As a near lifetime resident of our area, Catherine has an intimate knowledge of our unique real estate market. With children of her own, she is an expert at moving families and the complexities involved, like finding just the right schools, identifying the commute patterns, and accessibility to recreational activities.

Catherine has an extraordinary touch when it comes to selling homes. With her extensive marketing background and entrepreneurial nature, she excels in exposing your home to the market with the newest and best marketing strategies. Properly marketing a home for a seller makes all the difference between obtaining a maximum sales price and quick sale and a long, dragged-out listing. Catherine´s years of experience and strong negotiating skills are a real benefit to her sellers. Most transactions are not entirely uncomplicated due to unique requirements of a buyer, financing and other potentially troublesome matters. Catherine stays on top of the situation and her hard work and creative thinking has saved many deals.

CRS (Certified Residential Specialist), GRI (Graduate, Realtor Institute), ABR (Accredited Buyer Rep), e-PRO (Technology Certified), SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist).

Now, offering short sale expert services.  Helping homeowners facing foreclosure, default on their loans and helping to explore options and ways to possibly avoid foreclosure.  Also, helping buyers buy foreclosures, REO properties and properties in distress.

Specializing in all aspects of Residential real estate in Contra Costa and parts of Alameda County. Serving first time buyers, investors, 1031 exchanges and home sellers and home buyers.  Relocation locally and worldwide, a specialty.  Short sale, foreclosure, REO, deed in lieu and other pre-foreclosure and default options.

I don't think I will ever forget when you e-mailed to say you had found the perfect Deborah & Gary house! It suits us so very well. We thank you so much for your perseverance, and all the time you took. And most of all for your expertise, which allowed you to recognize this was a place we could be happy -could love.

Deborah and Gary

Needless to say, we're ecstatic with the outcome and have come away so impressed by you and your well executed game plan in staging, promoting and selling our home. I'll be curious as to how quickly our selling price is surpassed, as I expect the Joaquin Ranch neighborhood to continue its popularity. As we make it through these final stages of the move rest assured that an enthusiastic testimonial will soon be on its way to you.

Steve and Linda