Shalene is great and my wife and I recommend her if you are looking to buy a home in the East Bay. Finding a home we would be happy with in 2021 in the East Bay with our comparatively modest budget felt impossible. Our close friends recommended Shalene after she helped them find and close on a place so we reached out. Shalene was quick to respond and remained that way during and after closing. She was patient with my many questions and diligent with my many requests. Shalene went with us to see any place we were interested in and helped us craft several offers. Beyond being helpful with the process, Shalene is a great resource for homebuyers. For example, she knows a lot about East Bay neighborhoods, she connected us with several trusted finance folks (we ended up using one of her referrals), and she provided us with other referrals for designing and constructing a second bedroom (again, we ended up using one of her referrals). I cannot overstate the added value Shalene provided at every step. Finally, Shalene is a nice person and a pleasure to work with and know. Instead of being condescending or annoyed, she is generous with her time and goes out of her way to check in even long after closing a sale. Shalene gave us a thoughtful--and useful--congratulatory gift and seemed genuinely interested in helping us reach our goals. She succeeded. We love our condo and have no regrets about purchasing it. read more

Shalene and Michael were amazing to work with! We were looking to buy our first house, and started working with another team (referral from a friend) - unfortunately they were just not very proactive and we felt like we were doing all the work. We are so glad we switched to working with Shalene and Michael - from our very first conversation it was clear how knowledgeable they are about the bay area and all its quirks and how real estate works in the crazy bay area! It was clear they didn't want us to just settle for something, they wanted us to feel at home in our new home. Thank you! read more

I have bought and sold many homes and have been typically annoyed by realtors who contribute little to the transaction and walk away with a hefty pay check. Shalene is the exception. She worked tirelessly to get out house on the marker and provide tons of astute advice. Highly recommended as a listing agent. read more

Shalene is an excellent real estate agent. She's very experienced, which is what my wallet cared about, but also very kind, which is what the rest of me cared about! She takes her responsibility as an agent very seriously and works very hard to make sure her clients get the services they need. I know her agent partner Michael Braillard. He was my agent when I bought my house, and when it came time to sell, he had been working with Shalene for several years. They have an incredible partnership and I felt like I got two highly skilled agents for the price of one. Their partnership really did feel like an amplification of excellent service, instead of a division of services. Shalene not only cares about her clients, but it was obvious to me that she cares about the Bay Area. She wants to help people find the best place for them. I highly recommend Shalene! read more

In 2011, we decided to move. As first time home buyers, it was daunting, but Shalene made so much of the process easy, and she found us that perfect spot in Oakland, overlooking the lake. Her experience, insight and honesty were invaluable, so we resolved that we would seek her out, if we ever needed to relocate again. Fast forward to late 2019, when we decided to move again, and we learned that Shalene had teamed up with another great agent (Michael Braillard). They sprang into action and quickly got us up to speed on the market and what steps to take before listing. We had everything in motion by late February and were more than ready to move on April 27th to our new home. Then COVID threw everything on its head. Luckily we had Michael and Shalene in our corner, as they were able to adapt quickly to this new normal, tirelessly dealing with new and unforeseeable challenges, when everything about the real estate market had changed in an instant. They were exceptional in navigating those ever-changing regulatory boundaries, and made sure every aspect of getting our home "ready for its close-up (New carpet, Staging, Updated lighting, etc)." It wasn't easy, but eventually they got us across the finish line, and connected us with that perfect match who would love our old home in the way we love our new one. Thank you Michael and Shalene for everything! read more

Shalene helped my family buy our first home last Autumn here in Oakland. I knew her already as a friendly neighbor that worked in real estate, so when we decided to buy, I looked up her reviews and they were all describing exactly what I was looking for. We did a remote video call to figure out our needs, and ask any questions and went from there. Shalene sent us homes that she thought we might be interested in, and anytime we were interested, she promptly made an appointment to view the homes. During our tours she pointed out things we should pay attention to, like furnaces that were really old, roofs that were difficult to clean, and signs there could be issues with foundations or dry rot. She was always happy to answer questions or explain intricacies of home buying. She is also a plain old really nice person. I miss her now that she isn't my neighbor anymore. We ended up looking at around 10 homes and offering on three. For the first offer, it was on a house where we got a last minute notice of a preemptive offer at 9pm that we had till 9am to counter. Shalene stayed up till 1:30AM and woke up early the next morning to make sure our offer was complete by the deadline. For our second offer there were some complexities that needed a lot of communication with contractors and the other agent and she helped with all that. For our last successful offer, she knew the seller's agent, which seemed to give the sellers confidence that we were reliable. Shalene helped us through the entire process, and even after the close of escrow. We've since gotten contractor recommendations from her and feel like she is still happy to help us. I'd be glad to work with her again if we buy or sell in the future, and as soon as Covid is reliably gone and we can have a housewarming party, I'm excited to have her come see how we've made this house our home. read more

Shalene is smart, kind, and an excellent realtor. She helped me sell my house about 9 years ago and just helped me buy a new one. This purchase was sudden but that did not faze her in the least. She took great care of me as she did previously. If I could give her 10 stars out of 5, I would. She is professional and really knows her stuff but also wonderful to work with. I would never use anyone else. read more

We hired Shalene and Mike as a team to sell our lovely home in Oakland. They did a stellar full service job, offered a personal touch and were available every step through the process. We are so grateful! read more

Shalene rules! She helped us buy the just right house for us. Great negotiator and super hands on every step of the way. Would absolutely recommend using Shalene as your realtor! read more

Shalene Rose and Michael Braillard provided calm, reassuring service throughout the process of selling an older home in the Oakland Hills in the uncertain market of winter 2023. They were thoughtful in guiding my process of setting the house preparation budget, and they stuck to it. In addition to setting appropriate priorities for the preparation, the bid process was open and transparent, with multiple bids presented for every job. Shalene and Michael were also candid in making recommendations for which vendors to select, taking into account quality and reliability as well as price. Then they made the most of the open houses, establishing rapport with potential buyers that ultimately paid off with fewer-than-expected days on market and a purchase price over asking. They heard and responded to my concerns every step of the way. read more

I am so happy we worked with Shalene to buy our first home! Shalene met with us through every step of the home buying process and more than anything we appreciated her always calm, warm, and encouraging tone. She never pushed us into anything we didn't want to do, and always listened to our questions and laid out potential possibilities for each situation. Shalene let us explore on our own (our preference) but we never felt alone in the process. She was always there to answer our questions, come with us for follow up visits, support us with informational packets, and advice whenever we needed it. She was extremely knowledgeable and easy to communicate with throughout the whole process. When it came time to put in an offer and complete the contracts, Shalene was speedy and professional and we were so glad to have her on our side! She made what otherwise seemed like a very stressful and confusing situation into a chill and exciting next step! read more

I can't give a 0 rating. Heck, I'd complain to the actual sellers if I could. We made a no-contingency offer (except to check on a couple of structural items that professionals had indicated in the disclosures), and the realtor countered us for 4.2% more. When we accepted the counter before the deadline, we were asked for more time for the sellers to decide, even after we had agreed to everything the sellers asked for. (The realtor claimed these were siblings selling and they need time to reach out to all.) Then the realtor came back many hours past the deadline to say the sellers had accepted another offer, without any explanation. Now, this property has been on the market for almost 3 weeks and I am expected to believe everything miraculously happened, all at once, where the sellers found a willing buyer bidding at the same time? Finally, many weeks later, we found out that the sellers accepted an offer that was 0.4% more than what they asked us in a counter, that had contingencies and a long-close as opposed to our no-contingency short-close offer. I don't know if it is the realty company or the realtor, but I'd stay away from any property represented by these folks. read more

We regret hiring Shalene Rose (of Caldecott Properties) to sell our home.  Working with her amplified the stress of selling a house, and we came out of the experience feeling manipulated and taken advantage of. As one example, we discovered that Shalene, as our seller's agent, had signaled to the buyer's agent that they had the highest offer.  We were stunned to learn Shalene had done this since it undermined our ability to negotiate, and was not in our best interests as sellers.   The National Association of Realtors (NAR) site says that real estate agents have an "imperative to refrain from making disclosures that may not, in the final analysis, be in a client's interests." When we shared our experience with others, we were advised to file a charge against Shalene for unethical conduct. Please be careful when you choose a real estate agent.  There's a lot on the line--not only money but also peace of mind--and you don't want to have an experience like ours. read more

Shalene helped us in 2019 sell our condo. In the midst of a pandemic, she helped make the sale of our condo a tremendous success. With her support & guidance, we went from completely overwhelmed by the prospect to closing within 10 days of being on the market at a price we felt good about. She helped us overcome the soft pandemic market through thoughtful small investments & excellent staging, amongst other support. Cannot recommend her highly enough! read more

I've literally never felt this way when writing a review, but 5 stars is not nearly enough in this case; 10 would be more appropriate. Shalene and her partner, Michael, helped me sell my condo in Oakland, which had been a rental for almost 5 years. I am in NY and hadn't laid eyes on the unit all that time. Initially, an agent with the property management company I was using to manage the rental was promising me higher returns (using inappropriate, overly rosy "comps") for less money (lower commission, no need to spruce up the property for sale), but after digging in carefully and realizing that Shalene and Michael's assessment of my property appeared carefully thought out and more realistic, I decided to go with them (one of the better decisions I've made). Once they could get into the property, they found it to be pretty beat up... They arranged for new carpeting, full interior painting, all new light fixtures, and other repairs and updates, always making smart aesthetic design choices within the constraints imposed by the property (existing tile, dated kitchen) and always working hard to ensure competitive pricing. They also dealt with a whole litany of issues (private sewer lateral debacle, attempted break-in...) that you'd think would be outside the purview of a realtor's duties, but they never broke stride or seemed to regret taking on my property. The end result was that it looked more spectacular, both in person and online, than I would have thought possible for the amount of money that I had to put in up front. Despite their hard work, we still had a hard time selling it for reasons that nobody could have predicted (covid having introduced all sorts of new dynamics into the real estate market). As we had to adjust the price point several times, they carefully walked me through their reasoning each time, and I saw the virtue in their strategy. In the end, we found a great buyer, and I am 100% confident that we got the maximum price possible in the current market. I seriously cannot recommend them enough. read more

Shalene helped my husband and I buy our first home. Througout the process she was nothing short of amazing - patient, available, helpful, thorough and timely. We started looking for houses in the early months of the pandemic so every house we wanted to visit was by appointment only - every house we were interested in visiting, Shalene was able to schedule an appointment and ensured that all COVID rules were followed and we were safe. During the house tours Shalene was helpful in pointing out pros and cons and walked us through what we could expect if we were to move forward with putting in an offer. Throughout the home searching and buying process, my husband and I felt in control and supported. We eventually found our forever home and are so happy to put down roots and make it our own. We definitely recommend Shalene to anyone that is looking for a home! read more

I first worked with Shalene and her partner Michael on the purchase of our Maxwell Park house in Oakland in 2014. The experience with them was so outstanding that we worked with them again on the sale of our house this past summer. Shalene is experienced, trustworthy, patient, hard-working, and an excellent communicator. Shalene and Michael handled all logistics of prepping our house for market, staging, listing, marketing, and taking offers while my husband and I were out of state. They went above and beyond for us--forwarding mail, watering our lawn, sending us items left behind, putting out trash cans, overseeing contractors... I can't imagine a smoother or more low-stress process for selling a house. Communication was regular and clear, keeping us in the loop and projects on track. In the end, our house sold on-time and at a price that exceeded our expectations. If you're looking for trustworthy realtors with strong knowledge of the Oakland real estate market who will go above and beyond for their clients, then look no further than Shalene and Michael! read more

Shalene has helped us to buy three different properties and to sell one. Each of these experiences with Shalene have been exceptional. She was with us every step of the way, and it was clear how much she cared about us and about us feeling really good about all parts of the process, not just with the overall success of our purchase or sale. She's so responsive and easy to work with, and we always knew she had her eye on all of the details and had our best interests in mind. We love Shalene - she's our go-to for all-things real estate. read more

Shalene was very friendly and helpful in finding the home that matched the experience we were looking for. She was incredibly attentive and presented us with many options to consider. I appreciated her knowledge of the area and after our purchase has continued to help us find locals to help with the jobs needed around the house. read more

Hire Shalene and Michael. Let them guide you, listen, and just follow. They are dedicated beyond belief! We all look for pro's who we can trust, and they are it. I'm so picky - I run my own financial brokerage firm and felt for a few minutes I might be able to sell my own home - since I understand deals, numbers, and markets. Then I realized after meeting Michael and Shalene... I know nothing about the RE market, and they truly - know it all. I see other friends selling their homes, and wish they had hired these two pros, other RE agents aren't as dedicated as Shalene and Michael. But this team - they took all my stress away. From their professional pictures to their guidance through inspections, leading to my incredible sale price which had everything to do with their committment to me and my home, I feel truly grateful. Thanks guys! you rock. I will use them again, everytime! read more

Many were the times I was happy to have found Shalene during the arduous search for a mid-range property in the Berkeley / Oakland area. In fact, I waited until the search was over to Yelp about her to make sure she'd have time for me. (How selfish! But it's a house hunter eat house hunter world) Shalene was a total pleasure to work with and time and again her knowledge of income properties, the rental market, issues related to fixer uppers, and all the other intricacies of buying a property came in handy. She works hard and was very responsive and thorough on following up on all the properties I wanted to check out. We even laughed at my comment that if only my dates were as persistent, helpful, and dedicated as Shalene, life would be grand. As it is, if you are looking for a real estate agent who will learn what you want and help you get it - this is your girl! read more

Oh Shalene, where do I even begin. She was hands down the best realtor I could have hoped for. My husband and I had been looking on our own through one of those do-it-yourself MLS websites for almost a year and met Shalene through one of her listings. We ended up not getting that home but decided to stick with Shalene after that. As a first time buyer I was nervous going into the home purchase, but Shalene made the process seamless. She was extremely knowledgeable and efficient when it came to inspections and disclosures, and really broke it down for us when we were feeling overwhelmed by the purchase. Shalene was also super quick to respond (when I would work myself into a panic and act like a needy psycho!) and available when we needed her. I would highly recommend her and can't even do her justice in this review. Shalene is professional, smart, helpful and super sweet too!!!! Shalene or bust!!!!! read more

Loved working with Shalene - she made the process of buying our new home in Oakland and selling my condo in Richmond very easy and quick. Couldn't be happier! She took care of arranging many side tasks - house cleaning, re-keying, plumbing consult, etc. - and saved us a lot of time and effort. I thought the buying/selling process would be much more stressful, but it was painless and exciting thanks to Shalene! Shalene is very pleasant to work with, and I would highly recommend her and Michael. I echo all the other positive reviews! read more

From J: Shalene Rose is an angel. Here is our story. My partner and I had ONE day to look for housing. (we were moving from LA to the Bay area). We accidentally found the place we currently live in through Ms. Rose. While driving up and down the street, we bumped into her listing. We debated if we should stop because we were both exhausted from going to different housing appointments starting 8am that day, having flown from LA. We finally decided to give Shalene a call. She was nice enough to wait for us at the place. We immediately fell in love with the place. We liked the fact that she had credible fotos her listings. Through the signing-contract process, Shalene was very patient with us. We communicated from 500 miles away. We even negotiated to have our canine companion of 5 years to stay with us as well. Shalene was overall very understanding of our situation. She made our transition from LA to Bay area a positive and happy one. I enjoy working with Shalene because of the following: #1. Updates her listing website with the latest information #2. Professional #3. Genuine friendly and positive attitude about her #4. Patient #5. Willing to work with clients to make 'it' happen 5 Stars for Ms. Shalene Rose! read more

Shalene Rose Dunlap helped me in both the sale of my condo, and purchase of my current home. She is one of very few professionals, regardless of business, who handles her relationships with honesty and integrity. Throughout the entire working process, Shalene was always super-responsive, one step ahead of anything I needed or was about to ask. She and her partner, Michael Braillard, completely managed my condo's sale, managing several vendor appointments, open houses, advertising within their professional network and walking me through initial steps all the way to close. Likewise, because Shalene is very familiar with Oakland/East Bay and knew what I was looking for, she was always prepared to give valuable insights and feedback on my search for a new home. Almost two weeks removed from getting the keys to my new place, I can look back and say that I always felt trust and comfort working with Shalene through this entire process. In other words, I'd feel weird labeling Shalene as just another "Realtor" I worked with. read more

I am pleased to tell you about my wonderful realtor, Shalene Rose. I met Shalene through a friend a year prior to the purchase of my first home. We exchanged emails. On occasion, Shalene would send me emails about homes for sale in my area. She wasn't pushy, in fact it was helpful to have information about the local housing market delivered to my inbox. When I was ready to start the home buying process and had loan pre-approval, I contacted Shalene. We met and she asked us lots of questions. Shalene knows the East Bay housing market. This was helpful as we had some specific things we were looking for: a home near public transportation in a walkable neighborhood. Shalene is very technology savvy. Shalene started sending daily emails containing listings in my price range/acceptible neighborhoods. Shalene was able to "show," us some of the homes in these listings- though in the end we found our home by open house shopping. Once we found the home we wanted to make an offer on Shalene helped us negociate the process of getting under contract. She was a solid source of information as our experience unfolded. I didn't know anything about inspections, disclosures or contingencies. Shalene was great; especially when I needed a lot of explination and hand holding. After closing, Shalene was most helpful when the sewer main wasn't connected in our new home. Shalene came right over and had the contractor at our house in 15 minutes to fix the line. Shalene is a good communicator- a characteristic I appreciated as the process of purchasing our first home was long and at times frustrating. She listened to my concerns and responded in a manner that was helpful. Just prior to closing I started to show signs of pre-term labor. I was eight months pregnant with our first child. Shalene kept a cool head, put pressure on the selling agent and loan officer to speed things up and emailed me a baby meditation audio program to listen to. You have to be able to trust your buying agent and feel that they are working on your behalf. Shalene has an amazing work ethic, but most of all I trust her. read more

Shalene was recommended to us by a friend and we were not disappointed. We had already found the place of our dreams but as property virgins we needed someone to help us negotiate and who had our best interest in mind. Shalene walked us through everything and was very supportive and always nice dealing with all of our requests, including endless e-mails and phone calls. She really helped get us the perfect place for the right price. Even when we were willing to cave she really knew what the right offer would be and she ended up saving us some money. I would highly recommend Shalene as she is patient, knows the Oakland neighborhoods and is great with all the stressful paperwork, negotiating and waiting. read more

Shalene Rose...I don't even know where to begin with all of her awesomeness! My partner and I began our search for a home with an agent who was recommended to us. During the first month of our search, we continually felt like we were on the back burner, were a burden to the agent, and just didn't feel that he was helping us at all. We weren't sure if we were just expecting more than what agents tend to provide. We felt lost and insecure in our process. We decided to do a yelp search to see what others' experiences of their realtors had been. Enter Shalene Rose. We read great review after great review and knew we had to meet her. We called her and left a message. We were shocked when she quickly returned our call and agreed to meet with us right away. Shalene totally impressed us. In our first meeting, her knowledge of Oakland was immediately apparent, and she was so great at helping us think through the various neighborhoods that we were considering. Even though she was aware that we already had an agent and were merely there for a "consultation," she remained patient and supportive of us. By the end of the meeting, we knew without a doubt that we wanted to have her as our agent. Shalene was so thoughtful as she talked us through what would be the most ethical way to end our professional relationship with the agent with whom we had been working. Then, our process with her began, and she just continued to impress us every step of the way. She didn't seem at all ruffled by our multiple emails with tons of questions, nor did she laugh in our faces when we wanted to place bids on homes that were well above our budget. She endured and remained patient through our endless crazy thoughts and ideas. During viewings of potential homes, she offered her expertise about the condition of the home, always including her disclaimer that she wasn't an engineer, or a chimney expert, or a plumber, etc., but her feedback helped us in considering the questions that we wanted to ask the seller. I can continue to go on and on and on about how incredibly helpful, reassuring, supportive, patient, professional, kind, and knowledgeable Shalene is....but I think I'll finally just cut to the chase and say that if you want the absolute best real estate agent as you begin your journey in finding your home, call Shalene. You will not be disappointed! Thank you, Shalene! We absolutely LOVE our home! read more

Shalene helped us purchase our house in 2020. Shalene is a true professional in real estate: knowledgable, responsive, a great communicator, and personable. She made our housing search during the COVID market much easier, setting up multiple appointments for us look at houses and showing them to us with short notice. Even after we bought our house, I feel I can always call up Shalene with questions about home ownership, and she makes herself available to talk. I highly recommend Shalene when buying or selling your property in the East Bay! read more

Shalene and Michael were great to work with and thorough communicators. I had a distressed property to sell in an estate, and they guided me through the process, got the property on the market quickly, and generated a lot of interest. My job was easy because of them. read more

Shalene has been a trusted advisor, champion, and consistent ROCK STAR to my family since 2008. Over those 5 years, she's served as a property manager and realtor. Shalene is trustworthy, diligent, hardworking, thoughtful, creative, communicative, and reliable. While managing our property, she helped us address repairs, remodels, and upgrades all with a keen eye toward an eventual sale. When we put the home on the market a few months ago, she was with us every step of the way -- and her excellence service really paid off! We received multiple strong offers on the property within DAYS - yes, days - of listing. We are extremely satisified with the outcome of the sale - moreover, we HAVE been consistently satisfied with Shalene's above-and-beyond service. She is the best, period. read more

Shalene and Michael Braillard handled the sale of our condo in Oakland. After dealing with a couple of real estate agents that felt like sleazy sales people I found Shalene on Yelp. After pinging Shalene over email, the very next day her and Michael were at our place to discuss why we were selling, and where we were headed. I immediately felt more comfortable with them than the prior agents. They are really friendly, intelligent, no egos, and what I can only describe as 'normal' compared to a lot of look-a-like agents that might as well be local newscast team members who decided to go into real estate. After a pretty thorough discussion of our preferences and timing they came up with a great strategy to sell the condo given our timeline, and after that it was smooth sailing. Michael made several suggestions on minor improvements, due to his great sense for decor, that I think really helped make our condo stand out among the comparables on the market at the time. Throughout the process, from the open houses to closing on our sale, communication with both of them was great, and I think we achieved a really good outcome. If you are looking for a great real estate team in the Oakland/Berkeley area definitely give Michael and Shalene a call before considering other real estate agent look a likes. read more

Personable, kind, connected, that is Shalene Rose. She and Michael are exceptional realtors. Shalene is positive and calm, and in a pinch she rolled up her sleeves to clean windows for the home photos when I forgot to have them cleaned. She is the person you want to help sell your house. read more

Shalene really came through for us. We were looking for a new tenant for a rental home in Oakland and we didn't have the time to deal with matters like credit checks and applications. Shalene took this on and found us a tenant in a short amount of time. She also helped up solve problems with appliances. Her calm demeanor through the whole process was very appreciated. She is also very knowledgeable and has references for services necessary to get a home in order so that it can be rented. A great all-around person. read more

Shalene is awesome! We worked with her on buying our first home. It was a great experience. She walked us through the process and helped answer all our questions. She took the extra time to make sure everything was all good before we made our offer. Her sniffer even noticed a minor gas leak under the house that the seller ended up repairing. :) In the fast paced world of bay area real estate, Shalene is a shining star and we highly recommend her for either buying or selling your home. read more

Bottom line: we were first time homebuyers and she helped us close on a house that felt like the best deal on the market for our price range and in a neighborhood we wanted to live in. Shalene is not a very pushy or aggressive agent, and she always put our interests first. If she didn't think a house was a good fit for us, she'd say so. If anything she could've been slightly more aggressive. She sent us regular listings and did a great job showing and advising us on houses that I typically found online, but she rarely alerted us to specific houses that fit our profile as they came on the market. But, given how aggressively I was scanning new listings, I didn't really give her much room to do that. In any case, I would highly recommend Shalene as an agent, especially if you are willing to do some of the legwork on sifting through listings yourself (which I think is better than relying on an agent anyway). She's competent, hard-working, and trustworthy and definitely won't sell you snake oil just to run off with a commission! read more

Seriously could we of found a better realtor for us? Im pretty sure we couldn't. As first time home buyers we needed schooling on all the technicalities and paper work. We looked at more homes than I can remember and it took us a while to find the right one, Shalene stuck by us and made sure we found the right house for us. After many months of searching we found the best house and attempted to snap it up. Shalene made sure that we were going to walk away with those keys in the end. She made it happen and Im writing this review from our new porch over looking the east bay! If you want a realtor who's going to give you every possible option, always work over the top hard and always pull thru for you, than Shalene is your realtor! read more

shalene rules! my wife and i just moved in to our lovely new place in oakland and shalene was there to help us every step of the way. she's super knowledgeable, friendly, caring and takes the time to find out what you're looking for and doesn't waste your time as a result. the same can not be said for us as we sent her on numerous wild goose chases, which she happily obliged, that ended in us saying things like "jeez, it looked a lot nicer in the photos" or "funny, the listing didn't mention anything about the bathroom falling into the basement." she was always willing to work around our schedule (in fact i'm not sure she ever sleeps and/or stops working) to go look at places and in the end, after all our trolling of the internet's mls listings, it was shalene that found the perfect house for us. thanks to her we've got a sweet place in my new favorite oakland neighborhood; the dimond district. read more

I could not possible be any happier with my experience with Shalene. I met her through one of her listings when I was just starting to look and she stuck it out with me over the next 6 months feeding me leads, refining what was looking for and being super on top of it negotiating the short sale on property my bro and I bought. As a first time buyer she was communicative and patient explaining things and walking me through the process. She even put up with my mild freak-outs at the end as things were coming down to the wire. If you are looking in the Oakland/Berkeley area and need a rockstar realtor she's your gal :) read more

We worked with Shalene and Michael and they both were amazing! We had a limited budget and wanted to find something that wasn't already totally fancy and staged that we could fix up a little and get a good value on. Shalene and Michael drove us around to several different neighborhoods that we were curious about. Everything from West Oakland to the hills. They were informative and down to earth and never turned their noses up at our fixer upper ideas or lost patience with our many questions and concerns. Both Shalene and Michael were easy to get in touch with and prompt about getting back to us when we didn't reach them right away. In the end we wound up with a bank owned home that was a great deal but like pulling teeth to get through the paperwork associated with closing. Shalene and Michael were both calling and emailing the bank and listing agent along with our mortgage broker multiple times a day to get it all to happen in a timely manner. What could have been an unbearably stressful transaction was bearable because we knew that Shalene and Michael had our backs through the whole process! Sooo glad we found them. Lila and Ben read more