Janet Souza is a REALTOR with Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno serving the Los Gatos, Saratoga, and San Jose communities of Silicon Valley. Janet’s expertise is in residential real estate and she is dedicated to serving her clients with excellence that goes beyond all their expectations! Most of Janet’s clients are referrals from past clients and real estate professionals that know the high standard of care and dedication she offers. Her tireless work ethic, responsiveness, integrity, honesty, and passion for making deals happen have contributed to her success in this industry.
Contact Janet today to help you buy or sell your home, and experience her concierge-style service and quality of excellence.
Working with Janet
Every client has their own unique story, timeline, and objective, and Janet’s concierge-style service and heart drives her approach, whether it’s working with a first-time homebuyer or helping a seller navigate a difficult transition and move.
Janet is a REALTOR with Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno serving Los Gatos, Saratoga, San Jose, and the surrounding communities of Silicon Valley. As a third-generation native Californian, born in San Jose and raised in Almaden, Los Gatos, and Saratoga, Janet offers her clients first-hand insights into the wonderfully varied neighborhoods throughout the San Francisco bay area.
Janet’s expertise is in residential real estate and she is dedicated to serving her clients with excellence that goes beyond all their expectations! Janet is passionate about improving the lives of her clients and most of Janet’s clients are referrals from past clients and real estate professionals that know the high standard of care and dedication she offers. Educating her clients and helping them achieve their goals is what she truly loves doing. Her analytical background perfectly complements her creative side to deliver expert guidance and successful transactions.
Janet’s tireless work ethic, responsiveness, integrity, honesty, and passion for excellence are a cornerstone to how she works for her clients. This, coupled with her innate attention to detail, innovative marketing, local market knowledge, and strong negotiation skills have consistently resulted in her getting top dollar for her clients’ home sales or “winning” a bid for her clients’ home purchase in our extremely competitive market.
Janet’s Story
Prior to her real estate career, Janet worked in both the corporate tech world and as an owner of a small consulting business. She graduated with honors from San Jose State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry and worked over 27 years at IBM in engineering, management, and executive sales. These various positions garnered her deep skills in negotiation and project management. Additionally, having lived overseas in Italy and Brazil, as well as in New York and Connecticut, she appreciates the frame of reference many clients often have when relocating to the San Francisco bay area, and offers a consultative approach and bridge to understanding our local market and communities.
She is humbled that there is always something more to learn. Janet continues to access the latest insights, news, laws, and best practices to serve her clients and community better, and currently serves on a local homeowner association board as Vice President, and is a member of the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® as well as the San Francisco Apartment Association, California Apartment Association, and Apartment Owners Association.
Janet is passionate about giving back to the communities where she lives, works, and invests, and 1% of all her commissions goes to local charities through Sereno’s 1% for Good Foundation. She also serves on the board of Voices of Hope Humanitarian Choir and volunteers her time with the San Jose Chamber Music Society.
In addition to all these activities, Janet loves to bake cookies for her clients, family, and friends. Check out her blog for recipes of her favorite cookies! She also loves to spend time with her family visiting local restaurants, hiking on nearby trails, and of course, singing! Her love of classical music and art fills her home and her life. On most Sunday mornings you can find her singing at one of several local churches, most notably St Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Saratoga and St Luke’s Episcopal Church in Los Gatos.