Expert, engaging and highly experienced, Kathie Frost is the managing principal of McGrath Bowral.

Kathie has lived in the Southern Highlands for over 25 years and worked in the real estate sector for nearly 20. As a result, she has a specialist’s knowledge of the region. Kathie notes that “the Southern Highlands is an incredibly diverse market. It’s diverse geographically and in terms of the kinds of properties it offers. It has a significant prestige component and also provides excellent opportunities for people buying their first homes. The region is also a tourist mecca that attracts people seeking their own holiday properties, along with those requiring short-term accommodation.”

So, how do you satisfy clients with such varied needs? For Kathie, the answer is simple: “if you’re passionate about real estate, then you’re passionate about finding solutions to people’s property needs. Open and honest communication with your clients is the key.”

Kathie and her team have acquired a reputation for offering unrivalled service to clients in the Southern Highlands.  She points out that she and her team have always had a customer focused vision: “we take pleasure in going ‘that extra mile’ for clients. Whether they’re buying, selling or seeking property management services, we are committed to providing individually tailored advice and service.”

Placing a premium on professionalism Kathie – along with her partners – recently joined McGrath (her business was formerly operated as Bong Bong Real Estate). For Kathie, working under the McGrath umbrella provides an opportunity to ensure the continual improvement of her business. Kathie notes that McGrath has “an unparalleled reputation for professionalism, integrity and efficiency; it’s also known for its innovative use of technology.” As a result, McGrath is a natural fit for Kathie and her team. Possessing an intimate knowledge of the Southern Highlands and the profession of real estate, Kathie delivers her clients exceptional results.

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"I will shortly be moving interstate due to the successful sale of my house by the team at McGrath Bowral. I would certainly call on them to do it all over again should the need arise, but fear the geographics would defeat us!! I felt every confidence that with their professional and proactive approach success would be ours, and it was!! Thank you Kathie and Sue, it has been both a professional and personal pleasure in having you at number 14!." June Clark  

"We were delighted to hear that McGrath had 'come to Bowral' and with that a reputation of the highest standard. Within moments of meeting with Kathie Frost and Anne Stone we felt that the successful sale of our home was going to be a priority and that the burden of worry had been lifted from our shoulders. We were totally impressed by the professionalism, courtesy, enthusiasm and compassion of Kathie and Anne. We have known Kathie for a number of years and have always been impressed by her work ethic. Throughout the auction campaign any queries or concerns were handled quickly and positively. We were delighted that Kathie and Anne took the time to meet with us each week to discuss the preceding week-end’s inspections. Preparing a home for an Open for Inspection requires a lot of time, planning and effort so to read the personally written thank you card left for us each week-end, by Kathie and Anne, made us feel that they truly understood and appreciated the commitment required. We sold before auction and are eternally grateful for how Kathie negotiated the pre-auction sale. Kathie was in constant contact with us to keep us up to date with the negotiation and on the day of exchange we felt that Kathie had devoted every moment to us. We met with Kathie and Anne after the exchange and they were just as excited as were that our home had sold. We were also very appreciative that Scott Kennedy-Green visited our home to congratulate us on our sale. Selling our home with McGrath was truly successful on every level which, in our experience, is unparalleled in any other real estate practice." Andrew and Anna Hutchings

"Just a short note to say thank you for organising the sale of the villa to us. Your kindness and patience with someone who, as you would realise, is a complete novice in such matters, was a great help to me and made it all so stress free." Helen McDonell

"Early in 2010 Gail and I decided to investigate selling our house in Price Street in Bowral. It was a very modest ex-commission house which we had renovated quite nicely, added a home office to the backyard and established a private and very liveable garden. This made our house somewhat difficult to pigeon hole for sale. So, we contacted three local agents to gauge their opinion of the property and see how they would go about marketing it. Kathie and Rick from McGrath suggested a short-term, intensive campaign linked to an auction date only 5 – 6 weeks out. We were not comfortable with the idea of an auction at all but, as winter was approaching, we did like the idea of a short, intense, autumn campaign. Kathie and Rick stressed that the auction component was a means to create a timeframe for a negotiated sale and we decided to run with McGrath. We sold prior to auction at a price we were happy with. A very pleasing result. While we would like to think that we had created a house that people would like to buy, there is no doubt that the price achieved and particularly the speed with which the property sold, was largely due to the significant effort Kathie and Rick put into the sale process. Our house was well advertised, inspections were carried out with either Kathie or Rick in attendance and we were kept very well informed of progress. The McGrath approach to selling, where effort is focussed on a limited number of properties rather than spread over extensive listings, made sense and worked. We also found Kathie and Rick extremely good to work with. We have no hesitation in recommending Kathie and Rick at McGrath in Bowral." Ross and Gail Clark

Selling a house in the Southern Highlands in times of economic uncertainty was always going to be a challenge and possibly a very stressful experience.  Many houses linger on the market, sometimes for years!  We were prepared to be patient despite Kathie’s reassurance that with the right pricing and marketing campaign we could expect our house to be sold speedily. The marketing was very exceptional and certainly resulted in good numbers at open houses. We exchanged contracts within three weeks; achieving a sale very close to our goal price. Kathie and Anne’s professionalism and regular communications were brilliant; with timely follow-up phone calls after inspections and relaying of all other pertinent information. They clearly know their business and the locality. At all times they were helpful, understanding and courteous. I highly recommend their services as they will get the job done efficiently and effectively; all with a sense of humour. The ‘McGrath’ experience was fantastic!     Megan & Ron - Burradoo