There is more to a Real Estate professional than just helping you buy properties. Our company has been in the business for over 33 years. We started out small in Wasilla, Alaska with the goal of providing the Wasilla area with its own professional real estate agency. Since then, we have grown through the years and have expanded our operations in various US states too.

We provide variety. We offer a broad spectrum of real estate options available in all our locations. Our list of properties includes family homes, apartments, commercial areas, condominiums and raw lands. Our property listings are top-of-the-line, yet we cater to everyone—from all walks of life—who needs good real estate properties to start their business or rear their family. We make sure that we can match our clients with the right real estate property that they desire.

We are led by a good leader. On the helm of the company is our founder, Kristan Cole, who is considered as one of the top real estate brokers in the country. She has won different achievements such as the Realtor of the Year (1996) awarded by the Valley Board of Realtors. She is also the recipient of the Best Real Estate Agent Frontiersman Reader’s Choice Award from 2004 to 2006.

We are all seasoned experts. Behind each agent person is a great team.The company is also supported by a team of experts who know the ins and outs of the real estate market in areas where they serve. The team behind Kristan Cole are highly trained real estate agents who have been molded and forged in the industry for years and years. We believe that Experience Matters and it has helped us get relevant insider information so we can match the best real estate properties according to the demands and needs of our clients.

We embrace growth. We understand that the real estate market scene 20 years ago is different from what we have now. To meet the demands of our clients, our company has expanded over the years and we are now currently providing professional real estate service in several locations across the entire United States. Moreover, we are constantly seeking ways on how to improve our services rendered to our clients.

At Lifestyle Homes Worldwide, we don’t strive to be better. We strive to be the best!

Kristan Cole is a powerhouse leader in the real estate world, accelerating the pace of change in the real estate expansion world. Appearing on high-profile platforms, including REAL Trends and The Wall Street Journal, she consistently ranks in the top 20 among all real estate teams in the US. She is breaking standards and setting new bars industry-wide as her teams expand from Alaska to 47 US locations (and more every day). Kristan with KCN, expects to close more than $1 Billion in volume and 2200 transactions in 2022. Kristan helps propel thousands of agents and business owners to new heights in their own careers through targeted consulting and nationwide training events like her Growthward Summit.

Kristan has over 38 years of real estate knowledge and experience, holding an MBA degree, while also promoting a sense of trust and warmth as she interacts with clients, agents and now other leaders and businesses. Her success, combined with an innate sense for market trends and development feasibility, triggered a realization she needed to scale her business. In 2011 her focus, drive, and passion pivoted from individual and team sales, to expanding across the US, speaking and acting as a change agent, business consultant, and coach to the elite top 1% of the agent businesses in the country.

To have continued growth long-term, she sought out a team of experts and driven achievers who believed what she believed. Together with her empire building leaders, they have developed proprietary advancements for real estate businesses in their proven curriculum, exclusive leads, and spearheading development for two native apps providing agents with a mobile VIP rewards system, and a mobile app dashboard showing agent productivity. Recently, Kristan and her team created a proprietary training program titled “66 Days to KCN”, and “5 Your Way to $100K”. Kristan was chosen 2018 Inman Innovator of the Year Finalist.

Kristan provides an environment of community and growth, where people have the freedom to achieve more. Working with and through leadership on the mission and vision of the company and personal growth plans, they are living a life of significance and legacy. They were inspired by the G4 factor: Grit, Grace, Growth, Giving.

"Kristan's Home of Hope" (KHOH) a 501c3 supports safe housing for at risk youth and is one of her primary non-profit philanthropic efforts to improve communities and serve those in need. Her real estate business, Lifestyle Homes Worldwide, a member of the Kristan Cole Real Estate Network, donates a portion of each commission to KHOH.

Throughout her progressive career, she has served in leadership roles, such as Regional Director for the Southwest Region and Operating Principle of four market centers and an investor of several more, and Vice President of Mega Agent Expansion where she imparted her expertise in business ownership and sustainable growth to agents in various states. Kristan is not just about individual growth, she believes in a collaborative effort with like-minded agents and leaders to become top producers with repeat clientele in real estate and she also partners with leaders to grow market centers and regions to new levels of growth and profitability. Kristan is a member of John Maxwell’s Executive Mentoring Circle and a member of Gary Keller’s Platinum Mentoring Group.

As a mother of five, grandmother, licensed small engine aircraft pilot, and former Miss Alaska, Kristan has experienced a lot in her life. Nothing brings her greater joy than helping others, whether that is clients, agents, leaders, the under-served, or family, and seeing them succeed in their own lives.

ABR: An Accredited Buyer Representative is a salesperson who is qualified to provide buyer representation and who is familiar with buyer brokerage and buyer agency issues. To get and maintain this designation, an agent is required to complete a 12-hour course, be an active member in Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC), and have five or more documented sales during the previous 18-month period. The Buyer Representatives on The Kristan Cole Team sell an average of 25 properties per year.

CCIM: A Certified Commercial Investment Member is a specialist in the commercial real estate and investment market. A CCIM can provide valuable information to anyone buying, selling or investing in commercial real estate. This designation is presented by the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute (CIREI) after the agent completes a graduate-level course of study and has applied this knowledge in the field. Kristan is one of the only two CCIMs in the Mat-Su Valley.

CLHMS: A Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist is a member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing. Members of this organization have demonstrated their skills and expertise in the luxury home market as well met rigorous performance guidelines, including selling luxury homes over $500,000.

CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert®) - Foreclosure wrecks havoc on families, finances, and believe it or not, health. Real estate agents who earn the CDPE designation from the Distressed Properties Institute understand the delicacy of the situation. Agents are experts in helping clients review their options and how to implement effective strategies, reveal short sales and discuss how foreclosure affects credit rating.

CRS: A Certified Residential Specialist is the "master's degree of residential real estate.” Every CRS must have a proven track record in the business, as well as additional education courses in finance, technology, marketing and other real estate-related subjects. This designation is presented by the Residential Sales Council.

REALTOR®: A REALTOR® is a real estate licensee and a member of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) who has agreed to abide by the high ethical standards set by NAR. Not every real estate agent is a REALTOR®. Look for the REALTOR® logo or ask an agent if they are a REALTOR®.

Howard Brinton Star Power Star: The "Star Power" organization is a hand-picked group of approximately 150 of the most successful REALTORS® in the country. "Stars" typically average more than 200 transactions per year and have the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience with other “Stars” through various conferences and summits.

Each Allen F. Hainge CyberStar® is a leading sales associate in his or her marketplace. A CyberStar® must adhere to four basic standards before selection. First, the associate must complete 50 or more transactions or $5+ million in closed volume during the past year. Secondly, the associate must have a professionally designed custom website. The associate must also have demonstrated commitment to using technology in their marketing efforts. And finally, they must be willing to share real estate technology and ideas with other CyberStars® through efforts online and during various CyberStar® meetings.