Catherine Bassick is a highly accomplished California Real Estate Advisor and Founder of Bassick Real Estate Advisors at Douglas Elliman Real Estate, where she leads the Trusts & Estates advisory platform. Based in San Francisco , Catherine advises high-net-worth individuals, fiduciaries, and institutions on the acquisition, disposition, and strategic repositioning of significant real estate assets throughout the Bay Area.

With more than two decades of experience spanning Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Los Angeles,  Catherine brings a rare blend of technology-driven market insight and entertainment-industry sophistication to the luxury real estate space. Her career began in Silicon Valley and expanded to Boston—where she applies a bi-coastal perspective to complex transactions involving generational wealth, trust structures, and legacy properties.

Catherine specializes in high-value residential, development, and land opportunities, including large assemblages and urban infill sites. She is known for advising families and fiduciaries on properties held in trust, estates, and closely held entities—bringing clarity, discretion, and strategic execution to transactions that require far more than standard brokerage.

Her professional distinctions include the sale of the first single-family home over $100 million in U.S. history and recognition among the top agents nationwide. She is co-author of the best-selling book Luxury Home Selling Mastery and has been named one of the Top 40 Influential Business Women by the Business Journal. Catherine is also a Million Dollar Guild member of the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing and is connected to elite agent networks across California and the country.

Deeply engaged in the cultural fabric of The Bay Area, Catherine has supported the San Francisco Opera and the Los Angeles Opera, Rotary Club of SF and remains active in philanthropic initiatives that intersect with education, the arts, and leadership development. Her work reflects a long-standing belief that real estate is not simply transactional—it is foundational to legacy, stewardship, and long-term impact.

Catherine’s reputation is built on discretion, strategic foresight, and an unwavering commitment to protecting and elevating her clients’ most significant assets. In California’s competitive luxury landscape,