Indy Homes - Kristie Smith

Yearning to flex her entrepreneurial muscles, Kristie Smith left her corporate marketing job in 2003 and founded the Indy Homes, a chic luxury real estate boutique in downtown Carmel. In just a few short years, Kristie's focus on client service and great evidence-based outcomes built the Indy Homes Team into one of the top real estate groups in Indiana. Kristie's areas of expertise include: Marketing luxury home: Kristie’s team serves all price ranges of buyers and sellers. For high-end expertise, Kristie earned and maintains a certification through the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing and has sold over 40 homes in excess of $1M. Negotiating: Kristie is a unique and savvy negotiator -- recently selling over 20 houses at over $50K above list price. She believes that the best negotiations are when both sides come away feeling like they have won. Kristie's unique skills in negotiating makes this her favorite part of the job! Marketing homes online: 97 percent of buyers use the Internet to find their new home. Kristie is well-known in Indianapolis for her savvy use of the Internet, professional photography, and social media to connect with her audiences and market homes. Market trends: Kristie is a leader in market knowledge, community involvement, and knowing relevant data that is needed to practice real estate at a superior level. As the writer of one of the top real estate blogs, Kristie is regularly interviewed locally and nationally about her expertise. Kristie has been designated a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) by the National Association of Realtors, the highest level a REALTOR can attain. Home buyers and sellers can trust that CRS Designees subscribe to the strict Realtor code of ethics, have access to the latest technology and are specialists in helping clients maximize profits and minimize costs when buying or selling a home. Kristie has been married for 24 years to IU Health anesthesiologist, Andrew Smith. They live in Carmel.