Catherine Kim

Cathy was amazing to work with and we will definitely work with her in the future. We worked with Cathy for our land purchase in 29 Palms and she stood out from the beginning. She replied quickly and was very informative. She provided us with tips and resources to help us get started. She was there for us throughout the whole process and always made us feel comfortable asking all of our questions. Her patience, reliability, and communication skills are excellent.

Cathy was amazing to work with and we will definitely work with her in the future. We worked with Cathy for our land purchase in 29 Palms and she stood out from the beginning. She replied quickly and was very informative. She provided us with tips and resources to help us get started. She was there for us throughout the whole process and always made us feel comfortable asking all of our questions. Her patience, reliability, and communication skills are excellent.

I cannot say enough great things about Cathy at New Coast Living!! One thing I have definitely learned, buying a home for the first time IS HARD. It is a lot of research, a lot of time, a lot of financial conversations, a lot of personal family conversations, and is even more orchestration than a wedding. Having someone guide us through this process that is aware of all the challenges and can be there for us not just from a client-relationship standpoint, but also understand how personal and intimate this decision was for us was HUGE. Our home search was almost a year long because we are SO particular, but Cathy was always patient with us and guided us through the process from start to closing. When we were searching around for the right agent, Cathy's meet and greet presentation shed so much light on the massive process, but was also straightforward and easy to understand. We felt very secure in moving forward with her right away. After our search began, we only gained more peace of mind as we worked more with Cathy. She is so well-organized, proactive, responsive and fought the good fight for us every time. Escrow was the most challenging and fragile part of the process since we purchased our home during COVID times, we knew anything could happen, timelines were unsure, but that our hearts were already invested so any fallout would be a huge heartbreak. Because of Cathy, we had solid relationships with all involved parties throughout and we were able through all inspections and negotiations, not only on time, but early! We closed as if it was any other time and now are officially homeowners of our forever dream home! Cathy has changed our lives for the better and we cannot be more grateful :) I cannot recommend Cathy enough and can't wait to refer her to friends and family so they can all have the same smooth and quality experience we did.

Cathy and her team were amazing in helping my wife and I find our first home! We originally started the home buying process with out a realtor going to new builds but after a referral to Cathy we met and realized how much she could really help us find the best home for us. We had very specific requirements on what we wanted in a house and were willing to take our time. Cathy was super respectful and not pressuring us to purchase a home. This made me feel relieved and knew that she was genuinely looking for our best interests. We ended up finding a home and Cathy was very responsive and had everything organized during escrow. Usually, we hear of horror escrow stories but ours went very smoothly. Even during the time where we asked the seller to pay for fundamental problems in the house. Thank you Cathy and New Coast Living for helping us get our first home! I definitely will use your company when we look at buying rental properties in the future.

As a fellow realtor, I’ve worked with Cathy not only in a professional capacity but when it came time for my partner and me to purchase property in California, there was no other realtor I would have considered! First, her responsiveness is unmatched – there was never a time I was unable to get in touch with her and her timing was perfect when spending updates. Secondly, her attention to detail was meticulous! Our deal was complicated and had a lot of moving parts, and her level of organization and detail made things a breeze. She also used an amazing software tool that allowed us to check in on our timeline and see where we were in the process every step of the way. Seriously, just WOW! Third, she’s super diligent – she not only did her homework on the property we purchased but went ABOVE AND BEYOND for us. She researched builders and architects for us, reached out to the city for details regarding building procedures, even dug into the previous property owners' position to understand how we could negotiate the BEST deal. And lastly (but certainly not least), she super personable and always friendly. She was honestly such a JOY to work with (even when we were probably being a little difficult). Anytime I hear of someone looking for a realtor in SoCal, she’s definitely TOP of mind, and I would recommend working with her time and time again!

Catherine was amazing! Thorough, extremely professional throughout the whole home buying process. There were so many things that came up that Catherine was on top of every step of the way. She also was very organized and did her due diligence to help us make the best purchase. Her correspondence was unbelievable and that made a huge difference in the whole process.