Annie Clougherty | The Annie Clougherty Team

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Annie Clougherty

With over 20 years of experience, Annie Clougherty has built a reputation as one of the top real estate agents in Orange County, California, and nationwide. Representing both buyers and sellers, Annie’s expertise spans across coastal Orange County, where her deep understanding of the community and market trends sets her apart. Recognized by both her peers and industry leaders, Annie has been listed as one of the top agents in the country by the Wall Street Journal’s “Real Trends” report, ranking in the Top 1½% of agents nationwide for sales volume from 2019 to 2024. She has also consistently been ranked among the top 100 real estate agents in California. Joining Compass in its early days, Annie has been a part of its growth from 2,200 agents to over 30,000 nationwide. This network gives her unparalleled resources and connections, benefiting her clients at every stage of their real estate journey. Annie’s strategic approach, honed through years of navigating competitive markets, ensures her clients achieve the best outcomes. Whether marketing high-end properties in Newport Coast or negotiating contingent offers, her professionalism and dedication shine. Beyond real estate, Annie stays active in her community. From participating in the Newport Beach Distinguished Citizens Program to raising funds through events like Air Band, she values giving back and strengthening community ties. Annie Clougherty combines local expertise, a nationwide network, and a proven track record of excellence to deliver exceptional results for her clients.

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Annie has been a friendly, yet competitive force in the local real estate market for more than 20 years.

As an Orange County native and longtime Newport Beach resident, Annie maintains extensive knowledge of the personalities, unique attributes, and intricacies of each Coastal Orange County neighborhood. Over time and through her long-standing career, Annie has become a recognized face and friend to many in the area, making her extremely well connected within the community, and especially with other agents. Her likability and friendships with other real estate professionals gain her first access to what’s happening in the market, often giving her an inside scoop on the status of real estate transactions as well as listings that haven’t even hit the market.

Annie’s contagious enthusiasm and energetic work ethic are evident from your first meeting when you will immediately recognize her passion for her clients and love of real estate. Her commitment to clients, strong work ethic, and persistence are what make her successful in selling her client’s homes. When it comes to buying homes, Annie possesses a terrific eye for a property’s potential, and she uses that insight to help clients identify their ideal home.

She and her team consistently dominate the Coastal Orange County market.

They have accumulated a prominent network of clientele. Annie not only provides the utmost attention and service to her clients through the buying, selling, and negotiating of real estate, she also strives to remain a trusted lifelong resource for ALL things related to her client’s home. Whether you are selling or buying a home, or need advice on inspections, titles, taxes, or service professionals, Annie hopes to be your first call.

Annie is actively involved in the local community and enjoys giving back.

She has served as the PTO President of Saint Joachim School for three years and was previously the Auction Fundraising Chair for two years. She donates regularly to local schools and organizations including Mariners Elementary, Newport Heights Elementary, Newport Harbor Foundation, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), and Project Hope Alliance.

Annie lives in the Newport Heights community of Newport Beach with her husband of 21 years where they live with their three children. On the rare occasion that she takes time for herself, Annie can be found out and about enjoying the community that she loves, paddleboarding, doing yoga, biking, or hanging out at the Balboa Bay Club.

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Saira Macan Markar

Annie is AMAZING. If we could give her 10 out 5 we would. Her knowledge of Orange County neighborhoods is second to none. Her service started from the time we were considering moving to OC (from LA) to after we closed on the property (helping with various vendors, and ensuring we were settling in our home). She understood our style, requirements, budget and neighborhood preferences right away and was instrumental is sharing various options with her. The true value of using Annie is her ability to close a deal and secure your dream home in this sellers market. Her guidance on pricing, and contingencies was much needed. 100% would recommend.

Amy Lee

Annie was amazing through the entire process. She has tremendous knowledge of the area and garners respect from every agent we encountered. I would recommend Annie to anyone looking for a house, near and far.

Aaron Cook

We purchased a vacation home in La Quinta California in a hot seller's market. With in an hour of the listing we made an all cash offer based on the photos we saw online. Annie helped smooth out the process, went to bat for us at every chance she could as well as negotiated every last item she could. She is literally one of the most responsive agents we have known and helped make our dream of owning this little desert oasis come true. We couldn't or wouldn't have done it without her. Annie's specialty is Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Orange County and she took on this La Quinta vacation home for us with out missing a beat. I wouldn't hesitate to use Annie for just about any residential purchase or sale in CA.

Cory Hamilton

Annie and her team were amazing. This is the 3rd house that I have been lucky enough to sell and was the best experience I had to date. I highly recommend them to anyone looking to buy or sell a house.

Rob Tennyson

We worked with Annie to buy our first home. They were great in helping us sift through the different neighborhoods and properties within those neighborhoods. They Compass app was very helpful in creating a list of homes we were interested in and quickly removing ones were were not. During the process they were extremely helpful in the negotiations and organizing all the different things that needed to happen.

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We found Annie through a referral from our local agent after we decided to purchase our beach house. We were worried about buying out of state and needed a great agent to help us through the process. Wow, Annie is fantastic! Annie and her team were the best and most responsive real estate professionals that we have ever experienced, the group of seasoned service providers she assembled was highly skilled and professional at every step in the process. Offers, addendums, inspections, repairs, escrow, and closing were meticulously planned and executed. We really could not have been more impressed with Annie and feel very fortunate to have found her!

Whitney Morgan

Annie Clougherty was able to get us our dream home off-market on the exact street we wanted. It is a highly sought-after street with properties often being sold before they hit the market. She was persistent and made sure that we were the first and only buyers to see the home. She guided us through each step and was incredibly knowledgeable about all aspects of the purchase. She makes herself available at all hours of the day and no ask was too big for her. We loved working with Annie!

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Annie is so involved and attentive from start to finish. Her recommendations for upgrades to help my place sell quickly were spot on. She is immediately available at all hours and made the entire process seem simple and exciting. Compass is classy and professional all the way through!

Sandra Demitroff

My husband and I recently took a huge leap to relocate from New York to Southern California - which was exciting and scary at the same time! We really needed to find someone who we trusted 100%, to guide us through the process of finding the right house in the right neighborhood for us. Jen was incredible! She was patient, knowledgeable, honest and willing to go above and beyond. We could not be more thrilled about our new dream home - and extremely grateful to Jen and Annie for their support and partnership. I would highly recommend this "A team"!

Kim Stansfield and Gary LoGalbo

We had listed our home previously with a local realtor and got 1 offer , which fell through. After 8 months with no additional offers, we decided to take our home off the market. We were referred to Jennifer McDonald and Annie Clougherty through a very good friend who works for Compass in the Bay Area. We met with them and immediately felt their passion and enthusiasm. They came to the interview fully prepared with knowledge of our neighborhood, schools and community. Another plus, was the team element that other realtors did not have. Jen and Annie gave us effective suggestions at minimal cost to showcase our beautiful home. In addition, Compass Concierge was extremely helpful in staging our home and was able to capture the love we have had for our home. We had showings even prior to the Broker Preview and several offers 4 days after our first Open House. 2 offers were for 50k over our asking price and we closed Escrow at the end of the month!! We are EXTREMELY happy with the way they handled everything. Jennifer and Annie s knowledge and expertise put our minds at ease and we felt comfortable leaving everything up to them and in their hands. We would recommend Jennifer and Annie of Compass to anyone wanting a smooth and stress-free sale of their home. Respectfully, Kim Stansfield and Gary LoGalbo

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