Our family has experience with Bob and Pat Ravasio as both buyers and sellers: Son David purchased…read morehis house in Sausalito from Bob's reluctant seller, and we just recently sold our mother's house in Corte Madera--before and during the Covid-times. Neither deal was simple, but we were so impressed watching Bob navigate and negotiate our son's deal, we sought him out. Bob's calmness and reserve , combined with a smooth savvy one might find in a classic movie detective, impressed us at once. These personal traits, as well as his knowledge in deal-making and genuine kindness, make Bob a unique--and great--real estate agent. And he works tenaciously to make the deal fair for all. In this tough virus time, he did not give up. Pat, the other half of this successful team, is lively and exuberant, also savvy but not voracious--someone you want to know. She has a good eye for what needs to be done to make a house more appealing. She knows and loves Marin. Riding her bike, she engaged the neighbors; watered the plants; shopped for mirrors. Probably because of their experience, professionalism and characters, Pat and Bob have developed a team of experts and contractors--for permits, electrical, woodworking, roofing, staging, painting, flooring, gardening, cleaning. All were excellent. Bob and Pat listened to us clients. My brother and I knew our ideas and desires were being heard. Even better, both were generous with their knowledge and information and advice. During the Corte Madera sale and Covid, we had one buyer step back the day before escrow closed, one buyer became ill and disappeared, two buyers eventually made the same offers. The house was closed to viewing, then shown only in virtually and in limited ways. Caldwell Banker backed them up. What began as an quick and easy sale in early March ended in a Covid sale at the end of May. Bob and Pat did not falter. We got to know, like, and respect Bob and Pat Ravasio during these months, and we most highly recommend them to buyers and sellers. In spite of these precarious times, we sold our house and we did fine.

Most ethical, honest, and all-around awesome realtors in Marin! Bob and Pat have done so much for…read moreour community and are very generous and charitable. Whether you have a home to sell or are looking for your next one you should go with this spectacular Team! Pat is a vivacious and creative woman who has the pulse on the community and can get anything done. Café Verde is just one of her valuable contributions to our community. Her husband Bob is the kindest realtor I have come across. His sensitivity and unusually selfless style is a rare find in the real estate market. Bravo you two! A fine team! 5 STARS

Bought from Jim. He did an excellent job representing the seller. He set up custom showings, for…read morethe house fixed up in A++ condition at a low cost, got multiple offers, had his people present at all inspections to be sure his sellers had all the facts, knows everything about the town, and frankly we overpaid for the place we bought from him because my wife fell in love. We are happy in our place and plan to be here for a long time so it's okay (don't plan to create wealth via housing, just a good place to live Tiburon) but I have to say that Jim does his job well.

I recently listed my home for sale with Jim and, in my opinion, house was sold in spite of him…read morerather than because of him. Like many realtors he seems mostly concerned with maximizing his commissions with as little of his time as possible and limiting his liability. It's too bad there aren't more realtors who actually see themselves as professionals who can actually provide a service to their clients.

I had a fantastic experience with Dale! I've never used a broker before because I never quite…read moreunderstood their value but after working with Dale, hands down I understand now. My commercial property loan was due and needed to be refinanced but the bank strung me along for 6 months using the pandemic as the reason that they could not provide a rate. By the time they gave me the refinance rate, it was ridiculously high thinking I would have no choice but to stay with them. I reached out to my home mortgage agent and she referred me to Dale. With one conversation, Dale was able to connect me to a bank with fantastic rates and terms. He answered all my questions and educated me on the differences between commercial and home lending. Dale is super responsive, found me a great loan, and also provided me SBA funding advice due to the COVID impact. There's something about Dale that when having a conversation with him, you quickly trust him. He's not there trying to sell you something but more wanting you to make the best informed decision across all options.

In Oct 2012, Dale helped me first-time refinance with a 30 year fixed…read more I gave him my requirements of no pre-payment penalty with no points and Dale responded quickly with my options. I normally like to communicate over e-mail but Dale insisted we speak over the phone to cover some complex topics. It was a good thing too as there were some things better explained over the phone (eg. locking in the rate) so thanks to Dale on that. Major pro: Dale was very upfront about his fee and explained each of the charges. Even though we locked in with the lender we saw the market drop again by about .15%. I'm not sure how mortgage brokers entirely work but I believe Dale had the option to pocket the difference (yield spread premium). Instead I got the rate adjusted lower with escrow closing within the month!

Great group of people. Joe is unbelievably helpful and responsive to communications. I highly…read morerecommend using HL for any of your commercial real estate needs.

Great people and a lot of real estate related services offered. I love working for HL.read more

Simply put....working with Rob and his team on a refi has been the smoothest mortgage transaction…read moreEVER! He knows his stuff and responds within 45 minutes. 6 stars.

I wanted to buy a place and went thru several lenders and none could make my scenario work. Then…read moremy cousin referred me to Rob, and he actually found the perfect loan for me. Again: NO ONE could do anything remotely close to what he found for me. I ended up not getting the house since someone bid higher, but I told him I will call him for any deals that come my way, and tell all my friends and family. EXCEPTIONAL service. THANK UU ROB shaida

My wife and I started looking for a home, pre-COVID (over two years ago), in hopes of moving from…read moreSF to Marin. We sought out Allie Fornesi as a Marin Realtor (one who specializes in Corte Madera Real Estate), and couldn't be happier with both her or our results. From the moment we first started working with Allie, she was awesome. Allie was extremely knowledgeable about the Marin real estate environment, as well as all the steps involved in buying a home; she took great time to get to know both us and our needs; and she made herself readily available for all of our questions and our desires to see many properties, practically each and every week. Things we love about Allie - (1) she hustles... She works extremely hard, makes herself available to us at all hours of the day, and is super responsive. (2) Allie's a "real" person... She was always direct with us in handling both good and bad news, and if we were curious about properties that weren't a good fit, she'd let us know. (3) She understood us... Allie was quick to figure out our style and our must-haves, and showed us properties that were good fits. And (4) She's well-connected... Allie has great relationships with other real estate agents, which helped us a ton in our buying process. Bonus - She's also super cool and friendly. Because of her efforts, we found a home we love in Corte Madera (and one we could afford!). We're now raising a family here, and couldn't be happier. Allie played a major role in making this happen, and we would definitely leverage her services again, if and when the need arises.

Allie Fornesi is a star! The savviest Marin realtor we met, and the only person I could trust with…read moreselling our family home of 30 years and finding the perfect new home for my parents. She was our trusted partner and incredibly communicative throughout the several months of working together. I was convinced that we would need to list my parents' house as a fixer upper, but she proved me wrong with her design, home renovation, and marketing skills. Allie truly transformed our old house in record time and sold it at an incredible price beyond what we could have ever imagined. When it came time to buy, her deep expertise as a Novato real estate agent along with her honest advice made working together fun - and in the end, we truly found our dream home!

We will forever be grateful to Matt for all his help in the purchase of our dream home! As first…read moretime home buyers, it was really wonderful to work with someone who listened to our concerns with patience and thoughtfulness. Matt worked with two different personalities and was able to move us forward to the ultimate goal of finding the right home. We only have great things to say about Matt!

We had a very complicated scenario: moving from one home (based on a contingent sale) which then…read morehad to align with the move out of our the seller of our new home. Matt was very helpful in being proactive in approaching our aggressive timeline and helping us determine what was doable. He gave us a great introduction into our area as well as some key referrals. This was our second home purchase and it was a memorable one!

I can't even count the number of refi's David has helped our family through. He has been a trusted…read moremember of our "financial team" for years and I can safely rely on his advice and knowledge. I'm no financial maven so David really helps put complex mechanics into normal human speak which I very much appreciate. Highly recommend him!

I just completed my third refinance with David. He is very professional, has low fees and gets…read moregreat rates. The whole process is very smooth and pain free. Highly recommended.