Catherine Stern

It is a huge statement of trust when clients choose to work with an agent multiple times. Recently, a client contacted her 12 years after his second transaction. Within 5 weeks of the first contact, now part of a young family, he and his wife and delicious daughter are the new owners of a wonderful home. Helping them achieve their dream had her dancing with joy! Some of her clients remind her of the age their first child was when they purchased their home, 2 months, or not quite walking and now 8 or 12 with a sibling racing around. How is it that children grow so fast?

Her entrance into real estate began with renovating Victorian houses in San Francisco. She made gingerbread and worked on a scaffolding, she re-sashed windows and refinished floors and although she does not do that anymore, knowing how helps her explain what is possible to her clients. She moved to New York working through roller coaster markets, you want your realtor to have a long perspective to help guide you.

In 2001, she purchased a 1918 Craftsman house in Albany. Since then, she has been helping others buy and sell their unique East Bay properties for over 20 years.

She works primarily in Albany, Berkeley, North Oakland, El Cerrito, Kensington, and Richmond. That said, she has helped clients find and purchase their homes in Lafayette and San Rafael as well. She grew up in the Bay Area and she is very familiar with what each area offers.

She has to say the East Bay has wonderful houses. There are amazing gardens, the best grocery stores anywhere, cultural, and artistic diversity, and a down-to-earth community feel. Although she has lived in other wonderful places, this East Bay really does have it all.