Brian Huie, Seattle Realtor at Compass
“To my buyers, pleasure in my job puts perfection in my work.To my sellers, you never have to guess whose side I'm on.To my past clients, I'm forever your resource to all things home.”
Brian Huie
Brian Huie has been in real estate for more than two decades. He started in college with a military bonus and a personal loan, buying his first home and a small commercial property, and has been remodeling and investing ever since. Today he is a principal broker and Realtor with Compass in Fremont, Seattle, with 300+ homes guided since 2015, almost entirely through referrals. Along the way he served in the U.S. Air Force, worked as a firefighter trained in fire and building science, and studied psychology and behavioral economics.
Honors
Five Star Real Estate Agent every year, 2016-20251. RealTrends Verified2, top 1.5% of agents nationwide3. 5.0 from 125+ reviews on Zillow and Google (October 2026)4.
At a glance
Who is Brian Huie?
- Title
- Principal Broker and Realtor, Compass
- Office
- Compass Fremont, 837 N 34th St #100, Seattle, WA 98103
- Track record
- 300+ homes since 2015. His listings, 2015-2024, averaged 28 days on market and 102.2% of list price, vs. 40 days and 100.1% across NWMLS5
- In real estate
- Investing since the early 2000s; full-time Realtor since 2015
- Serves
- Seattle and the Eastside: Fremont, Ballard, Green Lake, West Seattle, Capitol Hill, Queen Anne, Mercer Island and nearby
- Known for
- Buying and selling at the same time, buy-before-you-sell bridge loans, back-to-back closings, relocation, 1031 exchanges, design and remodel guidance, first-time buyers
- Background
- U.S. Air Force veteran; former firefighter trained in fire and building science; studied psychology and behavioral economics
- Honors
- Five Star Real Estate Agent every year, 2016-20251; RealTrends Verified2, top 1.5% of agents nationwide3
- Reviews
- 5.0 from 125+ reviews on Zillow and Google (October 2026)4
- How he works
- Referrals and people who find him. No purchased leads, no sales calls
Service
Helping people runs through Brian's whole life, not just his work. He served in the U.S. Air Force, where he held a security clearance and lived by its core values: “Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.” Those values still run his business. He worked as a firefighter studying fire and building science, and studied psychology and behavioral economics along the way. The result is close attention to how a home is presented, what it hides, and how people decide.
He mentored at-risk youth through AmeriCorps and Students in Service. In Seattle he has volunteered with Seattle Works (also organizing its member events), One Brick, Food Lifeline, North Helpline and Seattle Children's, tutored students at Roxhill Elementary, and helped with patient intake at the 45th Street Homeless Youth Clinic.
Experience
Those first two purchases in the early 2000s led to more: over the next decade Brian bought, renovated, rented and sold several dozen homes, working with agents in many states. Those years set his standard for what a good agent does. In 2015 he made real estate his full-time work and has guided 300+ homes since.
“Everything I loved about the agents who helped me buy and sell my own homes, I strive to do even better for my clients.”Brian Huie
How Brian works
Clients describe the same habits again and again, in reviews and in notes to Brian.
- He sees the homes first. Brian tracks every new listing in a client's search, tours many in person, and sends a narrated video in the Compass app, often the day a home hits the market.
- He says no. When a house is wrong, Brian says so, even if it costs him the sale. One couple nicknamed him their “no man.”
- He reads houses like a builder. Years of renovating his own homes and training in building science let him spot problems, and potential, on the first walkthrough.
- Buyer verified, not buyer beware. Before an offer, Brian researches the home's permits and complaint history, neighbors, the seller and the likely competition.
- Sellers get white glove service. His listing manager, a general contractor, can run the prep with vetted trades, and costs can wait until closing.
- Tuesday updates sellers actually read. From before launch to closing: buyer activity, that week's market, and how the home compares, on a private page with Brian's video.
- Market knowledge, up to the minute. Each week Brian meets with three groups of the area's highest-producing agents, from firms across the region, so his clients get up-to-the-minute, in-depth market knowledge.
Clients: the details are in your buyer and seller client sections.
“You'll never feel rushed by me. Good decisions come from good information and good timing.”Brian Huie
If you're selling in Seattle, you want Brian on your side.
Chelsey F. · Seller, Zillow review, 20224 · All 84 reviews
His promises
What can clients count on?
- Transparency is everything. Brian works with highly intelligent adults and treats them that way. He never holds anything back to make his job easier, which also helps in negotiations: sellers trust his buyers, and buyers feel comfortable offering on his listings.
- No spam, ever. No automated drip emails and no sales calls. When Brian reaches out, it is about your home.
- Brian, around the clock. Clients can ask Brian anything, any time, on any app, and get his unfiltered answer.
- No quiet handoff. The broker who meets you is the broker who negotiates for you and hands you the keys.
- Once a client, always a client. Brian stays the first call for anything home related, long after closing, and every past client is invited to his annual summer client party.
- Technology that serves, never replaces him. Brian uses AI to research, organize and draft; nothing reaches a client until he has read and fact-checked it. Client information goes only to the people and tools a transaction needs, and wiring instructions are confirmed by phone with escrow, never by email. As private AI on his own devices matures, his most sensitive work moves there. “I'm not anti-AI. I'm anti-slop.”
Off the clock
Brian, outside of work
“Chances are you were warned about (I mean referred to) me or we got to meet at volunteering or at one of my listings (I'm one of the few experienced and productive agents who actually holds their own open houses). So I'll let you research me online, but what you won't know about me (unless we met at a party or bar)... Here's what I think you should actually know about me...”Brian Huie
What's on in the car?
“I'm an audiophile. I listen to music way too loud. My car is always set to KEXP + NPR and both way too loud.”
Brian HuieWhy the tie?
“You'll likely see me in a tie. I've been wearing one for over 20 years ever since my first set of Air Force “service blues”.”
Brian HuieWhat's in the garage?
“I have a classic '79 Fiat Spider. Her name is Gina.”
Brian HuieWho greets you at home?
“I have a 13 yo forever puppy. His name is Davey.”
Brian HuieAny other dependents?
“I'm also a father to three hens: Millie, Posh, and Dorothy. They only eat organic and way better than me.”
Brian HuieWho's the tough one?
“My better half drives a truck and is way tougher than me. I've been trained to survive in the wilderness, evade enemies, and calm the worst moments of people's lives - But she protects me from spiders and from myself.”
Brian HuieWhat's your own home like?
“My Seattle home is my smallest of 3 personal properties but is about an acre of flat hilltop privacy with views.”
Brian HuieFavorite home to tour?
“However I LOVE touring ALL homes and will get way too excited even when touring a tiny historic 300sf studio co-op with my client.”
Brian HuieWhen did you start college?
Brian started college at 16 but his first accelerated math class was taught by a 15-year-old PhD candidate.
Favorite neighborhood?
Alaska Junction: food, drinks and good people, all radiating from the original Easy Street Records.
Favorite architecture?
Federal style to look at, midcentury modern to tour, a traditional farmhouse to live in.
Favorite room?
“My spa pavilion. It's still being built, but it's already my favorite.”
Brian, on the gardenYour advisor, advocate, and resource to all things home.
Sources
- Five Star Professional, Five Star Real Estate Agent award, Seattle, 2016-2025. www.fivestarprofessional.com
- RealTrends Verified, Brian Huie agent profile (2025 sales data: 25 sides, $20.76M; Seattle rank 37 by sides). www.realtrends.com
- Redfin, RealTrends Verified 2026 (top 1.5% of agents nationwide, per RealTrends). www.redfin.com
- Brian Huie on Zillow (5.0, 84 reviews) and Google (5.0, 42 reviews), checked October 19, 2026. www.zillow.com · Google Maps
- NWMLS data, 2015-2024: Brian Huie's listings vs. the NWMLS-wide average, per Brian Huie's records. www.nwmls.com