Testimonials

Shauna S.

"Like a fairy godmother, Anna made magic happen. Truly, we are so fortunate to have worked with her in selling our North Berkeley home. Anna knows the area like a pro, and has the connections and finesse to get things done - quickly! Her eye toward design helped us quickly decide how to present our house - what should go where..."

"Like a fairy godmother, Anna made magic happen. Truly, we are so fortunate to have worked with her in selling our North Berkeley home. Anna knows the area like a pro, and has the connections and finesse to get things done - quickly! Her eye toward design helped us quickly decide how to present our house - what should go where to make it sing. We worked on a tight timeline to sell our house, involving an overseas move that required things to move quickly. Anna worked within all of our parameters, making us feel genuinely involved and appreciated as we moved through the motions, and continuously guiding us to make the best decisions to optimize our house's value. We couldn't have been more impressed with the results: four weeks after our first meeting with Anna, we received an offer at more than 50 percent over asking. We are incredibly grateful to Anna and highly recommend her. She is the diamond standard and what real estate professionals should strive to be."

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Forest M.

"Anna has helped me buy my first house (very stressful time) and sell my house when I was moving out of the area (also very stressful time!) Her and her team made my life so much easier. She knows the area and market in the east bay. Her personal connection with the people she works with (and her clients) shines through and re..."

"Anna has helped me buy my first house (very stressful time) and sell my house when I was moving out of the area (also very stressful time!) Her and her team made my life so much easier. She knows the area and market in the east bay. Her personal connection with the people she works with (and her clients) shines through and really makes the process of buying and selling better. She has great taste and knows how to work with stagers and repair people. I trust her immensely. You can't go wrong working with Anna and District Homes."

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Bella C.

"I shopped carefully for an agent, and Anna was clearly the best choice. Her knowledge, focus, business instincts, tough-minded negotiation skills, and authentic warmth made this entire process a pleasure. Her taste is impeccable; she oversaw a stellar staging of my large and complex home and garden, and timed the listing perf..."

"I shopped carefully for an agent, and Anna was clearly the best choice. Her knowledge, focus, business instincts, tough-minded negotiation skills, and authentic warmth made this entire process a pleasure. Her taste is impeccable; she oversaw a stellar staging of my large and complex home and garden, and timed the listing perfectly. We had offers immediately and it sold in a week for 70% over asking. Anna was on top of everything at every moment, as I packed up this enormous (well over 3000 sq ft) home I'd lived in for close to 40 years. You can't do better, and I'm grateful."

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Brendan S.

"I did an exhaustive search for agent when we were selling our home. I built a shot list based on reviews, prior sales and speaking with other agents. When I interviewed agents on the short list, they asked me who else I was talking to. When I said Anna's name, several of the other agents said "If you can get Anna, she is the ..."

"I did an exhaustive search for agent when we were selling our home. I built a shot list based on reviews, prior sales and speaking with other agents. When I interviewed agents on the short list, they asked me who else I was talking to. When I said Anna's name, several of the other agents said "If you can get Anna, she is the best you can get" - That is how good Anna's reputation is. And that advice served us well. Anna was a true partner who understood both the macro-level factors, and the minute details. She is honest, trustworthy, and an expert at her trade. Now, when someone asks me if I have any recommendations for an real estate agent, I say "If you can get Anna...""

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Meghan M.

"I write this review from our dream home, sitting out looking at our dream view, and none of this would have been possible without Anna’s tenacious, industrious, and kind-hearted work. Our buying experience with Anna in one word: seamless. She is extremely knowledgeable and truly the top of the real estate game. She was up fr..."

"I write this review from our dream home, sitting out looking at our dream view, and none of this would have been possible without Anna’s tenacious, industrious, and kind-hearted work. Our buying experience with Anna in one word: seamless. She is extremely knowledgeable and truly the top of the real estate game. She was up front and candid while also serving as a listening ear and even sometimes part therapist 🙂 If you want a compassionate professional renowned in Berkeley as a true expert, look no further. She also came up with awesome recommendations for other service providers too which proved invaluable. And one last plug, this is a local, female-owned business that I am proud to support."

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Daniel K.

"We love Anna! My wife Becca and I worked with Anna to buy our new Berkeley home. Throughout the process, she had our back. Through excitement and anxiety, Anna always knew exactly what to say, guiding us forward without being pushy. She recognized we needed to go through our process to find the right home, and she gave us the..."

"We love Anna! My wife Becca and I worked with Anna to buy our new Berkeley home. Throughout the process, she had our back. Through excitement and anxiety, Anna always knew exactly what to say, guiding us forward without being pushy. She recognized we needed to go through our process to find the right home, and she gave us the space to do that. She made us ask the right questions, and helped us think through what we could compromise on versus what were "must haves." And even after our offer got accepted, Anna continued to have our back, helping us navigate the closing process and lining up trusted contacts to help us make necessary repairs once we got our keys. Anna knows everyone and understands how to position her clients for success. She's charismatic and everyone we came across had only nice things to say about her. We highly recommend Anna!"

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Dayle M.

"Wow! We are so happy we found Anna to represent us in selling our family home of 70 years in the Berkeley Hills. On first meeting with Anna we were impressed with her warmth and professionalism. She was honest in her assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of our home and gave us clear options for the amount of work we cou..."

"Wow! We are so happy we found Anna to represent us in selling our family home of 70 years in the Berkeley Hills. On first meeting with Anna we were impressed with her warmth and professionalism. She was honest in her assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of our home and gave us clear options for the amount of work we could choose to do in preparing the house for sale. We had some delayed maintenance projects that needed immediate attention and other areas such as bath and kitchen remodeling that required decisions about how much work to do. She lined up contractors for bids and helped us through the decisions. She chose Mary Cronin of The Design Shop to manage the project. Once decisions on scope had been made and architectural plans drawn (we removed a wall between kitchen and dining room), we were able to relax and let Anna and Mary handle all the design decisions and details. The results were phenomenal! When the transformation was complete our home was beautifully modern while staying true to its mid-century roots and keeping some of the original architectural details that we loved. Anna was always accessible and despite her many clients somehow made us feel that we were the only ones. Her good relations with other realtors and her knowledge of the market helped make the final marketing and negotiating a breeze. We are very happy with the price we received ($500,000 over asking) and with the buyers, a young family who will be making the house their home!"

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Kathy A.

"Look no further!! Anna is an exceptional realtor®. Selling a home can be a stressful process but Anna does all she can to make it easy. While other realtors® post a listing on MLS and hold an open house or two, Anna is an active partner who shepherds you through the entire process. Not only does she work hard to present the h..."

"Look no further!! Anna is an exceptional realtor®. Selling a home can be a stressful process but Anna does all she can to make it easy. While other realtors® post a listing on MLS and hold an open house or two, Anna is an active partner who shepherds you through the entire process. Not only does she work hard to present the house in the best light, but she also works tirelessly to find a qualified buyer. She is calm, patient, accessible, knowledgeable and helpful. She held five open houses within two weeks and we got two offers over asking right away. We can’t sing her praises enough."

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Matthew Q.

"Quite frankly Anna and her team did everything, and I just had to step out of the way. The end result was a house that sold within a week with 10 offers over asking and a final sale nearly 2X the original asking price. She managed updates to the house and yard, took care of staging, handled inspections and was even prepared ..."

"Quite frankly Anna and her team did everything, and I just had to step out of the way. The end result was a house that sold within a week with 10 offers over asking and a final sale nearly 2X the original asking price. She managed updates to the house and yard, took care of staging, handled inspections and was even prepared to find a proper home for my collection of National Geographics had I not passed them on to a neighbor. Efficient, charming, to the point, I knew precisely where I stood in the process and she hit the dates she set out when we originally discussed putting the house on the market. Not sure I will have the opportunity to buy or sell in Berkeley again, but I know where to go should either happen in the future. Top-notch Realtor® and a very fine person to boot."

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Anne S.

"Anna’s reputation preceded her: online reviews exceeded top notch as were many others’ comments: knowledgeable, dependable, and hard worker. She is highly regarded by her peers in the realty business. The day we met, Anna stood out from the others because of her professionalism and her ability to transmit her humility, humani..."

"Anna’s reputation preceded her: online reviews exceeded top notch as were many others’ comments: knowledgeable, dependable, and hard worker. She is highly regarded by her peers in the realty business. The day we met, Anna stood out from the others because of her professionalism and her ability to transmit her humility, humanity and respect for cultural diversity with warmth. "

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