Compass

Katy Thielke Straser and her team are nothing short of amazing ***** Straser Silicon Valley Team went above and beyond to assist me and my parents to get them top dollar in a short amount of time!!! I was in a position of moving them due to my mothers rapid decline in health and Katy made it happen so we could move them to the Midwest where they grew up and wanted to live their final years in Michigan. I cant say enough about her as well as her team members :-) I am forever grateful for their brilliant leadership, dedication, decisions, and kindnessaEUR| However, I knew this going into the signing of her team as I was fortunate to meet her in 1983 in high school and to witness her brilliance, ethical behavior, and her kindness to othersaEUR| Many thanks to Katy and her teamaEUR|I will be forever grateful for everything you have done for my family!!! Laurie Harms Murray

Way more stars than 5!!! Katy is very clear with explaining what needs to be done and gives a timeline when working with you. I love that about her. Katy and her Team worked fast, answering my questions day and night. Truly impressed with the ease of the entire process that I was unfamiliar with and was dreading. It was amazing to work with Katy and her Team. Thank you so much Katy and well wishes to you!

Working with Lena was fantastic. She staged our home beautifully, set a strategic price based on local market data, and helped us secure multiple offers within a week. Her dedicated attitude always put us at ease.

If you are trying to decide whether or not to work with Katy, stop what you are doing right now and reach out to her immediately! I texted Katy in April 2025 about a home she had listed for sale in Menlo Park. She responded that they had already accepted an offer, but that she would love to meet and see if she could help us. I was not surprised the house had already been scooped up given the ultra-competitive market we are in. We had been trying to find a home for months and had not been able to win one yet. Within ONE MONTH Katy found us our dream home and we were the lucky ones to get it! She knew the listing agent, was able to get us in for an early tour, and helped us strategize and WIN. The night before we submitted our offer, she and her associate Rachel were up past midnight helping us get everything in order. The next morning we woke up to the amazing news that the house was ours! We are so grateful to have met Katy and will refer all of our family, friends and coworkers to her. She is also incredibly warm, joyful, and a pleasure to be in this process with. Thank you, Katy and team, for helping us find "the one"!!! REVIEW UPDATE 2026: In July 2026, our dream house (a block away from my son's school) came on the market. I reached out to Katy right away and asked her if she could get us in for a showing. Not only did she get us in to see the home that day, but she also took us to another off-market house nearby that no one else had seen yet! With her guidance, we placed a strategic bid on the home -- and ended up going TWO FOR TWO with Katy! I also want to add that not only is she the best negotiator, but she is a truly wonderful person from the inside out. She cares about the people she works with, and puts her heart into what she does. I really could not recommend her and her entire team more. Thank you Straser SV!

FIVE of the BIGGEST GOLD STARS EVER !! This Los Altos Property was a comfortable family home and made a Ozarian transformation. There was no Green Curtain, the success of a miraculous almost 1 million over asking price, to a fantastic buyer and family, was coordinated and negotiated by Katy Straser and the Straser Team. My profound satisfaction was ignited during the in-person interview with Katy, at which time I met team member Nami. I was further impressed during subsequent phone interviews of past clients who professed the character of an agent whom collaborated with you diligently 24/7. We then reviewed the home, focused intently on the Return On Investment, coordinated the outcome, timeline, budget and payments to meet OUR expectations. The transformation, with an amazing Straser Team and swarm of trusted vendors, was incredible and occurred in 3 weeks. Their approach to Design and Staging was breathtaking. In the end what pivotal, Katy Straser and Compass have a unique, innovative and highly effective Marketing and Negotiating approach to Property Sales and Client engagement. THE SALE Peter Oliver Son selling Dad and Moms Home of 60 years