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Brittany Matthews

Broker
Pronouns: She/Her

Call Me951-847-1395

Email Mebrittany@idealplanetpdx.com

Websitehttps://www.idealplanetpdx.com/

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My name is Brittany Matthews and I’m your trustworthy guide on your journey in real estate! I’ll help you navigate the home buying or selling process with optimism and honesty. I’m in love with the vintage and whimsical homes we have here in Portland and I’m excited to share that love with you! Past clients vow that working with me made selling or buying their home both easy and enjoyable. I’ll help you achieve your real estate goals while making you feel like a supported member of the team, providing you with constructive advice and swift intuition every step of the way.

I was born and raised in Southern California, living in multiple cities throughout Riverside and Los Angeles County. I attended Cal Poly Pomona where I received a bachelor’s degree in food science and technology. I’ve always had a passion for food and hospitality, which translated into dedicating most of my professional life to managing high-end cafés and restaurants. I lived and worked in Los Angeles for a couple of years before making the move to Portland with my husband in 2017. We purchased our first home in 2018, a little 1907 bungalow in the Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood. I have absolutely fallen in love with Portland and am so happy to set down roots in such a vibrant and community-focused city.

COVID-19 had a great impact on my work-life as a restaurant industry professional. Throughout the trials of 2020, I was driven to evaluate what was important to me in both my personal and professional life. I decided to take a leap and pursue a new career in real estate, and I am so happy I did! Working as a Realtor in Portland has been an absolute privilege. I love what I do!! I feel so fortunate to get to build new relationships with people in my community and to be a part of such an important transition in their lives.

Working with buyers is so much fun! Portland offers an impressive variety of home types from all different time periods. It’s such a pleasure to explore them and the unique neighborhoods they’re part of. I absolutely love the thrill of walking into “the one” with buyers and sharing the excitement they feel as they envision their lives in that home. From buyer tours to handing off keys, and all the hard work in between, I feel so honored to help my clients accomplish their goals.

Partnering with homeowners to sell their homes is an absolute privilege. People have strong emotional ties to their homes and it makes me so happy to help clients prepare and present them in a way they feel proud about. It’s a fantastic feeling to watch my client’s hard work pay off as they transition into a new home that better suits their needs. Listing a home for sale not only benefits the seller, but also provides the opportunity for a buyer to find the home of their dreams!

My passion for real estate can be felt in the way I approach my work. Real estate is about people. It’s about the relationships that you nurture and the impact you make. It’s also about staying positive, being transparent, having integrity, following through and just being friendly! I can confidently say that I provide my clients with the best real estate services available. No matter if they’re buying or selling a home, I act only with my client’s best interest in mind. I handle the tough negotiations and paperwork requirements and ensure that they’re confident in their real estate decisions.

We moved to Portland from out of state and Brittany's knowledge of the different neighborhoods in Portland was very important to us. She was always available to show us whatever crazy house we wanted to see and was always super friendly with a big smile on her face. We never felt pressured and you could tell she really cared about helping us find the right place. Once we found the home we wanted she was on top of everything! She helped us find contractors for estimates, home inspection services, mortgage companies, her wide network of contacts was SO valuable to us and we did not even lift a finger. On top of her professionalism she was also just a great person to work with. We would do it all again in a heartbeat. 10 out of 10!
Justin & Ximena
Brittany is one of the most warm, joyful, and hard working people I have ever had the pleasure of working with! From day 1 to key day, we felt like her number one priority. She answered all of our millions of questions and eased all of our worries. She compiled a list of beautiful homes to show us that put my zillow saved list to shame! Brittany showed us our dream home on day 1 of our search. We immediately fell in love and put in an offer the very next day. Brittany was so attentive and available through every step of the process. Her wisdom of real estate and confidence in her work made everything such a stress free and fun process!
Katie
We had the pleasure of working with Brittany Matthews in Spring of 2021. Brittany’s positive attitude, honesty, intuition and ability to go with the flow made her an ideal realtor. Brittany asked the right questions from the beginning to help narrow down our search and understand exactly what we were looking for. We knew that we could trust that the list of properties that Brittany sent us every week was truly curated for us and that she was leaving no stone unturned. She was responsive throughout the whole process, always making us feel like a priority. Brittany made finding our perfect fit home easy and, dare we say, enjoyable?! In this market, that is no small feat! We would highly recommend her services.
Daniel & Jenna
Brittany was amazing to work with! When we decided it was time to sell our home and look for a new one, Brittany was able to help us accurately price our home and give us a timeline to be ready to sell. She was willing to help with whatever we needed and within a month our house was on the market and sold after the first weekend. Brittany is easy to communicate with, she's honest, and she works hard. Cannot recommend her enough!
Amanda & Dan
We’re so grateful to Brittany for helping us buy our first home! She’s an incredible realtor that goes above and beyond for her clients. Brittany is extremely hard working, knowledgeable, communicative, and friendly. She was always available to us when we needed her. Her instincts and diligence gave us the edge to buy our dream home in a competitive market.
Micah & Chelsea
Brittany helped us buy our first home and from out of state! We could not have asked for a more thoughtful and trustworthy realtor. Brittany worked with our ever changing timeline and unique needs so gracefully and was so kind, approachable, and lovely the entire time. I would give her more than 5 stars if I could and would recommend her to anyone!
Kate & Charlie
Brittany helped my wife and I buy our first house together, and throughout the entire process I felt like we were in the best of hands. I don’t think I’ve met anyone who works harder than Brittany! She was always available to answer our many questions. She is incredibly professional and is an expert at navigating the labyrinth of the home-buying process. The houses she suggested we look at fit exactly what we were looking for, and she was very flexible with our schedule. She’s very knowledgeable about different properties, and helped us know what to look out for. It can be a grind getting offers rejected in this competitive market, but Brittany’s optimism and perseverance really helped, and we eventually got an offer accepted on the perfect house! We HIGHLY recommend Brittany.
Todd & Jordan
Brittany is a ray of sunshine and a total real estate pro! I loved working with her to buy my first home and I am thrilled to now call her a friend. She was always available, she responded to my emails and texts in a timely manner. Brittany made viewing property a breeze, getting me in as soon as possible and whenever fit my schedule. She answered all of my questions and collected information whenever I asked. Brittany is an excellent negotiator and really helped me narrow down what I needed to do to get under contract. Once I got under contract, she took care of coordinating quotes and inspectors and made the inspection process totally stress free. She also made my closing day super special. I felt so supported by her and cannot recommend her enough to anyone looking for a kind, thoughtful, knowledgeable, and positive real estate professional!
Emily
What an amazing feeling! We bought our first house and it went smoother than I ever thought it would be. Why?! Brittany. She guided us toward thoughtful, calculated and patient decision making every step of the way. When we encountered bumps in the road or steps that we just didn’t understand, she dug in, got answers, always communicated proactively and represented our best interest wholly. That’s who she was as a real estate professional, and to make it even sweeter, beyond just the business of buying a home, she was (is) such a wonderful human and easy person to talk to. Hoping all goes to plan and we’re working together again very soon. Thank you / we appreciate you more than you know!
Taylor & Char
Brittany is an absolute gem. She made the process of buying our first home so seamless, from the moment we met for coffee to the moment we closed. We had spent nearly a year looking, to no avail, and eventually decided to switch realtors (to Brittany!). Unlike our previous experiences, Brittany took the time to figure out what we were looking for, what we weren't looking for, what our budgetary constraints were, etc. She created an excel spreadsheet that she updated daily, where she would pull houses from the RMLS that she thought made sense for our parameters, add her own notes, photos, etc. This was such a helpful tool, and sure enough, within a few days, our dream house popped up. Brittany was timely and professional about the bidding process, keeping us cautiously optimistic and guiding us through an inherently messy, emotional, and competitive undertaking with ease, confidence, and always a bit of humor. We closed yesterday on our dream house, and we quite literally couldn't have gotten here without Brittany. As life-long renters with no home-buying experience, she made every step of this crazy process feel attainable - and always managed to keep things funny and down to earth without ever losing sight of the goal. She has our highest recommendation.
Maxx & Hannah