This is a long overdue review for Rosie! My wife actually knew about Krista and Rosie from 10+ years ago when her brother was in the market for a home. Roughly 7 years ago, we linked up with Rosie to help us purchase our first home, and she was so helpful along the way. As we slowly started to outgrow our first home, we worked with Rosie again for a new home last year, and she was so incredibly helpful and encouraging every step of the way. Throughout both times, she was always super responsive, made time to meet with us, and answered all of our questions throughout the home-buying process. We never felt any pressure from her to act on any of the houses we visited, and she always had a calm and relaxed demeanor that put us at ease. Rosie's recommendations & suggestions for insurance providers, lenders, or handy people were also great, and definitely helped us out in a pinch. Rosie made the homebuying process a relatively simple one, and we really couldn't have it without her help. She was really flexible with our schedule, super prompt when we had any last minute questions, and feels like a long-time friend at this point. Rosie provided us invaluable + realistic information around the comps for all the homes we visited, which ultimately helped us land an awesome new home. If you're looking to buy a home, we can't recommend Rosie enough. Thank you so much, Rosie! read more

Rosie was absolutely fantastic to work with. She's knowledgable about so many different neighborhoods, and was able to help us as first time home buyers through every step of our process. She was super helpful with all our (many) questions, and was always able to give us great advice and help guide us when we needed it (which was a lot!). If you need an East Bay realtor, she's the one! read more

It was wonderful working with Krista to sell my condo in Rockridge. With her knowledge of the industry and her familiarity with the local market, as well as her fresh ideas about marketing, all of her advice was spot on. She knew how to position my place to stand out from others that were competing for the same buyers. She never pressured me to follow her advice; she explained how she saw things and allowed me to decide for myself, and I was glad I chose to listen to her expert suggestions. I had already relocated when I put my place on the market, and she kept in close communication and took care of preparations in my absence using her network of contractors. My condo sold quickly and above asking price -- I couldn't be happier. read more

Working with Krista and her real estate partner Rosie to sell our house in Oakland truly put us in the best position we could have been in with the current market. Krista had the experience we needed for our neighborhood to be able to guide us in the right direction, and through several changing conditions as the market shifted through the several months as we were getting ready to sell. She acted as a profession project manager for an extensive remodel we took on to prepare for sale. We largely left the remodel decisions to her as we had more eclectic tastes and she did not let us down on giving us a marketable property that also stayed true to the character of the home we loved. Krista provided her opinions on what direction we should go, but when we disagreed with her, she supported us fully. I would highly recommend Krista to anyone needing to sell their home. Rosie was always there to support Krista along the way, and I look forward to working with Rosie more when it comes time for me to buy again. read more

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My husband and I worked with Rosie for our first time home purchase. As first time home buyers, Rosie was super knowledgeable about the different aspects of a home and provided a lot of helpful advice to us on what to look for when touring a home and when reviewing disclosure reports. We highly recommend working Rosie for your next home purchase! read more

Krista and Rosie were a referral from our agent in SF. She had helped us with three transactions from both buying and selling and we have referred her to our friends as well. Why not share when you find someone who is good at what they are doing. Rosie - your buying expert, attention to detail, and one thing I love about her is she is NOT pushing you to buy. She will show you whatever listing you want to see and give you her honest opinion and share the wealth of her knowledge on the neighborhood. Krista - your selling expert, a deal maker. She will get you what you needed for the selling price and be VERY honest with you on the market trend. Obviously, you have to be a reasonable seller and listen to her advice. We had a deal that the buyer who backed up and we thought damn our listing will probably sits for awhile. Krista wouldn't take no for answer and was a busy bee to get us not ONE offer but THREE offers! All and all, we were delighted to have this amazing duo to look out for us! Look no further for other agents (trust me we had some interesting interactions with others!) They are a good find! read more

We worked with Rosie on the purchase of our home in Berkeley and had a really wonderful experience. From the first time we talked to her, we knew that we were in good hands. She is data driven and analytical, which we liked. She told us exactly what to expect, and in everything she told us, from market conditions, potential challenges and timeline for the transaction, she was spot on. What we especially liked about working with her is her patience with us. We took a long time to figure out exactly what we want, so our search pivoted multiple times. Despite that, we never felt rushed or pressured, which is not always the case with other real estate agents. We felt like she had our best interests in mind. We'd absolutely recommend her to anyone looking to buy a home in the East Bay! read more

I worked with Rosie to buy a house and she was incredibly knowledge, observant, and attentive. I bought a house alone and it was my first real estate transaction ever, Rosie held my hand throughout the entire process and was always on hand to answer my endless anxious questions. Walking through homes with her was very helpful, she pointed so many things out that I would miss, and I trusted her judgement immensely. She has super local expertise and so would understand the neighborhoods, streets, quirks, everything about living in the East Bay. We were able to buy the house I wanted and I couldn't recommend her more! read more

Best agents ever! We've worked with an agent in SF for more than two decades. Sadly (for us) she retired after a long successful career. So when we were ready to sell our Alameda house, we needed to find someone new. Krista successfully sold a house across the street from us in 2023. We decided to reach out to Krista. Krista was very hands-on, which we really appreciated. She made cost effective suggestions on repairs to make, and those to skip. We had an accepted offer quickly. Krista stayed on top of things. And we closed quickly. We met Rosie one time, but primarily worked with Krista. Rosie works mostly with buyers, and we were selling to move away from the Bay Area. We feel so lucky and thankful to have worked with both Krista and Rosie. Thank you to both of you! read more

We could not have found a better realtor to help us buy a house in East Bay! Rosie was patient, kind and candid, and helped us every step of the way in this stressful journey. As first-time home owners, we felt like Rosie was truly on our side, giving us the right advice and accurate estimates. Even our lender commented that she's one of the best buyer agents they've ever worked with. read more

When I was looking to purchase my first condo, I scoured Yelp reviews to find a realtor that I could trust. I'm so glad I came across Krista + Rosie's page and was moved by the reviews. I reached out to Rosie and she was warm and responsive. We set up an initial consultation call within a couple of days. Rosie guided me through the process and made me feel so comfortable. She's very available, quick to answer any question or clarify doubts, and it's clear that both her and Krista are experts in the East Bay real estate markets. I had a fantastic experience while working with Rosie, and highly recommend her as a realtor! read more

Rosie is the person you want on your team in housing hustle culture. The Yelp reviews say it all, and we read them & took the leap to call her. She loves this work, clearly loves being in community, emanates good vibes, and we will always recommend her. read more

My family has worked with Krista and Rosie for 10 years. Krista helped us buy our gorgeous house first. The previous offer by a different client had been withdrawn and Krista helped us quickly tour the house and put through a conditional offer. She helped us navigate the reasons for the withdrawal of that offer; and connected us with soil engineers, structural engineers and contractors quickly to analyze the house's condition. Rosie and Krista helped our daughter navigate the steeply climbing housing market in 2015. If we had listened to Krista on the offer price, our daughter would have been living in a lovely house since then. Again this year our daughter came to the Bay Area from New York trying to buy a plot of land. Krista and Rosie both jumped in to help us tour the site, pull comps, and helped us get the zoning clarified. Krista and Rosie are upbeat, patient, hard working and highly knowledgeable. They try to make the really difficult process of buying a house in the Bay Area really as easy, supported, and pleasant as is possible. My family cannot praise them enough. read more

We probably spoke with a dozen real estate agents before working with Rosie to buy our first home, and I'm so glad we did! Rosie is incredibly knowledgable about the bay area real estate market, extremely responsive, and was great about supporting us with the information we needed to make a decision without putting any pressure on us during the buying process. She expertly navigated a few unusual bidding situations, and helped us buy our first home under-budget in a neighborhood we love in a super hot market. When Rosie was out for a few days, Krista seamlessly stepped in and provided the same degree of support and guidance - coordinating with the listing agent / advocating us, recommending contractors + handymen, and just providing an understanding and empathetic ear when we were feeling stressed out about some developments beyond our control against a hard deadline. We couldn't have asked for a better outcome in our housing search and a better team to it with. Thanks so much for helping us through this process! read more

i found rosie on yelp before i was actually committed to buying a property, and she was super friendly and helpful despite my lack of commitment. when i decided to finally buy, she was 100% down to work with my unusual constraints. everything went as smoothly as it could have given COVID. rosie was awesome in every way: super communicative, quick to get answers, reliable, supportive, neutral, and honest. despite being a first-time homebuyer who wasn't sure what they were looking for at first, i felt like i was a top priority customer. i also briefly met krista when rosie was out of town, and she seemed really nice and helpful too. 10/10 would recommend to anyone looking in the bay area! read more

Rosie helped my wife and I find a townhome that we are absolutely in love with! We are first time buyers and couldn't have asked for a better agent as we waded into unfamiliar waters. Rosie took the time to explain everything we needed to know and was never impatient with our neverending questions. She responded to every one of our emails and did so with remarkable speed. The level of communication was absolutely perfect and really helped us a lot. Plus, you just get the feeling that she genuinely wanted to find somewhere that would make us happy. Not because she would make money off of it but because she clearly loves helping people find a home they love. Highly, highly recommended! read more

We recently purchased our first home in Oakland and couldn't be happier we were lucky enough to work with Rosie! Being first time home buyers, we had a lot of questions -- some of which I'm sure Rosie has gotten a bunch of times and at no point did she seem to mind; and on multiple occasions brought up things that we had never considered. Rosie responds quickly (sometimes she would answer a question so fast it felt like it was on its way back via text before ours got to her phone =) and we never felt like we were alone during the buying process. She is well acquainted with Oakland and knew a tons of facts and tidbits about each neighborhoods we were looking in and it was great to feel like the agent your working with always comes prepared and brings their A-game. Working with Rosie was a great experience and you owe it to yourself to give her a call! read more

My wife and I were firstime home buyers, and the search for a home in the heated bay area market was a frustrating process - until we met Rosie. Rosie was phenomenal to work with - extremely knowledgeable, responsive, patient, and professional. Rosie spent countless hours arranging tours, reviewing disclosures, and helping us navigate bidding situations in the hot market. She was always there when we were nervous to talk through the details and coming up with creative solutions, and was supportive through the buying process without putting any pressure on us. We are deeply grateful for her support through the process, and cannot recommend Rosie highly enough!! read more

Rosie gets it. Real estate transactions are bundled with anxiety and animosity, and it takes a calm personality to help navigate the path. Rosie has that demeanor. There's no denying her authentic approach to relationships, and business. She maintains the best interest of her clients wholeheartedly. I grew up in a family build around ethics and loyalty, I see those traits in Rosie and because of that you feel comfortable giving your trust to her, and that's what is needed to get the deal done. Thanks, Rosie! Highly recommend Rosie and her team. A huge bonus is how well she knows neighborhoods and sub-communites in the East Bay! Impressive! read more

Krista helped us buy our dream house. Then 8 years later when we wanted to move on, she helped us sell it. She is attentive to every detail, works hard on your behalf, finds solutions to problems before and after they come up, keeps you from making bad decisions (as much as you will let her), is well connected in the community so that you can get the right contractors, etc. to make things happen, the list goes on and on. It is just amazing how hard she works to get you what you need, in whatever style works for you. Oh, and she got us a good sale price too. Stop browsing yelp, and just call her. read more

Rosie It's not only one of the best realtors that I have been lucky to work with but she is also such an incredible human being. She is very candid and straightforward which I appreciate and incredibly easy-going with the patience of an angel given how particular I am :-). Rosie helped us to purchase our beautiful home back in August and part of the reason that we were accepted by the owner (we were not the highest bidder!) is because she has such a fantastic reputation in this community and with the seller's agents. I highly, highly recommend Rosie. read more

Krista was fantastic. We weren't in the area by the time the house listed and she handled absolutely everything for us (including dealing with a surprise basement leak). I wish she was in our new state, we would never have to work with another agent again. 10/10, just a great person who actually knows what she's doing. read more

Rosie is a pleasure to work. She always provided us honest, knowledgeable, and prompt advice. Most importantly, when it seemed impossible to get into the Bay Area market as first time buyers, she stuck with us and we are now happily settled into our new home. read more

We were first time home buyers (bought the house Aug 2019!) and I cannot say enough positive things about the Abio team! We had previously talked to a few other realities and no one else felt right to help us navigate the crazy Bay Area housing market. We worked with Rosie directly, and she is fantastic! She came with us to so many open houses, talked us through the market, kept us well informed on houses we may be interested in and every step of the way on what to expect from bidding, understanding the disclosure packages, stepping through the contract, etc. She guided us through some rather tough bid losses and was a rock through the whole experience. Krista and Maureen were also always available and helpful whenever we had any questions. All 3 are local to the areas we were looking in (Berkeley, Albany and Oakland) and super knowledgeable about everything -- from foundations to school districts! Rosie and the whole team were so friendly, high energy and responsive and definitely spent the time and effort to get us a house we love! Would highly recommend Rosie and the Abio team! They were such a pleasure to work with! read more

Rosie was our agent throughout the process of purchasing a home in the East Bay in 2023. She was always prompt in responding to our questions, and went above and beyond in investigating any issues of concern to us. Ultimately, we closed on the house that we wanted at the price that we expected. We cannot recommend her highly enough. Do not hesitate to contact her if you are interested in buying a home. Thank you, Rosie! read more

We worked with Rosie to purchase our home in Oakland. She was very knowledgeable about the local market and the various neighborhoods. We really appreciated how easy it was to communicate with her, that she always listened to what we wanted, and was flexible in showing us homes (sometime multiple times). Rosie also was very good about presenting information, pointing out potential concerns, providing her opinion, but also respecting our opinion and not pushing us into decisions we weren't comfortable with. Rosie helped us find a lender we liked and provided the flexibility we needed. We were actually scheduled to close during an international vacation that we had planned for months. We never could have done this without a great agent like Rosie that we could put our trust and confidence in. read more

Rosie was incredibly helpful and patient through the whole process of buying our first home in Alameda. Not only is she a skilled real estate agent, she is also personable and funny, and that made the whole home buying experience less painful. Her advice is practical and she really takes the time to get to know you and understand your needs, which is super helpful in this competitive market. We highly recommend her! read more

Krista did an excellent job of selling my house in Oakland, CA. I had done some research and noticed she had sold a few houses in my area that were similar in style to mine and received well above the list price, so I thought she could do the same for me and she did! She is very professional and detail-oriented and made the process very easy for me. I highly recommend her. read more

When we decided to sell our house in El Cerrito, we knew who to call. Krista & Rosie had helped us purchase the house 5 years earlier, and their professionalism, skill, and deep knowledge of the El Cerrito market were evident. They did an amazing job. We wanted a simple, stress-free preparation for a successful sale and we got that and more. Krista explained our options, we chose, and she made it happen. We opted to do some limited updates before sale & were able to trust Krista with all the management of that work. It turned out so beautiful, and the house easily sold with multiple offers. We were thrilled with Krista + Rosie when working with them as buyers and truly blown away as sellers. They are an amazing, savvy, hard-working team & super easy to work with too. read more

I worked with Rosie to find a home in Berkeley (a competitive market) and she was great! She stuck with me through a 6+ month long search to find the perfect home (and really, this home is the one for our family). Along the way, she demonstrated an excellent knowledge of both the area, homes and listing agents. When it came to offer writing time, she was collaborative, helpful and helped talk me out of making insane bids. When my offer resulted in a bidding war, she was calm, creative and helped me through those stressful hours to get me my home! I recommend her without reservation. read more

Rosie is first rate. We had an expansive search across 4 counties in the Bay Area, with an exclusive broker for each county. After vetting a few agents for Oakland/Berkeley areas, Rosie became our go-to for all things Alameda County. She knows the neighborhoods well as someone who has lived and worked here for decades. Of all the agents we partnered with during our recent house search, she was the one we looked forward to interacting with the most. Rosie is top notch in terms of her consultative approach and patience throughout the search and close process, which is very important in a hyper competitive market like the Bay Area when the search can be lengthy and stressful at times. Trust is paramount when you're making a big investment, and we trust Rosie. read more

This was our first time my partner and I were buying a home and we worked with Rosie (Rosie is on the buying side and Krista is on the selling side). Rosie is amazing and so knowledgeable; she taught us so much and took the time to explain everything and to answer all our questions. We went in feeling very uncertain and and ignorant about the process, but Rosie gave us a great deal of confidence and helped us to manage our expectations. Rosie took us to see several houses and would point out particular important features about the foundation and what to look out for in terms of potential risks. In the end, when we found our dream home, Rosie worked diligently with her team and the bank to get the deal closed in 2 weeks time. My partner and I wish we could just hang out with Rosie all the time! read more

We worked with Rosie and Nancy for about a year before and after moving to the Bay Area. They are the greatest human beings on the planet. Stop what you're doing and hire ABIO for any realty needs. We have an amazing house thanks to all of the teams hard work. There are a lot of realty teams in the Bay Area. ABIO is different because they treat you like a human being and truly care about people and their families. Communication is top notch. I never had to wait for a response. They advocated for our needs. We bid on 2 other properties before landing our home in EPA. This process can be stressful and emotional but we never felt judged or taken advantage of. While we are not moving again for a really long time, we highly recommend anyone on the ABIO team. Thank you Nancy, thank you Rosie for taking such great care of our family. read more

We got our dream home thanks to Rosie! After watching the Berkeley and Oakland real estate market for a looooong time and figuring out exactly what neighborhoods we liked, we were ready to pull the trigger when the right house came along. And then suddenly it did. We made the very first bid of our house search. It turned out to be our one and only bid. Thanks to Rosie's help, we got it! One offer, one house. Who says the Bay Area real estate market is tough? Haha. We even paid a fair price, below the online estimates. I don't know how we'd ever have done it without Rosie. She was quick to communicate throughout the process, and went above and beyond in providing helpful information about everything from paint colors to gardeners. Highly recommended. read more

I couldn't speak highly enough of Rosie, and would certainly recommend her to anyone. She is incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and genuinely cares about people finding the right house. She was an absolute joy to work with, and we always felt she had our best interests at heart. Despite the very difficult market for buyers in 2018, we found our dream home, and it is largely due to her efforts. This was our first home so we were totally new to the real estate experience. Add to that a baby due in 6 months and an exceptionally competitive market and I'm sure you can imagine a very stressful process. It certainly would have been, but Rosie helped us at every step of the way, showing us the pros of properties we overlooked, and talking us out of making poor judgements out of frustration. Not only did we enjoy working with her, but most selling agents seemed to enjoy working with her too. She's worked in the Bay Area market for a long time and her reputation was a great help in dealing with selling agents. We're forever grateful for having had Rosie as our agent. read more

Krista was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed meeting with her. She has a commonsense approach to real estate and was a strait shooter.

From the moment we met Krista, we knew she was going to be great. And we were right! Her experience, confidence and attention to detail made us completely trust her in the entire process. She always had our best interests (& budget!) in mind. As first time sellers, she guided us in every step, made great recommendations and kept us updated throughout the process from beginning to end. We SO appreciated that about her. She gave us total peace of mind and we ended up very happy with the outcome! We would highly recommend Krista to anyone who wants an experienced, highly organized, patient and kind realtor. Krista is amazing! read more

My husband and I had a job offer that was going to bring us back to the bay area and we were scrambling to find a place before our move back up. Trying to buy a place in the bay area seems daunting enough, but trying to find a place when you're not local seemed nearly impossible. Alas, it is possible if you work with Krista & Rosie and we are proof! The dynamic duo were beyond fantastic to work with - they previewed countless properties for us, reviewed disclosures, and spent hours on the phone with us helping us navigate multiple bid scenarios, comps, etc. Krista & Rosie came to the rescue and helped us navigate an insane scenario that involved arranging a notary in Niagra Falls over the weekend so that my husband could sign some legal paperwork (we unfortunately ended up working with an incompetent lender). Their quick thinking, creative, solutions-minded approach literally saved the deal. We seriously would have lost the property without them. We're thrilled that now we have a place to call home. We cannot recommend them enough! read more

My brother had such a great experience buying with Krista and Rosie that he referred them to my husband and me when we started looking for our first home. They were so patient and understanding with all our criteria and questions, and walked us through every step of the daunting home-buying process! They introduced us to some neighborhoods we'd never considered before but ended up loving. Either Rosie or Krista accompanied us to almost every open house we visited and provided invaluable insight into what to look for and notice during future home visits. We finally entered escrow right before the holidays, but they never missed a beat! They hustled and worked with our lender to make sure everything went through on time so we were able to close without any hiccups. We'd work with them both again in a heartbeat! read more

This is an update to my review posted in December 2019. I'm writing this from our newly purchased home in El Cerrito! Thanks to The Rosie and Krista Team they helped make this happen! The entire purchasing process was easy. They are super responsive via text, emails and phone calls and will go out of their way to find information for you. They are a tag team - so if one can't make it the other one will. They laid out the steps of the purchasing process so it was an easier way to be on top of it all. They are very knowledgeable of the Albany/El Cerrito/North East Richmond areas as well. I highly recommend them! This is our third time utilizing their services!! read more