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Allie's 4-Star Reviews

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  • Allie Howard
  • (170 Reviews)
  • 200+ Lifetime Deals
  • Capitol Hill, Belltown, Madrona & Montlake

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Allie's Ratings

  • 67.05882352941177 (114)
  • 25.294117647058822 (43)
  • 4.117647058823529 (7)
  • 2.3529411764705883 (4)
  • 1.1764705882352942 (2)
Last 3 Months 3.90 stars
Overall 4.41 stars

257 Deals by Location

Seattle 143
  Capitol Hill 16
  Northeast Seattle 15
  Ballard 15
  Rainier Valley 12
  West Seattle 12
  Central District 12
  Lake Union 11
  Northwest Seattle 10
  Magnolia-Queen Anne 10
  Greater Duwamish 8
  Downtown (Seattle, WA) 7
  Delridge 3
  North Seattle 3
  Arboretum 2
  Leschi 1
  North Beach / Blue Ridge 1
  Crown Hill 1
  Madrona 1
  Judkins 1
  Other areas 2
Bellevue 13
  Cougar Mountain 3
  Bridle Trails (Bellevue, WA) 2
  Somerset 2
  West Bellevue 2
  Factoria 1
  Crossroads 1
  Northwest Bellevue 1
  Other areas 1
Redmond 12
  Education Hill 2
  Overlake (Redmond, WA) 1
  English Hill (Redmond, WA) 1
  Willow-Rose Hill 1
  Downtown (Redmond, WA) 1
  Other areas 6
Issaquah 9
  Issaquah Highlands 2
  Squak Mountain 2
  North Issaquah 1
  Sycamores 1
  Other areas 3
Kirkland 8
  East of Market 2
  Moss Bay 1
  North Rose Hill 1
  South Rose Hill 1
  Everest 1
  Other areas 2
Renton 8
  Kennydale 2
  Other areas 6
Bothell 8
  Downtown (Bothell, WA) 1
  Other areas 7
Mercer Island 6
  McGilvara 1
  South End (Mercer Island, WA) 1
  Other areas 4
Shoreline 6
  Ridgecrest 1
  Other areas 5
Sammamish 5
  Pine Lake 1
  Other areas 4
Woodinville 4
  West Ridge 1
  Leota 1
  Other areas 2
Edmonds 4
  Edmonds Bowl 2
  Talbot Park 1
  Other areas 1
Mill Creek 4
  Mill Creek Country Club 1
  Other areas 3
Federal Way 3
Everett 3
  Silver Lake 2
  Holly 1
Kent 2
Vashon 2
  Vashon Heights 1
  Other areas 1
Snoqualmie 2
Bainbridge Island 2
  Island Center 1
  Fort Ward 1
Kenmore 2
  Arrowhead 1
  Other areas 1
Lynnwood 1
Mukilteo 1
Burien 1
Cle Elum 1
Clyde Hill 1
Newcastle 1
  Coal Creek 1
Maple Valley 1
Fall City 1
Duvall 1
SeaTac 1
Gold Bar 1

2009 / 4-Star: 10 Reviews

We survey all of our buyers & sellers, whether they closed or not.

 
Oct 14, 2009

Allie exemplifies the Redfin mission & purpose, which we fully support, so our expectations were met. We had some difficulties dealing with the old school agency which represented the seller, and our negotiation strategy backfired. Nonetheless Allie was able to close the deal. Allie is smart and dedicated which explains her popularity; however she carries too many clients concurrently so she has to spread herself a bit thin. Regardless we are ready to espouse the virtues of redfin to our friends and family and break free of the secretive and overindulgent world that is traditional real estate brokerage.

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$1.65M, House Buyer (Closed)
Customer withheld address Seattle, WA [Capitol Hill]

 
Oct 09, 2009

I have to mention that is was actually Corey doing 90% of the work duing my closing. This was a super tough closing due to issues with the lender, and for the most part Corey did a good job of following up with the lender and 'crackign the whip' when needed. Allie, as I mentioned, was there to assist with the negotiation before agreement signed but the bulk of the service was performed by Corey again because closing was SO protracted.

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$447K, Condo Buyer (Closed)
Customer withheld address Seattle, WA [Magnolia-Queen Anne]
New Construction S1st Time Buyer

 
Sep 30, 2009

For being a self-service shop, using Redfin with Allie as our agent was an overall enjoyable experience. For those who need more hand-holding, we wouldn't necessarily recommend using Redfin. Our main constructive feedback is that Allie wasn't always readily available to answer questions in a timely fashion and drive to resolution of all issues. This was likely due to time pressures on agents stemming from Redfin's staffing model, which is outside of Allie's control. When we did speak with Allie, our interactions were always positive, and we felt comfortable that she was looking out for our best interests. I would use Redfin and Allie again, but would only recommend Redfin to those who would be a good fit for this approach to buying real estate.

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$340K, Townhouse Buyer (Closed)
Customer withheld address Seattle, WA [Capitol Hill]
S1st Time Buyer

 
Sep 24, 2009

Allie was particularly great at the beginning when deciding on the offer and counter-offer. Her team then took the reigns and smoothly led us through the purchase of our new home.

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$343K, House Buyer (Closed)
10319 SW 116th St, Vashon, WA [Vashon Heights]

 
Sep 23, 2009

Allie was a great help in my house search and purchase. Her advice and negotiating helped me close quickly and with a good deal in the process.

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$228K, Condo Buyer (Closed)
Customer withheld address Seattle, WA [Northeast Seattle]
S1st Time Buyer

 
May 28, 2009

I was in contact with Allie long before our first offer and she was really helpful in answering all our first time homebuyer questions. When time came, Allie worked hard on our offers through the weekend and nights, and even while she was away. She was available to talk but sometimes our phone conversations were cut short cause her cell would run out of battery, so please Redfin give Allie a new cell! There was some frustration dealing with the escrow after mutual agreement, not Allie's fault. I did find out that Redfin have a few contracts with this escrow company and that it is well known that communication is poor. It took a lot of hard work from our side to get the information we wanted from them, it would have been nice to have had some warning about using that escrow company and somehow tried to avoid a lot of frustration. But overall, we liked using Redfin's website and their service and I am already recommending your services to friends! Thank you!

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$906K, Condo Buyer (Closed)
Customer withheld address Seattle, WA [Downtown]
New Construction S1st Time Buyer

 
May 20, 2009

Great Experience. Allie kept in contact through out the majority of the sales process.

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$320K, Townhouse Buyer (Closed)
Customer withheld address Seattle, WA [Northwest Seattle]
New Construction S1st Time Buyer

 
Apr 28, 2009

My experience with Allie was a good one, she was knowledgeable of the whole foreclosure process and her assistant Chelsea was very proactive and helpful as well! It was during a busy time in the market, so at times it was difficult to get a hold of Allie immediately, but when push came to shove, she came through in everything. Thanks!

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$224K, Condo Buyer (Closed)
Customer withheld address Redmond, WA [Downtown]
Bank-Owned

 
Apr 15, 2009

Allie was very helpful through the offer process. After the offer was accepted, we worked with Corey who also did a great job keeping us on track.

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$380K, Condo Buyer (Closed)
4343 Jill Pl S, Seattle, WA [Rainier Valley]
New Construction

 
Mar 27, 2009

If you know where (location) and type (condo or other) you're buying then Redfin is a very good choice. Their service is commendable and as a first time buyer I could ask all kinds of questions. Allie is dependable, resourceful and professional.

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$440K, House Buyer (Closed)
Customer withheld address Bothell, WA 98012
New Construction S1st Time Buyer

2008 / 4-Star: 23 Reviews

 
Dec 24, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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$455K, House Buyer (Closed)
3911 229th Pl SE, Sammamish, WA [Pine Lake]
S1st Time Buyer

 
Nov 30, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
3657 42nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA [Northeast Seattle]

 
Nov 28, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
21125 NE 36th St, Sammamish, WA [Hidden Ridge]
S1st Time Buyer

 
Nov 26, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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$550K, House Buyer (Closed)
24217 SE 21st St, Sammamish, WA 98075

 
Sep 30, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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$318K, Townhouse Buyer (Closed)
474 N 130th St, Seattle, WA [Northwest Seattle]
New Construction S1st Time Buyer

 
Sep 11, 2008

There are times during the process where I felt things could have been done better. But ultimately I think it is unrealistic for a house purchase to be perfect. At the end of the day we got a 2/3 commission refund which made us so happy, I barely remember what the hiccups were.

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$984K, House Buyer (Closed)
6500 55th Ave NE, Seattle, WA [Northeast Seattle]
New Construction

 
Sep 05, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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$409K, House Buyer (Closed)
4040 23rd Ave SW, Seattle, WA [Delridge]

 
Aug 29, 2008

NO

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$345K, House Buyer (Closed)
11035 14th Ave NE, Seattle, WA [North Seattle]

 
Aug 14, 2008

Strongly recommend to your customers that they work witha Real Estate lawyer, and arrange for a lawyer to work with them.

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$419K, Townhouse Buyer (Closed)
2623 NW 57th St, Seattle, WA [Ballard]

 
Jul 24, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
7643 139th Pl NE, Redmond, WA [Grass Lawn]
S1st Time Buyer

 
Jun 18, 2008

I'm not sure why you've sent me this survey, because I haven't completed my offer, yet (it's still pending).

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
6806 32nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA [Northeast Seattle]
S1st Time Buyer

 
May 15, 2008

The property we bid on was a short sale. We were lead to believe that we had a wriiten acceptance on our offer. We were advised to get the home inspection by our agent at a cost to us of $450. We were not informed that we only had a verbal agreement from the sellers bank. In the end the bank backed out and we lost the $450 we paid for the inspection. It would be nice if short sales were very clearly explained either on the website or by the agents working the short sales.

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
814 195th Ave E, Lake Tapps, WA 98391

 
May 05, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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$607K, House Buyer (Closed)
5263 44th Ave SW, Seattle, WA [West Seattle]

 
Apr 25, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
8810 NE 24th St, Clyde Hill, WA 98004

 
Apr 08, 2008

1. Warn us in advance about the hostility and tactical tricks (the VOC clause, for example) displayed by some traditional realtors and advise how to deal with them. 2. Also, your survey needs an "Other" box in item 7. If "other" is the only accurate answer (as it is in my case), you have to check something else to get the survey past the consistency check.

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Condo Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
420 3rd Ave S #5, Edmonds, WA 98020

 
Apr 07, 2008

Using Redfin may have complicated closing the deal due to selling agent resistance. Perhaps a $500 bill for agents that work with Redfin out of the 2% rebate might be helpful.

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
14819 SE 111th Pl, Renton, WA 98059

 
Mar 10, 2008

The Redfin listing search is excellent however it could certainly be improved if it were able to offer additional search criteria/fields, (eg., the ability to filter only 2-story homes, or only homes with 2-car garages, etc.). Also, often times I've noticed the Redfin program was unable to map a particular listing even though other sites (ie., windermere.com) were able to map it.

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Townhouse Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
5227 Russell Ave NW Unit B, Seattle, WA [Ballard]
New Construction S1st Time Buyer

 
Jan 31, 2008

I felt confident using Redfin Direct in a "buyers market". When the properties are on the market for longer, i feel like i have enough time to search for properties on my own, contact a redfin agent, tour properties, and place an offer. However, when it was more of a sellers market in the spring, i didn't feel like redin could respond quickly enough to houses coming on the market. I would call, but the agents would be all busy. in a very competitive, hot market, this means that you can't get to the good properties until it's too late. Maybe more field agents would help this?

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
3312 18th Ave S, Seattle, WA [Greater Duwamish]
S1st Time Buyer

 
Jan 22, 2008

1. Have a single person handle customer transactions (a direct agent), or make it clear that there will be a hand off to an assistant after mutual acceptance.

2. Expand information about how the entire home buying process works on your website. Posting your list of recommended home inspectors there would be useful too.

3. Use PDFs that don't necessarily require Adobe Acrobat to view embedded attachments.

4. Use plain text email.

5. Keep innovating, improving your service, web tools, etc.

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$325K, Condo Buyer (Closed)
2512 141st St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98087
S1st Time Buyer

 
Jan 18, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
21463 NE 20th Ct, Sammamish, WA [Sahalee]
S1st Time Buyer

 
Jan 16, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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$446K, House Buyer (Closed)
35311 SE Swenson St SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065

 
Jan 03, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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Townhouse Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
9305 177th Pl NE Unit 3, Redmond, WA [Education Hill]
S1st Time Buyer

 
Jan 02, 2008

Customer did not leave review comments.

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
1226 224th Pl NE, Sammamish, WA [Plateau]
S1st Time Buyer

2007 / 4-Star: 10 Reviews

 
Dec 27, 2007

Customer did not leave review comments.

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Townhouse Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
18677 NE 56th Ct Unit HH, Redmond, WA [Southeast Redmond]
S1st Time Buyer

 
Nov 29, 2007

convey the agent timings and office hours upfront, maybe sending across an vcard. Help me with similar property prices in the neighbourhood and growth trends - price, community progress, future trends.

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Condo Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
118 107th Ave NE Unit B103, Bellevue, WA [West Bellevue]
New Construction S1st Time Buyer

 
Nov 05, 2007

I think Redfin did a satisfactory job. Especially since I already knew the area and did not need as much help finding a house. If I had been new to the area though, it would have been very difficult to evaluate the various neighborhoods to decide where I wanted to live. I think I would have been much better off with a traditional agent.

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$495K, Townhouse Buyer (Closed)
1747 10th Ln NE, Issaquah, WA 98029
New Construction S1st Time Buyer

 
Oct 31, 2007

Customer did not leave review comments.

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Condo Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
505 E Denny Way Apt 404, Seattle, WA [Capitol Hill]
New Construction S1st Time Buyer

 
Sep 19, 2007

Customer did not leave review comments.

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
7503 3rd Ave NW, Seattle, WA [Northwest Seattle]

 
Sep 19, 2007

Customer did not leave review comments.

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$585K, House Buyer (Closed)
4005 270th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98053

 
Sep 14, 2007

Customer did not leave review comments.

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House Buyer (Offer Not Accepted)
7233 137th Ave NE, Redmond, WA [Grass Lawn]

 
Sep 07, 2007

Customer did not leave review comments.

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$513K, House Buyer (Closed)
1005 S 48th St, Renton, WA 98055
New Construction

 
Aug 27, 2007

Customer did not leave review comments.

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$534K, House Buyer (Closed)
14902 273rd Pl NE, Duvall, WA 98019

 
Aug 24, 2007

Customer did not leave review comments.

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$401K, House Buyer (Closed)
15530 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133