About Everett
Meet Everett Talvo
Real Estate Broker. Trusted Advisor. 30+ years of Greater Seattle expertise.
30+
Years serving Greater Seattle
A Career Built on Solving Problems Others Couldn't
Everett Talvo began his real estate career in 1992 with John L. Scott in Lakewood and Tacoma. From the very beginning, he built his business the hard way, through prospecting, persistence, and a willingness to take on the listings other agents had given up on.
Over the course of more than three decades, Everett has closed hundreds of transactions across a wide range of property types and price points. He has worked through buyer's markets, seller's markets, the foreclosure crisis, short sales, bank-owned properties, and the volatility of the COVID era. Each cycle has added to a depth of experience that simply cannot be replicated.
Today, Everett is licensed with Keller Williams Greater Seattle and serves clients across Greater Seattle and the broader Puget Sound region, including the Eastside and island communities. He works with single-family homes, condos, townhomes, land, and multifamily properties.
What has never changed is his approach: honest, hands-on, and focused entirely on the client's outcome. Everett will tell you what you need to hear, not just what you want to hear. And he will be there, personally, every step of the way.
Core Values
These are not marketing words. They are the principles that have guided every transaction Everett has been a part of for more than 30 years.
Integrity and Honesty
Everett will tell you the truth about your home's value, the market, and what to expect, even when it's not what you want to hear. His clients trust him because he has never given them a reason not to.
Accountability
When Everett takes on a client, he takes on full responsibility for the outcome. He personally manages every detail of the transaction, from the first showing to the final signature.
Client-First Service
Everett's business has been built almost entirely on referrals and repeat clients. That only happens when people feel genuinely cared for, not just served.
Adaptability
Thirty years in real estate means Everett has navigated every type of market. He adapts his strategy to current conditions and advises clients accordingly, even if that means recommending they wait.
A Career of Consistency
Thirty years of navigating every market condition the Pacific Northwest has offered.
1992
Began real estate career with John L. Scott in Lakewood/Tacoma. Built business primarily through prospecting and expired listings.
2000s
Expanded to Windermere, then Coldwell Banker. Deepened expertise across buyer's markets, seller's markets, and short sales.
2008-2012
Navigated the financial crisis and housing downturn, helping clients through short sales and bank-owned properties with care and precision.
2020
Guided clients through COVID-era market volatility with steady, data-driven counsel when uncertainty was at its highest.
Today
Licensed with Keller Williams Greater Seattle, serving buyers, sellers, and relocating clients across Greater Seattle and the Puget Sound region.
"My job is to protect your outcome."
Everett's clients consistently describe him as someone who is honest, patient, and genuinely invested in their success. He has no ego and no interest in pushing a transaction that isn't right for the client.
His Google reviews emphasize the same qualities again and again: honesty, clear communication, patience, and results. That consistency over decades is what defines Everett Talvo as a real estate professional.
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Life Outside Real Estate
The same qualities that define Everett as a broker, endurance, focus, and a love of Seattle, show up in everything he does away from the office.
Seattle to Portland, Ten Years Running
Every year for a decade, Everett has lined up at the start of the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, a 200-mile ride that draws thousands of cyclists from across the country. He has completed it ten consecutive times, and along the way he has introduced friends to the sport, trained alongside them, and watched them cross finish lines they never thought possible.
When he is not working, there is a good chance he is on the Burke-Gilman Trail, a former railroad corridor that winds from Seattle's west side all the way to the Eastside, with a loop around Lake Washington that stretches nearly 50 miles. The trailhead is steps from his front door, and he has logged countless miles on it over the years.
Cycling has been a lifelong passion, and it reflects the way Everett approaches everything: steady effort, long-term thinking, and the belief that showing up consistently is what produces results.
Gasworks Park, Since 1996
Everett has lived in the Wallingford neighborhood since 1996, and his office is just around the corner. Gasworks Park, one of Seattle's most beloved open spaces, sits at the end of his block and has been his kite-flying ground for as long as he can remember.
He flies dual-line stunt kites, the kind that respond to the slightest shift in tension and demand real presence to control. On a good afternoon, you might find him on the hill above the old gasification towers, kite cutting arcs against a cloudy Seattle sky, with the lake and the skyline behind him.
It is a small thing, but it says something about who Everett is: someone who has put down deep roots here, who loves this city genuinely, and who finds joy in the simple pleasures that Seattle does better than anywhere else.
Photo: Margret Maria Cordts
Photo: The Searcher
