Working with Karthiga was (and still is) truly a privilege. Karthiga went above and beyond to find us exceptional options, all of which carefully considered our unique needs. From the start, it was clear she takes the time to truly understand her clients and what they're looking for--not just in a home, but in the lives they are working to build. Karthiga's experience shines through at every turn of the process. She's endlessly connected and offers trusted referrals for contractors, architects and service providers. Karthiga's support doesn't end at closing. She has continued to check in, introducing us with lovely neighbors and is dedicated to ensuring communities stay strong and connected. Karthiga is more than just a realtor--she's a thoughtful advisor and a true community builder. We couldn't recommend her more highly. read more

Karthiga is the most active, thorough, thoughtful, discerning, and tenacious realtor I know! We have worked with her to buy two houses in North Berkeley (a really tough market) and I don't think we would have been successful in either case without her. I also really appreciate her honesty and integrity. And she is fun! I recommend Karthiga to anyone I meet who is looking for a really great realtor. read more

Selling my mother's 6-bedroom home, which needed significant updates, could have been overwhelming, but working with Karthiga made the entire process smooth and even enjoyable. I gave her a budget for upgrades, and she made every dollar count--knowing exactly what we could tackle ourselves and who to call for the rest. Her network of trusted professionals and her keen sense of what would make the biggest impact were invaluable. Beyond her expertise, she was an absolute delight to work with--responsive, kind, fun and always one step ahead. Thanks to her guidance, we were able to present the house beautifully and sell with confidence. I couldn't recommend Karthiga more highly! read more

Karthiga is truly one of the very best agents we have ever worked with -- and we have worked with many! Karthiga was our agent three times so far, and hope to work with her again in the future! She goes well above and beyond to explain everything clearly, consider all options, and assess every potential risk and benefit involved in the complex process of real estate transacting. She coordinates with her strong network of professional colleagues in the area to help her clients work with trustworthy parties while saving on costs associated with preparing a home for sale. She even helped water our yard during a heat wave to ensure our home was in perfect condition for the new buyers! She has excellent taste, is absolutely lovely to work with, and is extremely knowledgeable and experienced. We cannot recommend her enough! read more

Karthiga helped my husband and I find our very first home. In the Bay Area that's no easy feat! I was referred to her by not one but two friends and I'm so glad to have found her. We started the process as very cautious buyers exploring our options. My husband and I both agree that without Karthiga, we might have given up on the extremely daunting task of purchasing a home in the Bay Area. Karthiga patiently walked us through the process every step of the way and never put the pressure on to move faster. She maintained our relationship over the several months it took us to figure out the market and our finances, and when we were ready to really put in offers she stepped up and found us our home in less than 6 weeks. I really appreciated how she took cues from us as to how we wanted to proceed, and just went above and beyond in terms of phone calls, showings after work etc to ease our nerves and answer our many questions. She has a ton of neighborhood knowledge across the East Bay, and will give it to you straight if she sees a potential issue or roadblock on a particular house. She also has great relationships with vendors and lenders and we were very happy with her recommendations for inspections, mortgage brokers, and more. We really felt that her top priority was finding us the *right* house for us, and not just closing the deal quickly. In the end, the strategy she came up with for us netted us a house and neighborhood that is better than we thought we could afford, and we're so thrilled in our new home. Karthiga is a true gem, and if we ever want to move, I know who we'll be calling to sell our home and find our next one. read more

As first time sellers in the Bay Area, we were lucky to have found Karthiga. Her expertise, patience and poise helped us to maximize a return on our house which exceeded our expectations. Net result: 11 offers, a hot home on Redfin, and 400k over the asking price. She saw the potential our home truly had, and she helped us to transform it to a vision which generated a huge amount of interest among multiple bidders. As designers, it was hard for my wife and I not to be involved in the creative decisions involved in the staging and light remodeling work - but she indulged our creative input, and worked with us to create something we were all really proud of in the end. Karthiga is well connected to a talented and affordable network of contractors, that truly helped elevate our house within a very competitive market. What's more, she does all this with a sense of calm and grace, which can only be earned through years of hard won experience. She counseled us through all the sheer volume of paperwork and disclosures, for a strong finish. Our sincere thanks K - you've helped set us up for a new exciting chapter. read more

Karthiga helped us buy our first house and she was nothing but kind, helpful and patient with us in every step of the home buying process. She was consistently engaged with us and would take time on any afternoon or weekend to do a home viewing or talk through next steps. She listened to our wants and concerns with home buying, worked at whatever pace we were at, and she has deep knowledge about the area and the real estate process. She was great at breaking down complex terms and she gave sensible and honest advice. And whenever we were down about losing out on a bid, she would pick us up and encourage us to keep going! She's a pleasure to work with! Eventually, with her help and fast action, we were able to grab our dream house at a great price. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking to buy a home. read more

There are not enough superlatives to describe Karthiga, who helped my family purchase our first home. Any prospective homebuyer in the Bay Area knows it's a tough market, particularly for those who can't swing all-cash, no contingency offers. Enter Karthiga: a savvy, intuitive, hard-working, and fast-acting agent. When we first met Karthiga, she explained what buying a house in the East Bay looks like. She asked us what we were looking for, and we explained the city we wanted to buy in and the characteristics that would make an ideal home for us. She suggested we consider another city not too far away that also checked all of our boxes. She took us to several open houses in the original city we wanted to buy in, keeping an eye on the neighboring city. Through this process, she helped us learn what to look for in a house, pointing out small details we had never thought about, and explaining what could be fixed easily versus what would be a more costly endeavor. My husband and I were torn on whether we wanted a fixer or turnkey house, and Karthiga showed us a good mix of both types of houses. Then one afternoon, she said she saw a house that she thought would be perfect for us. It was in the adjacent city she suggested when we first met, and it would be the first house we toured in that city. We visited, and sure enough, it was the perfect home for us! We would have never thought to look for houses in this city, and now we're moving into our dream home there, all thanks to Karthiga. Throughout the process, she really made us feel like we were her only clients. She is always a quick text or phone call away. She responds promptly and gives in depth explanations for any questions you have. She's on top of her game, making sure all the several other players involved in buying and selling a house are keeping with a schedule. She gave us helpful information throughout our unique offer negotiation. Karthiga also has a great professional network, and each person we've worked with through a referral from her has been great. I can't imagine buying a house with anyone other than Karthiga. With Karthiga's expertise, we were able to buy an amazingly well-constructed house for less than we expected. We were extremely luckily and bought the first house we put an offer in on. The whole process--from first meeting Karthiga to getting keys--took us about 2 months. That's pretty unheard of in the Bay Area. read more

I liked Karthiga from the moment I met her, when I was first considering selling my Albany home within a couple years, and I was touring open homes to learn a bit about the local market. Karthiga immediately came across as pleasant, knowledgable and smart. When the time came for me to put my house on the market, she proved to be the ideal agent to guide me through the process; she was a savvy and energetic professional who was clearly dedicated to helping me prepare my house to sell. Karthiga has an excellent sense of which home repairs and upgrades are worthwhile before placing a house on the market. She has a delightful personality, and that is undoubtedly one of the key reasons she has so many helpful contacts in related professions (cleaning, staging, etc.) Karthiga was always immediately available by phone or text; in fact, she never seemed to take a break! Karthiga, with my approval, pulled together a great team of professionals who fixed up my house, and painted and cleaned it. When I was challenged by a replacement appliance that wasn't quite fitting the space left by the former appliance, she personally devoted considerable time and energy working with the appliance store and the installer to fix the problem, allowing me to stay focused on my day job. A number of little "issues" of this type came up while preparing the house for sale, and each time Karthiga brought the same dedication and energy to achieve a positive outcome. After the open house, I had more than a dozen (!) written purchase offers, and Karthiga did a great job in analyzing and summarizing them for me. She also demonstrated both her experience and wisdom in developing the final purchase contract. She was a delight to work with through the entire process. I feel so lucky to have met Karthiga and to have had her working with me to prepare and sell my home. Thanks to her, I had a wonderful real estate experience. She was so much fun to work with, I honestly feel like she's now part of my family! I can't recommend her enough -- she's fantastic! read more

I met Karthiga through a mutual friend and knew that when I was ready to search for a home I would be reaching out to her. Karthiga takes the time to educate first time homebuyers on all of the things including sitting down with us over zoom and walking us through the contract process. Karthiga's knowledge of the East Bay (Oakland/Berkeley/Albany/Kensington) real estate market is impressive and even during one of the most unpredictable markets she was always looking for a way to provide us with listings that might meet our needs. Though our search lasted around 8-9 months, Karthiga never tired of meeting us at houses, scouring the market for listings and helping us stay optimistic when we felt like we would never find anything in our price range. We eventually found the perfect home for us and we couldn't have done it without the support of our amazing team of realtors and mortgage advisors. If you need a professional, experienced and tireless realtor I highly recommend you reach out to Karthiga to help you find your next home! read more

Often when I visited an Open House (and I visited quite a few), the agent showing folks around would ask who we had chosen to represent us in this crazy market. They would almost always perk up when I'd answer, "Karthiga Anandan." They'd smile and say, "Oh, yeah...she's good." That's an understatement. Karthiga was a fantastic agent for us. She took the time to really learn what we were looking for in a home and worked hard to find those properties that matched. She was also not afraid to tell us plainly that a house wouldn't work for us and why. Karthiga is smart enough and empathetic enough to tailor her evaluation of a house just for you. She wants you to be truly happy with your purchase. She knows the East Bay market and the players in it very well. She has an engineer's eye for the strengths and weaknesses of a particular house. She is professional, conscientious, and honest. She is also funny and kind...you will miss talking to her after she has found you a wonderful home. If you are thinking about choosing Karthiga as your agent, stop thinking and call her now! read more

We can't recommend Karthiga enough, she's one of the best! We were first time home buyers who knew next to nothing about the process or challenges of the Albany/Berkeley market. Karthiga treated us with care, respect and professionalism as she earned our trust and answered our endless stream of questions. Karthiga went above and beyond for us over and over, patiently taking calls at any time of day or night, offering frank and objective advice about the homes we were looking at and always managing to keep us feeling positive during our journey. When we saw the 3/2 in Albany that was to become ours we didn't think we'd be able to afford it but she pointed out why this one in particular was within striking distance. Thanks to her excellent understanding of the situation and market conditions we were able to put together a winning bid. I was particularly impressed with Karthiga's ability to keep our deal together despite negative tactics from the seller--she's an expert negotiator and shows grace under pressure--I'm sure this deal would have fallen apart without her! I would not hesitate to recommend Karthiga to my friends and family and will be calling her again for our next real estate transaction...it's truly been a pleasure working with her! read more

Karthiga has been such an amazing agent to work with. She has been our agent for three transactions: buying our first home in San Francisco, selling it 8 years later, and buying our current home in Berkeley. Each transaction was incredibly smooth due to her attention to detail, organization, and professionalism. Real estate transactions can be incredibly stressful, but not with Karthiga because she manages the process so efficiently. She also has an amazing network - every one of her referrals was really great to work with. I cannot recommend Karthiga highly enough! read more

What can I say....? Karthiga was super patient with us (first time home buyers), and was extremely professional and detail oriented. She definitely knows the Berkeley/Oakland market well. And once we made an offer on a 3/2 in the Oakland Hills, she provided us with very good inspectors (home, structural, etc). And bonus points for her charming British accent!! read more

Karthiga goes to the ends of the earth to get her buyer clients a home, and she is on top of everything when it comes to working with sellers. As a busy San Francisco agent, I have referred numerous clients to Karthiga and they have all given her five-star feedback. She knows her service areas and markets extremely well, and is great at formulating strategies to get clients what they want. read more

We can't recommend Karthiga enough! We used Karthiga to sell my parents' house in El Cerrito, and she made the entire process so turnkey for us. She handled all of the individuals that prepared the house for sale - the gardeners, electricians, painters, and stagers. The house looked beautiful by the time of sale (almost so much so that my parents couldn't leave it!). She also walked my parents step by step through all of the paperwork and kept them updated on what to expect. She is a real pleasure to work with, is knowledgeable about the East Bay market, extremely responsive, and really caring for her clients. We would use her again in a heartbeat! read more

Karthiga rocks! She helped my wife and I buy our first home, which was a year-long torture test/emotional rollercoaster. Her supremely rational approach to the process helped us avoid buying the wrong house more than once, think about issues related to maintenance and resale value that we would otherwise have ignored, and ultimately end up with the right home at the price. She talked us out of giving up on our search when we were in a pit of despair after being forced out of contract on our dream home (long story), and once we finally made it into contract again she was on top of every detail to make sure the transaction closed on time. We'll definitely be talking to Karthiga when we're ready to move again -- although, I hope that won't be for a long time! read more

Karthiga is an amazing person and agent! We couldn't have been more lucky. She helped us during our first home search and made the whole experience easier than it would have been without her probably. She helped us through every step of the searching and buying process in any way possible. She is wonderful both professionally and personally. She became a good friend & she went above and beyond our expectations. We highly recommend her. read more

Karthiga is amazing! We worked with her to buy our first home in Berkeley and it was a wonderful experience. We were moving from San Francisco to the East Bay and weren't totally sure what we were looking for, but Karthiga was super helpful in guiding us toward what we needed while never pushing us one way or another. She spent a ton of time showing us a wide variety of houses and neighborhoods to start, helping us to narrow our focus a bit. Karthiga also is great at sensing what you want/need in the home-buying process. To start off, I'd told her that it would be ok if it took us a year to find something, but as we got started, I quickly realized I was far too impatient for that. Karthiga realized that too without me saying a word, and took my lead on how aggressive to be on our search. She pays great attention to detail, always noticing stuff we never would have thought to look at and really digging through every bit of information to make sure we didn't overlook anything. As a result, she's great at finding homes that other people might be overlooking for one reason or another. Karthiga also helped us avoid purchasing a home that would have been a money pit for us, and we ended up in a much better house for us that was basically turnkey - and we got an amazing deal. Can't recommend her enough! read more

Karthiga defines what one would expect from a professional Real Estate Agent She has represented our family members on both ends of the sales and purchases of our homes over the past 6 years. Knows the East Bay real estate market and works endlessly to represent her client. I would recommend you to seek out Karthiga if you are looking for an agent who will give a realistic and honest assessment of the market value on your property or prospective purchase. A consummative professional from start to finish...we feel blessed to have Karthiga represent us. read more

We worked with Karthiga for over two years to find our house in Berkeley. Throughout the process, Karthiga was a priceless source of information, advice, and advocacy on our behalf. My husband and I did not enjoy the home shopping process, and Karthiga made it as easy and pleasurable as possible. She is professional, easy going, and detail-oriented. We could not have asked for better! read more

Karthiga is AMAZING! She worked with us and our family to look at properties in Berkeley/Oakland. She knows the area so well, which was extremely helpful because we were new to it. She was extremely patient-- we were going back and forth, trying to figure out how we'd buy a home with my parents (who are out of state). We were looking both at condos and single family homes; we looked in Berkeley, Oakland, and Albany. She helped us talk to a few experts to understand how best to structure the title. She never pushed, despite everything taking us forever. But she checked in often to keep us on track. She really listened to all of our criteria, offered her honest/realistic opinion when needed. She was so flexible in taking time to see places with us and moving things around when we had a new baby! She knows the other realtors in the area really well. That's a huge asset when entering the offer/negotiation phase-- they're more comfortable/open in dealing with her. I can't say thanks enough. We couldn't have asked for a better realtor! read more