Compassionate Probate is a real estate practice devoted to one thing: helping families and personal representatives manage a loved one's property after a loss. We believe no one should have to become a real estate expert in the middle of grief, so we carry that part for you.
Probate and estate sales are not abstract transactions. They happen in the home where someone raised a family, celebrated birthdays, and kept the good china for holidays. That is why we treat the process with the same care we would want for our own family.
We built this practice around a simple observation: most personal representatives are kind, capable people who were handed a job they never asked for. They do not need to know the law or the market. They need someone trustworthy to guide them, step by step.
Every engagement is led by the same person from start to finish: the one who answers your first call is the one who walks the property, meets your family, and sits with you at closing.
Your guide from first call to closing
For more than 25 years, Anne Stewart has helped families buy and sell homes across the Portland Metro area. That long view matters most in the moments when a family has never sold a home before, and never expected to. She has seen nearly every situation a property can present, and she handles each one calmly, honestly, and at a pace the family sets.
Her record reflects that steadiness. Anne is an eight-time ICON with eXp Realty, consistently ranked in the top 1% of agents in the Northwest, and she has sold more than 1,500 homes over her career. Her average sell-to-list ratio sits at 99.8%, which is what honest pricing and careful preparation look like in practice, not in theory.
The work closest to her heart is the work this practice was built for. Estate and probate sales ask for a different kind of care: sorting through a lifetime of belongings beside a family, preparing a home that has gone quiet, and selling it for what it is honestly worth. Anne is a specialist in exactly this work. As a Principal Broker, she leads a small, dedicated team that sells a home every nine days, and every one of those families gets her full attention from the first call to the closing table.
That is the promise of this practice: real experience behind you, a specialist at the helm, and one person who answers the phone, walks the property, and sits with you at closing. You will never have to repeat your story to a stranger at each step.
Instead of juggling separate vendors, you work with one team that keeps every thread together.
Listing, marketing, offers, and closing for estate properties, handled end to end.
Sorting, valuing, and selling the contents of the home with vetted professionals.
Cleaning, repairs, and staging decisions that make the home show well without overspending.
Working alongside attorneys, personal representatives, and families so nothing falls through the cracks.
A written record of every step, so you always know where the estate stands.
One conversation can answer more than you think.
Talk to usBefore we talk about listings or prices, we hear the whole story. Every family and every house is different.
We explain probate, estate sales, and real estate in words everyone understands, and we answer questions more than once without judgment.
You decide the pace and the direction. Our job is to give you the information to decide well.
Before you commit to anything, you will see what it costs and what you can expect to net.
A consultation is a conversation, not a commitment. Tell us what is going on and we will tell you honestly what your options are, in plain language and at your pace.
We call you back within one business day.
A short conversation, no obligation, at your pace.
If it makes sense, we walk the property together.
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