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Yvette Hitchens

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Long Beach, CA
5.0stars, 8 Reviews
Pacific Estates
50 Closed Sales
$22.7M Total Value
$125K - $2M Price Range
$453K Average Price
Prior five years

About Yvette

Yvette grew up in Los Angeles, California and is married with 3 adult sons and 2 adult step children. Her goal is that all of their children will be homeowners by the age of 30.

It was Yvette’s experience as a home buyer in 1996, having worked with 6 real estate agents in the pursuit to purchase her first home, was the motivation for her to obtain a real estate license. She had become discouraged by the lack of knowledge many of the agents displayed.

In 1997, she started as a sales associate with ReMax in Inglewood, California and by July of 2000 she obtained her brokers license and later opened a small office in Los Angeles with 4 agents. With the market downturn in 2007, she shifted her focus to property management. After several years, she decided to return to her first love…helping buyers and sellers navigate the real estate process, and in 2014, joined Keller Williams Realty.

She has been an instructor; teaching courses required by the California Department of Real Estate to obtain a real estate license and has spent the last 24 years working with buyers, seller and investors.

Yvette’s philosophy is to educate her clients and be a trusted resource; while doing so she has obtained several recognized certifications in the real estate industry to include the Military Relocation Pro Certification; Pricing Strategy Advisor; Military Veteran Housing Certification and Certified Military Relocator in addition to completing the Service members Civil Relief Act Training program.

Currently, she leads a small team of agents which includes her husband Darrell Hitchens.

Her advice to buyers is to start where you are at; everyone cannot afford to buy their dream or forever home the first time, but living in Southern California will allow you to gain equity through appreciation and you can sell to move-up or create your first income property by renting out and using that home as leverage to purchase the next.

Having parents that served in the military; Yvette and her husband saw first hand how the VA home loan helped them. In 1989, Yvette and her siblings inherited the home of their father who had served in the Army that was purchased using a VA loan. She became a homeowner / landlord at the age of 23 and by 30 had purchased her second home as a single parent.

Yvette’s secret weapon is her meekness, which should definitely not be considered a weakness. She is a professional at all times and great negotiator for her clients best interest.

She and her team has given nearly $70,000 back to buyers and sellers through the Homes for Heroes program whom she partnered with in 2018.
Home Types: House, Condo, Townhouse, Manufactured, Lot/Land, Co-op
Years of Experience: 28

Transaction History

Seller Deals

Total Deals
14
Total Value
$3,653,500
Average Sale Price
$260,964
Price Range
$15K - $650K

Buyer Deals

Total Deals
4
Total Value
$2,119,000
Average Sale Price
$529,750
Price Range
$230K - $795K

Production Over Time

1 Year View by Quarter

Seller Deals

Total Deals
16
Total Value
$4,315,500
Average Sale Price
$269,719
Price Range
$15K - $650K

Buyer Deals

Total Deals
7
Total Value
$3,507,990
Average Sale Price
$501,141
Price Range
$230K - $795K

Production Over Time

2 Year View by Quarter

Seller Deals

Total Deals
33
Total Value
$11,674,400
Average Sale Price
$353,770
Price Range
$15K - $1.3M

Buyer Deals

Total Deals
17
Total Value
$10,975,990
Average Sale Price
$645,646
Price Range
$230K - $2M

Production Over Time

5 Year View

Yvette's Listings and Deals

Awards and Designations

  • NAR - National Association of Realtors
  • ABR - Accredited Buyer Representative
  • CRS - Certified Residential Specialist
  • e–PRO - Internet Professional
  • MRP - Military Relocation Professional
  • WCR - Women's Council of Realtors

Other Experience

Distressed Properties, First Time Home Buyers, Foreclosures, Investments, Luxury Homes, Military Families, New Construction, Property Management, Senior Communities, Short Sales, Timeshares, Veteran Programs

Yvette's Reviews

5.0stars, 8 Reviews

1/29/21F R

Google Review

Yvette helped us find our dream home. It was the first house we placed an offer on and the information Yvette was able to gather helped her put together our successful offer. We learned after an extremely long house hunt with another agent, that the most money is not always the winning offer and Yvette proved this. Thank you so much for your help!

1/26/21Ryna Thlang

Google Review

As a military personnel, The Hitchens team has been an absolutely incredible team to work with. I can testify that Yvette and her team specializes in VA loans. Highly recommend to any active duty/veteran personnel utilizing a VA loan and first time buyers. You won’t find anyone more knowledgeable and dedicated to your time. Thanks team for helping me find my first home!

1/24/21Austin Young

Google Review

Yvette was the best agent I could ask for. As it was my first home purchase, she was informative the whole way! Definitely will seek her help when Im ready for my second house.

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