Submitted by: Brumbaugh Co.
Karen Timmer, the branch manager for the Windermere Real Estate office in Lynden, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Whatcom County Association of Realtors at its annual awards banquet on January 13.
Timmer gained her real estate sales license in 1990 and has been one of Whatcom County’s top agents since then, ranking No. 1 in the Lynden area and No. 4 countywide in 2016 home sales. She joined Windermere in 2000 and has been involved in the sale of more than 300 properties in the last five years.
“I enjoy real estate and working with people,” Timmer said. “I like making things fun and this doesn’t seem like a job to me. I love working hard for my clients to see them reach their real estate goals.”
Timmer also has been active in the community. She has served as president of the Lynden Chamber of Commerce and chairman of Lynden PRCA Rodeo’s Tough Enough to Wear Pink Committee, which raises funds for the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center in Bellingham. She also has been on the Lynden Boys & Girls Club board and the Lynden Rodeo Advisory Board and is a member of the Mt. Baker Rotary Club.
Timmer’s WCAR involvement includes serving as its president and on its board of directors. She was named WCAR’s Realtor of the Year in 2002.
“Over the last 25 years Karen has consistently been one of the top producing agents in Whatcom County and has served Windermere well as our Lynden Branch Manager,” said Dan Washburn, owner of Windermere Real Estate Whatcom, Inc. “Karen has been a valued asset for us as well as for our industry.”