Kate Tomassi

Kate Tomassi brings a highly specialized skill set to her real estate clients that builds upon her background as an attorney and journalist. She is a skilled negotiator, able to navigate and explain complex transactions, knows how to ask the right questions and obtain information quickly, and understands what it means to be a true advocate for her clients.

Kate is regularly in the top 1% of San Francisco agents for single family home and condo sales and is a member of the Top Agent Network. Named Rookie of the Year by her brokerage in her first year in the business, Kate quickly rose to the rank of top agent in one of the most competitive markets in the country.

She is certified as both a Seller Representative Specialist and an Accredited Buyer Representative. Working with both buyers and sellers is key to her keen understanding of how to help her buyer clients come out on top in competitive multiple-offer scenarios, and to help her seller clients get the best price and most solid terms possible. She is known for her communication skills, problem-solving prowess, patience, and candor. She is also a Certified Real Estate Negotiator.

After receiving her undergraduate degree at Barnard College in New York City, she earned a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, and subsequently practiced in both federal and state courts as a litigator based in Manhattan, developing and honing her advocacy and negotiation skills. She also holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University, which led her into business and legal journalism, reporting, and writing for publications such as Forbes.com and The American Lawyer magazine.

Kate has always been an active member of the communities in which she has lived. In the past, she has served on the PTA board at her two daughters' elementary school, volunteered as a writing tutor for young students in San Francisco's Mission District, served as treasurer for her former condo association in the greater New York area, was treasurer for a local environmental impact non-profit organization in the Catskill Mountains, and was press secretary for a political campaign in New York City. Literacy and conservation are two of the causes she is most passionate about.

Before moving to her beloved 'forever home' of San Francisco, she lived in New York City, Seattle, Nashville, and Sydney, Australia, where she was born.

Certifications
Seller Representative Specialist
Accredited Buyer Representative
Certified Real Estate Negotiator

Education
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, M.S., May 2005
Fordham University School of Law, New York, J.D., May 1999
Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, B.A., Philosophy, February 1996