“We have been involved in many real estate transactions over the years and have had our share of excellent and – let’s just say - less competent realtors. When we looked up Malia online we were a little anxious about the high end properties in her portfolio (we were decidedly at the lower end of the Vail Valley purchasing demographic) but we’d heard good things so we decided to meet with her. Best decision we ever made. She treated us like VIP’s the entire time. Because she was helping us buy and sell we went through our share of ups and downs and she was incredibly patient and solicitous of us. She was ridiculously responsive (who takes your call while sitting at a Broncos game?) but most importantly, she acknowledged our anxieties when they arose. Malia really listened to what we were looking for and found us our dream home… and then walked us through how the financing could work. We never felt a bit of pressure. And it’s nice when your realtor has a good sense of humor – it can lighten the mood during difficult times. When it came time to sell our current place, she and Jessie staged it to the point where we had to remind ourselves why we were selling! Now that’s an art! We feel so blessed to have worked with her. Can’t recommend her highly enough!”

“We hit the jackpot when we found Malia. She is smart, hardworking, and knows the Vail market inside-and-out. She is professional and extremely well-connected giving access to properties early in the game. She genuinely cares about her clients, their satisfaction, and will go above and beyond to help before, during and after close. Even a month after my transaction closed she is helping us make connections on a number of fronts. I think she is rated as the best in town, based on sales volume, because few to no real estate agents have as much passion for what they do as she does. No one takes the job as seriously as she does, putting all of her heart into every transaction. That is just who she is.”

“I did my homework when choosing Malia as our listing agent. We foreclosed on an investment property that was the source of structural issues among other problems with the property. It was a very high-end piece of property so I needed someone with the right reputation and that could help us get the property ready for sale without overdoing it. I also needed someone that would have a good reputation for development/redevelopment and that could handle helping the nightmare left behind by the previous owner. Understand that the house ended up with over a 500k in estimated structural repairs so this was not a minor situation. I’m also a real estate agent myself - but in the Denver Metro area - so I am very skeptical in general as most agents down here are very unimpressive professionals. Given that I saw that Malia represents many very expensive homes, an initial concern was whether she would care enough about my 3 million dollar deal to garner the attention it was going to require to have the best outcome. Would she have her assistants take care of me or would she roll up her sleeves as needed? The first good sign was when I called the number listed on Sotheby’s page, she answered immediately. We talked for probably 30 minutes right then and there. She also went to see the property just a few hours later…as in the same day. Talk about getting right on it. The adage “if you want a task done right, give a busy person the job” was true with Malia. She gets things done and will not leave you no matter how challenging the circumstance. She is an absolute workhorse. Her team is also wonderful so when they help in areas that make sense you are grateful to have them. Malia put in no less than a heroic effort on our behalf. If you are reading reviews and wondering if your property is right for Malia or not, I would tell you to ask her. She is very direct and honest. If she is not right or cannot take you on, she will connect you to the best that she knows and her standards are extremely high. I am looking forward to taking Malia out for a celebratory dinner to thank her for removing this challenge from my plate. I will refer anyone I know to her in the Vail Valley regardless of property location or price point as I know she can be trusted to treat them the way that they deserve. I will also contact her if I don’t know the best agent for any property I need to buy or sell in any location as I know she will find me the best for my situation and that they will care more about me due to her involvement. When I recently found out that Malia was in the top 100 real estate agents in the world for Sotheby’s International Realty, I wasn’t surprised at all. In a world that service often falls below expectations, Malia was an absolute star.”

“This was our first experience selling a property in Vail, Colorado and everyone we had contact with recommended Malia. Her reputation speaks for itself and she is universally known for being highly knowledgeable, scrupulously honest and working very professionally and efficiently with sellers and buyers. Malia and her engaging and helpful team worked alongside the home stagers to present our home very positively beyond our expectations. We were thrilled with the marketing photographs, videography and matterport footage. Her suggestions about establishing a correct asking price, setting up previews, and marketing the property resulted in multiple full price offers in less than 24 hours after listing. Despite being under contract, she and her team continued to show our property and secure a non-contingent backup offer which enabled us to feel secure during the pre-closing phase of our contract. Overall we recommend Malia and her team without reservation for their psychological understanding of buyers and sellers and their encyclopedic knowledge of Vail Valley real estate.”

“We discovered Malia on Zillow. She was everything that the other reviewers had promised and more. Malia helped us submit a competitive offer in a very difficult market. Malia's knowledge of the area and the current market conditions were very helpful when negotiating our offer. After closing on the property, she assisted us in completing necessary repairs with her trusted vendors. She and her assistants, Alex and Ilse, followed through on all of their promises. We would not hesitate to recommend Malia to our friends and family for a real estate transaction in the Vail Valley.”