Katherine A Knighton

Wauwatosa and Milwaukee Top Real Estate Agent

I spent the first nine years of my career working in finance before transitioning to property management. With five successful years in leasing and management, I delivered a high-quality customer experience every time. The secret to my success has been a focus on finding the right fit for my client every single time.

When you’re ready to make a big life decision finding someone you can trust to help you with the process can be difficult. This is where I excel. I will listen to your needs and focus on your satisfaction. I've worked for one of Milwaukee’s largest property development companies and use my skills to ensure your experience will be seamless.

In previous positions, I won an award for Best Customer Service company-wide and an Apartment Owners and Managers Association (AOMA) award for Best Staged Model in the state of Wisconsin. I pride myself on championship service and am committed to achieving the results my clients desire.

I became a real estate agent to help people make their home dreams come true. As a Milwaukee native and resident of the East Side and Shorewood for more than 15 years, and with more than 10 years of sales experience, I partner with my clients to reach their home goals. In addition to selling and buying homes, I also help clients create extra income by renting their homes.

What Sets Me Apart

North Shore Milwaukee Single-Family Residential Real Estate Agent

Milwaukee Residential Rental Expert

Five years of experience in sales and property management

Over nine years of experience in financial services

UW-Milwaukee Alum

She will always put your interests first!

Katie, our realtor with Powers Realty, was beyond amazing! She fought for us every step of the way. We made an offer on our dream home based on a contingency, and when the situation changed, she continued to put the best offer forward and guided us in our decisions. We have secured our home in *********, because Katie refused to give up! We would highly recommend her to anyone seeking to buy a home. She will always put your interests first!

~ Ellen P

"I would recommend Katie to anyone looking for a home/rental!"

Katie was absolutely amazing to work with. We were on a time crunch to find a home and she went above and beyond for us. I would recommend Katie To anyone looking for a home/rental!

~ Drea Apple

"Katie was a DREAM to work with!"

Katie was a dream to work with! We can’t speak highly enough about our experience working with her from start to finish. She was lightning-fast responsive day and night, she went out of her way to accommodate our schedules for showings, she maintained direct lines of communication with both the seller’s agent and our mortgage broker/loan officer, and she certainly wasn’t afraid to go to bat for us when it came time to negotiate and close a deal. Katie has great energy, she’s super friendly, and most importantly, she’s very knowledgeable and good at what she does. Plus! Working with a Powers Realty Group Agent comes with a bunch of perks! We definitely look forward to working with her again in the near future.

~ Nathan Churchill & Leonard Escalante

"Katie was the best realtor we could have hoped for"

Being first time home buyers in a new country, we had trepidations; she made the whole process seamless. She took her time at each house we visited to explain to us good/bad things about the house. She was never pushy and was always very honest with her opinion, something that we appreciated. In the current sellers market where houses are going for a minimum of 10-12% above selling price, Katie helped us buy a beautiful house within our budget. Even after the purchase she has helped us with getting in touch with different vendors to get small things done around the house. She is quick to respond and is always happy to help. Katie was a dream to work with

~ Priyatha and Gopinath

"Easy and painless"

Katie was amazing! As first time home buyers, the whole home buying process seemed very scary and overwhelming, but Katie made it so easy and painless. She was so personable and easy to talk to that the process was super fun! She was also very knowledgeable about the North Shore and answered any and all questions we had at all times of the day! We were able to find the house of our dreams and buy it so quickly all thanks to Katie! She will have a client for life! Thanks for everything Katie.

~ Clare Wenzel

"We were quickly and confidently able to make an offer on the perfect house when we found it"

Katie was extremely knowledgeable about the area and helped us understand the pros and cons of all of our options so that we were quickly and confidently able to make an offer on the perfect house when we found it. We can’t thank Katie enough for making our first home buying experience simple and fun.

~ Kyle and Steph Engelking

"She was outstanding during the entire process"

Dear prospective home sellers, I had a wonderful experience with Katie and Powers Realty. They were able to manage the sale of my loft condo professionally, quickly and at an extremely competitive price. Katie was hands on throughout the entire process by constantly updating me on our progress and scheduling everything!! She was outstanding during the entire process.

~ Sean Madigan - Sold Condo in Milwaukee

" We would highly recommend working with her for your realty needs!

We loved working with Powers Realty Group. Katie Knighton helped us purchase a house in Milwaukee in 2020 and then helped us sell our house in 2024. She was amazing to work with both times and we would highly recommend working with her for your realty needs! She was easy to talk to, explained everything in an easy to understand way, advocated for us, and helped us every set of the way.

~ Kim Lind