August 8, 2018

Chavi M. Hohm’s 10th Year in Real Estate: Lessons Learned and Memories Made

Chavi M. Hohm has been in real estate for 10 years. Wow! On anniversaries like these, one might sum up the sales, awards, the clout, the thought leaders one count as friends, etc. Frankly, as I look back on the last ten years, what comes mind first is the weird stuff that happens in real estate, the fun that we have at the DivaHQ, and the times that I have shown up for my clients regardless of their price point. Because for me, real estate is about my Diva Dwellers and my team, not the awards or stage time. Mind you I will still cut a b!tch if they get in my way, are an ass to our clients, or think they can beat Team Diva. No one does this work better than this Team! My Entrance Into Real Estate Was Made on a Very Dramatic Whim Most everyone has… Read More »

May 10, 2018

Just Listed Just Sold – Stylish Ballard Home

We Just Listed and Just Sold this Stylish Ballard Home on Dibble Ave NW.  This home shows how our sellers are killing it in this market when they have #DivaDifference on their side. We sold this home in 6 days for $215,000 over asking! How did we do it?  By advising our clients to fix what’s broken and make it beautiful we are able to market the heck out of the home and “voilà” – magic. Without a doubt, our sellers, Kellie & Jonathan, had done an amazing job designing and remodeling this home. And it is clear the details of this remodel made many buyers’ hearts go pitter patter. Before listing the home we Divas stepped in to make sure every minor detail was completed inside and out. Then we had this home staged to perfection by the team at Open House Staging. They loved the remodel so much they even… Read More »

May 2, 2018

Party! Miss Bacon Strip 2018 This Weekend, Saturday, May 5

There are few shows as consistently, outrageously funny (and sexy!) as the long-running drag-stravaganza Bacon Strip, hosted by Sylvia O’Stayformore and Mizz Honey Bucket. This special show will draw a larger crowd, so they are switching the venue to South Park Hall. Get to West Seattle this Saturday, May 5, because you won’t want to miss this hot, hilarious mess crowing the next Miss Bacon Strip. For those who don’t know the drill: Bacon Strip features multiple acts from a slew of local drag performers, many of whom run on the edgier side. Expect filthy songs, twisted attire, and surreal performances…and of course complimentary bacon served by hot go-go boys. This time, the performers will be competing with each other for the title of Miss Bacon Strip. The queen who takes the crown also receives a luxurious new wig designed by Seattle drag legend Coco Vaughn, $125 and–in the words… Read More »

March 8, 2018

Podcast Roundup: Diva Kim Talks on The Snapshot and The Real Estate Sessions

Kim on Branding With The Snapshot The Snapshot podcast is devoted to digital marketing techniques for real estate professionals. We at Team Diva love coming up with fun, unique content to share with all of you in Divaland. It allows us to nerd out about our passions, show Seattle some love, and inform our audiences. It allows us to stay close to our community and help keep everyone excited and engaged in what is happening in our city and the region. Politically, culturally, and socially. The added bonus is that new and potential clients get to experience our passion, sense of humor and style right away. Which brings us to the first query Kim is given on The Snapshot: Why she doesn’t need to be the agent for everyone. There’s an old saying: A friend to everyone is a friend to no one. It’s true in business, too, especially in… Read More »

January 12, 2017

Team Diva Challenges REALTORS Stance on Education Funding

Kim Colaprete took a few minutes to sit down with her old friend Arik Korman to chat about why education funding is so important in our state. Arik is currently the Director of Communications at the League of Education Voters. He has incredible knowledge about the current condition of our state education system. The League of Education Votes is a bipartisan organization and has not yet taken a position on Governor Inslee’s budget proposal. Team Diva Wants a Fair Way to Fund Education In December, we broke ranks from our business association once we found out that they were taking a hardline stance regarding education funding. As we chatted with our fellow cohorts about the issue we realized that many of our Realtors friends are unaware of their association’s position on education. We also discovered that the local and state REALTORS associations not only disagree with us, but they have… Read More »

November 18, 2016

Your Thanksgiving Dinner Survival Guide for 2016

You can take extreme precautions. For example: Serve only mashed potatoes, scalloped oysters, and other soft foods that don’t require knives at the table. Blast music so loudly that conversation becomes impossible. Stay home and shop Black Friday sales online. These aren’t viable options for everyone. Team Diva has you covered, though. Here are our tips for surviving Thanksgiving dinner, even if you are among relatives who think that building giant walls, cutting the social safety net and electrocuting gay people into straightness are actually tenable policies. Hosting Thanksgiving dinner? Stock that Bar! Yes, on the one hand getting some guests liquored up might actually loosen their lips enough to go off. You know your relatives well enough to make that determination. As for us, if we know that we will be inevitably trapped in bad conversations, we at least want to be buzzed. Check out our video for stocking… Read More »

December 10, 2015

10 Reasons Why the Divas are Excited to go to ICNY 2016

Divas have TEN good reasons why we are excited to join the entourage at Inman Connect New York in January 2016. A couple of weeks ago we received an email letting us know we were selected as Inman Ambassadors at Inman Connect New York City 2016. Needless to say – we were both extremely excited to be part of this stellar group. It is a huge honor to be part of such an awesome gathering of innovators and leaders in the real estate industry. Inman Connect is being hosted in New York City January 26-29th. In many small and big ways the friendships we have made at ICNY have pushed our own business to the next level. Since we have gained so much from participating in Inman Connect throughout the past few years we thought it would be fun to give you our Top Ten reasons why you should join us at ICNY 2016… Read More »

July 24, 2015

Kim Needs Your Votes for GenBlue Lip Synch Battle

  Our very own Kim V. Colaprete is a finalist in the home office Coldwell Banker’s #GenBlue Lip Synch Battle. Here is the deal – we are behind on votes. Our very own Alex Berry filmed Kim’s entry. The video is an adorable homage to Chicago the musical with a little Miss Kitty Baby boa work and signature thigh slap. Kim needs your votes! How Can You Vote? Step 1: Got to Kim’s Entry Step 2: Click Vote For this Entry (Kim’s preferably!) Step 3: Register – PLEASE NOTE THIS IS JUST FOR THE CONTEST. You will not be added to any mailing lists. Step 4: VOTE FOR KIM Step 5: Vote For Kim EVERYDAY! You are allowed one vote per day! Vote often!!!! Thank you for your ongoing support for Miz Kim. As you may know Kim and Chavi have been selected to be part of Coldwell Banker’s GenBlue Social Squad.… Read More »

August 13, 2014

Diva Kim’s Real Estate Quinceñera

We have reached Diva Kim’s 15th year in real estate — Can you believe it?! Over the past 15 years, Kim has built one of the most successful businesses the industry has ever seen, not just going with the flow, but always pushing the envelope and pushing herself to change as the times changed. She’s gone through good times and bad, a boom and a bust (otherwise known as The War, at the DivaHQ). Regardless of the time Kim has a natural way with her Diva Dwellers that make people instinctively trust her. It is a beautiful thing to watch Kim with her Diva Dwellers. Her passion for helping people is what makes Kim LOVE her work at Team Diva and Coldwell Banker Bain.   One of Chavi’s favorite memories of Kim from the early days was Kim taking clients out in the blue Honda Civic that was splattered with… Read More »

July 31, 2014

Diva Dweller Love | A Very Diva Brand

So all month, we have been talking about all of the many reasons we love our Diva Dwellers. They share our love for supporting our local community. They have formed one of the most unique and dynamic groups of supportive individuals. And they keep Divaland full of amazing people by being the best referrals the real estate biz has ever seen. Basically, our Diva Dwellers rock. But how is it that we are even lucky enough to have all of these fabulous folks in our life in the first place? Simple. Over the years, Team Diva has gone through a lot — from the time Diva Kim decided to stand out from the crowd by calling herself the “Seattle Real Estate Diva” to when Diva Chavi joined and it officially became a “Team” or even on to our latest re-branding, Divaland has seen a ton of changes. As we have honed the… Read More »