It's impossible to overstate how great Michelle is. Hands down the most thorough, nice,…read morecommunicative, effective, and attentive agent you could work with. Her communication with the listing agent wins such an edge in the crazy bay area real estate market! On top of that, she talked us through so many questions, concerns, and panicked anxiety calls throughout our search. She gives invaluable advice and insights, as well as great contacts for contractors and inspectors. We were able to get our dream home on the first offer we made, and firmly believe it would not have been possible without Michelle--we stood out among 19 offers! Her commitment to her clients is so unparalleled--she'll even swing by to water the plants! It would honestly be a mistake to work with anyone else if you have the opportunity to be Michelle's client.

Michelle is an attentive, thorough, and helpful buying agent. She spent time with me in figuring…read moreout what were the pros and cons of the particular house I was interested in and how it would align with my longer-term vision. As a first-time home buyer, she helped me put in a competitive bid that was accepted and then helped me navigate through all the paperwork. She spent hours making sure I understood what paperwork I was signing and why. In short, I would whole-heartedly recommend Michelle. She's a person who cares about her client and her commitment is unparalleled.

I lucked out in randomly choosing Sara Greenwood as my buyers' agent. (Technically, it was a random…read moreRedfin algorithm that connected us.) She is amazing and has immense knowledge and skills.  Her advice and support throughout the entire process was invaluable. We had a complex cross-country move and we were looking for a house from out-of-state--which is difficult in normal times but was especially difficult with the pandemic. Sara was our amazing realtor who is familiar with the Bay Area. We were unfamiliar with the local market which is really different from other places. She guided us on the competitive Bay Area market, timing, environment, and resale valuation. Her comparables were right on point. Her estimates saved us from putting in unnecessary time and energy into placing offers or looking further into homes that were going to go out of our affordability range. Due to our particulars and the distance, we started working with her over a year prior to our planned move. During that time, we looked at properties from undeveloped land to condos and single-family homes. She knew the details and ins-and-outs of every single type. She looked out for us. She understood the market and could help us predict if we were putting in a competitive offer or not. She has the patience of a saint. She showed us over 50 homes. I've told my friends already about how amazing she is and how she saved us from worrisome choices! There was an amazing house that we loved and which she had drawn up the offer for us on. We were just waiting for some final disclosures in the last hour to come in before submitting the offer. When those documents came in, Sara analyzed it and brought up her concerns about the health of the homeowners' association and other things. Thus, we decided to pass on that home as we were not ready to own a house that would be a headache and problematic. Sara is AMAZING, WONDERFUL, an EXPERT at real estate, and PROFESSIONAL! We trusted her keen eye to see things that we did not notice or know to notice. Sara's wisdom enabled us to make informed decisions. Even when we ended up buying a new-build where the construction firm excluded her, Sara continued to provide us invaluable advice, guidance, and reassurance. We will definitely be asking her to be our real estate agent in the future when we sell our new house and when we buy our next house. She is trustworthy and reliable. She'll set you down the right path.

In our forever home, thanks to Sara!…read more Sara helped us look at homes every weekend for several weeks until finding the perfect place. What made us more appreciative was that our search area was about an hour away from her home base. Her experience helped us filter out homes that looked good in the pictures, narrow down what we really were looking for in a home, and ultimately helped us field an offer that was accepted. She also helped us sell our home that sold over asking price and within three days of listing it on the market. She even got a backup offer, also over asking price. She arranged vendors to clean up and stage the house, and got us a very experienced and responsive escrow officer to close the deal. I highly recommend Sara.

I've met Cathy several times, and although I have never been a client, she has been quick to…read morerespond to inquiries and very generous with her time and advice. She is clearly a top performer who cares about people. What more could you ask for?

Cathy was a pleasure to work with. We knew that we wanted to find a place in the Cambrian area, and…read morethat she is well-known there. This became invaluable going into negotiation and relationship building with the selling realtors. Her knowledge of the process and expertise about the area helped us gain a better understanding of the decisions we needed to make on our end. We toured about a dozen homes and found the one that was perfect for us.

We bought our dream house in Pleasanton in June with Ramana Reddy's help and timely move. He is…read morevery patient in showing properties and giving honest opinion on the property. He is professional, never being late, always answering calls or emails. He gathers very good knowledge about area and market trends to help us make a decision. It wouldn't be possible to get a loan with a good rate without his expertise. Thanks Ramana for helping us beyond in getting Loan on time. He was very quick in responding to the seller agent and preparing Offers. As first-time homebuyers we used to have a lot of questions and he would always take time to explain every document/addendum we signed upon. Was always present during home inspections and helped us understands the findings .We closed on time as promised. I would recommend your excellent services to those I know. Thank you again for everything.

Service sucks with agents like Mangapathi Rao who do not keep their word or at-least what is…read morementioned on their website. We were promised a 50% commission refund as a buyer but were forced into a corner as the agent did not respond to emails or phone and did not give us the agreed refund at the time of closing. CalHomes should try to make sure independent contractors with their brand name should adhere to better standards. Would have given zero stars but yelp doesn't let me.

Scott Grant was absolutely brilliant to deal with on both selling and buying another home in silver…read morecreek. Just a super nice, professional, knowledgable and experienced veteran that makes a seemingly stressful process really pleasant and easy. Superb experience from start to finish and it's so rare to find someone that just does absolutely everything they say to the t. You can tell her really likes what he does and is a people person first. If I could I'd leave six stars.

My wife and I happened upon Diane Grant at an open house that she was listing in the Silver Creek…read morearea. Although that house was not right for us, we were thoroughly impressed by her detailed knowledge of the area and her ability to quickly focus in on what we're looking for in a house. At that point we enlisted Diane Grant to represent us as a buyer and it proved to be the best decision that we made during our home-buying journey. Diane defines the word professional as she made us feel like we were her only client. She guided us through the entire process, following up with all parties involved (including 3rd party home inspectors) and quickly returned every phone call I made to her (and believe me, I made plenty). She attended every home inspection, appraisal and walk-through; she even attended our doc signing at the title company to ensure everything went smooth. Between her and her husband Scott, you're leveraging over 50 years of knowledge in the real-estate industry and that is a great asset to have in your corner during the often stressful home buying experience. Diane entered our home buying journey as a professional and she left as a friend. I wholeheartedly recommend Diane and Scott Grant for anybody looking to buy or sell their home; you can be assured you will receive the same excellent service that they provided me.

Rachel was fantastic to work with in doing a refi for our home. She is organized, thorough and…read moreprofessional as well as kind which made all the difference. She was very perceptive with our concerns and gave concise explanations for all our questions. The loan process was complicated at times but Rachel was patient with us and understood our predicaments. Rachel helped us obtain the right loan package. My wife and I put our trust in her and she most definitely came through for us. We will certainly call Rachel for our next loan/refi and we will not hesitate to recommend her to our family and friends.

As a real estate investor in the Dallas Ft. Worth area, I have many years of experience and a team…read moreof people that help me in my home area. But when it came time to scale our business and buy an investment property out of state in San Jose California, not just any realtor would do. Because of the over-inflated home values, the enormous property taxes and the fact that we live out of state, the stakes and our risk factor couldn't have been higher. Darcey Arena came recommended by a really good realtor I knew in San Francisco. After a long conversation with her, I quickly learned that she was everything I was looking for. So we moved forward together. As the process played out, and in the heat of battle, I came to learn a lot about Darcey and her partner, Lisa Dorcich. First, between them, these two have a wealth of experience. They know the ins and outs of every aspect of the contract, the rules, the loopholes and had a knack for knowing what they could make work and what they couldn't make work. So many decisions that should have been very stressful were easy with Darcey and Lisa, because they presented the options and the most logical solutions and everything always played out exactly as we hoped it would. Because we were out of town, Lisa went to several different properties, "Facetimed" with us, and walked us through properties. As we were watching her FaceTime on our computer screen, she was giving us expert insight on what she was seeing, smelling, sensing, etc. She even went into the nasty unfinished basements! Lisa also met us on weekends and at difficult times, arranged for inspectors and contractors to walk through the property and give us estimates. In that regard, she did a lot that for us that was above and beyond. Their knowledge of San Jose was also very impressive. Darcey grew up in San Jose and as a result, was able to match our criteria with the neighborhoods we should be looking in. When I suggested a home that looked great in an area that was not so good, she let me know and told me why. Even if she knew I was excited about the home, she told me the truth. And every time....she was right. Maybe the most important skill a realtor possesses, especially when it comes to actually working in the best interest of the client and getting the client the best deal possible is the realtor's negotiating skills. These skills can't be taught. These are natural born skills that are developed over the course of many negotiations. As a prospective buyer, often times, your realtor's negotiating skills are the difference between closing the deal and not. Between getting the best price and way overpaying. Darcey.....is good. REALLY good. There were some difficult negotiations that had to take place during our buying experience. Inventory was incredibly low, which drove prices way higher than seemed normal. Demand was through the roof and so many people were making offers 100s of thousands above asking price, and getting rejected time after time. On our home, we were not the highest offer, but we had Darcey. She came up with a multi faceted plan, told me exactly what we should do and what we should offer. And we did some outside of the box things. But we did what she said and she got us the house we wanted at a price that was more than fair. Not only that, in the post covid-19 sellers market, got the sellers to agree to lower the price and got us some concessions that were important to my wife and I. Concessions I was SURE the sellers would not agree to. Darcey has mastered her craft and operates at the highest level. And with a housing market like San Jose, you can't afford NOT to let Darcey represent you. Lisa Dorcich and Darcey Arena have helped me and my family in a monumental way and throughout the process, have become like family themselves. They have my highest respect, admiration and recommendation.

I came to the home-selling experience as a skeptic of the real estate industry and practices…read moregenerally. My brother had used Darcey to buy his own home in San Jose nearby a few years earlier and found her to be an excellent buyer's advocate (Darcey got to know his preferences so well that within minutes of entering for-sale homes she would often know "this one was not right for him") and thought she would be a good choice as the listing agent for my late father's house. Darcey gave us specific action items some of which seemed minor but obviously part of an overall plan to maximize the marketability of our property. She had very specific timelines for the listing time and when we went live it all seemed to come together. Within just over a week, we had extremely strong offers from several buyers who had outstanding cash and financing proposals for us. Lastly, we trusted Darcey's choice for the escrow company and agent who likewise performed with total professionalism and no surprises. Thank you to Darcey and her team for a great home sale and transaction process.

It was by luck we found Thuy on Yelp after my wife and I decided to put our rental property up for…read moresale knowing the current housing market is more difficult for the seller. First impressions of Thuy, 1. Professional 2. Honest 3. Has integrity 4. Personable 5. To the point 6. Organized 7. Patient 8. She knows the market From the beginning till the end of our fast selling process, it was easy communicating with Thuy. She values our time as we value hers. She was very conscientious of when to contact me knowing I have a busy schedule. She was always friendly and to the point which we appreciate. She never made any promises she could not keep, she is realistic. She always valued our inputs and gave us advice along the way. She is not pushy, but she got her point across and if you are reasonable, one will take her advice. From scheduling documentation signing, meetings with us, taking care of remodeling our property, staging, and photo shoot, everything ran like clockwork. Never has she complained about the stress she was under, instead she put us at ease. All my wife and I did was sign docs, make the final decisions, return her messages and calls in a timely manner, and our property sold in less than two weeks in this August 2026 market. My wife and I expected our property to be on the market for at least two months. I doubt we were lucky, it was because of Thuy's expertise. Will I choose Thuy to be our agent again, 100% Yes. I know not everyone's outcome will be the same, but I know Thuy will try her best to get you there if you are a realistic client.

Thuy did it again! She was able to sell my home quickly in this uncertain market. She was…read morereassuring and communicative throughout the whole process. As a seller this time around, I had to lower my expectations since the market is not as "hot" as it was a few years ago. This was fine with me since I just wanted my home sold ASAP since we already purchased another home and didn't want to hold onto two homes. Thuy's ability to quickly close deals and negotiation skills make her a great choice for any real estate needs. I highly recommend her if you're looking for someone that is willing to go above and beyond. Reach out to Thuy if you're looking to buy or sell in the nearby future!