Selling the Sound

My name is Janae Hansen and this is my story. I came to real estate the long way around. Through personal experience in investing and developing properties on the Eastside.

Before I was a broker, I was a data analyst at a few Seattle startups, tracking metrics and figuring out which product features actually mattered. When I bought my first condo, I realized I analyzed properties the same way; I read a product roadmap: features, comps, upside, market trends, return on investment. I was thinking like a broker/developer before I had the license.

Today, over a decade later, I lead a four-agent team at Windermere Redmond Town Center, working mostly with Eastside tech professionals, multigenerational families, and Retiree Seniors navigating the biggest move of their lives. What each of them gets is the same thing: an investor's lens on a deeply personal financial move. While my hometown grows and expands, I keep serving the clients and families that I grew up around.

From Data to Doorsteps

I grew up between Kirkland and New Zealand, backpacked in Europe before college, and lived and worked in NZ/Australia for five years before coming home to finish my business degree at UW. I worked in startups and after a decade in data analytics I became a real estate broker in Bellevue, Washington. I also bought and updated a Condo in Woodinville, Washington and then bought a 1930s Redmond farmhouse that I gut-renovated, and built out a permitted ADU out of a falling-down garage. Construction costs doubled, COVID arrived, I had a surprise baby. That project taught me everything an agent should know about budgets, vendors, and what actually adds value to a home.

Why Clients Choose Me

I've been a Washington State licensed Broker since 2016, added a Managing Brokers license in 2023 while also holding Certified ADU Specialist designation, a Senior Real Estate Specialist and a Divorce Specialist credentials as well as a B.A. Business Administration from the University of Washington.

You get an agent who evaluates every property on a five, ten, and twenty year horizon, not just today's market. You get hands-on remodel and ADU expertise: help identifying ADU-ready lots, modeling rental income, and estimating renovation costs before you write the offer. You get a vetted vendor network and access to programs that let sellers remodel without paying out of pocket, so strategic improvements are actually within reach. And you get someone who treats clients like family, because moves are hard and the people making them deserve that kind of care.

I bring practical, hands-on experience to every transaction. I work with a trusted network of vendors and construction partners and offer access to programs that allow sellers to remodel large projects (over 100K in upgrades) without paying upfront, making strategic improvements more accessible and affordable to sellers. Remodeling is one of my favorite aspects of real estate because it often unlocks a home’s true potential and significantly increases its value.

Off Duty

Real estate is genuinely my favorite hobby. I truly love what I do and I’m all in. At the same time, I’m intentional about staying centered through focusing on positive outcomes for my clients and moments of calm.

I love good food, traveling to Australia, Hawaii, backpacking in Europe, and spending summers in Italy visiting family and friends. Every chapter of my life from travel to data analysis to investing has shaped how I show up in real estate today.

I love what I do and would love to assist you with whatever real estate adventure you find yourself in.

Please reach out anytime with any real estate related needs,

 

Janae Hansen