our eyes and ears and extremely responsive and helpful. We easily sold our house in McCleary and needed a short-term rental in the Oak Harbor area so we could continue our search in person. Again, Cristie came through. When it came time to buy we had found a house for sale by owner and she helped everyone through the process. She will do whatever she can to help you seal the deal.
As first-time home buyers, we had a ton of questions and concerns going into the process. Cristie came recommended by one of our close friends, and she was phenomenal! We can't recommend her enough! Cristie walked us through each step along the way, and her videos on the fundamentals of home buying were incredibly helpful. She showed excellent knowledge of the area and what to expect for each prospective property. She and her team recorded in-depth video walkthroughs whenever we expressed interest in a potential home. We lived hundreds of miles away during the entire process, but Cristie made us feel like we truly had someone (an entire team, really) working on our behalf in WA. Cristie is incredibly patient, incredibly detail-oriented, and absolutely a joy to work with!
Cristie was amazing, she is very helpful and responsive. She worked with us every step of the way any questions or concerns we had she always helped navigate. She is highly recommended! Cant say it enough she always thinks of her clients first.
Cristie and her team have been phenomenal throughout the entire process. Buying a home from across the country can be stressful and they did everything they could to put our minds at ease. The videos Ciera made of the properties they viewed for us were detailed - as if we were seeing them live and in-person. Cristie's experience and professionalism helped us ensure we found the perfect home, in the perfect location, and at the right price! We would work with this wonderful team again anytime!
If you are moving to Whidbey Island , or anywhere in the surrounding area and looking to rent or buy a home, you need to get in touch with Cristie Arnold ASAP! She is hands down the resident expert in this area and knows all the in and outs of the real estate process. I reached out to her while I was stationed overseas in Japan over 6 months before my family and I had to move to Washington. She was so quick to respond and answer every single question we had about the area and buying a house here. Fast forward to now and we just closed on a perfect home that met everything we were looking for and for an ideal price in todays market. She negotiated and fought for us to get into a home before Christmas and pulled it off just in time. Honestly, I couldnt be happier having met and worked with Cristie through the stressful process of getting my family a home. She made it so smooth and painless. She truly cares for her clients and goes the extra mile to find exactly what youre looking for. Moving to Whidbey Island soon? Contact Cristie now!
Cristie was professional, experienced, and knowledgeable. She was able to quickly address our questions and concerns and to quickly facilitate connections with resources we needed in order to move this sale along quickly. We had a great experience!
My wife and I are very thankful to Cristie and her team! It was our first time remote buying a house but this process was a great experience because of her. I was a bit worried with the whole not seeing the house personally before buying but it was a breeze and I believe that she was truly looking out for our best interest regarding the properties we looked at giving us the best possible advice, the positives and negatives of each property. It was really great working with her and her team!
Cristie was amazing! She went above and beyond to show us homes through video as we were unable to be here to view. She walked us through the entire buying process with our best interest at heart We appreciate her knowledge, as well as reliability.
Cristie Arnold moved mountains to get me the home of my dreams. As an out of state buyer, I had to rely on Cristies knowledge and negotiating skills to complete the process for me. I got the location I was looking for, a beautiful home, and at my price point. Did I mention Cristie accomplished all this in about 3 months? I was always informed during the process and knew what to expect next. Cristie is a professional who understands the market and knows how to get results; she also has a heart of gold and went above and beyond to help me make my dreams come true. Truly a remarkable lady. If you are looking for a real estate agent, this lady is top notch.
Cristie was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. She was highly professional and helpful. She truly went above and beyond our expectation in making recommendations about a loan officer, sending us comprehensive videos of the properties we were considering, and answering the continuous stream of questions we had as first time homebuyers. We would happily work with her again or recommend her to anyone looking for a home in the Whidbey Island area.
My husband & I have moved 5 times in the last 20 years. Obviously, we've dealt with many realtors both on the buying and selling side. I have to say that Cristie is by far the BEST realtor we've ever worked with!!! To make matters more complicated this time, we were selling our house out of state. Cristies professionalism, personality, attention to detail, responsiveness and her ability toA close the deal was Outstanding!!! She makes you feel as if you are her only client!!! If you are buying or selling a home, do yourselves a favor and hire Cristie Arnold!!!
We refer to Cristie as aEURoeThe Godmother of Whidbey Island (and surrounding areas).aEUR? With no hesitation or exaggeration, Cristie is the greatest real estate agent of all time. We worked with her during our move from Jacksonville, FL, to Whidbey (i.e. Cross country move). She is incredibly responsive, always has an answer for everything, and helped shepherd us through the challenging VA loan process. In addition, Cristie helped us stay within budget in an incredibly difficult market for buyers. She stayed patient and helped us put in multiple offers, eventually leading to success. It is important to also acknowledge the fact that Cristie is an incredible community member as well. She helps raise thousands of dollars every year for childhood cancer research. She supports incoming military members and their families to the Whidbey Island area (i.e. a library of 40+ documents ranging from aEURoeBest Handyman Services in the Area, to aEURoeOutdoor Water Activities,aEUR? to aEURoeWhidbey School System ExplainedaEUR?). Its really simple: get yourself a realtor who is great at their job, an amazing person, and just an all-around pleasure to work with. Call Cristie!
She is very approachable and easy to talk to. She listens to what you are saying and doesnt try to over sell or talk you into more than you are willing to spend.
Cristie made the homebuying process super easy, enjoyable, and exciting. Given the current state of the market, we expected to be touring many homes and submitting a lot of offers before we'd ever actually had one accepted. We introduced ourselves via email to Cristie on a Tuesday, toured a home on a Thursday, and submitted the offer that night. Cristie helped us craft a strong offer that was ultimately accepted the next day! If you're shopping for a home, Cristie is your girl!
Cristie was awesome throughout the entire experience. Very communicative, considerate, knowledgeable about Oak Harbor and the home-buying process. Even after the house was sold, she and her team helped us with the process of moving out when we hit a snag. Truly went above and beyond.
Where do I begin? Cristie is AMAZING!!! Our adventure started as soon as my husband received his Military orders to NASWI. I immediately knew we would want to be purchasing a home on the Island and started searching Facebook/Google frantically for a Realtor, that is when I came across Cristie! From start to finish Cristie has gone above and beyond for us. My husband and I were living in Japan while going through this home buying process, not to mention this is the first home we have bought, so there were many questions we had! I could not believe we were buying a home without ever stepping foot inside of it but Cristie made me feel so comfortable it felt like I had known her for years! Cristie always sent us videos when we asked of multiple homes, she went out of her way to measure areas, and would talk to me for hours on the phone! In this crazy market Cristie was very insightful and helped us navigate how to make a strong offer on our home and without her guidance there is no way we would own our home right now! I would recommend Cristie to anyone who is looking for a HONEST and RELIABLE Realtor who truly cares about you and your families next home!
Cristie was absolutely amazing during the home buying process in Whidbey Island. This was my wife and I's first time buying remotely and she made it incredibly easy and comfortable. She is very honest about the area and more importantly very thorough when walking through homes with you. Most importantly she does not try and pressure into buying anything and lets you analyze and make your own decisions. Cristie is very friendly, thorough and professional and there is no other person we would recommend to guide you through searching and buying a home, she is dependable, always available and always putting your needs first! Hire her today!
We were so lucky to find Cristie Arnold as our realtor. After having our first conversation with her where we explained our situation about wanting to buy a house we decided to ask her to be our Realtor. Three months went by before we started to make a move and not once did she try and pull us in before we were ready. During the entire process, she was very patient with us as first-time homebuyers and was available at any time to answer ANY questions that she was capable of answering. She has a treasure trove of valuable information. Her Facebook group has an entire homebuyers guide of power points and links with useful information that we could access at any time for free that made the process so much smoother for us! Having only a few days to spend in Whidbey Island to house hunt in person, Cristie practically cleared her schedule to make time to show us the homes. And during the process, she was never pushy, always patient. Our search didnt end during that trip and we soon found out that the marketplace in Whidbey Island was very competitive. Cristie was such a hard worker, she always found time in her busy life for us. We were afraid that moving cross-country during the pandemic would be a nearly impossible task. Cristie always maintained a positive and reassuring attitude that went miles for our nerves. We trusted her to do video tours of homes that we never stepped foot in and we are glad we did. It turned out to be a totally positive experience and we are so happy we went through the home buying process when we did. Cristie is a trustworthy, honest person, and you can tell she cares about her clients and the community as a whole. Houses in the area are hard to win but she guided us into the perfect home and we landed right on budget. Thank you Cristie for doing the job of a top-notch realtor and for helping us find our dream home! Cristie is a NINJA: Natural born realtor. Interested in peoples wellbeing Not Pushy Joyful presence Active and hard worker
This was our first time purchasing a home and also doing it from overseas. Cristie was very understanding of our lack of knowledge when it came to buying a home. She went through the whole process, from recommending local lenders, how to make a competitive offer. She kept us in the loop during the closing process and took pictures and videos of our house in the construction phase. We would recommend her to anyone looking in the PACNORWEST area, specifically on Whidbey Island.
Cristie was unbelievably helpful and supportive in this process. Familiar with the area as well as market trends, she was a great advisor, super responsive, very helpful and efficient. Highly recommend Cristie for your real estate needs.
We bought our first home! Have nothing but great things to say about Cristie's service. She answered all our questions and was always minutes from responding. She is transparent throughout the whole process and keeps you steps ahead of what's next on your to do list. She had reccomendations for who to work with and her references were nothing less of what she claimed. As a bonus, they all worked locally too, helping us close sooner. Cristie continued to meet our needs and never pushed any home on us if we didn't love it. She is AMAZING. You'd be missing out if you went with any other realtor.
Cristie went above and beyond to help my family and me navigate buying a house sight-unseen in the middle of a pandemic. Her honesty, communication, and feedback left us both satisfied and confident we were making the right decisions. When the inspection turned up a few issues, she put in the work to ensure we were taken care of and not footing the bill for equipment that should have been replaced. What I appreciate most about Cristie is her network. When I asked if she had any recommendations for a loan officer, she provided me with the best one I've ever had. When I asked her for any local insurance companies she has had good experiences with, I hired the best insurance company I've ever had, the list goes on. It has been an absolute pleasure working with Cristie, I wish she was licensed everywhere!
I meant to do this MONTHS ago! But here goes: Cristie was an awesome agent to work with. She's very personable and extremely knowledgeable and helpful. She knows all the ins and outs of the regular processes and all of the VA resources as well. Cristie doesn't just sell you a house, she ensures that she sells you a HOME! And not just any home to make the sell, she goes above and beyond to make sure it's exactly what you want. She gets to know her clients and their tastes and makes a stressful experience manageable, pleasant, and seamless. If I could give her more stars, I would!!
Cristie was absolutely amazing in helping me buy my first home. I thought it was going to be impossible at first since I was on deployment; but she made it easy especially with how tough the market is right now to buy a home. She really cares about finding the right home for you. She was there every step of the the way to help me with the process. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy a house.
Cristie was the absolute best! She was always one text/phone call away if I needed anything in regards to selling my home. Cristie made the selling process so easy and painless. Her ability to make a reputable recommendation for anything that I needed done, prior to selling my home, was flawless. 10/10 would recommend Cristie to anyone looking to sell their home.
Very professional, happy to help with all my millions of questions. Went above and beyond especially with our difficult circumstances of being on 3 different time zones.
Super big shout out to Cristie for being the most amazing realtor and friend I could have had this year!! It is SUCH a huge relief to have had someone so knowledgeable to walk me through not just buying, but ultimately selling, my first house, mid-trauma, mid-pandemic and mid-move. She didn't hesitate lend her expertise to a virtual stranger. When life handed me a veritable orchard of rotten lemons, she helped me make the best lemonade possible. She was there to keep me calm with easy answers and step-by-step directions, when needed, and had all the connections on-island to keep me on track with improvements as needed, as well. I really would have floundered without such a great support system and I will be forever grateful for her generosity of time and spirit. When you invite Cristie into your buying/selling experience, you really are not only gaining a great realtor but a great friend.
Very friendly, knowledgeable and experienced. She always had my best interests in hand and responded to my questions in an accurate and timely manner. Thanks Christie!
After dealing with realtors ghosting me and I was living out of state, I found Cristie. Cristie started helping us a few months ago while we were all the way in Texas. She has been the best realtor I have ever dealt with and she got us our dream home/land! We only met her 2 days before closing and It felt like I had been working with someone I know and trust. She is very trustworthy, honest, and persistent. I highly recommend her.
I cannot say enough positive things about Cristie! We faced the very daunting task of purchasing a home on the opposite side of the country during a global pandemic and Cristie rose to the challenge no matter what curve ball was thrown our way. Because of the relationship that we forged early on, I placed my complete trust in her and we decided to purchase a home we had never seen in person based off her virtual tours and insight. She worked tirelessly to ensure that we were informed, well represented and happy throughout the process. She has a huge network of mortgage lenders, home inspectors, and interior designers that I leveraged, saving me time and energy by not having to research all these people. You will never meet a realtor that will work harder for you! Thank you, Cristie for helping us to find our dream home!
Cristie was on point all the time! The market was limited and the good things that came up sold fast! Cristie was always scouring the listings looking for a house for us! Were a military family and were moving from Ca, so we werent going to be able to see the house before we put in our offer. She went and saw the house and sent us a video walk through the day the house was listed. Her videos are honest and very helpful. She found the perfect house for us and got our offer in fast. As first time home buyers, I could not have asked for a better experience and we could not have done it without Cristie!
Cristie is very knowledgeable and quick to respond and/or help. We were out of state and thought it would be challenging, but she made our first home buying experience an easy one.
When I think of Cristie Arnold I think of the hardest working realtor on Whidbey Island. She goes the extra mile in everything she does. I had my consultation with her in January to sell my house and COVID-19 hit and she was extremely flexible with my situation (military). We met back up in April and she proposed a 360 virtual tour, which she did herself. Her 360 tour and wonderful pictures got my house under contract within 24 hours. During the whole process she was very responsive in every question I had, and kept me up to date on every set with the. If I could pack her up and make her my realtor in VA I wouldnt hesitate. You dont find many people like her anymore. If you want to sell or buy she is the best fit for you I promise.
I HIGHLY recommend Cristie Arnold. She is a rockstar! She helped us buy our home in Oak Harbor and it was a fantastic experience from beginning to end. She was always available to show us houses, which is super important in this seller's market. She was honest and has a "no pressure" approach. You can't go wrong with her.
Cristie has helped me from the moment I moved to Washington State. She has helped me zero in on potential neighborhoods that suite my budget and lifestyle. Commute times, access to shopping and everything in between. Her knowledge of the area and her response to my questions were always on point. Its hard enough moving from out of state. Trying to find a home in this tough market is even harder. Christie has made it as easy as possible and when she gets going she is on it !!!!!! Very impressive !!!!
Cristie was absolutely lovely and made our first home buying experience so easy! She was extremely responsive to every single question we had and went above and beyond what we had expected. So thankful to have her as our realtor!
Cristie is very knowledgeable about real estate and the area. She is super quick to respond to any questions or concerns. She found us our dream home and I am so thrilled with the service she provided to us.