Shelley Risko

Shelley Risko brings an imaginative perspective to real estate. She has a perspective gained from years of experience both as a private investor and as an agent; a perspective built from designing, renovating, building, and decorating; a perspective gained from personally being on all sides of transactions, as buyer, seller, and agent. She has perspective clients can greatly benefit from.

She holds a bachelor's degree in art from St. Lawrence University in New York. After working for an architectural firm in Boston, CBS Television in New York City, and a prominent Northern New Jersey real estate broker, she and her husband moved to the Monterey Peninsula in 1978. They bought a little business, sold everything back east, packed up, and drove west. They lived in Pebble Beach, worked in Pacific Grove, and never looked back.

She and her husband have purchased and sold numerous single-family homes and income properties in the area. They also founded, managed, and sold several specialty retail concepts. They currently reside in the Carmel Highlands. Shelley joined Sotheby's International Realty in 2004. She has extensive knowledge of the area from a business, real estate, and recreational perspective. Her clients appreciate her cool head, imaginative approach, and work ethic.