I couldn't believe all these stellar reviews about Mei when I was trying to choose realtor to sell our condo in Santa Clara. Because all the reviews were too good to be true. But now I am more than happy to write down review by myself after selling the condo in a week. When we first met Mei was make sure we understood the market, which was not good for seller. Also she suggested asking price based on the fact instead of using as a bait for the new clients. After passing the key she was taking care of the condo like hers. She has an excellent taste, great work ethic. Mei is very reliable and experienced professional. Her team to work for her was amazing as well including repair, construction, cleaning and staging people. When I stopped by after staging I was so shocked since the condo looked like celebrities' multimillion house. She chose color of the paint and granite countertop. She just took care of everything! For advertise she used all the medias I could think of. I was so impressed by how she described the best things about the condo and presented beautifully. After receiving offers her negotiating talent really showed. She texted me the updated offer way better than I expected. She was always available day and night if I needed to discuss with her. I have worked with quite a few agents so far and I can say Mei is the best without any hesitation. Thank you Mei read more

We have bought and sold many properties, however, we have never seen anything like the latest property that we sold. Mei was absolutely amazing, she made sure that everything was perfect, and stayed on top of every single detail of the closing. When the buyers were asking for extensions unnecessarily, she was more diligent than we were to make sure that it does not happen easily and endlessly. Every step of the way was smooth easy and headache free. This was especially important to me since I got cancer and was going through treatments. Mei got the best possible price with the least amount of headache, much higher than we expected. I highly recommend her and her entire team. read more

We have worked with Mei Ling in multiple transactions over a decade.  She is highly professional, honest and efficient. She would point out potential issues in the property that we were interested in purchasing, and would not push us to make an offer.  Once we decided, she worked hard to help us get a fair price. Recently, she helped us to sell a property.  We followed her suggestions to make cost effective repair and upgrade.  She and her team managed the contractors, staging and all the details.  The property was sold within a week, closed within a month, at a great price. We will definitely engage her in future transactions. read more

We have just sold our home with Mei. Mei and her team members and contractors are super professional and efficient. They have done a great job in home preparation, staging, marketing, pricing strategy, open house and offer negotiation. Mei has kept us updated at every stage. We highly recommend Mei as a listing agent. read more

Mei Ling did an outstanding job as my listing agent for selling my townhouse. It took less than 12 weeks between when we first met and the close of escrow. Mei and her professional team took care of the remodeling of the entire house, and Mei showed up herself frequently when needed. She took care of the staging and had professional pictures and videos taken to accelerate the sale. Her advice was precious.. She helped us also with inspections and HOA related documents. Mei surpassed all my expectations, and I do not hesitate to recommend her wholeheartedly. You'll get amazing value! read more

Mei provided a great RE sales experience when selling a condo property in Sunnyvale. She used her contractor contacts to do remodel work, staged the property and made quick sale. Very good RE sales experience. read more

Mei recently sold my Rivermark townhouse that I had been renting out. Best thing about her services, for me, was the predictability of the process. Early on, Mei provided me a forecasted timeline and cost structure (such as for renovations). The final timeline and actual costs were spot on with her earlier forecasts. She was also very generous in her time discussing the renovation options and each purchase offer. Mei's services include free staging. Renovation costs are paid through escrow. Time between my tenant vacating the premises and open house was about 5 weeks. There was a first offer for the house about three days before open house and a final sales contract signed with a buyer about four days after the open house. Escrow closed within its 21-day window. All very friendly to my monthly cashflow ... my only out of pocket during the process was mortgage/utilities/HOA/lost-rent for about two months. I work a demanding full-time job overseas and completed the house sale entirely remote. The predictability and short timeline were a huge boon for me. It is clear working with Mei that she values her long-term reputation ... extending from client to renovation contractor to title company to other real estate agents to property managers. I am happy to do what I can to further support her good reputation. You'll get your best value with a low amount of stress. A big "thumbs up" for 8 Block Real Estate! read more

We couldn't be more pleased selling our home with Mei. She was everything we could have wanted in a realtor, including pulling some last minute heroics for us to help with some unforeseen timing constraints. Mei was extremely knowledgeable with our community and home. However, even though she had familiarity, she was not complacent and still took a personal approach to get top dollar for our home sale. Mei's level of attention to detail is amazing. Her staging is second to none, as were her recommendations for light remodeling on our home to help present it in the most favorable light. Not only did Mei recommend exactly what and how to remodel, she worked with all the contractors to complete the work. She also only made recommendations and ultimately left the decision up to us (for the record, we followed all her recommendations). We did not visit the home a single time until all the work was complete (and that is only because we were curious to see what the home looked like). Mei's photographer took incredible pictures of our home. Mei even created a personal video of our home highlighting the various aspects of the home and the immediate, surrounding neighborhood features. On top of this, Mei promoted our home via all her channels, including physical mailers. Working with Mei felt extremely turnkey. We never felt like we had to worry about even the smallest details, but when we wanted to get more involved, Mei had no problems with this and with sharing as much (or as little) information as we wanted. If you go with Mei, you will be happy you did. She is an absolute professional, and I'm sure she will do an outstanding job whether you are buying or selling a home. The entire process was incredibly smooth, and we always felt like we were in such great hands with Mei. read more

Known Taylor Lambert for a full year now. I had no luck with buying a home in 2023, but he always kept in touch and still answered my many random questions thru the year. Finally pulled the trigger on a house in 2024, and Taylor was there every step of the way. Very responsive. Helped negotiate and pushed the Seller agent on price. He even hooked me up with his painter and contractors contacts to help with the minor remodels. Real Estate Agents are a dime a dozen, but I highly recommend you give him a call read more

Selling a townhouse at the top of the market may seem easy. Still, I was worried I wouldn't get much, considering I was competing with single-family homes and the same model with better upgrades. I decided to work with Mei Ling since she knows my neighborhood and is familiar with the specifications of all the various models. She's also very well known for closing deals quickly and at some of the highest prices. Her rates are competitive and include staging high-production video walkthroughs and maintaining an easy-to-use website. Mei is also very good at posting to social media and YouTube. Everyone I showed her videos and photos to was impressed. I would say she goes above and beyond for her clients. Mei Ling was very professional and no-nonsense. She didn't over-promise on selling prices and keeping expectations realistic. Being candid, Mei Ling doesn't hesitate to tell you what needs to be upgraded to sell for a higher price. In my case, she recommended I upgrade my floors and repaint the interior. The contractors she uses are very reasonable and did a fantastic job in record time. She has an impeccable interior design sense, and her home staging is the best I've ever seen. Mei Ling is not only a fantastic realtor, but she is also an excellent support system. Her communication is excellent. I don't think there was a time I called and had to leave a voicemail. Being my first home sale, I had many questions, and she was able to answer all of them. She negotiated and helped me get the best sale price for my home. I later found out that it set the record for the highest sale price for my model in the area, including models with much better upgrades and locations. Mei Ling and her team are excellent, and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to sell a home. I firmly believe that you'll get the best price you can for your home along with a fast turnaround time. Expect honesty and a straightforward attitude. Trust Mei Ling's experience as a seasoned seller, and you won't regret it. read more

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I could not recommend Mei enough! My wife and I were fairly nervous about selling, but Mei was amazing since our initial phone call. She truly exceeded our expectations and made the entire experience easier than we imagined. Mei took the time to answer all of our questions (and we had a lot), offered her suggestions/recommendations (but was never pushy!), and took care of EVERYTHING. The quality, speed, and cost-effectiveness of her work is 5 stars. Mei took care of renovations, repairs, staging, videography/photography, and of course finding a good buyer. If you're in the area and need a real estate agent, ask for Mei! read more

Christy and Mei from 8 Blocks helped us buy and sell our homes. Our buying experience was top notch; Christy was accessible, and provided the necessary guidance and expertise to help us win our bid and buy our new home. Our selling experience was also top notch; Mei provided end-to-end services including necessary renovations and staging, making the selling process as seamless as possible. I would highly recommend working with 8 Blocks Real Estate. read more

We had a great experience selling our home through 8 Blocks Real Estate. Mei and her staff, were professional and easy to work with. All issues were dealt with promptly and professionally. Our house sold quickly and we would recommend Mei to anyone looking to sell their house in the Bay Area! read more

My Wife and I recently sold our home in Santa Clara in the Rivermark Complex. We had a wonderful experience with Mei Ling and the 8 Blocks Realty team. Mei is very professional, understands the client's needs, understands the purchaser's needs, understands the current market conditions and goes the extra mile to make the transaction smooth. Her staging and videos of our home was second to no one. We could not be happier with having Mei and 8Blocks as our realtor for this transaction. We closed is record time which was 5 days and well above asking price. If you want a knowledgeable realtor in the bay area and want to avoid potential headaches, then Mei and the 8 Blocks Realty team would be my choice every time. You will not regret it!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Mei Ling of 8 Blocks is really fantastic. She has stellar taste, staging our house so well that our house had multiple bids and sold for an amazing price, one of the record prices in our community. I would love to work with her again on a future project. From start to finish, I was in safe hands. I gave her free rein to decide what to do with my house (changed flooring, carpet, etc). I did not have to have any headache throughout the process. She chose the design details such as the flooring for me. The costs are very reasonable. After the house was done and staged, it looked even better than the model home when my house was constructed back in 2008. I also had a lot of worries about selling the house, and sent her a lot of text messages, but she graciously and patiently handled all of them. I also want to add that she does amazing videos of the house. I felt her video is one of the reasons why the house sells so well, along with her top notch staging. Her staging and her video is primarily the reason why we chose her at the beginning, and she exceeded all my expectations. A+++++ read more

Mei and her team of 8 Block real estate were truly wonderful. They tried to do their best to achieve the discussed objectives during the entire procedure with polite and diligent manners, and awesome professional skills and abilities. That is, in addition to successfully getting the proper value of house, Mei helped the entire process including discussions of plans, preparation of jobs for selling house, and answering to my questions, and miscellaneous tasks to be completed for moving to another places. So I have handled the entire process well without difficulty due to the professional help from Mei and her team for my move overseas without stress. I think that she is the one of best agents, and I already strongly recommended her to my close friends. read more

Taylor was great helping us buy our first home. He made sure we understood the process, responded quickly to all of our questions, and went above and beyond working with the sellers to ensure maintenance was complete before closing. As first time buyers we didn't know what to expect, but we feel that Taylor genuinely cared that we were happy with our purchase. read more

We had the pleasure of working with Mei Ling and Taylor Lambert to help purchase and sell our home. Each time they perform above and beyond in getting either a great deal on a property or maximizing our home sale. If you see a large "red bow" on someone's recently purchased home likely Taylor was involved. I 100% recommend the 8 Blocks team! Thank you again guys! read more

Taylor does what we expected far and beyond! He is really to infinity & beyond (quote from Toy Story) We were new to US, and first home buyer, know nothing about the process of buying a home. When we first met Taylor, he is very patient, sit down and explain to us step by step with a printed copy of instructions on how is the whole process. Before we met him, we search for houses from the different app and met different agent. He is the BEST! For most of the agent, first question to us is, have you get pre-qualified? Ya, I know this is important (that time I do not know) but I think they should at least understand our situation or get to know us first. Taylor first gets to know us and understand our background first then guides us through the whole process. We bought our first home from him, imagine we able to see the house, close the deal with a bank in less than 2 weeks! He knows that we are rushing back to our home country, hence he follows closely with the banker (of course the banker is efficient too) and manages to let us sign all the contract a day before our flight. Not forget to say, he is on vacation when we decide the deal, he did his paperwork before the plane take off because he knows we are in rush! Well, not just that. When we were not in US, the 1st home that we bought 5 days ago has serious water damage! We text Taylor and get his help, he can just ignore us, since he already did his part of the job, but he DID NOT! He went to our house, communicate with the HOA, taking videos to show us the situation and great help on not making the water damage get serious. Isn't it super AWESOME! With all his excellent professionalism, we also manage to sell the 1st home and get our 2nd home a few months ago. Again, he is patiently showing us like lost count of houses. He helped us do the staging of the house, get our house to market in less than 1 week. We also have some complicated situation between the selling and buying situation which makes it challenging, but he always stands on our shoes and let us know our right for both selling and buying situation. There are a lot of real estate agent, we are so blessed to meet him. read more

Mei is amazing.  Hands down the only real estate agent to use, especially for the Rivermark neighborhood.  She just sold our townhome (Dec 2020) and we couldn't have dreamed it would be so seamless and fast, with multiple offers over asking all during the end of this crazy year - when I was initially worried we would be bumping into the holidays.  From the time the tenants moved out to listing the property was maybe two weeks. We allowed a few extra days for offers deadline since it was Thanksgiving weekend and had offers in hand not even one month from the tenants moving out.  Mei helped us determine what upgrades to make, for a fresh and sophisticated home for the new buyers. Her staging is second to none and her taste is impeccable.  We loved her professional photos, 3d tour and video of the property. After seeing the house fixed up we wanted to move back in (it was our first home years ago, before renting it out). Especially the bedrooms, which she set up to look so calming and inviting and what I had hoped we did when we lived there.  Really amazing!! read more

If you want your property stay longer than 14 days, don't pick Mei. If you want your property being staged like the average, don't pick Mei. If you want someone who does a lot of talking over delivering results, don't pick Mei. Now, if you want your property sold in less than 14 days, then pick her. If you want a staging that has a WOW feeling, then pick her. If you want someone who delivers results, then pick her. I know there is a lot of factors involved to be sold quickly. How about this result 1) 200k over asking price 2) No Open Houses, 3) Cash, 4) closed in 5 days? read more

In the past 5 years, Mei has helped us through 3 transactions. She helped us purchase a townhouse, upgrade to a single-family home, and sell the townhouse. Throughout the process, Mei has been proactive and readily available to answer any questions. While searching for our single family home, she walked us through each home and debriefed with us each time. We never felt rushed or pushed in a specific direction. Mei gave her honest opinion on which features were good and whether the house matched our needs/wants. She has proven herself to be trustworthy and highly effective. Mei was able to help us negotiate below asking price for our two home purchases and also helped us sell our townhouse in a declining townhouse housing market during the 2020 pandemic. We fully trust Mei's expertise and know that she will go above and beyond for her clients. read more

Working with Mei and her team was a good experience. Nothing to complaint at all. She was very honest about our options when I approached her for the first time. We listed with her in our 2nd trial and had a smooth experience. Didn't get the price we were looking for, but it's not on her. Always super responsive, had clarity of plans and did I mention honest? She was well prepared for strategies during pandemic and I believe did the best a real estate agent could. You don't have to think twice to get her services if you live in or around rivermark area. read more

I couldn't ask for more from a real estate agent: Mei is outstanding at what she does as she is very knowledgeable in all aspects of real estate and has seen it all (market, process, hurdles, etc). I very much value her opinion and know that we are in good hands when the time comes to work with her (and we have done so a few times over the years: she is always the person we want to work with). She handles every step of the process masterfully, and doesn't get unphased when things don't go as planned. She is our go-to person for all of our real estate needs! read more

We worked with Taylor L. at 8 Blocks to buy our first home. He was patient as we slowly but steadily searched for the right match. He kept us motivated and helped plan open houses without getting pushy. His intro Zoom meeting was very informative but also low pressure. He was very knowledgeable about the areas we searched in as well as how to assess the properties. When we had our first offer accepted he helped with all the details required to close. Great communication between Taylor, escrow, our lender and inspectors. No plans to buy a home again anytime soon but if we do we'd use 8 Blocks and Taylor again. read more

I worked with Mei from 8 Block Real Estate to buy a property in Santa Clara. She was knowledgeable and very responsive. After doing the walk-through together, she prepared all the paperwork quickly. I did not feel any pressure from her while working together; I felt like she was there to help me do what I want. I would definitely choose to work with her again in the future. read more

We love Mei Ling! I have worked with quite a few realtors in the past, but Mei ling is one realtor I would work with again and recommend to my friends! She has the best interest of her clients always in mind. she under promises and over delivers! She knows how exactly to make your house attractive. She is in constant communication throughout the process. She has amazing attention to detail and is a wonder woman! She can pull stunts at the last minute to get top dollars for your house. The most important is she knows when to stay conservative and when to pull her stunts! Thanks Mei Ling! Looking forward to working with you soon again! read more

Mei Ling is a true professional and is very responsive throughout the home purchasing process. We are so happy to have been able to work with her for our first single family home purchase. We truly recommend her to anyone looking for a new home. Thank you, Mei! read more

It has been a pleasure working with Mei and we want to thank her for all the efforts and guidance she put in to help sell our home. We were able to leverage Mei's real estate experience in the end to end selling process right from addressing our initial queries to the suggestions regarding the list price and the timing of listing on market. We had a seamless experience whereby she took care of everything to present our townhouse for listing in a spectacular condition including any work needed, staging beautifully and all the paperwork concerning the sale. She has an entire team to take care of the listing in a very professional way. Her communication was very clear and concise, to the point so as to establish effective communication with us as well as buyer agents to seek required information due to her engaging personality. Her understanding of the local housing market helped us immensely in the entire home selling process. We sense the enthusiasm she has for her work and executing it with integrity. We wish her all the very best in the future years to come and will definitely want to work with her for all future housing related needs. read more

Mei Ling and Miller Qian have been wonderful to work with. They are both very knowledgeable, respects the preferences of their clients very well and never pushes. They diligently guided us through the home buying process, and helped us find a home that we love in these crazy markets. We will definitely work with Miller and Mei again. read more

This is the 4th time we worked with Mei in the past 15 years for our real estate needs and there is a reason why we keep coming back to her! Mei knows her stuff - she is professional, thorough, and can spring into action at a minute's notice. She recently helped us purchase a home that we absolutely love. Her ability to provide fair perspective of the market and communicate effectively with the seller's side, all within a very short timeframe, was key to getting our offer accepted for a very desirable home. We highly recommend her and her team. read more

We worked with Taylor over a few months looking for a few house. He was absolutely fantastic. He was quick to respond and we were able to quickly see every house we were interested in. He walked us through the buying process and first time buyers and was genuinely interested in us purchasing the right home for us. Overall highly recommend! It was a smooth process and we were able to purchase our dream home when it went up for sale. read more

My wife Peggy and I worked with Mei to sell our Santa Clara townhouse in April 2023. We were very excited to partner with Mei and 8 Blocks. We were already aware of her sterling reputation and deep expertise. Over the course of just 4 weeks, Mei beautifully transformed our townhouse, listed the property, marketed it compellingly over video and online, and generated tremendous traffic and interest in the home. We were thrilled to accept an amazing offer within a week of the house being listed. It was well over what we had hoped for: $90k over asking. While the outcomes were better than what my wife and I could have imagined, it was the experience with Mei and 8 Blocks that also deserves special recognition. Throughout the process, Mei was clear, upfront, and super responsive to our questions and thoughts. When Mei first visited our house, she quickly assessed what needed to be done to get the house ready for sale. She also took the time to share her overall approach and steps, which was very helpful to know upfront. Mei's pricing strategy was thoughtful and astute. It was a critical step that she got right as it helped to generate considerable views, interest and prospective buyers after just one open house weekend. We'd be remiss if we didn't mention Mei's superpowers with design, staging and marketing. Mei has impeccable taste and her staging of our house was phenomenally executed. We had lived in that house for over 15 years and hadn't done many upgrades to the house. She advised us on select home improvement investments to maximize our home's selling potential. Mei and her stellar network of building professionals repainted the interiors, modernized the kitchen with new countertops, appliance, and lighting, and also ensured that all of the odds and ends throughout the house were completely resolved. She managed to get all of this amazing work done within 2 weeks, on-time and on-budget and the end result was simply breathtaking. Mei funded these home improvement costs upfront and let us compensate her upon closing. The budget was very cost-effective for the significant design value and home appeal they unlocked. Mei's pricing, staging, marketing, and open house execution all led to a fantastic situation for us as sellers. Before we started, my wife and I were very nervous about the market, and were bracing to accept $40k to $60k below asking, but it turned out to be the opposite. After just the first open house, we had 6 offers. We were thrilled to accept an offer that was $90k above asking. Mei even went further and negotiated on our behalf to simplify the offer terms to make them more favorable to us. During the escrow process, it was no surprise to hear the escrow officer, who had worked with Mei for decades, share how wonderful it is to work with Mei. And that pretty much summed it up for us as well. We felt very blessed to have gotten the chance to work with Mei. Thank you for all of your support and guidance Mei! read more

Our experience with Mei Ling has been excellent. From our initial meeting, and listing process, we were impressed with her hands on approach and assisting the sales process to the very end. She does not over promise and seems to have a very good professional instinct for understanding real estate market. We were very fortunate to work with Mei and her guidance brought us great beneficial outcome for selling our house in 2 days with multiple offers. We are very happy with the final outcome which we think credit goes to Mei for her relentless hard work. read more

We hired 8-Blocks for selling our condo in Santa Clara and buying our house in San Jose. Taylor Lambert was our agent for both. It was an amazing experience and we are very happy with the entire process. We are newbies in the home buying process and Taylor made it a breeze ! He was always available, responsive, did not push , calibrated quite well with our requirements , rapid response on paperwork , and super knowledgeable about EVERY STEP in this process. Made the process entirely stress free. Would love to work with them again. read more

Mei earned our highest recommendation. I have known Mei for 12 years. During the past 12 years, she has help us buy and sell four properties, both for our main home and investment. As a client, I am completely satisfied with the results. Not only she is professional and responsive, but also honest to be at your best interest in the whole process!! read more

I worked with Mei as townhome buyers got more and more picky and were consistently choosing SFH over townhomes. Despite this, she got us multiple offers and drove buyers to bump up their offers. Mei helped us stand out with excellent suggested changes and staging and took care of all project management so we were able to sell the property while staying remote. read more

Mei helped us sell our townhome in Rivermark. The staging, presentation and open houses were done impeccably. Mei is always reachable and receptive to ideas. We'd would love for Mei to sell our next house! read more

Mei has been our go-to Realtor and trusted advisor on all things real estate, since 2009. We have since then bought or sold at least 4 times and each time we have been blown away by her professionalism, her keen attention to detail, her innate sense of sophistication and style that allows her to wow potential buyers and overall just how reliable and trustworthy she is. The moment you sign on with her, you can go into cruise control mode as she is so on top of things & is very engaged with her clients during every step of the way. We could go on and on about how good she is but all we can say is that in a hot market like Bay Area, where time is of essence, having Mei on our side gave us an edge over other buyers or sellers as she was able to help us price our property in a way that enabled multiple lucrative offers and when she represented us on our purchase, she helped us win our bid on our dream property. In more than one instance the selling agent credited our winning the bid to having Mei represent us, as she has built a solid reputation as a stellar realtor in this crazy & Uber competitive Bay Area housing market. Do yourself a favor get Mei on your side..you will not regret it!! read more

Mei helped us sell our home. It is a very good experience: she handled every details professionally. I highly recommend her.