Kathe Barge is an Associate Broker with Piatt Sotheby’s International Realty and one of the most experienced residential real estate professionals serving Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Over 25+ years, Kathe has represented buyers and sellers in 690+ transactions totaling more than $470 million in represented sales volume—including 580+ transactions in her hometown of Sewickley and 125+ $1 million-plus representations. Her primary market is Sewickley and the surrounding 15143 communities of Edgeworth, Osborne, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, Bell Acres, Leet, Aleppo, Ohio Twp and Franklin Park with additional experience throughout the greater Pittsburgh area.

Kathe’s background is unusual in residential real estate. A graduate of Duke University School of Law with High Honors and a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney, she practiced tax, trusts and estates law before entering real estate. That training, combined with decades of transaction experience, informs a strategic, analytical approach to contracts, negotiations, inspections and complex real estate decisions. Kathe is particularly experienced with luxury and historic properties, having completed 265+ historic-home representations. She has also personally owned, renovated and lived in historic Sewickley homes and served for more than a decade on Sewickley’s Historic Review Commission. She currently serves on the Sewickley Zoning Hearing Board.

Recognized by RealTrends among the Top 1,000 real estate agents in the United States, Kathe specializes in luxury real estate, historic homes, listing and seller representation, buyer representation, relocation, estates, move-up buyers and downsizing. Sellers receive strategic, hands-on guidance on property preparation, repairs and improvements, staging and marketing, supported by professional photography and videography, custom floor plans, print and digital marketing, targeted outreach and the global reach of Sotheby’s International Realty. Buyers benefit from Kathe’s deep local network, knowledge of Sewickley housing and renovation, and ability to identify opportunities both on and off the market. Her business is 100% referral-based, and unlike a team model, every client works directly with Kathe throughout the transaction. 

• I spent the first two decades of my life in Connecticut – the Yankee in me comes out in my love of the pursuit of a great deal!
• I have worn many hats: my first love was accounting (I passed my CPA exam before deciding law was the avenue for me), and I am also a licensed attorney, a licensed Real Estate Broker and a certified yoga instructor!
• I have a collection of beautiful sarees that I wore to my eldest son’s wedding at the Rajbari Bawali outside Kolkata, and developed a love of Indian food while there!
• I am a lake girl – I grew up spending summers on Tyler Lake and love everything lake – I used to be accomplished on waterskis (with only one ski – my kids don’t believe me but I have photographic proof!), and love sailing, kayaking, canoeing – really anything on a lake! I have taken that love to Lake Chautauqua over the past two decades.
• I adore old homes and have a passion for bringing out the beauty in them – I have never “flipped” a home, but have personally supervised the renovation of seven historic homes for myself and members of my family – over the years I have developed enough knowledge and contacts that I can now successfully GC my own projects when needed.
• I have loved every stage of parenting, but have to say that having three adult children is my favorite stage of all. We love our family adventures together, most recently in India for the wedding of our oldest son.  I’m always up for something off the beaten path – whether its ice-skating through a forest outside Quebec, sliding down a snow-filled lava tube in Iceland or heading out on a tiger safari in India!
• Favorite spectator sport? College basketball!  Go Blue Devils!
• Yoga is a favorite way to relax and rejuvenate for me – that and a good book and a cup of tea.

Kathe Barge is an Associate Broker with Piatt Sotheby’s International Realty and one of the most experienced residential real estate professionals serving Sewickley, Pennsylvania. Over 25+ years, Kathe has represented buyers and sellers in 690+ transactions totaling more than $470 million in represented sales volume—including 580+ transactions in her hometown of Sewickley and 125+ $1 million-plus representations. Her primary market is Sewickley and the surrounding 15143 communities of Edgeworth, Osborne, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, Bell Acres, Leet, Aleppo, Ohio Twp and Franklin Park with additional experience throughout the greater Pittsburgh area.

Kathe’s background is unusual in residential real estate. A graduate of Duke University School of Law with High Honors and a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney, she practiced tax, trusts and estates law before entering real estate. That training, combined with decades of transaction experience, informs a strategic, analytical approach to contracts, negotiations, inspections and complex real estate decisions. Kathe is particularly experienced with luxury and historic properties, having completed 265+ historic-home representations. She has also personally owned, renovated and lived in historic Sewickley homes and served for more than a decade on Sewickley’s Historic Review Commission. She currently serves on the Sewickley Zoning Hearing Board.

Recognized by RealTrends among the Top 1,000 real estate agents in the United States, Kathe specializes in luxury real estate, historic homes, listing and seller representation, buyer representation, relocation, estates, move-up buyers and downsizing. Sellers receive strategic, hands-on guidance on property preparation, repairs and improvements, staging and marketing, supported by professional photography and videography, custom floor plans, print and digital marketing, targeted outreach and the global reach of Sotheby’s International Realty. Buyers benefit from Kathe’s deep local network, knowledge of Sewickley housing and renovation, and ability to identify opportunities both on and off the market. Her business is 100% referral-based, and unlike a team model, every client works directly with Kathe throughout the transaction. 

• I spent the first two decades of my life in Connecticut – the Yankee in me comes out in my love of the pursuit of a great deal!
• I have worn many hats: my first love was accounting (I passed my CPA exam before deciding law was the avenue for me), and I am also a licensed attorney, a licensed Real Estate Broker and a certified yoga instructor!
• I am a lake girl – I grew up spending summers on Tyler Lake and love everything lake – I used to be accomplished on waterskis (with only one ski – my kids don’t believe me but I have photographic proof!), and love sailing, kayaking, canoeing – really anything on a lake! I have taken that love to Lake Chautauqua over the past two decades.
• I adore old homes and have a passion for bringing out the beauty in them – I have never “flipped” a home, but have personally supervised the renovation of seven historic homes for myself and members of my family – over the years I have developed enough knowledge and contacts that I can now successfully GC my own projects when needed.
• I have loved every stage of parenting, but have to say that having three adult children is my favorite stage of all. We love our family adventures together, most recently in India for the wedding of our oldest son.  I’m always up for something off the beaten path – whether its ice-skating through a forest outside Quebec, sliding down a snow-filled lava tube in Iceland or heading out on a tiger safari in India!
• Our two dogs (one a bossy rescue from Queens) keep us busy even though our nest is empty most of the time.
• Favorite spectator sport? College basketball!  Go Blue Devils!
• Yoga is a favorite way to relax and rejuvenate for me – that and a good book and a cup of tea.