My husband and I could not recommend Cece more highly. We worked with Cece to buy our first home and sell it two years later for almost $1M over what we paid for it! When we bought our first home it was May 2020, so the height of the COVID-19 pandemic uncertainty. We were keen to use the market lull to our advantage. Cece hustled to show us property after property. In addition, Cece's extensive network afforded us the opportunity to see a home off the market and make an offer before anyone else. This was our first home purchase, and Cece went above and beyond to answer any questions we had, make us feel comfortable, and ensure the process was smooth end to end. Two years later, we found ourselves facing a completely un-planned move to the East Coast. We of course called Cece to list our home. Throughout every step of the selling process, Cece was a professional that used her expertise to help us make top dollar. When offer day came, we had multiple offers well above asking. Cece was instrumental in ensuring our final outcome exceeded our expectations. We can't say enough great things about Cece. If you're looking for a real-estate professional in the Bay Area call Cece! read more

Cece is a powerful team mate to have on your side, especially in an intensely competitive market like San Francisco. I honestly can't recommend her highly enough. Not only is she an expert in the quirks of the market, she's also highly-tuned to its constantly shifting trends and a master at cultivating strong, trusting relationships with all the key partners you'll need along the way. Before working together, I was just hoping to "buy a place". But Cece was patient and helped me focus my efforts on what matters most, and in the end, I landed my actual dream home. Bottom line, she changed my life, and that fact cannot be overstated. read more

I had a great experience working with Cece. She worked so hard and gave us so many great advices. She's a lot of resources and if there's any problems, she would follow up immediately. read more

Partnering with Cece was probably our best decision of 2021! We initially decided not to sell this year, but after further thought and just before we wanted to head East for the summer, we called Cece back to make the seemingly impossible happen - get our house market ready for sale in just a few weeks and allow us to manage the sales process from out-of-State. Cece is a rare find. She is true Pro with the experience, personality, support team, drive, and communication skills you want and need when you are selling one of your most valuable assets. She really listens to your needs and priorities and incorporates them into the sales process. After 15+ years in our home, it needed common pre-listing work like some floors refinished, rooms painted, etc. Cece's team handled everything, and she managed the entire process perfectly. Her marketing skills are top notch. She gave us great advice when the offers came in and we were in contract in a few days. We closed a few weeks later. All in all, Cece is truly amazing and it doubtful there is a nicer or better agent in San Francisco. Make sure you speak with her before you chose another agent. Kurt & Anne San Francisco 2021 read more

We originally started with another agent but switched to Cece after feeling like our original agent wasn't putting in the effort required to navigate the very competitive SF real estate market. We are SOOO glad we worked with Cece. She patiently helped us develop our understanding of the market, provided tons of data, and even helped us with understanding the costs of various improvements we could make to prospective homes by introducing us to several contractors. After several months of searching, Cece managed to find us an incredible opportunity just a block from our existing home and helped get our offer accepted in an off the market deal in 24 hours from viewing. We were stunned. As we went through the closing process, Cece was indispensable in managing the many moving parts and providing advice. She's been a huge help in getting intros for contractors, painters, pretty much everything we need to get our new house in order. We could not be happier with our experience working with Cece. She is an incredible professional and will not rest until you get the home you want. read more

Cece helped us find our perfect City home. She made the process smooth and easy. She is a true real estate professional and really puts clients first. read more

I can't believe it's taken me so long to update my review on Cece. We finally purchased our first home in 2009 with Cece. She made the whole experience seemless and with the least amount of stress one could hope for in buying a new home. She is very thorough and knowledgeable in her craft. After several viewings of many homes over the years with Cece (yes years - we kept going back and forth - should we buy, or should we wait), and through all of it, Cece never pushed us, only gave us sound advice and information so we could make a decision. And when we finally found our home, she delivered. We feel very fortunate to have had her as a realtor. Some of the excellent qualities she possesses - always follows up and responds to emails, sends properties that meet your criteria as well as expands out to other areas/properties that you might not have considered, always thinking about your best interest, friendly, professional, and just easy to work with. She brings a personal touch that I haven't seen with other realtors. I have continued to keep in touch with Cece with my many referrals to her. Everyone I refer her to is pleased with the results. Highly highly recommend! read more

We cannot recommend Cece highly enough. She partnered with another wonderful agent we had worked with previously to help us sell a home in Tiburon during a tumultuous market when COVID-19 had everything locked down. This was an estate sale of a home that had been in the family for 50 years. She was extremely professional, understanding, and responsive throughout. Cece offered sound advice and recommended high quality businesses (cleaners, window washers, estate sale companies, etc.) all while helping us navigate a challenging situation during an unprecedented time. Cece always had a positive attitude, gave everything her personal touch, and made us feel confident and calm during the entire process. We give Cece our very highest recommendation, and that is something we rarely do. read more

I have been in the real estate field for a long time and Cece Doricko may be the best agent and person I have ever known. Having been out of the SF real estate market for awhile and not living there I was unsure of my ability to successfully buy a home. Cece was confident, patient, and treated me as though I was her only client. That's saying a lot as I am very picky. Throughout the home search process she personally viewed every home I was interested in, researching comps, consulting with others and evaluating the values. As we visited home after home she was tireless, determined, optimistic, and brilliant. This brilliance really shown itself when we successfully beat out 9 other offers (some were cash and we were not)and found a great home at a great price! She was very skilled at negotiating, and working the process in such a way as to succeed beyond my expectations. Cece is pretty much what everyone looks for in a real estate pro, except true professionals are not that easy to come by. She has it. Cece Doricko was incredibly helpful and a wonderful person to know and work with. I am truly grateful. When it comes time to sell or look for a new home I have no hesitation contacting Cece to help me. You absolutely won't go wrong with choosing her to assist you. read more

I truly can't imagine having survived our lengthy and stressful home sale without Cece. We were trying to manage everything from out of state and Cece went above and beyond to take the load off of us time and again. She was also a constant voice of calm and reason when extenuating circumstances were threatening our deal. I also so appreciated that she was always available when we needed her and somehow made us feel like we were her only clients when I know that wasn't the case at all. Her experience, industry relationships and unwavering positivity served us extremely well in this transaction. She is a true professional and we were so lucky to have had her in our corner. read more

Cece recently helped my fiancé and I purchase our first home together. I cannot recommend her enough. She made the entire process stress free and acted as a true partner when it came to our decision making process. Cece is trustworthy, knowledgeable, and overall an A+ person to work with. The San Francisco market is competitive and tough, but with Cece on your side, we knew that we'd find the perfect home :) read more

I wrote a review for Cece 5 years ago when I purchased my first condo with her as my agent. She did a phenomenal job and helping me navigate getting the place of my dreams as a first time buyer in a very competitive market (you can read the full post from 2015). 5 years later, we'd outgrown our place and were looking to move into a forever home. This time around I needed to both sell and buy a place, and Cece managed both impeccably. She's both highly professional and also lovely to spend time with when you're house hunting. When it came to selling my condo, Cece was on top of every little detail which gave me so much peace of mind throughout the process. She sourced and managed all the vendors, who are all top notch, and she even went above and beyond doing things like hauling out junk that was left behind to help me out. Days after my house was listed, the market crashed due to COVID-19. Cece remained calm and we navigated the situation together. When the house closed, all of the government offices were in mandatory lock down, and she was able to navigate the recording of the closing remotely. Even in what might be a normally stressful situation, working with someone you can trust makes the world of difference. Cece is a true standout and I can't recommend her enough. read more

we first met Cece a little over a year ago when we were considering selling our condo. she came to our home and sat down with us for over an hour answering the two pages of questions we had prepared. we were impressed with her from that first meeting-- she was patient, knowledgable and thorough. after some thought, we decided to move ahead, and she arranged for all the work to be done in a short period of time to prep our condo for sale, everything from refinishing the floors to recarpeting the bedrooms to repainting the entire unit to staging. our place sold after only two weeks on the market at a price higher than we had anticipated. after we sold our condo, we moved into a rental and took our time casually going to open houses just to see what kind of inventory was out there. during this time, Cece would send us some listings in areas we were interested in but was never pushy about us going to see them. once we got more serious this past winter, we were in frequent contact about properties we had seen and were interested in, and she always gave us her opinion on whether she thought a property was worth pursuing. we successfully purchased our home recently and couldn't be happier. my husband and i frequently talked about how great Cece was throughout the process. she is very responsive, knowledgable, proactive, realistic and had a good sense of what we liked and wanted. she also has her opinions but was never pushy. on top of it all, she has a good sense of humor and was an all around lovely person to deal with. we have already recommended her to a number of people and would definitely use her again if we were to purchase another property in the future! read more

Cece took the time to understand who we were and what was important to us. She never just told us what we wanted to hear, and she gave us realistic expectations-which she surpassed by a lot, delivering on both a top price sale of our house, and a quick deal on the house we wanted. Her calm and attention to detail made our transition smooth and as painless as possible. I highly recommend her professional service. read more

There isn't anyone more connected, client focused, or brutally honest than Cece. In this insane market, you can't ask for a better advocate. The best thing we did was give Cece the reins, tell us no, tell us to breathe, and keep us from not settling. Cece found a perfect house for us, off market, and negotiated a tough deal resulting in our forever SF home after SIX YEARS of exploring the market together!! read more

I have known Cece for over eight years and we have completed together several transactions, she is professional, thorough, fair and honest. Attention to detail is constant along with a positive can do attitude. Anyone who chooses Cece for the agent is making the best choice. read more

WATCH OUT! I have filed a report against Ms. Doricko and other Coldwell brokers with the DRE . I can prove the following when we hired her to sell our home: 1. Ms. Doricko fabricated clients that never existed. 2. Ms. Doricko used the MLS to cover up a pocket listing. 3. SFAR MLS refuses to answer specific questions regarding this case. The sellers are being forced to subpoena records from SFAR MLS. 4. Ms. Doricko entered a MLS listing for David Bellings after the contract with the sellers ended. 5. Mark Best allowed MLS numbers to be overwritten and has refused to answer any of my concerns or correspondence. There is more to come regarding this story!!! read more

My husband and I had almost given up hope after 2 years of looking for a SFH on our own and through other agents. We were lucky to come across Cece Doricko and her business associate, John Kirkpatrick. Cece and John were determined to work with us and find us a home despite our busy schedules, narrow scope of where we wanted to live and limited financial resources. Somehow they pulled out a miracle and we closed on our home within 6 months of our very first meeting. I would highly recommend working with her to anyone looking to purchase a home in San Francisco. She knows the market and has a strong network with other agents to know what is happening with a specific property. Her intelligence in this area was the direct result of our ability to provide an attractive and competitive offer. read more

Cece Doricko is a miracle worker! She used her super powers to sell our house for a great price and negotiate the purchase of our wonderful new house,and both transactions closed within a few days of each other. Cece is smart, pragmatic ethical, positive, well-respected, a great negotiator and communicator and works harder than anyone else I know. To quote the mortgage escrow agent "Cece is on it" We met Cece at an open house(which she ended up negotiating way out of our price range) where she was generous with her time and advice even though the showing was over and we were "just looking". Cece was amazing, keeping everything on track and running smoothly. Things happened yesterday! She kept us informed and returned phone calls quickly. Her thorough attention to detail plus the ability to get and convey the big picture helped us focus on what was important. She got who we were and what we were looking for and made the process less nerve wracking, and yes, even fun!!! I highly recommend Cece Doricko. read more

Cece Doricko is experienced and professional. Buying a property is nerve racking, especially in San Francisco! It came down to a bidding war and without Cece we would've been overwhelmed. She did not want us to pay a penny more than we had to and we got our dream home! She gave great advice and was so patient. We truly enjoyed working with Cece and give her our highest recommendation! read more

What can I say, Cece is the best!! We were working with another agent, unhappy with the results, and about to drop out of the home buying process all together. Fortunately a group of friends recommended Cece and we made the switch. It was like night and day - she came prepared in our first meeting and gave us hope that we would find the right home in our desired San Francisco neighborhoods. Cece helped us navigate the market during COVID and jump on a unique opportunity in Bernal Heights. In addition to getting results for her clients, Cece is a true pleasure to work with. She is knowledgeable in all aspects of real estate, well-connected in the industry and builds trusting relationships with her clients. Cece goes the extra mile to help you feel comfortable with the property and bid and works her hardest to help you get "the one". This is so important in a crazy market like SF. Thank you Cece for sticking with us! I don't know where we'd be if we hadn't found you. read more

You cannot find a better agent than Cece! This is the second property she has sold for me and she did a great job on both sales. From helping to select the stager, deciding on a price, getting the pre-inspections, working with the condo association and having her assistant meet the various trades people, she did it all. Our place sold the evening of the first showing at our target price. Her professionalism is ***** all the way! read more

The best real estate person in the world! And I mean it! Cece worked smartly, tirelessly, and with incredible efficiency to sell our San Francisco Condo. She made the entire process completely painless. She is incredibility knowledgeable about the market and its potential buyers. A true professional and I highly recommend Cece. read more

Cece is simply amazing! Smart, strategic, super hard working, and a great communicator. I don't know a better realtor in the city! I would work with her again over and over. read more

Rave reviews previous posters have written about Cece are all true! So, I will not try to repeat them. True professional, honest, not pushy, thorough, knowledgeable, savvy, creative, punctual, with uncanny attention to details, great listener, knows her trade through and through, and so on, and so on, and so on... Cece is all that and more! That's probably why it is difficult to pinpoint exactly why is that all who worked with Cece before (including us) don't hesitate to vouch for her and recommend her -- because Cece is doing everything right and she is the "whole package"! Over years, we were involved in a number of real estate transactions and we can attest that Cece is, hands down, the best agent we worked with. By a mile... Just one thing I wanted to mention. We (I am, in particular) are not folks who are comfortable accepting somebody else's opinion about something as personal and intimate as buying a house. Cece is the kind of person who gained our trust fairly quickly and we were not just absolutely comfortable with Cece's commentaries, analyses and recommendations, but, in fact, we were actively looking for any opportunity to get her thoughts and advice on anything related to house buying and real estate market, in general. Cece always went above and beyond the call of duty to answer all of our questions and address all of our concerns and we never felt she was rushing anything. On the opposite, she took as much time as needed to make sure she provides us the best/most complete information as quickly as possible so that we can make the best decision that is in our (not hers!) best interests. And that is why we felt extremely comfortable and at ease working with Cece and got to the point where we trusted unconditionally she "has our backs" and that she would take the best care of us and we had no doubt that Cece will be able to get us the house of our dreams. And she did! (And this is despite all the craziness that comes with buying or selling in San Francisco.) Cece is the winner, no doubt about that! (Ask us how we know.) read more

When the time finally came to sell my family home, I had to make some difficult decisions in choosing the best person to represent me and the home that I spent my childhood in. Cece contacted me early during the my process of restoring and maintaining the home that my grandfather built for my parents. She diligently stood by me for the many months that it took to perform the work needed knowing that I may chose another real estate agent. When the time finally came, we did talk to some other agents but we wanted the house to be represented with the enthusiasm and professionalism of a top real estate agent. After making a check list and doing a few interviews, it was evident the Cece Doricko from TRI Coldwell Banker could perform an exceptional representation of our home and provide the potential buyers with all the information and disclosures that would benefit both the buyers and us. Once we made the decision, it didn't take long. All the pieces fell into place quickly and efficiently. Within a very short period, the house was fully represented on the market and the open houses began. After a brief interval, the offers were opened. We accepted a great offer way over what we thought the market might support. The sale closed shortly thereafter. We can't say enough nice things about our experience with Cece but we can suggest to our other neighbors in Forest Hill that when the time comes to sell, you must consider Cece Doricko with John Kirkpatrick from TRI Coldwell Banker Real Estate. read more

Cece was absolutely fantastic, and I recommend her without hesitation. As our buying agent, we had looked with her at homes for about 2 years, lobbed out a few offers, lost one we were hopeful about; but in the end we finally scored our current home which was worth the wait. We opened our search to other neighborhoods, and she advised us well. Communication was very easy, I could usually reach her or at least get a call back within a matter of hours (if not minutes). She advised us at times where there might be room for negotiation, but respectfully gave it to us straight when she felt that something during the negotiation process might be in jeopardy if we didn't respond in a timely or appropriate manner. As timing would have it, we had a particularly delayed escrow (due to ALL lenders impacted with re-fi's after a drop in rates). The sellers and their agent became quite nasty, threatening and confrontational due to these delays (if not at times downright unprofessional), despite the fact that these delays were occurring nationwide. She handled this difficult transaction with finesse and respect, always stood our ground for us, and never blew her cool. She was very patient with us over a long period of us 'poking around the market', but when we finally found our house she worked very hard to close the deal and it all worked out beautifully. Thanks Cece!!! read more

We recently moved from San Francisco to the East Coast. Our move included working with a relocation company to sell our home in San Francisco. After reviewing the preferred real estate companies and interviewing suitable candidates, we selected Cece based on her knowledge of the SF real estate market and suggestions for how to refresh and market the property. We never regretted our decision once. Because we had to move out quickly to start work on the East Coast, Cece had to manage all of the contractors for fixing up and staging the house for sale. For each contractor, we were provided with multiple options, all very good, but things went really smoothly because Cece was able to coordinate all the contractors to get the work done within a short time frame and without a hitch, so that the house could be rapidly put on the market. Thanks to Cece's marketing and negotiating acumen and patience, we quickly received multiple offers and sold at above asking. Hence we would highly recommend Cece. read more