Catarina Bannier

Catarina Bannier

RealtorĀ® Licensed in DC, MD, VA
catarina@compass.com
M: 202-487-7177
O: 301-298-1001

Press

The most significant action a seller can take? Staging. A May 2019 Washington Post article on staging homes for sale features Cati and one of our favorite sellers

Some Vintage Kit Homes Now Sell For Over $1 Million ā€“ The Wall Street Journal interviews Cati on the increasing value of historic kit homes

DCā€™s Hidden Secret Million Dollar Homes built from a DIY Kit ā€“ WTOP interview and feature on the upcoming Chevy Chase kit house project

Specialties

Historic Mail-Order ("Kit") Homes from Sears, Lewis, Gordon-Van Tine and Aladdin
Language: German (Ich spreche gern deutsch mit Ihnen!)

Education

University of Maryland, Baltimore (MS, Health Science)
American University (BA, Psychology)

Charity

The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad is a fully volunteer-run organization that responds to about 8,000 911 calls in Montgomery County per year and  always needs your donations. (Cati spends many hours each year on an ambulance, mostly at night.)
Client Testimonials

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"ā€œMy husband and I recently sold our house in the East Bethesda area ā€” and had the good fortune of doing so with the expert help of Marcie Sandalow and Catarina Bannier. Marcie came recommended to us through a trusted neighbor, and it didnā€™t take long to see why. She and Cati are the perfect team. With their combined skills and knowledge (awesome in their breadth), their attention to detail, and their upbeat, accessible manner, they were able to meld an otherwise nerve-wracking series of events into an orderly, manageable process." - Rita D.

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"ā€œCati, and her partner Marcie, are experienced agents with all the local knowledge, strategic negotiation skills, and interpersonal skills one desires in an agent. After months of patiently looking at apartments with me, my team jumped into action when my dream apartment went for sale at 4PM on a Friday. In DCā€™s competitive market, we knew we had to move quickly. By Saturday evening, Iā€™d seen the apartment twice ā€“ once with daylight, once at night. Iā€™d also received a helpful collection of comps from my team. By Sunday, weā€™d put together a competitive and strategic offer. And, by Monday at 2PM, Cati and Marcie had gotten me a signed contract at the price I wanted to pay! They continued to guide me through the closing process which was remarkably smooth. Exactly 30 days after my offer was accepted, I got my keys! I look forward to working with them when Iā€™m ready for my next house in a few years.ā€" - Rosie R.

About Catarina
Bannier-Sandalow
Catarina is a transplant from Berlin, Germany. Born and raised in the shadow of the Wall, she has always felt a keen sense of history and its impact on everyday life. Urban housing has fascinated her since the day right out of high school when she negotiated her first real estate transaction: the lease of a rent-controlled Berlin apartment that had been abandoned on purpose. Today, she takes a similar stand on behalf her clients.

Cati's first career was in print journalism, as a reporter and editor at a large newspaper. After moving to DC in the 1990s, and buying her first home she became fascinated with real estate. She has been a full-time licensed Realtor and consultant since 2003, and in 2011 joined forces with Marcie Sandalow to build a team .

As a contributor to several real estate blogs, including the Washington Post, Cati has been able to join her old passion with the new one. Her special expertise has been in house history, specifically the DC areaā€™s historic kit houses. As a collaborator with several historical societies, most recently CPHS in Cleveland Park and HCCDC in Chevy Chase, she has helped authenticate DCā€™s unique inventory of these homes and has been interviewed as an expert by WTOP, the Post and the Wall Street Journal.

Cati lives right on the District line with her husband and one of their three adult children. She speaksā€”of course!ā€”German in addition to English and has welcomed many international newcomers among her clients. And she has a little nighttime secret: She is a nationally registered EMT and volunteers with the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, responding to 911 calls for at least one shift each week. That said, she'd much rather meet you when you don't need an ambulance!

Catarina Bannierā€™s Listings

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Listed By CompassPending

$1,650,000

5
Bedrooms
2,917
Square Feet
0.18
Acres

7917 Sleaford Place, Bethesda, MD 20814

Catarina Bannierā€™s Transactions

Past Sales
$2,750,000 | 2711 36th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20007

$2,750,000

5
Bedrooms
4,758
Square Feet
0.12
Acres

2711 36th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20007

$2,575,000 | 3715 49th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

$2,575,000

3
Bedrooms
3,626
Square Feet
0.17
Acres

3715 49th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

$2,210,000 | 8804 Montgomery Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

$2,210,000

6
Bedrooms
4,996
Square Feet
0.15
Acres

8804 Montgomery Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

$2,100,000

5
Bedrooms
4,648
Square Feet
0.20
Acres

4815 15th Street North, Arlington, VA 22205

$1,975,000 | 2806 Cathedral Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20008

$1,975,000

5
Bedrooms
3,729
Square Feet
0.06
Acres

2806 Cathedral Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20008

$1,880,000 | 3711 Idaho Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

$1,880,000

6
Bedrooms
4,093
Square Feet
0.10
Acres

3711 Idaho Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

a view of a building with a bunch of windows

$1,850,000

3
Bedrooms
2,900
Square Feet

2101 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Unit 26, Washington, DC 20009

a front view of a house with a yard

$1,800,000

4
Bedrooms
3,240
Square Feet
0.31
Acres

2901 Ellicott Terrace Northwest, Washington, DC 20008

$1,725,000 | 2705 Woodley Place Northwest, Washington, DC 20008

$1,725,000

4
Bedrooms
2,420
Square Feet
0.05
Acres

2705 Woodley Place Northwest, Washington, DC 20008

$1,630,000 | 5415 York Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814

$1,630,000

5
Bedrooms
0.16
Acres

5415 York Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814

$1,625,000 | 5015 Strathmore Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895

$1,625,000

5
Bedrooms
4,900
Square Feet
0.14
Acres

5015 Strathmore Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895

$1,605,000 | 3606 Norton Place Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

$1,605,000

4
Bedrooms
3,033
Square Feet
0.11
Acres

3606 Norton Place Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

$1,600,000 | 3629 Chevy Chase Lake Drive, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

$1,600,000

5
Bedrooms
3,362
Square Feet
0.03
Acres

3629 Chevy Chase Lake Drive, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

$1,555,000 | 7201 Lenhart Drive, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

$1,555,000

4
Bedrooms
3,502
Square Feet
0.24
Acres

7201 Lenhart Drive, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

$1,525,000 | 7905 Sleaford Place, Bethesda, MD 20814

$1,525,000

4
Bedrooms
2,434
Square Feet
0.16
Acres

7905 Sleaford Place, Bethesda, MD 20814

$1,515,000 | 4520 Gladwyne Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814

$1,515,000

4
Bedrooms
2,505
Square Feet
0.17
Acres

4520 Gladwyne Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814

$1,500,000 | 3735 Appleton Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

$1,500,000

4
Bedrooms
0.15
Acres

3735 Appleton Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

a front view of a house with a yard and porch

$1,489,000

4
Bedrooms
4,244
Square Feet
0.26
Acres

5606 Sugarbush Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852

Past Rentals
front view of a house with a yard

$6,300

4
Bedrooms
2,928
Square Feet
0.32
Acres

3508 Cummings Lane, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

$5,800 | 50 U Street Northwest, Unit A, Washington, DC 20001

$5,800

3
Bedrooms
1,878
Square Feet
0.03
Acres

50 U Street Northwest, Unit A, Washington, DC 20001

$5,800 | 5528 Uppingham Street, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

$5,800

3
Bedrooms
2,132
Square Feet
0.17
Acres

5528 Uppingham Street, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

$5,000 | 3636 Appleton Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20008

$5,000

5
Bedrooms
3,300
Square Feet
0.18
Acres

3636 Appleton Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20008

$4,500 | 5310 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Unit 9, Washington, DC 20015

$4,500

3
Bedrooms
2,240
Square Feet
0.02
Acres

5310 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Unit 9, Washington, DC 20015

$4,400 | 3249 38th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

$4,400

3
Bedrooms
2,547
Square Feet

3249 38th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

$3,350 | 1531 31st Street Northwest, Unit 3, Washington, DC 20007

$3,350

2
Bedrooms
966
Square Feet

1531 31st Street Northwest, Unit 3, Washington, DC 20007

$3,250 | 2306 Ashboro Drive, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

$3,250

3
Bedrooms
1,978
Square Feet

2306 Ashboro Drive, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

$3,000 | 706 16th Street Northeast, Unit 2, Washington, DC 20002

$3,000

2
Bedrooms
1,285
Square Feet
0.08
Acres

706 16th Street Northeast, Unit 2, Washington, DC 20002

$2,750 | 5023 Druid Drive, Kensington, MD 20895

$2,750

3
Bedrooms
2,197
Square Feet
0.14
Acres

5023 Druid Drive, Kensington, MD 20895

$2,000 | 300 M Street Southwest, Unit N502, Washington, DC 20024

$2,000

1
Bedrooms
748
Square Feet

300 M Street Southwest, Unit N502, Washington, DC 20024