Meet Kelly Balmer
Kelly Standen Balmer is a Vice President and Partner at Compass — and an English expat who has spent more than 13 years helping people buy and sell across Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. With $130M+ sold and a 5.0 rating across 130+ client reviews, she's known for one thing above all: handling every deal personally.
An Englishwoman who made the DMV home
Kelly is an English expat who built her real-estate career in the Washington region — an outsider's eye paired with more than a decade of on-the-ground local knowledge. That combination shows up in how she works: clear, candid guidance, and a genuine read on what a neighborhood, a block, or a particular home is really like to live in.
It's also why clients tend to remember the experience as much as the result. The themes that come up again and again in her reviews — honest, responsive, knowledgeable, and willing to negotiate hard — are the standard she holds herself to on every transaction.
Experience that shows up in the numbers
Over 13+ years, Kelly has sold $130M+ of real estate across 220+ homes in DC, Maryland and Virginia, earning a perfect 5.0 rating across 130+ client reviews and recognition as a Best of Zillow agent — the top 10% for client experience. As a Vice President and Partner in the Mollaan Babbington Group at Compass, she brings the resources of one of the country's leading brokerages to every client.
How Kelly works
The biggest difference is simple: Kelly handles your deal herself. No handing you off to a junior team — she's the one pricing your home, writing your offer, and negotiating on your behalf. She prices with real market data rather than online guesses, prepares listings carefully before they ever hit the market, and keeps you informed at every step.
See exactly how she runs the process in the buyer's guide and the seller's guide — the same playbook she walks every client through.
Where Kelly works
Licensed in DC, Maryland and Virginia, Kelly represents buyers and sellers across the wider DMV — from Bethesda and Potomac to Arlington, Chevy Chase, McLean and beyond. Explore her neighborhood guides for an honest, local read on each area.
Vice President & Partner, Mollaan Babbington Group at Compass · Licensed in DC · MD · VA
It's not about finding a house, it's finding the right house for you.
Ready when you are.
Whether you're buying your first place or selling your fifth, the next move starts with a conversation. Call or text — Kelly answers personally.