We recently sold a property in Rockridge to our tenants and engaged Cameron to help both parties close the deal. Throughout the process he and his team were helpful, supportive and knowledgeable and provided exactly the guidance we sought. The buyers were especially pleased with Cameron's involvement as they had zero prior real estate experience and felt their interests were very well represented. Should we need a realtor again in this area, we'd have no hesitation over contacting Cameron. read more

I worked with Cameron to sell my fourplex in Richmond CA and it was a great experience. He took the stress out of the sale, marketed the place well, and helped get lots of exposure - we ended up with a good offer and sale even in a tough market. He stuck around one day helping me make some small fixes to the building to get it ready for sale and he also has a lot of expertise in the bay area. High recommend working with him and his team. read more

Cameron sold our house a little over years ago. He made everything so easy for us. We moved our family out of state. It was super stressful. So stressful it took me a ridiculous amount of time to review for someone who helped us so much. Cameron set realistic expectations and made very accurate recommendations which resulted in our home selling for way more than we expected. This was our first home and first sale. He never once made us feel small for asking all the silly questions we had. Our home was small and not in the best neighborhood, so it probably wasn't his biggest paycheck for the year, but you would have never known. He still made us feel like a priority. He respected our budget and just made things much easier than I would have expected. read more

Cameron Parkinson did an excellent job in representing us in the salo of our San Lorenzo home. He referred us to an excellent realtor in our new location. He recommended an excellent mover. He helped with prepping the house for sale with cleaning, floor refinishing, painting, landscape work and staging. With his guidance we received multiple offers for our home. He ensured the whole process moved smoothly and efficiently. I wholeheartedly recommend his capable handling of property sales. read more

Cameron and everyone we worked with in our home buying process were truly exceptional. We'd been looking to buy a home in the bay area for years, made several offers but didn't have any luck. With Cameron we had our first offer accepted and it was a seamless buying experience. We were nervous about making the offer because the house needed some work and we didn't know where to start, but he was immensely helpful in talking us through what that process would look like and roughly how much it would cost. The lenders he recommended, JVM, were incredible and went above and beyond throughout the process. He also brought in two different contractors who he works with that were honestly hard to choose between. Also worth noting - when we were first connected to Cameron was about to go on vacation. We worked with one of his colleagues, Portia, while he was out and she was incredible to work with as well. Strongly recommend the whole team. read more

Cameron's knowledge and experience were crucial to finding and buying our house. Looking for a home in the ultra-competitive and expensive El Cerrito neighborhood was so discouraging, but Cameron was able to find listings that fit our budget while meeting our needs, such as having good schools and access to BART. His expertise also extends to analyzing additional costs to homes that may need a bit of work, which greatly helped us decide what listings were worth consideration. In the end, we were able to secure our very first offer. I highly recommend him! read more

I'm writing this as I'm sitting in the house that Cameron helped the wife and I get. He would take the time to answer all of our questions and the more info we would give him of what we were looking for and he would return realistic options, perfect. He would help with the questions that we had, it was always an education with each house viewing. The most important thing to the wife and I, he helped hold our hands during the contract phase. read more

Cameron Parkinson represented us during the sale of a Tenants in Common duplex in Berkeley in March of 2023. It was a complicated transaction involving an absentee owner of the other half of the duplex and another realtor representing the other owner. Cameron handled the sale as a complete professional, keeping us informed, returning calls promptly, and answering our many questions with sage advice. A buyer came forward, an offer was made and the sale completed much quicker than we anticipated. What more could you ask for? Highly recommended! Dawn Swanson and Steven Douglas Berkeley, CA read more

Cameron did an amazing job for us as both a buyer's agent when we were looking to purchase our first home in the East Bay, and several years later as our seller's agent when we had to relocate across the country. Cameron went above and beyond both times when we ran into challenges and was able to guide us toward two ultimately successful transactions. I can't recommend Cameron highly enough! read more

Cameron Parkinson has represented me on several transactions since 2010, and I'm very satisfied with his work. I've also recommended him to many friends, who were happy as well. He's highly professional, tech savvy, very diligent and attentive to clients, and really knows the Oakland/Berkeley/El Cerrito/Richmond markets. I trust his judgment, which is very important. He just sold my last rental property on Picardy Drive, managed almost every aspect of preparing for sale, and had my best interests in mind all the way down the line. It sold in two weeks, for a very clean offer way over asking. Highly recommended. read more

Cameron is the best! He walked us through the whole process of buying our first home and was always there for us, he is super knowledgeable and honest. Even after closing (under budget!) he has been an amazing resource for any house projects, and is super responsive. Definitely will recommend Cameron to anyone buying or selling a home! read more

My wife and I worked with Cameron to buy our first house, a fixer upper in Berkeley. We went to the open house on a Sunday as a random weekend activity, not looking to purchase anything, but we fell in love with the place. On Monday morning, I got in touch with Cameron through a friend. Although neither I, nor my wife, had never met Cameron before, put an offer in on any house, or even considered doing so, Cameron quickly helped us get an offer together in time to submit it the next day. It was down to the wire. One hour before the offer was due, we had somehow managed to do everything except write the cover letter, which seemed impossible to do in an hour. Cameron gently (but firmly) encouraged us to just write the thing already ("all you need to do is show the seller that you're a human being"), and we submitted our offer within minutes of the deadline. If this feat wasn't impressive enough, after our offer was accepted, Cameron's true expertise was revealed. Cameron spent the next month before closing essentially serving as our designer and general contractor. Cameron single-handedly found and organized almost all of the tradespeople that we needed to make the house move-in ready. Cameron was present for all inspections and estimates and shared his thoughts on how we should proceed given his familiarity with what we were looking for and what our limitations were (despite, again, having only met us days earlier). Now that we've closed and are knee deep in renovations, Cameron has continued to share his wisdom and network of contacts in order to help us keep the renovations on track. Throughout the whole process, Cameron has been shockingly responsive despite the fact that we have repeatedly changed course as we've learned more about the house and how to renovate it. Calls to Cameron rarely go to voicemail, and if they do, he calls right back. And Cameron answers texts and emails within minutes at almost all hours of the day. As a lawyer working for a large and demanding law firm with almost no time to devote to my own life, let alone to buying and renovating a house, it has been very comforting to know that I can leave everything house-related to Cameron. Thanks to Cameron's assistance, buying and renovating a house could not have been easier for us. read more

Working with Cameron to buy our first home was a dream. Cameron was insightful and picked up on what was important to us right away. He was easy to coordinate with, patiently answered all of our questions, and brought his extensive knowledge of the Bay Area market to the table. We found home viewings with Cameron to be particularly helpful and productive as he was active in pointing out aesthetic and structural aspects of each home that we would have never thought to look for. During these visits, he also made sure to listen to our needs which helped us narrow down our search. We ended up with the smoothest, most seamless closing transaction we could have hoped for and Cameron was there every step of the way. He helped us coordinate inspections and line up the jobs we wanted to complete before moving in. Working with Cameron was great and we highly recommend his services for buyers and sellers alike. read more

Cameron is an awesome realtor and helped us quickly find a house in Richmond Annex that we really love. When we were looking for an agent to work with, we had recently come to the Bay Area from Boston, and we'd realized pretty quickly that our budget wasn't going to allow for anything newly built or remodeled--houses in our price range were going to be long on "quirkiness" and "potential." So, we needed someone who could help us visualize how to improve the house after we bought it, and how much the changes would likely cost. Cameron was the ideal person. He has the ability to walk into a space, look around for a minute, and then describe what it would be like if you took out a wall here or put in a skylight there. He went into the crawlspace of every house with us and pointed out potential issues with the foundation or drainage systems. After our offer was accepted, but before we had keys, Cameron would meet us at the house and help navigate conversations with contractors, translating technical jargon into plain English. When we were having trouble finding homeowner's insurance and the deadline was the next day, Cameron got us in touch with an agent at 8 pm. His rolodex of professional contacts seems truly endless. Finally, communication with Cameron was always stellar - we texted and called him approximately one million times with questions and requests, and he always got back to us immediately in a calm, efficient, totally pleasant manner. We can't recommend him enough! read more

Cameron is a super skilled, strategic realtor who helped us sell 2 Oakland rental properties in a buyers market. Cameron is cool, calm, collected, and truly unflappable. He has the temperament to manage complex and emotional real estate transactions. Not only did he maintain contact with the many parties involved in prepping showing and selling the properties, but he knew exactly what to tell us and when to engage us in decisions. Cameron Parkinson helped us to reach our goals. I cannot recommend him more thoroughly! read more

Cameron helped us sell our home - and buy our next. He was patient with all of our questions, had great guidance, and got us the results we wanted. read more

Cameron has been a great partner in my house buying endeavor. He's extremely knowledgeable of the market, has a great eye for great quality, has access to unlisted properties, and most of all, he's kind and patient. Cameron made me feel in-the-loop throughout the entire purchasing process, and I'm almost upset that the process is over. I highly recommend Cameron's services. read more

Cameron was a pleasure to work with. He was always accommodating to our ever changing schedule. He helped us buy a new property and sell our existing one. We were able to move quickly (day before Thanksgiving) and get a new wonderful home. We were also able to sell our old home for much more than we expected. He was an invaluable resource and was able to help us get our old house ready to be placed on the market. Cameron made sure everything stayed on schedule and rolled smoothly. Thanks Cameron! read more

Cameron was very professional selling our house, I really recommend him if you are thinking to sell your house no pressure at all, he sold our house in less than a month and we even got more money of what we expected. Thanks Cameron! read more

My husband and I worked with Cameron for over two years as we looked for a house in a low-inventory market. Throughout the process, Cameron was wonderful to work with. As first-time homebuyers, Cameron helped us clarify and prioritize what we wanted in a house, and taught us a lot about how to assess the structural quality of a house and how to make educated guesses about the history of each property. I thought he was especially great about talking you through a house's potential and helping you picture what life would be like there without ever pushing you to like the place. Cameron also did a lot of legwork with sellers' realtors, and he was great with talking through the strategy of making offers and counteroffers. He was always super speedy in getting back to us, and made a special effort to take us to see places quickly that looked especially promising, which I think really helped us get the place we eventually bought. Seriously, buy/sell houses with this guy. You'll be glad you did. read more

Cameron was great to work with! He was patient with our process--which was long, and we never felt rushed to decide one way or the other on a house. He was also incredibly available especially nights and weekends (which is when we had to time look for houses!). He also really listened to what we wanted and needed in a house, and his suggestions were on point. When we finally started bidding on houses, he was a good advocate for us in what is a very competitive real estate market. We would highly recommend him! read more

Cameron was just really great to work with. We worked with him for just about a month, because we were very ready to buy and Cameron was instrumental in facilitating this. Being first time home buyers, he was super helpful when we had him along to look at houses and put individual properties into perspective. We toyed with putting an offer in on one other house, and through talking out the process with him were able to overcome the superficial appeal of the property and really think about the true value of it (a serious list of issues, even for a 100 year-old house!). Putting in an offer there would have also precluded us in offering on the house we ended buying and absolutely love. A definite perk in the process is that we were able to get the house under list and significantly under the appraisal price. Going in we were pretty intimidated by the market, and Cameron was super approachable and easy to work with. Everything said in the other reviews here totally matches our experience with him. read more

Cameron was instrumental in helping me and my husband purchase our first home (which we love!). He taught us a lot about the real estate market and the home-buying process, and was tireless about showing us homes and putting in offers. Cameron was also patient as we worked through our priorities and struggled to nail down our budget. Other pros - he knows the East Bay really well (including Oakland, Berkeley, Kensington, El Cerrito and Richmond), and he's a fun, ethical guy that you won't mind house touring with! I would definitely recommend Cameron to other home-buyers, especially first-time buyers. Buying a house is exciting, but also incredibly stressful, and you need someone you trust in your corner. read more

We've had Cameron as our agent from buying and selling our home in Berkeley and he is absolutely the best. He was proactive, responsive to all our questions and handled the entire process with care. I definitely felt he had our best interests in mind. We're definitely happy with the hard work and service you've put in. Thank you, Cameron. The next customers will definitely be lucky to have you as his/her agent. read more

Cameron worked tirelessly to help me purchase my first home. I was pretty clueless about the process and Cameron was very patient, knowledgeable and down to earth. He was always available to answer my myriad of questions and diligent with following up on my many requests. He really went out of his way to make my first time home buying process as painless as possible. I even got a pretty fantastic housewarming gift! read more

Cameron just helped my fiance and me buy a multi-unit property in Richmond. We literally could not have done this without him as we tried to get the same property with a different, less experienced real estate agent and failed miserably. Cameron is knowledgable, an excellent communicator, and worked really hard under difficult circumstances to get us a property we had once thought unattainable (let's just say the seller's agent had nowhere near the skill level of Cameron...). Our requirements for the property we wanted were pretty strict and we also had a strict budget but Cameron was patient and willing to work with difficult sellers and their difficult agents to get us what we wanted. Working with our first real estate agent there were a lot of sleepless nights as we worried whether our he actually knew what he was doing and whether the offers we were putting in were too high or too low. With Cameron, there was never a worry because we knew from the way he explained things to us and how he talked about the houses we were seeing that he knows what he is talking about. He was there every step of the way with us and always responded quickly and knowledgeably to our questions. I would recommend Cameron to anyone looking to purchase a home or property in the Bay Area. read more

Cameron helped me and my husband purchase our first home with patience, understanding, and know-how. He was extremely thorough in explaining the whole process from start to finish, responded immediately to all emails, and was able to see properties on short notice. He spent so much time with carefully looking at the homes we saw, making sure everything was up to par. We are so grateful for his guidance, and could not recommend him highly enough! read more

Cameron helped me purchase a home recently; his attention to detail, his negotiating skills, and his charm, gave us an edge during this competitive market! I really appreciated his quickness at submitting offers, his availability to show properties without much notice, and how he kept me informed throughout the process, even when there were no updates. He's an awesome agent to work with; I highly recommend him to anyone buying or selling a property! read more

My favorite thing Cameron ever said, while we were looking at a house that didn't have what what I wanted, but I was in that I'll-make-anything-work place was: No Rachel, there's no way I'm going to have Isabella live here." Isabella is my 2 1/2 year old and that Cameron was invested not just in me, but seeing this as her home, where she would grow up was wonderful. As a first-time home buyer, it was great to have his insights, support, knowledge and his flexibility in the buying process. read more

Cameron recently helped me sell my home in Richmond's North and East neighborhood, and he made the experience awesome for me. He is super knowledgeable about the market all over the East Bay, but has a really in-depth knowledge about the Richmond area and it's fluctuations. He was able to counsel me really well about current values, and what to expect. One other thing about Cameron that I really appreciated is his ability to explain the process really well, to communicate what is going on, what the next step is going to be, etc, so that I felt like I had a good understanding of what was happening. Not only that, but he went way above and beyond to help me go about doing the sale the way I wanted. I was very budget conscious going into it, and he found creative ways to help with staging and setting everything up. He was always very responsive, even when I had weird, seemingly urgent questions and 7 pm on a Friday night. He was courteous, professional, and overall just fun to work with. He made a process that is usually painful and confusing easy and manageable. In the end, we closed at a much high sale price than either of expected, and I credit that to his expertise and excellent execution when it came to the open houses, doing an offer day, and managing bids. Cameron paid for himself many times over! I'm also not surprised by the number of reviewers that say they had a good experience with him as their buyers agent. His way of explaining things, and in depth knowledge would make me feel better if I were trying to buy a house as well. Whichever side of the equation you are on, its good to have Cameron on your side. read more

Cameron was my agent when I bought my current home in El Sobrante. I was very impressed by the quality of his service throughout the whole process and especially through the final transaction. He was extremely precise in his advice, never pushy, and truly a pleasure to work with. The seller's agent was quite aggressive but Cam dealt with her in a very professional and efficient manner, putting minimal stress on me. I would wholeheartedly recommend Cameron to any prospective buyer or seller. read more

Cameron is direct, easy to work with, kind, patient, and conscientious. He represented us with a sale a few years ago that took forEVER and he kept the pace the entire time and was generous and responsive. The next time we buy, we're totally calling him. read more

Cameron is simply fantastic. Our home buying process was literally years in the making -- we must have looked at several dozen properties and Cameron was with us every step of the way. Patient, thoughtful, and always willing to talk through the pro's and con's, he knows that buying a home is a huge decision and we couldn't have asked for a better realtor to help guide us through the process. We love our new home and still keep in touch with Cameron, as we made a friend in the home buying process. read more

So get ready for an unconventional review. My wife and I worked with Cameron as buyers in the East Bay for pushing two years, and we ended up NOT buying property. For anyone who has been in the market in this area, you will immediately recognize that this in no way reflects poorly on Cameron. The market is overheated and very tight. We simply didn't find what we needed. Cameron never pushed, never got impatient, and always advocated fundamentally for our stated needs, our desires. He often repeated to us that he would work with us as long as it took and that if we didn't find a home we wanted, there was no skin off his nose. As it turns out, we ended up purchasing in a different market, and it was the correct market for us. So all I can say is that there was never a shred of self-interest in Cameron's dealings with us, in his recommendations, or in his expert and very insightful advice. Cameron gave hours of his time and invaluable depths of his considerable expertise to help us come to the decision that we were in the wrong market. The model of Real Estate commissions means he gets no commission for that. And yet our life is unfolding with nothing but support from him. He's a mensch. He's got savvy insights about people and real property, a very pithy approach to his service, he is a good negotiator, but also a really fair negotiator, and a stand up human being in a pretty pressured context. He has nothing but thanks from us. We will be recommending him to all who might seek to buy or sell Real Estate in the East Bay. read more

Cameron is a wonderful realtor. He was responsive, communicative, and always friendly throughout our housing search, and he always made time to check out homes we were interested in touring. As first time home buyers, we had a ton of questions and he made us feel taken care of and helped educate us on the Oakland market (and even got into every crawl space with us to check out the condition of the home and point out what we should be looking for!). He sent us sample inspection reports and contracts so that we could get a sense of what to expect when we were ready to make an offer. When we found our dream home, Cameron helped us put together a competitive offer and worked closely with the seller's agent, which helped us beat out five other offers. Cameron's guidance was instrumental throughout every phase of the buying process, and since we've moved in he's been a great resource for helping us find a plumber, electrician, etc. Highly recommend working with Cameron if you're looking for a home in the Bay Area! read more

Just closed on my new house in Richmond. yea! It was a great experience working with Cameron. Could not have done it without you! Cameron listens, figures out what you want, and works with you closely throughout the process. Since he's been in the Bay Area real estate market through the ups and downs, he knows alot about the business and this market. Cameron has impeccable ethics, a great sense of humor, and is a pleasure to work with. I'll definitely use him if I need an agent in the future. read more

We sold our old home and are happy in our new home thanks to Cameron. He's patient, kind, and very attentive to clients. Like other Yelp reviewers have pointed out, he helps clients understand the process and shares his experience/judgement but is not pushy. Best of all, you can trust him to be a good negotiator. Heartily recommended. read more

Cameron is my soccer coach. He is a amazing guy as well as a great coach. Cameron isn't like any other coach I've had he sincerely cares about each one of us individually. He always has our backs and is looking out for us. He treats us like his son to be honest he has been there for me when my own father hasn't been there for me. Over all Cameron is a stellar guy he is trust worthy and honest also he will always do the best he can. This review was meant as a small joke but honestly he is one of the most honest adults I know and trust. I highly recommend him to find you a house he will not stop till your satisfied with your real estate. read more

Cameron was a great agent to work with for the purchase of my FIRST home! He was super knowledgable about the neighborhoods in Richmond and things to look for that could be troublesome in the future. He is also well connected with other agents which came in handy on a few occasions. I never felt like I was being told some grandiose story, he was very straight forward and matter of fact which I appreciated. read more