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After a frustrating experience with her first home purchase, Emily decided to get her real estate license with the goal of providing a smooth process for her friends looking to buy or sell their home. What started as a service for her family and friends grew to a successful referral based business with her past clients sharing their experiences with people they care about.

Her clients appreciate her prompt follow-ups, attention to details and market expertise as she guides them through the transactions. She listens to her clients' wants and needs, using her extensive experience to provide her clients with an effective plan for selling and buying their home. Emily takes pride in constantly learning new strategies and staying on top of the ever changing market to give her clients a competitive edge.

Her love and knowledge of Houston provide great insights for her clients with real estate interests throughout the city and surrounding areas. She has helped local Houstonians to make a move as well as those relocating into the city. Emily is married with three young children. Her interests include interior decorating, cooking, hiking and traveling.

My goal is to provide the highest level of service to you and will assist you with every aspect of home buying:

Property listings

Financing

Negotiation

Closing

Due Diligence

Member

Houston Association of Realtors

National Association of Realtors

Texas Association of Realtors

Houston Multiple Listing Services

I can help you find the perfect home that suits your lifestyle -- any area, any price range.

A Houston native since 1963. Attended the University of Texas and graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree. I have been associated with real estate since 1986 in the multifamily industry for 20 years while selling and leasing residential homes as well as apartment locating. I Know and understand the real estate trends in Houston, while taking personal care of my clients needs through my extensive sales experience and knowledge of all aspects of the home selling and buying process.

A top salesperson for more than 30 years, Ellen Krantz was born to be in sales, and with both parents working in the real estate industry, residential real estate was almost a given. "Being a native Houstonian with a large circle of influence has been incredibly helpful for me," says Ellen. I grew up in Meyerland and graduated from Bellaire High School. I am very knowledgeable about the city and personally invest in Houston real estate. I have owned homes in several different neighborhoods including Garden Oaks, Southhampton, River Oaks, The Heights, and Bellaire where I live now.

For Ellen, being a real estate professional is exciting. "I can find common ground with just about anyone," she notes, "which is important in establishing a level of trust with your clients. I am fortunate to have built an extensive client network over the years and I have never steered them in the wrong direction. A great salesperson is not interested in only the sale. The client's best interest always comes first and I work hard to develop trust and respect to ensure that my clients will want to work with me in the future. I am honest, sincere, dependable and detail oriented with a great follow-through."

Prior to her career in home sales, Ellen was a top salesperson in retail clothing. She was a co-founder of Girl World Sports in 1996 and took that company to more than $2 million in sales within its first two years, generating write-ups from Houston Business Journal and Entrepreneur magazine.

Ellen is a human rights advocate who volunteers and serves on leadership councils for several organizations that support equality and respect for all individuals. She attended the University of Southern California at Los Angeles, The University of Texas at Austin, and graduated from the University of Houston Main Campus with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Leisure time for Ellen is spent with her family and traveling.

Professional Memberships:

• Houston Association of Realtors
• Texas Association of Realtors
• National Association of Realtors

A top producing agent with over 14 years of experience in the real estate business, Sommer Leonard is extremely knowledgeable of the ever-changing industry and is committed to providing a seamless transaction from the moment you meet her until the time of closing. Energetic, creative, organized and determined.
A long-time Houstonian, she entered the residential real estate industry while still a college student. Aware that purchasing and selling a home can be overwhelming, Sommer utilizes her expertise to assist her clients in making sense of it all, as well as lessen the stress and painful obstacles that can be associated with one of life's major decisions.
A member of the Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty's Circle of Excellence, Sommer declares, " I love working in real estate. It combines all of my passions: people, homes design and sales." She recognizes that every client is different and she approaches each individual client as one-of-a-kind. Sommer incorporates her illustrious background in marketing, business and design to create virtual staging or to fully execute staging and design consultations for a home. She has a furniture-filled storage unit enabling her to stage her listings to create the perfect look for the market. Proud to be associated with Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty, she integrates all the cutting-edge tools offered by the Sotheby's brand and more, whether representing first-time buyers, sellers and buyers with growing families or down-sizing empty nesters. She provides an incomparable level of service taking pride in the fact that her real estate career is driven by her clients.
Sommer earned a Business Degree from Texas A&M University where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. Her community commitments include The Junior League of Houston, Ronald McDonald House, Kids Meals of Houston and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. She is married and the mother of tw