Meet Caliber Real Estate
Caliber Real Estate is a top-performing mega team at Compass, recognized as one of the leading real estate groups in the Pacific Northwest. Built on a foundation of investment expertise, Caliber offers a full-service, strategic approach to real estate for both clients and agents who view property as a pathway to long-term wealth.
What began as a partnership among friends—flipping homes and building a rental portfolio—has evolved into a powerhouse team of over 60 agents specializing in residential, commercial, land, new construction, rentals, and Airbnb investments. Today, Caliber supports a diverse range of clients, from first-time homebuyers to seasoned investors, with a comprehensive and investment-driven approach. The team also brings a global perspective, with agents who speak Spanish, Chinese, and Korean, allowing Caliber to better serve a diverse and international client base.
Caliber has consistently earned top industry recognition, including RealTrends top rankings, and is home to multiple agents ranked within the top 1% nationwide. Over the past several years, the team has achieved more than $1.02 billion in total sales volume, a reflection of both scale and sustained performance in a competitive market.
From the beginning, the founders recognized a gap in the market: a brokerage that could truly serve investor clients while also empowering agents to think and operate like investors. That vision continues to define Caliber today.
With deep roots in real estate investing, the team brings a unique ability to uncover hidden value, identify opportunities, and guide clients toward maximizing their return on investment. Backed by the innovative platform and national reach of Compass, Caliber Real Estate combines local expertise with industry-leading tools to deliver exceptional results in every market cycle.
Caliber Culture
No one is an island in the real estate business, and this is more than true when you’re doing real estate outside the box.
Caliber strives to foster a collaborative, team culture where clients, agents, and staff can work together and spur each other on to greatness. And when we win, we share in each other’s success.
Mission Statement
“We want to be set apart from other companies — respected for our vision — for excellence to be shown in all we do. Sure, we could be the status quo, but, because of our mission and who we are at our core, Caliber Real Estate strives to be more:
- more in our look and message;
- more in the way we handle business;
- more in how we present the homes we sell;
- more in the way we go after houses for our buyers;
- more in the cutting-edge technology and tools we use.
We want to be a cut above. We strive to offer what we believe conveys excellence so that everyone we work with gets to, by default, experience the best — because that is what we are determined to be.”
– Zack Lazo – Founding Partner & Managing Broker
Core Values
- We strive to help our clients, staff, and partners not only succeed, but excel. To accomplish this, Caliber promises to:
- Be transparent in our business operations.
- Put our clients first in all that we do.
- Develop and preserve individual relationships with our clients that span far beyond the timeline of each transaction.
- Enable our agents to provide clients with the knowledge and resources needed to reach their real estate goals.
- Support and guide our clients through the entirety of each project, start to finish with integrity and perseverance.
- Bolster growth and learning within a respectful work environment.
- Enable our agents to provide clients with the knowledge and resources needed to reach their real estate goals.
- Support and guide our clients through the entirety of each project, start to finish with integrity and perseverance.
- Bolster growth and learning within a respectful work environment.
