We recently worked with Jodi and the Kai Real Estate team to sell our Oakland condo, and the…read moreexperience was exceptional. Jodi brought an impressive depth of market knowledge, strategic pricing, and local expertise. She and the team managed the entire process flawlessly, and we secured an excellent outcome. They completely live up to their name - bringing kindness, authenticity, and absolute integrity to the table - and we highly recommend them as a top-tier brokerage in the East Bay.

Absolutely stellar! Jodi and her team guided my 87-year-old mother through the emotionally…read morechallenging process of selling the family home. Mom needed compassion and patience. She wanted respect for herself and for the house, and she needed extra care. Jodi and her team were gentle, considerate, and willing to take the time. Their kindness was priceless in this difficult process. Moreover, the renovation and staging was expertly done, and the North Berkeley house sold for far above the asking price. Thank you so much, Jodi!

My partner and I lived in a Myerhoff & Associates unit for just over 6 years. In that time, the…read morewhole team has been responsive, respectful and courteous. Maintenance requests were taken seriously and remedied quickly. We really loved our unit and would rent from them again if we didn't leave the country.

I rented an apartment with Myerhoff & Associates from 2020 to 2026. This was the longest I'd stayed…read morein the same apartment my entire adult life, and if I didn't leave to move out of the country I'd still happily be renting from them in the same spot. Rent was very reasonable for a beautiful high-ceilinged 1-bed, 1-bath full of natural sunlight in the middle of uptown Oakland. We had a full-sized washer and dryer in unit, a gated parking spot, and even a small front yard with a loquat tree. Laura, Nick, Chandra and team were always friendly, supportive beyond our tenant-landlord relationship, and quick to respond to maintenance requests, which were easy to place using the online portal provided. This was by far my best experience renting in my time in the US, and I miss my former apartment already.

Pedram has been my property manager for a duplex and 8 units in Berkeley for years. He is…read moreknowledgeable and efficient. His fees are very reasonable. for the past years, I rarely have any issue with tenants or repairs. if you are looking for property manager in Berkeley/Oakland area, he is an expert.

Terrible property managers. They rarely respond to service requests and if they do, it is after…read morerepeated calls and service requests. Their voicemail box is always full. If you are a landlord, do not use them because your tenants' maintenance needs will not be addressed, and then they will do their best to fix things on their own, which usually isn't a good idea.

A year and a half ago I found myself in the role of Trustee of a good friend's Trust upon his…read morepassing. Included in the estate were two homes, his personal home of many years in Kensington, and a rental home in Berkeley. Both needed some updating. I started my search for a real estate agent by noticing the companies that were already selling in both neighborhoods. Then I went to the firm's website and reviewed the credentials listed for their various agents to develop a short list. I interviewed several real estate agents before settling on Tracy Palma at Sotheby's. I could not be happier at that choice. We tackled the Kensington home first because of the red tape involved in selling what had been a rental home in Berkeley. Tracy's knowledge of the aesthetic appeal of the market was very helpful in thinking about what would be needed to most efficiently market the property. In addition, she is very well connected and was able to bring in experienced contractors and design experts to come up with a renovation plan, and then the proper people to execute it. All along she oversaw the project and provided progress reports. When the time came, she brought in an excellent stager to ready the home for showing. It had been many years since I had either sold, or bought, a single-family home. Tracy came up with a marketing plan that was not what I expected but turned out to be perfect. The actual marketing went smoothly and exactly as she had planned resulting in multiple over list offers with only two weeks on the market. Throughout Tracy was superb on communicating each and every development. Once the Kensington home was sold and the tenant was out of the Berkeley home Tracy brought her design team to work on a plan for that one. When a neighbor reached out to see if the home was going to be for sale Tracy came up with recommendations for an "as is" sale and quite literally within a week that home was sold to an all-cash buyer without the need to do any upgrade and renovation work. I'm confident that the "as is" price exceeded the net that I would have gotten after putting a couple of months work and several hundred thousand dollars into improvements. The long and short is that through these two quite different experiences I have come to regard Tracy as an excellent representative whether one is selling or buying a home in the Bay Area. I add the buying part because a big part of being an excellent representative for sellers is understanding the buyer's perspective. Larry Luckham

Tracy was AMAZING!! She had my house updated, renovated and sold in less than 2 months. It sold…read morethe day it listed for way over asking price. She then helped me purchase a new home in less than 3 weeks after the sale of the original home... She walked me through each step of the renovation, selling and purchasing process; even being a witness to the signing with the notary! I was completely at ease throughout the process because of her vast knowledge and experience. She worked tirelessly day and night and responded immediately to any questions or concerns. She even took time to speak with my daughter (who is entering real estate school) about where to go and how to obtain a license. She always went above and beyond what was needed or expected! I cannot even put into words how highly I recommend her!

Best in the business. Super detail oriented and they provide great direction. Great local business…read morethat supports the community well.

Watch out for this sleezeball of a broker. He's more concerned about double dipping and making sure…read morehe's able to make money off his clients, then leasing out the space for the landlord. Far better and more reliable agents in the East Bay.

Great team super honest, reliable. Great knowledge in…read morecommercial real estate in the bay area.

My dear friend/real estate agent Darlene Mattox worked closely with Aziz to lease my commercial…read morebuilding. They didn't disappoint! Both of them are extremely professional, knowledgeable, efficient, and effective. Thanks to their tirelessly my building was leased within a short period of time. I'll definitely retain their service again in the future.

The resident, site and point of contact folks at premium properties for my apartment on Hillegass…read morewere incredibly professional and supportive. That building wasn't always managed by premium properties, and once they took over a couple of years ago, it positively improved the experience of the building. All requests were taken seriously, and were taken care of promptly. Overall, they were quick to respond and were especially accommodating. I lived at my place for 12 years and just turned in my keys. They had managed the property for the last 3 or so years and no complaints. Loved my time there, and especially with all the amazing improvements they made. Highly recommend their properties.

Avoid at all costs…read more Maintenance is shady (had a broken window for a year, painted without primering, etc), cannot reach people when needed, will give you the runaround when you ask for reasonable requests. Allowed strangers into my unit without notice i.e. for a cleaning service I opted out of, they never even told me what date it would be happening. No notice that people would be using power tools for maintenance while I was working from home. They even insisted I leave by noon on my last day even though I was paid through the month. The owner Sam Sorokin called his employees "stupid people" ("What are we going to do with these stupid people" he said to me personally). At one point I had a plumbing emergency on a Friday heading into a holiday weekend and the after hours emergency line was shut off. I had to turn off all water and figure out how to fix it myself. They fought against reimbursing me for a $60 part for weeks -- I wasn't even trying to charge labor for work I ended up doing myself. Just a house call from a plumber would have cost them more than that! When I left they communicated specific times that they would be showing my unit, but their people never showed up. At one point they asked me how showings were going, I was like hey, I was out of town, you never asked me to, and I have no idea why *you* didn't show it.

I highly recommend Nancy Copeland! She worked with us through the home buying process and was…read morealways extremely knowledgeable, patient and flexible, even during the stressful escrow process. She spent a lot of time explaining the ins and outs of the wild Bay Area housing market, about the different kinds of issues homes could have (termites, dry rot, roof, foundation etc) and more. Most of all I really appreciated that she never rushed or pressured us in all the months that we looked at houses together because she recognizes that buying a house is a huge decision. Nancy is great!

As first time home buyers in the Bay Area, we could not recommend Nancy more. She consistently went…read moreabove and beyond to help us navigate the confusing and competitive world of real estate, taking the time to explain things to us that we didn't understand and offering support where needed. She is warm, kind, skilled, and tenacious. We feel lucky to have found her. She helped us purchase a condo in exactly the area we wanted at a price we could afford, and follows up every so often with updates about real estate in our area and to see how we are doing. Thank you a million times over, Nancy.

Bill is a patient and responsive professional in the real estate industry that gets the work done…read more We were able to get a lease done in a timely manner Very easy to work with and we highly recommend him.

My team and I had the pleasure of working with Carrel Commercial Real Estate. We were handed the…read morekeys to our new property today and had a walk thru. Carrel real estate walked us through the entire house throughly. We asked very detailed questions regarding the building and Carrel real estate was very approachable and patient with us. I would highly recommend for anyone looking for a trustworthy and reliable real estate agent to contact Carrel Commercial Real Estate.