09/01/2026
“Recent transplants from the East Coast, we knew little about the mechanical and structural systems and real estate practices peculiar to the East Bay.
Over the course of a few short weeks, Ellie taught us how to evaluate the condition of older homes, spotting key features of sellers’ disclosures and crab-walking crawl spaces with us to scrutinize the physical facts. She arranged pre-inspections by expert engineers, providing us helpful clarity and perspective and signaling to sellers that we had done our homework before making our offer.
Ellie helped us evaluate the actual market value of homes (quite untethered from the list prices!) and positioned us to make a strong offer.
By astutely attending to our reactions, she quickly and accurately discerned our needs and wants in a home and a neighborhood, mindful of market conditions and our budget.
Eventually, it was Ellie who brought us to the home we ultimately purchased, correctly anticipating our positive reaction (despite knowing our focus had been elsewhere).
Ellie then set to work, suggesting a successful offer strategy aided by financing and insurance professionals with whom she maintains excellent relationships.
Ellie, an East Bay native raised by a realtor and a construction contractor, “sees through” houses, recognizing untapped potential and hidden flaws. She also reads people with commendable skill, understanding a seller’s expectations and sizing up the competition.
Barely half our age, Ellie earned our entire trust to navigate and negotiate this high-stakes process. Her remarkable combination of expertise, intuition, and drive won us over. Every seller’s agent lit up when we identified her as our agent, and each (correctly) assured us that we were in excellent hands.
Ellie takes her clients’ interest as a sacred trust, and (with a smile) will deploy an Olympian’s competitiveness to secure your aims. (Perhaps she will help you first clarify those aims, as she did for us.)
Ellie won’t pressure you. She will make the whole process of buying a house fun. And she won’t rest until she achieves your goal. We cannot recommend her highly enough. You won’t go wrong with Ellie as your agent!”
Nancy M.
