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Karen Ivankovich

Realtor Dudum Real Estate Group Walnut Creek DRE# 01756135
Karen has been a realtor since 2006 and has consistently been a top producer. She brings proven results in both home selling and buying techniques. Karen keeps her finger on the pulse of the market and trends by continuously seeking further education, training and certifications. She is a firm believer in extensive, creative and personalized marketing, and always keeping a positive attitude! With Karen you can expect that she will work hard to make every part of your experience as a client exceed your expectations.
Nov 4, 2023
Home Sellers
Karen Ivankovich is a true professional and is very good at her craft. She has very good knowledge of the immediate and greater neighborhood affecting the price and naturally as a home seller that is primary on our minds. We all want the highest price we can get. Karen helps you get that. She helps with deciding on how much to improve and what improvements to focus on and what improvements might not be as impactful on the price. We were hesitant in making a decision to sell and Karen literally stayed with us over two years, periodically communicating market conditions and sending data on comps and actual sales, gradually allowing us to decide when we wanted her to list our house. We are extremely happy to have worked with Karen and her patience in helping us arrive at a successful closing! Thank you Karen! Jim & Les.
Feb 26, 2023
After initially meeting with Karen, we knew she was the right realtor to sell our family home because of her friendly demeanor, yet knowledge of her profession. Karen’s compassion to consider our family’s wishes during the emotional time of selling our home of 65 years we’re appreciated by each one of us. Karen provided us guidance on things to do to prepare the house for sale. It’s clear Karen has the experience of what buyers are looking for when shopping for houses. As a result of her recommendations in preparing our home, our place sold within a week! We highly recommend Karen as a realtor for selling or buying. She will quickly become your advocate in making the process going smoothly and stress free!
Jun 21, 2022
Karen was outstanding in every way. There aren't enough good things to say about her. She consistently went above and beyond as we searched for the perfect home. She understood our requirements and clearly explained all of the necessary steps along the way. She was kind, respectful, and supportive throughout the entire process. She knows the market extremely well and has the experience to back it up. We really enjoyed working with Karen and would highly recommend her to anyone looking to purchase a house.
May 2, 2022
We highly recommend Karen and couldn’t have been happier working with her !!We always knew we would use her as our realtor if we ever sold our home ,and so glad we did .She was patient ,understanding,professional,knowledgeable,kind and organized .She definitely knows the real estate business snd led us through the required paperwork and explained all the expectations and contracts .Her communication is impeccable,and always answered her phone ,kept us in the loop at all times .Thank you Karen for doing such a phenomenal job selling our home ,you’re the BEST !!!Daphne and dave
Mar 9, 2022
We recently bought a house and sold a house with Karen and couldn't recommend her more. She is so easy to work with, supportive throughout every step of the process & knowledgeable about the housing market. On the selling side, she helped us figure out what we should do to maximize our profit and the house sold quick and over asking. On the buying side, she was patient with us while also ensuring that we had all the information we needed to make a decision. In addition to all of this, she is a gem to be around!
Nov 8, 2021
We live out of state and it was necessary for us to go to California for 3 months to handle my brother-in-law's affairs, which included the sale of his home. Karen was recommended to us by a friend, and thankfully she was everything we could have hoped for in a real estate agent. She was incredibly helpful in securing the many service personnel needed to restore the house to a saleable condition and in a very short period of time. Most of this she handled for us as we needed to return home. She was always available to answer the phone when I called and was very cheerful and pleasant to work with. She made an incredibly challenging situation very simple and easy for us. She was amazing and I would highly recommend her to anyone in need of a real estate agent.
Aug 5, 2021
Karen helped us purchase a new home and sell our old home. She made us feel valued during the process and was open to all of our ideas. She is professional, kind, responsive, classy and straightforward. I never felt like she was trying to "sell" me something I didn't want. She's a positive nice person with a lot of experience in the industry. We highly recommend working with her.
May 27, 2021
Karen is personable and showed up as a real pro every step of the way for the sale of our home.. She went over and beyond and her many years of experience made the entire process seamless. It's not surprising why she's the premier realtor for our neighborhood and surrounding area! Thanks Karen!!
Mar 26, 2021
So grateful for Karen! Her communication and knowledge are fantastic! As a first time homebuyer, she helped me every step of the way and made me feel comfortable throughout the process. Thank you!!
Jan 6, 2021
We feel so fortunate to have gotten to work with Karen on our hunt for a new home for our family. Karen was a pleasure to work with and did a great job helping us to navigate this crazy housing market as first time home buyers. She was very attentive and responsive and gave great advice and guidance.
Dec 14, 2020
Office manager
We met with a bunch of agents to sell our house before we decided to go with Karen. She is someone who cares about her clients and goes above and beyond to help make the sale go as smoothly as possible. She has great recommendations on what to do with your home to get the most value as well finds you affordable hardworking people to get the job done. She is always available to answer even the simplest questions, she walks you through all paperwork and is extremely detail oriented. We highly recommend Karen!
Dec 14, 2020
Interior Designer
Karen was a pleasure to work with~
Efficient, hardworking, and very kind...
Thank you for EVERYTHING !!’
Sep 12, 2020
Selling a home, especially one you've been in for 20 years, can be a stressful time. Karen made the process stress-free. She worked with us every step of the way - from helping us find the right contractors to get the house ready for sale to keeping us abreast of every little item along the way. Clearly, this is the job of a realtor, but Karen made it an enjoyable and easy process. We viewed her as a partner in selling our home vs this just being yet another business transaction for her.

I would highly recommend Karen to anyone in the area. There are certainly lots of realtors to choose from, but you really want someone who cares about your home as much as you do.
Jul 26, 2020
If you are looking for realtor who has incredible experience and the ability to navigate a challenging market then there is no one better than Karen Ivankovich. We needed to sell our home during the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. As you can imagine there were a number of hurdles and challenges that we had to deal with. Karen knew the market incredibly well and walked us through all the potential options and provided creative ideas on how to increase the value of our home. She guided us on how to price our home appropriately and then did an excellent job of facilitating a competitive bidding process that netted us more than we could have hoped for. We highly recommend Karen for anyone looking to sell their home that wants to get the maximum price possible.
Oct 30, 2019
Let me just start by saying how incredibly patient Karen was with me through the entire process. It took me longer then we had hoped to find a place that fit what I was looking for. Karen was there with me every step of the way, sharing suggestions, answering my many many many questions I had though the entire process. She has continued to keep in touch, checking in with me and providing me with thoughtful treats along the way.
I would recommend Karen to anyone I know, I would use her again as my Realtor in a heart beat.
Sep 12, 2019
Software Engineer
Working with Karen was an absolute pleasure. She helped us purchase our first home and worked closely with us through the entire process, making sure we understood every decision every step of the way. Her insight and experience were invaluable, and she made the home buying process as simple and smooth as it could be.
Jun 3, 2019
Information technology
She has helped me find my first house, then with a family on the way she helped us find our family home. Very responsive, and helpful and will continue to use her in the future.
May 31, 2019
Jeff Walton
Karen is awesome! She has helped us with the purchase of two homes and the sale of one. Her attention to detail and timeliness is amazing. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for an agent!
May 27, 2019
Teacher
Karen Ivankovich is a wonderful person to work with. She made the process of searching for a new home an enjoyable experience. Karen is friendly, personable, patient, and hard-working. We felt very comfortable working with her, and we recommend her highly.
May 6, 2019
Karen was a pleasure to work with in selling our home in 2018. We were so impressed with her work as the selling agent with the family from whom we bought our home in 2009 that we knew we wanted her to help sell our home when the time came. She is very knowledgeable about the neighborhood and has sold many homes here for that reason. She was very understanding during a hectic time in our lives when we had a number of life changes happening, not just the move. Our turn-around time was tight. She had a plan and worked that plan and we were able to find the right buyers through her efforts, getting an above asking price for our home. We would highly recommend Karen.
May 3, 2019
Manager
I’ve known Karen for a very long time. She’s has helped my family with numerous housing transactions including when my parents sold their house as well as helping me buy my fort home. Karen is a great resource, extremely knowledgeable about trends and helped find exactly what we were looking for. She was always available to help tour and flexible with my busy schedule to make time to help when worked well for me. I’m very grateful for the service she provided in helping me secure a first home and would definitely work with her in the future.
May 3, 2019
Karen was exceptionally helpful from the moment we met her to closing. Our property required a complete renovation and Karen found excellent contractors to complete the project, while keeping in mind that we did not have a lot of money to spend. Everyone who came through, commented on the great how wonderful the house showed. Karen guided us through every decision and was always at the house to meet inspectors and contractors when they needed to give us quotes. She was a pleasure to work with. I have no hesitation in giving her the highest recommendation.
May 1, 2019
Sales Consultant
Throughout the transaction Karen was professional , knowledgeable, thorough, quick to respond and very easy to work with. I would recommend her to anyone doing a real estate transaction.
May 1, 2019
Retired
We met Karen through my daughter and son-in-law. We listed our home with her and had a wonderful experience. She helped with all aspects of the sale from staging to hiring a handyman for touch ups. We had a open house, received multiple offers and ended up getting our asking price. Couldn’t ask for more from a realtor. Would highly recommend Karen and Dudum!
Apr 29, 2019
My husband & I met Karen at an open house. We had been touring open homes to see how each agent treated those people who can to see the listed home. She was incredibly well informed about the house that she represented and very warm & personable to us. We felt that was important asset since we had a home to sell. It got even better as we began to work with her. She suggested that we do certain things to the home to make it more marketable. She had people she recommended to do painting, gardening, staging etc that were fairly priced & ended up doing an excellent job. She put out a great brochure and had two open houses. We received multiple offers and she helped us to make a decision about which offer to work with.
She’s a professional and a very honest nice woman to work with. We’d highly recommend her without any qualms