Kate Raftery

NextHome Peninsula Realty Group

Looking to sell your property, buy a new home, or just need some expert real estate advice?

About
Katherine “Kate” Raftery is consistently ranked among the best Realtors in Fair Haven, NJ, and is an owner and top-producing REALTOR® with NextHome Peninsula Realty Group. Since becoming licensed in 2020, Kate has closed more than $87 million in residential real estate sales, averaging $20–27 million annually, and ranks in the top 1% of agents in the Monmouth & Ocean County MLS.

A Fair Haven resident with 12 years of Wall Street wealth management experience, Kate combines hyper-local market knowledge with an investment-focused approach, guiding buyers and sellers through Fair Haven and nearby Rumson communities with clarity and confidence.
Highlights *
53
Recent sales
$103K-$3.68M
Price range
$896K
Median price
6
Years experience

Recent Listings & Sales

Ratings & Reviews
5.0 (26)

James Fontanella
Rumson, NJ - Nov 23, 2025

Kate far exceeded my expectations.
This was not an easy sell having to negotiate with two divorced sellers.
Kate’s choices of temp furniture and home features definitely added value to the sale.
I would highly recommend utilizing Kate’s professionalism and expertise.

Thank you
Jim Fontanella

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Stephen Roe
Red Bank, NJ - Nov 11, 2025

Kate was great is all areas of the sale of our home! She is extremely understanding, personally helpful. It truly felt like dealing with a realtor that was family. I highly recommend Kate for the sale of your current home and the purchase of your new home.5/5 star for sure.

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Beryl Vallejo
Fair Haven, NJ - Nov 7, 2025

Kate was amazing. She knows so much and communicates so well.. And she makes sure that all the complicated work associated with buying a home gets completed in a timely way.

And she is always upbeat, super pleasant and honest in every way .

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Robert Stolar
Asbury Park, NJ - Sep 24, 2025

Completely stayed with a long and arduous process of a very complicated transaction with extremely difficult people.

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Suzanne Lacey
Lincroft, NJ - Sep 19, 2025

Kate worked tirelessly to help us find our house. She was always on the other of the phone or text and if she didn’t have the answer she found found it in minutes! She has great resources and always shows up with a very positive attitude. It was a pleasure working withKate worked tirelessly to help us find our house. She was always on the other of the phone or text and if she didn’t have the answer she found found it in minutes! She has great resources and always shows up with a very positive attitude. It was a pleasure working with her.

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Professional Info

Brokerage

NextHome Peninsula Realty Group
113 East River Road 2D
Rumson, NJ 07760

Licensed

Licensed REALTOR®
NJ 2079376

Awards

  • Circle of Excellence 2025 Platinum Level
  • Circle of Excellence 2024 Gold Level
  • Circle of Excellence 2021 - 2023 Bronze Level
  • Agent of the Month Resources Real Estate 8 out of 12 2023

Specialties

  • Age-restricted communities
  • First-time buyers
  • Flipping & rehab
  • Luxury properties
  • Relocation

Designations

  • CREN
  • SRES®
  • SRS

Hobbies

  • Community Activities
  • Entertaining
  • Family
  • Fitness & Exercise
  • Food & Cooking
  • Health & Wellness
  • Outdoor Activities
  • Shopping
  • Sports
  • Television & Film
  • Travel
  • Volunteering

Education

Providence College
Bachelor’s Degree, English
2003 - 2007

Top Cities *

Red Bank

  • 12 sales past 3 years
  • 56 days on market
  • $655K median price

Fair Haven

  • 7 sales past 3 years
  • 57 days on market
  • $1.04M median price

Rumson

  • 4 sales past 3 years
  • 55 days on market
  • $1M median price

* Sales data is calculated based on transaction information available to Agent Pronto at the time of publishing and may not accurately reflect all transactions for a given agent.