Katrina Schymik Abjornson

The first year Katrina was in real estate, she was named Rookie of the Year. That was 19 years ago. Since then, her exemplary performance as a Realtor has continued and been consistently proven to repeat and new clients alike. She enjoys affecting positive change in people’s lives and assisting in transactions that, for many, are among the most consequential financial decisions they will make. Most important to Katrina is the success of her clients, which she attributes to her organization, honesty, communication, and unflagging commitment. She is a skilled negotiator and an unrelenting advocate for her clients.

She takes pride in upholding a high-standard of ethics, refuses to cut corners, and provides each client—from the first- time homebuyer to the experienced real estate investor—with the same level of committed service. Originally from Indiana, Katrina comes from a family of entrepreneurs. In college, she majored in and international business and studied also overseas in Vienna and Innsbruck. After college, she worked for several well-known and influential trade associations. She continued to hone her business and negotiating skills while working in high-tech sales with one of the country’s largest technology companies. In of a way to use her extensive business expertise to help others, she made the two real estate. In 2022, she was honored with the recognition of one of the Top 100 Agents in the Washington DC area by Washingtonian Magazine. Also, from 2015 - 2022, she has been named one of the region’s top Realtors by Washingtonian Magazine. And in 2021 + 2022, she was recognized Wall Street Journal Real Trends as one of "America's Best Real Estate Professionals", in the top 1.5% in volume amongst all individual in the country.

She has consistently been awarded top producing Gold (2022, 2021, 2019) and Silver (2020) awards from GCAAR and in 2020 - 2022 she also received America's Top 100 Real Estate ® for Washington DC and Modern Luxury DC Magazine 2021 TOP PRODUCER. When Katrina and her husband, Erik, a retired lieutenant colonel in the US Marine Corps, are not spending time at their vacation home on Nantucket, they are either doing something adventurous or cooking at home while enjoying a glass of good wine. They also enjoy spending time their German Shepherd, Klaus, as well as their high-energy cat, Gunner. Strong proponents of animal welfare, Katrina and her husband are also supporters of the Montgomery County Humane Society. They currently live in South Kensington.