Luxury Homes and Real Estate - Sotheby’s International Realty

Karen and Ian have a unique perspective and understanding of the ramifications, challenges and opportunities regarding moving to a new area, having personally relocated many times in the United States and Europe.

Karen and Ian are a formidable force in the local real estate scene with an impeccable reputation. They are thorough, creative and very discrete, and have the perseverance and tenacity to pursue the best outcome for their clients. They represent buyers from the Bay Area, throughout the United States and Europe. They have a passion for delivering value and a commitment to excellence. Real estate is both their profession and passion.

Karen and Ian offer buyers customized monthly and quarterly trend and market analysis as well as unique instant value alerts. They feel that the current market provides unprecedented opportunities for great values and affordable homes in Carmel, Carmel Valley and Pebble Beach. Sellers list with them for their client-service focus and the ability to market properties worldwide utilizing the latest technology to attract buyers from around the globe.

Prior to entering her career in real estate, Karen spent many years in international high technology in both the United States and Europe. In 1995, she was a cofounder, president and CEO of Stardust Technologies, Inc. and Stardust.com. She was cofounder and COO of Aventail Corporation in 1996 and cofounder and Executive Vice President of cPower Inc., in 2000. The Stardust group of companies were sold to Penton Media in 1999, where Karen continued on as President of Stardust through February 2002.

Originally from Scotland, Ian has extensive years of experience in the high technology industry both in the United States and Europe. He is an accomplished high-profile executive, having managed start-ups and established corporations ranging in size from $20 million to $1.5 billion in annual sales revenues.

Ian was Managing Director-Europe for Aironet prior to the company being acquired by Cisco Systems in 1999. Prior to this, he was CEO of Specialix Inc., a leading provider of networking products based in Campbell, CA, and before that he was V.P. Sales and Marketing at Klever Computers in Sunnyvale, CA. As one of the earlier 3Com employees, Ian was Managing Director-Europe and established the very successful 3Com subsidiary in Europe.