Buying a home in the Bay Area is not for the faint of heart. It's easy to convince yourself you need to research for months before you're ready to act. The best move my wife and I made was walking into the Lovewell Team's RE/MAX Accord office and sitting down with Louise in person. Louise's years of experience show immediately. She helped us cut through the noise and narrow our search to homes that would genuinely work for our growing family, and her warm, friendly guidance gave us the confidence to start bidding instead of endlessly researching. Margaret brought a depth of knowledge that would impress a general contractor. She walked us through disclosures, features, services, and what to expect at every stage -- always with individualized advice and remarkably prompt replies to every question we sent her. Katie made touring homes a genuine pleasure. Her enthusiasm and perspective as a local gave us context we never would have picked up on our own, and the attention and care she brought to every showing made us feel like her only clients. More importantly, it made us feel confident in our decisions. Together, Margaret, Katie, and Louise gave us expert guidance with patience and real support from our very first conversation through closing. We're now in a single-family home that's perfect for us and our newborn. If you're trying to navigate this market, start with the Lovewell Team. We're so glad we did. read more

Louise and Katie were our wonderful listing agents for our home of 27 years in San Leandro. They gave us great advice and moral support to get ready to sell. They connected us with excellent contractors for both big and small projects, from the roof and interior paint, refinished floors, updated landscaping to clean windows and minor repairs. They helped our well loved home shine in a tough market, and they worked hard find us the right buyer. It took a little longer than we had hoped, but they kept at it and kept our spirits up. We sold for over our original asking price and had smooth sailing throughout the closing process. Louise and Kate are kind, thoughtful and great to work with, and they deliver! I recommend them highly. read more

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I cannot recommend the Lovewell team more highly. I found them online by searching reviews of agents experienced with estate situations and received a response almost immediately. I met with Margaret and Katie and instantly could tell they were a perfect fit for me and my situation. My mother had just passed and they were sensitive, caring and helped break the process down into easy, manageable steps while I was grieving and determining next steps for my mother's house. In the end, they represented me as the seller and they helped me through several unexpected challenges. They took care of everything so I could focus on grieving. This included lining up and meeting haulers, contractors and inspections, and the myriad other things associated with selling a house. My primary contact was Margaret, who was my guiding light in the process. She quickly understood my need to be informed about all the details of selling a property, and was so patient with explaining everything step-by-step. She kept me sane during a very difficult period of my life. From the beginning all the way to the end with a successful sale, I trusted Margaret and the Lovewell team 100% to represent my best interests. I could not have asked for a better fit. I just think they are the BEST. I would be happy to discuss my experience further with anyone considering working with them. read more

The Team that will guide you for your best interest and not just for commission. We bought our first home 33 years ago with Louise Lovewell and now her team is there for us again to sell our home. The Team is stronger than ever with Louise's daughter , Katie leading the Team. Call them and secure your life investments for your family. read more

Highly recommend this team of super amazing real estate agents. I sold 2 homes & bought 1 home using them. They keep their word, find & use the best stagers, work hard to sell within a reasonable timeframe, they're kind & sincere, & always do the right thing. Can count on them to give the best advice! You'll do well if you sell or buy using the Lovewell Team! read more

I recently had the pleasure of working with Katie and Louise from the Lovewell Team. My sister and I were selling our mother's home. We have never been through the process of selling a home in the Bay Area. I researched agents in the Hayward / San Leandro / San Lorenzo area because I wanted an agent with specific experience in this area and a proven sales record. I consistently saw the Lovewell Team as the sellers agents on sold properties listed on Zillow and Redfin. Katie and Louise displayed a level of professionalism and dedication exhibited throughout the entire process. From the initial consultation to the closing of the deal, they demonstrated a deep understanding of the local real estate market. Their expertise was evident in every step, from providing valuable insights into property values to negotiating skillfully on our behalf. They gave great advice about how to quickly update the home before bringing it on the market and they had great contractors and service people who did an amazing job. Special shoutout to Rickie the handyman! What stood out most was their commitment to excellent communication. We were informed at every stage of the process, and any questions or concerns we had were promptly addressed. I highly recommend the Lovewell Team to anyone who is looking to sell or buy a home in the East Bay. Their commitment to excellence, combined with their friendly and approachable nature, makes them a standout professional team. read more

Katie was wonderfully helpful, thorough, responsive, friendly, smart. Thanks for your guidance through this process.

I give the Lovewell Team a 5 star rating!! From the very beginning they were so engaging and professional. Louise and Katie were so helpful with their recommendations and we were able to get the house on the market in record time with their great encouragement and advice. They make you feel like Family which made the whole process so pleasant. I would recommend them and give them an A+! Paula B. read more

Based on the old reviews maybe this team of Kate and Louise were good in their hayday but currently in our first impression meeting Louise seemed like she did not know what was going on. They were 25 min late, no call or excuses, were both esp Katie dressed down as if going to do yard work! Katie just sat there letting her mother grope for sentences, memory and words. At one point couldn't even operate her own phone handing it over to her daughter in frustration. We had several antiques and asked they be careful until we sold them. Louise threw her keys and purse on the table and was going to write a note on it with nothing under it! They both acted as if they were new and had no presentation at all. We couldn't get them out fast enough. All of their outdated info fell through as well plus they were going on vacation the next two weeks and would be unavailable. I would not trust them with a sale. read more

The Lovewell team did an outstanding job selling our San Leandro home for $100,000.00 over asking price. She knows all the tricks-of-the-trade, and she stays in contact with you almost daily. The team knows exactly what needs to be done, and will help you all the way. Eric Friedlund read more

I'm sure I'm not the first to say this, but the Lovewell team puts the "love" in everything that they do involving real estate. Our interactions were smooth from day one, and when challenges arose, they stepped up and took care of business and made sure that there was resolution and that we closed, all with grace. They were always extremely communicative; returning calls and emails promptly, and showed the upmost professionalism and courtesy in every single dealing. I highly recommend the Lovewell Team and hope to work with them again. Thank you for a job well done! read more

The Lovewell Team was Professional, Knowledgeable, & Responsive to our needs. They counseled us how to stage our home for a quick efficient sale. It was painless. Thanks Lovewell Team, we highly recommend YOU read more

We recently closed on the sale of our family home in San Leandro, and choosing Louise and Team Lovewell as our realtor was one of our best decisions. Being a type A/attention to detail type person, I recognize I have high expectations for service providers, and unfortunately my expectations are not often met. This was definitely not the case with Louise and Team Lovewell. Louise was organized, efficient, thoughtful, and on her game. I felt confident we were in good hands, and they did not disappoint. Louise had great recommendations, a host of support and referrals for additional needed services, and stayed in communication throughout the process. For someone as busy as I'm sure she is, she made me feel like I was her only client, and worked hard to provide excellent service. If you're buying or selling a house in the greater Castro Valley area, I would highly recommend Louise Lovewell and Team Lovewell. read more

We were referred to Katie by a friend and we couldn't be happier. Katie represented us as buyers. Prior to working with her, we had become very frustrated with the market, consistently being outbid by all-cash offers. Katie taught us strategies to be more competitive buyers, within our financial constraints. More than once we were given counter-offers, when previously our offers were not even looked at seriously (sometimes there were 20 offers on places we were interested in!) We are now happily settled in a home of our own, thanks to Katie. She even prevented us from overbidding. We wanted to offer high on our current place, as we didn't want to lose to other buyers. She prevented us from emotional overspending, and I'm so glad we took her advice. Katie was professional from the beginning. She took time to understand our goals, and steered us away from overextending ourselves financially. She fought hard to get us into a home, which seemed impossible before meeting her. Her expertise was critical in choosing the right home, setting the offer price, and completing a seamless escrow. read more

Louise and Katie are about the most kind, considerate and trustworthy real estate professionals anyone could ever hope to work with. I was thrilled with their service: calls when necessary and reassurances when required. What more could a home buyer ask for? It was a long, tough process. Like so many others, we were in a bidding war which we were sure we would lose - Louise never lost confidence! And in the end, she was right. It took two months to close and Louise and Katie worked tirelessly to assist us, the seller and our mortgage broker. Amazing! I'd like to mention that when you have the Lovewells as your agents, you're getting an entire team to work on your behalf! Many, many thanks to Tracee and Bridget as well. Regarding John's review: I'm very sorry that you did not get the house your parents bid for. However, I'd like to point out that - ultimately - the seller makes the final sales decision, not the real estate agent. And that's something you can't blame on the Louise and Katie. read more

Louise and Katie with Prudential Realty were wonderful to work with. They were always so nice and friendly, and they always had gifts for us. We worked with Louise and her team to sell our old home and buy our new one. The process was as smooth as it could be and they were professional and made the process smooth. We even bid on the home we bought before our old home was sold. They took a chance and did what might have been extra work but it paid off! I would highly recommend them. read more

I had no idea what I was getting into. My Fiance' and I were serching for a home all year long. Puting in bids like crazy and getting beat out in bidding wars. Came close a few times to getting into something that was out of our price range due to biding wars. I was tired already and about to give up. THEN..I decided to try something diffrent. I seen a sign with Louis and Kate as realitors. I called them and got hooked up with Tracee. I came in and meet with all three off them and got a good break down of all the steps that happen after sumitting a bid. When I reached out to this team, I had already had a house in mind and we submitted our bid.Tracee kept me from emotionaly over reacting and over spending we got into the bidding war. OUR FAMILY GOT THE BID!! Tracee and Kate had already knew from our first meeting what I was willing to spend without jerperdizing my familys needs. They fought for my family and reminded me if it wasn't ment to be, then it just wasn't ment to be and something else would come up. They kept me from over spending our budget and even worked on a buyers creadit. I was Absolutely impressed with all there hard work and pacitce they had through all the bidding. After we closed I just kept getting gifts from the team. I was really happy and so were Tracee, Kate , and Louise. My kids were finally going to get thier own room and my Honey and I are about to gain some piece of mind. WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.. read more

Louise, Katie and their team did an exemplary job assisting with the sale of my father's home. Both were extremely polite, very prompt and particularly knowledgeable with the real estate sale process. All of this occurred in the midst of the COVID-19 shelter in place, and I cannot recall one hiccup in the process. I would highly recommend them to anyone in the area looking to sell or purchase real estate! read more

My husband and I have known Louise for years. She has helped us with various real estate issues and we have always been pleased with her work. We recently used the Lovewell Team to sell our 100+ year old house. They guided us through the journey and we followed their advice. I'm so happy to say they know what they're doing. We did a little fixing up and it was the best money spent. It was sold in less than two weeks. Trudie and Carl M. read more

My husband I thought about buying a home in the summertime, but we searched around online and we didn't see anything in our budget at the time so we didn't press further. When the time came where we felt we had enough saved (in November) we thought we'd look around at open houses "just for fun". My mom recommended Louise and Katie to us and even though we were tempted to go with Redfin's realtors which seem to promise that they'll save you money, we decided we better go with a trustworthy personal source. We're so glad we did because Louise and Katie literally saved us thousands of dollars!! MUCH more that the Redfin realtors probably could've! My husband and I only had one house we saw (on Redfin) that we asked Louise to show us. When we got to the house, we found it didn't meet our expectations at all. But that was OK since Louise had a whole list of houses (that we never saw on Zillow, Trulia, Redfin or Realtor.com!) that she wanted to show us. We fell in love with one particular house that we had never even considered before that day. To our great surprise, it was within our budget and Louise said she would put an offer down for us. WITHIN THREE DAYS WE GOT THE HOUSE!!! Louise told the seller what a wonderful couple we are and told the seller all about my husband and me (even though she didn't know us that well!) and even though there were other offers, the seller went with us...LOUISE EVEN GOT HIM TO LOWER THE PRICE!!!! Both Louise and Katie made the whole process of getting a home FUN (every time we met Louise had a "gift" for us...she really is an encouraging, bubbly, GIVING, nurturing person...and Katie's just like her!), easy, stress-free and really, unbelievably good. My husband's credit was shot from his younger days which is most of the reason why we didn't think we could get a home so soon, but Louise and Katie and their team (thank you too Bill Jarvis!) made a miracle happen!! We're so excited to be living in our new, wonderful home!! THANK YOU SO MUCH LOUISE AND KATIE!!! You make a great team!! read more

Katie recently helped us buy a house in March. She is awesome and very fun to interact with. She took time to talk to and listen to me and my husband, and we were able to complete our purchase relatively painlessly. Katie gave us a cake after our purchase and we appreciated that thoughtful gesture. read more

Katie and Louise recently helped my fiance and I find and buy our dream home in Castro Valley. We had a tight timeline to close on the house and they were completely on top of their game throughout the entire process. They both were extremely responsive, helpful, encouraging, and professional. As first-time buyers, we felt like we were really able to trust them. Their advice during the stressful negotiations was invaluable. They really went the extra mile, not only during the sale, but afterward as well (thank you for the housewarming gift!). Even though we know they were working with other clients, they made us feel like we were the only ones. We would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone that is looking to buy a house, and we couldn't be happier in our new home. read more

We definitely understand it is a seller's market, and have no qualms in fair market value or competition. However, after the rounds of negotiating the price, you had stated firmly that if we could increase the offer, it would be finalized. Other agents we have spoke to about this incident have also stated that your actions were reprehensible and unprofessional. You do not lead others on only to go back on your words to benefit yourself. In the end, it is a selfish act and if your excuse is that it's a sellers market, what other actions are you willing to take to make the sale? read more

I chose Louise Lovewell and her team at Remax in Castro Valley to sell my Dad's house in San Leandro, after he passed away. I interviewed several other realtors and I settled on them. I could not be happier with my choice. She met me at the house while a tenant was still living there. She guided me through the process of giving him notice to move. She advised me what needed to be updated in the house and what I could leave as is. They arranged and paid for all the inspections and I did not have to handle anything at all. Louise is always upbeat and happy, so a pleasure to work with. Very patient as I went through the process of renovating the house. She and her team are very responsive to any questions I had along the way. The stager she chose did a terrific job and I am certain that helped sell the house. The photographer Louise works with also did a beautiful job. She listed it at what I thought was a fair price. It is a sellers market, but we got 8 offers in 1 week and sold for more than $200,000 more than asking. WOW! If you are looking to sell your house, the Lovewell team should be your first choice. read more

Louise and Katie and their team sold our house in a timely manner and at a great price. Thank you Louise and Katie for a great job!

Thank you Lovewell Team Being able to trust your real estate agent takes so much stress out of buying or selling a house. Katie and Louise are complete professionals. They were always available for questions and advice before and during the sale of our home. The entire process from photos to holding open houses, escrow and closing went smoothly and they were able to complete the deal within our timeline. Fortunately, the team is tech savvy and could arrange signing documents around our travel schedule. We highly recommend working with Louise and Katie. read more

As first time home buyers, my husband and I were very nervous. Our first realtor did not help to put us at ease and after feeling like this was just not meant to be, I decided to give it one last shot and contacted the highly recommended Lovewell Team! From our first meeting with Katie Lovewell, my husband and I immediately felt at ease. We trusted Katie to guide us through the crazy world of real estate and to say that she went above and beyond for us is an understatement. She made herself available to us, even if it meant explaining something for the fourth or fifth time. She always reminded us we didn't need to feel pressured into anything and we really felt she had our best interests in mind. My husband and I HIGHLY recommend working with the Lovewell Team! They are everything you could want and more as Real Estate Professionals! read more

Louise and Katie Lovewell are a fantastic realtor team. Before, during and after the sale of my parents' home in Castro Valley, they were professional, thorough and thoughtful. Nothing was too much trouble for them and they are knowledgeable, trustworthy and address the client's concerns immediately and with a smile and reassuring attitude. Their team is also a great group of people and as with Louise and Katie, work hard on the clients' behalf. read more

I have been fortunate to work with Louise and Katie on a number of transactions over the last few years. They are AMAZING agents and a true advocates for their clients. Their integrity, professionalism, intense market knowledge and extremely upbeat demeanor is hard to match. I would highly recommend them for anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the East Bay. read more

It was my very good fortune to be referred to the Lovewell Team when time came to sell the family home in San Lorenzo. Louise and team have an intimate understanding and experience of the East Bay housing market. From start to finish, everything that was planned and predicted came to pass-no surprises, and most significantly excellent results. Additionally, every person referred by Louise to work on the house, garden, refinish floors, and handle legal matters was excellent. I must say, my expectations were exceeded. Good people; honest, expert and very friendly. read more

As a first time homebuyer, I needless to say had a great deal of misconceptions about what the experience would be like to buy a home. I figured it would be difficult and stressful, but I didn't quite grasp the magnitude, especially in the Bay Area. This effort was made much easier thanks to Louise, and words alone fail to express how thankful I am for the opportunity to meet and work with her. The time she spent explaining the process to me, making me feel at ease and encouraging me when I began to lose hope, all made my first time home buying experience that much more special. I'm happy that I was able to close on a home (finally!), but a part of me will miss the countless rides in Louise's car visiting homes and hearing stories of difficult or funny situations she's been in with clients throughout the years (or even now as I write this). Yes, Louise is knowledgeable, sweet, thoughtful and works hard on your behalf, but more importantly, she is genuine, kind, and caring. Thank you Louise for your help and for accompanying me on this life adventure. I can't wait to do it all over again, after a break of course! read more

They are a great team and very personable. Their team goes out of their way to make the sale of your home easier. My husband and I recommend them highly. read more

Louise and Katie are great! Louise sold us our first home ten years ago and we had a wonderful experience; so naturally, when it was time to start looking for a bigger home we called Louise. She and Katie helped us search for over a year for the perfect home. Due to the crazy real estate market, the home buying process was EXTREMELY stressful and emotional but having Louise and Katie helped us get through it. They were supportive, patient and professional throughout the process. Thanks to Louise and Katie we are now living in the perfect home in a great neighborhood and we couldn't be happier. read more

Louise and Katie are wonderful! Very personal serive - don't feel like I am just any one of their clients. They know who I am and what I am looking for. They are very friendly and always offer a smile. They are professional and very quick to return a phone call or email. They are a great team! They are happy to help with anything. They have great events like ice cream nights and Santa day photos. Highly recommend them and will use them again in the future. read more

I just bought my first house and Katie was my agent. I cannot say enough nice things about Katie. As a first time buyer I had a million questions and Katie was able to answer them all. She even gave me a helpful timeline to guide me through the process. As we searched for houses Katie was great at listening to what we wanted and showing us houses that were in our budget and met our needs. Katie found us the perfect house at the perfect price. She was always available and extremely helpful. read more

This team was outstanding. As a first time homebuyer I needed a lot of assistance about all different topics in relation to buying a home. They were always accessible and listened to all of my input. I never felt like a day went by without checking in with them and getting further into my search for a home. I would recommend to any and every one! read more

The Lovewell team did an outstanding job for us. They are professional and thorough, with excellent communication skills. Their sales strategies were right on target . Our home sold quickly and they made the process an easy one for us. We would recommend them without equivocation to anyone needing the services of professional ,trustworthy , and effective realtors. They are indeed great ladies !!! read more

Katie Lovewell helped me sell my house in Hayward and she is really great to work with. She did such a good job of keeping things very simple and easy to deal with and she genuinely wants to help. She is very considerate of your preferences and she always has a positive attitude. If you need an agent talk to Katie first, you'll be glad you did! read more

We highly recommend Louise Lovewell if you are looking for a Real Estate Agent. She is assertive in driving the process forward, she negotiates heavily on your behalf and she has been an agent for the Castro Valley and Hayward Hills area for years, so she knows the market in this area very well. On top of it, she is extremely nice and unlike many real estate agents, we really felt that her priority was quality and establishing a good business relationship. We did not have the opportunity to work with Katie as closely, but our few interactions showed that she has the same business ethics. read more