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Kate is no stranger to change. She calls Austin home after living in the Midwest, the North, the Northwest, the Southeast, and Europe over the last 20+ years. Using her blend of calm, educational and encouraging personality, she taps her knowledge from her own relocations, and her expert problem-solving skills honed during her time as a Building Systems Mechanical Engineer to best reach her client's real estate goals. Licensed since 2006, Kate has acquired a deep knowledge of the real estate market, having helped hundreds of families find the right property, counseling them along the way to keep the process as smooth as possible. She has helped buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, commercial clients, and investors. Being a landlord herself, Kate is able to help clients think strategically about how to leverage real estate as a long-term income goal. With over 14,000 realtors in Austin to choose from, Kate is proud to be in the top 3%, a Platinum Top 50 Austin Finalist, a National Association of Realtors 30 Under 30 Recipient and a top producer at Realty Austin, the #1 Independent Real Estate office in Central Texas. Kate has volunteered for the Sustainable Food Center, Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels and Austin Animal Center. She is currently serving on the Board for the Tanglewood Oaks Homeowners Association and has served in the past on the Economic Development Board, the Chamber of Commerce Board, Tumbleweed Board serving underprivileged children, the West Coast Swing Montana Board and the Austin Acro Advocates Board. She is a graduate of both Leadership Montana and Leadership Austin. Kate donates to Foundation Communities, Austin Children's Shelter, Community First, Sustainable Food Center, PBS KLRU, NPR KUT, Hill Country Conservancy, Austin Pets Alive, Big Bend Conservancy, National Park Conservation Association and the Prevent Cancer Foundation. In her spare time, Kate spends time with her family, plays the piano and clarinet, cooks (and eats!),

Michele Turnquist is the founder and owner of Turnquist Partners Realtors, Inc. in Austin, Texas, now Engel & Völkers Austin. She is also a top-producing Realtor with more than 35 years of experience in luxury residential real estate in the Austin area, including Lake Austin, Westlake Hills, Lakeway and surrounding communities. A fourth generation Austinite, Michele’s local real estate roots run deep. Her family has helped build Austin for more than 100 years, beginning with her great-great grandfather, John McDonald. As mayor of Austin in the 1890s, he oversaw the construction of the Colorado River’s first dam, which created the reservoir and spurred Austin's original development boom. The former Lake McDonald (now Lake Austin) bore his name. Carrying on his legacy, Michele has developed and marketed Lake Austin waterfront property since the mid 1980s. In fact, she has sold more lakefront homes in Austin than any other real estate agent. Michele sits on the Board of Regents of Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate, a global organization with the top-rated website in the world for luxury real estate (LuxuryRealEstate.com) – a powerful marketing tool for Turnquist clients. She is also a member of the Elite 25 Austin organization of top luxury Realtors. An active community member, Michele is involved in the Women's Symphony League of Austin, the Helping Hand Home for Children, Any Baby Can and the Austin chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

For unpararelled service and commitment by one of Austin's top residential real estate professionals, call Michele Turnquist.

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