Vija Williams is based in Kirkland, Washington in the Seattle area. She heads an award winning team of
real estate specialists in the greater Seattle area focusing on the move-up and luxury segments. The Vija Team is the #1 residential resale real estate group at the Keller Williams Eastside office, and is in the top 1% of Keller Williams worldwide for volume sold. Keller Williams Worldwide has over 100,000 agents.
Vija entered the residential real estate industry in 2001 after a successful career doing marketing and sales for builders and developers. She has been an award winning Realtor ever since, consistently performing in the top 1-5% of the nation in sales volume. In 2009-10 Vija took time off to have her third child. She researched and assessed the shifted market and re-entered the industry at a new brokerage in January 2011, intentionally targeting the luxury real estate market. As a result of this renewed focus and energy, Vija tripled her luxury portfolio in 2011. She closed $9M in sales in 2012, and finished 2013 at $25.5M in sold volume with 1/3 of her business in the luxury segment. In 2014 Vija continues to grow her team and is on track to close between $35-$40M. Vija is the listing specialist of her team, focusing solely on sellers and listings.
She has appeared on stage at real estate conferences around the country including the main stage with Gary Keller at the “Family Reunion,” Keller Williams’ national conference, multiple local, regional and national panels, and recently in multiple panelis at the prestigious Inman Connect. She co-hosts a weekly radio show in the Seattle area called “Get Real Radio” which airs on KKNW. She is in demand as a teacher and speaker with curriculum teaching agents how to increase their price point and move into the luxury market.
A Seattle area native, Vija graduated from University Prep High School in Seattle. She received a BA in Political Science from Westmont College in Santa Barbara. She works with her husband Ben Williams and lives in Kirkland, WA.