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Northeast/Irving Office
1500 NE Irving Street, Suite 110
Portland, OR 97232
Print Agent BioRecognized among my clients and fellow agents for my integrity, strong work ethic, and uncompromising attention to detail, I will advocate for you throughout every step of a real estate transaction. I want to understand your goals and strategically make sure we game plan to get you there.
My innate ability to build strong, meaningful (and fun!) relationships has led me to real estate. I am a natural matchmaker. I love connecting my community with jobs, relationships, and friends, which instigated a natural progression to my career in real estate. I love the friendships that continue once the keys have exchanged hands.
I started my career working in marketing and business development partnerships for fast-paced, high-growth tech startups, like Yelp, Trulia and Instacart. The “wear 10 hats at once” mentality taught me the value of meticulous organization, thorough research, the ability to be nimble, and the experience to be an intuitive, strong negotiator. I have collaborated and nurtured trusting relationships with executives at many Fortune 500 companies, whipping me into an expert communicator.
When I am not working, I love spending time with my husband and sweet toddler son. We are big cooks and feel most complete with family and friends over, music playing and wine flowing at our home in Eastmoreland (where I serve as an elected Director of the Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association). I love that Portland offers such a wide breadth of things to do. I dabble in everything from gardening, hiking, exploring restaurants, visiting wine country, strunning (stroll + running) in parks, being terrible-yet-oddly-competitive at tennis, museums, shopping, comedy shows and concerts.
I truly believe that a home is where we make our most cherished memories, so being a guide in that process is endlessly rewarding. Making genuine connections with my clients and helping them find a space to make these valuable memories inspires me every day. Whether you’re considering a move, a first time home buyer, an investor, or interested in selling your home, I’d love to chat and learn about your goals.
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As first time home buyers, we felt supported the entire way through. I couldn’t imagine working with anyone else. Alison is proactive, honest, responsive and a super sharp negotiator. She put together a smart offer (worked late night so we could be one of the first bids in) and helped us land our dream first home. We would definitely work with her again!
— Carolyn M.
Alison is an absolute gem and a wealth of knowledge. My husband and I worked with her trying to buy our first home in Portland earlier this year. She’s incredibly responsive and not only offers her valuable (and non-pushy) insight, but immediately goes on the hunt to get all necessary information about a property. Having a realtor that both guided us and gave incredibly valuable advice is/was priceless. My husband and I didn’t get to purchase a home with her due to the shutdown for Covid and how it changed our lives, but I can’t recommend her enough to anyone looking for a home. We were so lucky to have accidentally been linked up with her, amazing person to work with. We will always be thankful for the experience.
— Virginia B.
I could not ask for a more professional, caring and talented realtor to guide to represent my family's first home purchase. Alison was always one step ahead and patiently worked with all stakeholders to reach positive outcomes at every step of the process. It's my pleasure to write this review and I highly recommend Alison.
— K. S.
12/09/2020 - maggie eisenberg
Bought a for approximately $875Khome in 2020 singleFamily in King, Portland, OR 97212.
Highly Recommended
Local Knowledge
Process Expertise
Responsiveness
Negotiation Skills
"Wow - I am currently sitting in my dream home and I have so much gratitude, adoration, and respect for Alison Derse. My husband and I didn't exactly follow the most traditional process, and after years of casually looking, all of a sudden we landed in a new market and fell in love (that actually happens?) with a home. Not to mention during COVID, and over a holiday Weekend! With all odds stacked against us, Alison delivered the historical, neighborhood, and home insights we needed as well as mapped out a strategy to execute in record time. The house was on the market for less than a week and already had multiple offers and a deadline.
She coached us and developed a game plan that was right for our family, worked her negotiation magic, had the right relationships, a true partnership mentality within the real estate community, and she made it happen!
One thing I especially loved about Alison is that she not only had our best interests front and center throughout the entire process from tour to closing, she continuously showed real empathy and consideration for the sellers. There were many times I would have made choices that were not ideal, and with Alison's guidance and intuition I learned so much and feel really great about the entire process.
I can't imagine leaving this home any time soon (it's too wonderful!), but if I ever have to - I will be calling Alison. Until then I will just recommend her to everyone I know :)"
— maggie eisenberg
11/28/2020 - user36853015
Bought a for approximately $625Khome in 2020 singleFamily in Concordia, Portland, OR 97211.
Highly Recommended
Local Knowledge
Process Expertise
Responsiveness
Negotiation Skills
"As first time home buyers, we felt supported the entire way through. I couldn’t imagine working with anyone else. Alison is proactive, honest, responsive and a super sharp negotiator. She put together a smart offer (worked late night so we could be one of the first bids in) and helped us land our dream first home. We would definitely work with her again!"
— user36853015
11/23/2020 - JustinDonaca
Bought a for approximately $625Khome in 2020 singleFamily in Multnomah, Portland, OR 97219.
Highly Recommended
Local Knowledge
Process Expertise
Responsiveness
Negotiation Skills
"The thing I appreciate most about Alison was her hustle! I'm not sure how she balances everything in her life and does so in a way that made us feel like we were her only clients. She never let up during our search and it was her positive attitude and excitement for the process, even after we lost out on the first three offers, that kept us going through the finish line. Alison was also incredibly knowledgeable about the logistics of the process, especially around how to make competitive offers and contracts, and was great about taking time to break down all of the complexities so that we understood. This helped us feel confident when making important decisions. I would 100% recommend Alison and would work with her again!"
— JustinDonaca