Our Experience

What Sets Us Apart?

Proven Statistics

The average number of “Days on Market” for our listings is 21 compared to 34 for the total MLS. Our listings sell at an average of 103% of the Listing Price versus the Board average of 102%. Seventy-five percent of our business is referral-based from both clients and agents. We have closed over 70 million dollars in residential real estate.

Market Knowledge

We have lived in the area (Berkeley, Oakland, Piedmont, Albany, Kensington and El Cerrito) since 1976, thus we have accumulated an immense amount of knowledge about schools, recreation, the various modes of transportation, cultural activities and shopping to help our clients. Our children have attended both public and private schools in the area. We carefully study our neighborhood communities and the changing market conditions to wisely counsel our clients regarding strategic marketing and pricing. We know property values intimately.

Negotiating Skills

Our negotiating skills are built upon years of experience and a contagious desire to have a “win-win” situation. The most important part of service to our clients is to fully educate them in the buying and selling process. We want our clients to have the most complete portrait possible of their property, so they are ready, willing and able to buy and sell.

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Candice’s Experience

Professional History

Work History

  • Real Estate Sales Associate, Mason McDuffie Real Estate, Berkeley
  • Prudential California Realty, Berkeley, Member of Chairman’s Circle and Presidents Club (top 3% of Prudential agents in the United States)
  • Assistant Manager, Prudential California Realty, Berkeley.
  • Adult Education Instructor, English as a Second Language, Oakland Unified School District.
  • Assistant Manager, Mengen’s Products, Shoe importing / design company, wholesale and retail shoe
  • Partner, Economopolous and Flautt, Shoe Importers, San Francisco
  • Lecturer, Department of English, San Francisco State University

Community Involvement

  • Member, North East Berkeley Association (NEBA)
  • Sponsor, Berkeley City Championship Golf Tournament
  • Donor/Member, Fine Arts Museums, San Francisco
  • Member, Sierra Club
  • Donor/Member, Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco
  • Park Steward, Golden Gate National Parks
  • Sponsor, Berkeley Community Fund Awards Dinner
  • Supporter, AIDS and Cancer Research at the Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Clinic

Education

  • San Francisco State University, BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing

Professional Associations / Designations

  • National, California and Berkeley Association of Realtors
  • Candidate, CCIM designation
  • Professional Property Management Certificate from the City of Concord

Personal History

Candice has lived in:

      San Francisco
      Athens, Greece
      Los Angeles
      Marin County

Candice has experience in:

       Real Estate Sales
       Real Estate Management
       Remodeling
       Translation in Greek and Spanish
       Journalism and is a published author

Candice has visited:

  • Half of the fifty states
  • Thirty-five of the 1500 Greek islands
  • Canada, Yugoslavia, Portugal, Turkey, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Monaco, England, Ireland, France, Germany and Switzerland.

Candice is interested in:

Byzantine and Art Deco design, sewing, California history, singing with my husband David, learning new foreign languages, gourmet cooking and architecture

Is passionate about:

  • Personal growth, cats and horses
  • Travel, teaching people how to swim

Would like to:

  • Finish her novel about the 60’s
  • Take painting lessons
  • Learn to make stained glass

Little known facts:

  • Fifth generation Californian
  • Self professed “Queen of Baklava”

 

David’s Experience

Professional History

Work History

  • Real Estate Associate, The Grubb Company, Berkeley California
  • Real Estate Associate, Prudential California Realty, Berkeley California
  • Founder and President, Hill Production Machining, Berkeley California
  • General Manager, Midstate Machine Works, Berkeley California
  • General Manager and Foreman, General Automatics, Hayward California
  • Tooling and Job Design Engineer, RSM Products, San Francisco, California

Community Involvement

  • Sponsor, Berkeley City Championship Golf Tournament
  • Sponsor, MADD
  • Member, Sierra Club
  • Sponsor, Berkeley Community Fund Awards Dinner
  • Member, Fine Arts Museum
  • Park Steward, Golden Gate National Parks
  • Supporter, AIDS and Cancer Research at Sloan Ketterman Memorial Clinic

Professional Associations

  • National, California and Berkeley Association of Realtors

Personal History

David has lived in:

Valparaiso, Indiana
Scottsdale, Arizona
Oakland
Danville
San Rafael
San Francisco
Berkeley

David has experience as a:

  • Foreman, General Manager and owner of a machining company
  • Foreman for a construction crew
  • Guitar Builder

David has visited:

  • Half the fifty states
  • Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Vietnam, France, Italy, Switzerland and Canada.

David is interested in:

Architecture, cooking, guitar building, playing guitar, singing, learning new foreign languages, motorcycles, landscaping design and carpentry.

Little known facts:

  • Is a great grandfather

Is passionate about:

  • Playing guitar
  • Singing
  • Cats
  • Travel
  • Family

Would like to:

  • Visit Prague and Cuba
  • Sky dive