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Tina was wonderful to work with. She asked us smart questions, and made herself completely available through the home buying process. She paid attention to detail, made sure things happened efficiently and generally took really good care of us. She advised us well, and always kept our best interest in mind. We are so happy she helped us buy our home and couldnt be more excited about where we landed!
How lucky we were to meet Tina! Being new to California we had no idea about the real estate market. Tina was patient and took so much time to teach us and show us properties. In the end, we weren’t able to purchase right now but Tina was still kind and positive. We weren’t just a “deal.” She truly cared. When we are ready, we will contact Tina!
There are many reasons why I recommend Tina as THE agent for anyone looking to buy their first (or 10th) house. The primary reason is this: Tina is a trusted advisor. She cares deeply about understanding your needs (+wants and must-haves), combines her knowledge of the local marketplace with what she has learnt about you and helps you make one of the most complex and financially relevant decisions youll ever make in life. Tinas communication style, her attention to detail and her love of educating folks on real estate all shone through in her interactions with me. She really advocates for her clients and Ive seen sellers immediately take my questions and interest seriously thanks to her support. I am certain I wouldnt have made my decision as well as I did without her guidance.
We are first time homeowners and Tina helped us find our dream home! She has a savvy understanding of the Bay Area real estate market and she took the time to fully understood the kind of house we wanted. She never pressured us to overbid on a house and was so patient with us. In the end she smartly advised us on our final winning offer and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Without hesitation I would recommend Tina to all of friends and family looking to buy a house in the Bay Area!
Tina went above and beyond as a realtor during each step in the process of selling my condo. She was there everyday coordinating with workers to get the place looking amazing and worked her magic to get it sold fast in an unfavorable market. I highly recommend her!
Tina takes time to understand her clients needs and preferences in buying a property. She is extremely honest about the fit and both positive and negative aspects of the properties she shows. This was very useful for me as a first time buyer and I appreciated it greatly.
We had the pleasure of working with Tina Chen Chardonnet on the sale of our home, on a very accelerated timeline (accepting a sale offer only 27 days after our first meeting!) Selling your home is quite stressful, with lots of tedious paperwork, preparation for the open houses and private appointments, pricing strategy and negotiations, not to mention the emotional realities of saying goodbye to your home. Tina was exemplary in her guidance throughout the process, demonstrating exceptional knowledge about our local market and pricing strategy, and orchestrating our sales campaign for maximum traffic and an abundance of offers over asking price. Were confident we got the best price possible for our house, and we would hire them again in a heartbeat!
Tina helped us sell our condo and purchase our home! She is easy to work with, listens well, and is very communicative! Tina has extensive knowledge of the real estate market, and was very helpful with the entire buying and selling process. Tina helped us work within a budget, and let us know what to look for, and what to consider when we looked at homes. Overall, Tina is knowledgeable about the market, a strong negotiator, great communicator, patient, and always available to answer questions and direct us in the right direction.
The only way I can truly explain how wonderful Tina is is to tell you the story of how Tina helped my partner and I buy a house during the pandemic.Its our first week of house hunting. We had just met Tina on Sunday. We didnt even have a pre-qual for a mortgage. Monday evening, we saw a listing for an house that looked wonderful on paper. We asked Tina if she could set up a visit. She said that offers were due on that house the following afternoon. At around 9:00 pm, we asked if there was any way we could see the house first thing Tuesday morning. Tina was able to set up a visit for 9:00 am the following morning. We saw the house and fell in love with it. Tina connected us with the right people so that we were able to get the pre-qual mortgage in record time. She helped us craft a competitive offer. We submitted the offer that afternoon, and the offer was accepted that evening. (The attached picture is my partner with Tina at our new home!)We love our house, and I dont see how we could have acquired it without Tina. She got us that appointment in record time. She helped us through the pre-qual process in record time. She helped us craft an offer that was going to be competitive. And even once we were in escrow, she provided tons of advice and assistance. Outside of the house itself, she really was the best thing to happen to us in our house hunt.We hope to be in this house for a very long time. But when the time comes to sell and buy somewhere else, we really hope we will be able to work with Tina again.
Tina was very patient with us when we were looking to buy our first house. We met her at one of her listings about 5 months before purchasing a house. She was super responsive and on top of things throughout the 5 months even though we didnt narrow in on something we loved for the fist 3.5 of those months. During this time she always made herself available to answer any of our questions. After we sent her some links to houses we really liked she was able to source some very strong candidate properties and was able to help us put a preemptive offer on our dream house. We ended up with the winning bid and closed escrow in about 21 days from when the offer was accepted. I would highly recommend Tina to any of my friends or family looking to buy in Oakland! Thank you Tina!
Tina did a fantastic job of helping us find our first home. We thought we were priced out of market but she kept sending us options that worked with what we had and what we wanted. When it finally came time to make an offer she helped us navigate a great price. She does all the little extras and weve loved working with her. Thanks Tina!
Tina is absolutely terrific! She walked us through each stage of the simultaneous sale of our old home and the purchase of a new one in Oakland. TIna knows the Bay Area markets and was super responsive to all of our questions and needs. We sincerely appreciate all her help and would recommend her without hesitation.
We recently worked with Aleso Gourhan and Tina Chen with Golden Gate Sothebys International Realty (Oakland & Berkeley) to sell a family home. As soon as we met them, we liked that they took over the process right away. They assessed our needs as clients, and the needs of the home being sold. They lined up inspectors, painters, cleaners and stagers; and developed a pricing strategy. They kept us advised us as to what was happening at each step along the way. Their personalities were low key and customer focused. We never felt pressured. They also provided Mandarin translations for one of the family members, which greatly helped the transition.Their high energy and efficiency brought the home to market quickly, and the home turned out magnificently. It sold after only one weekend showing. Aleso and Tina were a joy to work with, and we highly recommend them.
Tina is friendly, resourceful, and open to communication.
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Review №1
2022-05-07We bought a house with Tina in Berkeley and we had a great experience. We were looking for houses in SF And East Bay and Tina joined us for more than fifty open houses, freeing up her schedule every weekend for more than a month. Tina did a lot of research on houses and quickly understood the type we wanted and found many more such houses. Tina is very responsive via text and email. Tina is also a master negotiator and will help get you a better price than you expect. Tina was also very helpful throughout the closing process and continues to help us with renovations, with her ideas for remodeling which would improve resale value and contacts for various services which fit our budget. We would highly recommend Tina to anybody buying a house in the Bay Area.
Review №2
2022-03-29Tina was an excellent guide for our first home buying process. She is extremely responsive, available, clear, and a great communicator. She moved fast when we needed her to - we ended up putting in an offer on the very first home we saw and she helped us to get lending support, turn it around quickly, and make the offer within just 3 days. She had excellent insight about how much to bid and helped us to be successful right away - we went from starting to look for a home to being home owners in just over a month!
Review №3
2022-01-10As first time home-buyers, Tina’s expertise and familiarity with the east bay helped us navigate our process with confidence. Beyond familiarity with the housing stock, Tina was also embedded in the real-estate community; she knew most of the listing agents personally and connected us with high quality lending brokers and contractors. Tina made looking at homes easy, leveraging useful software and making herself available anytime to talk or arrange a tour. We found Tina’s style, a balance of both enthusiasm and frankness, allowed us to quickly consider lots of homes without spending much time on ones that didn’t meet our needs. Would recommend Tina to all!
Review №4
2021-07-23I started working with Tina a few months before the pandemic and finally closed on my house recently. Throughout this entire process, Tina was so patient, generous with her time and give excellent advise.Since there were no open houses during the pandemic, Tina had to quickly scheduled tours and personally show me the houses. She would always give me her honest expert opinion of each house. When I was interested in the purchase, she did her research, communicated with the listing agents and then helped me construct bids.Its a tough market, especially for first time buyers on a budget. I missed narrowly on my first two bids, and then again on a third, but she kept my spirits up. We must of seen over 150 houses (which sounds crazy, but we saw on average two homes a week over a year and a half, and in some weeks six or seven!). Tina was both a great coach and a cheerleader throughout this crazy process, and Im so grateful to have finally bought my dream home. I was very particular in what I was looking for and Tina has the patience of a saint! I say this with all sincerity, I could not have dealt with me and what I was looking for.If you are lucky enough to work with Tina, I cannot recommend her highly enough. Thank you Tina!
Review №5
2021-07-07My husband and I are first-time home buyers and are so grateful we found Tina. She has deep knowledge of the East Bay real estate market (especially Oakland and Berkeley) and keeps her ear to the ground for new developments. She was communicative with us as well as other agents. Most of all, Tina is patient, supportive, and fun to work with. We ended up buying the house of our dreams within our budget – something we never in a million years thought was possible given the crazy Bay Area real estate market. I will absolutely be recommending Tina to friends and family in the future!
Review №6
2022-03-14We recently worked with Aleso Gourhan and Tina Chen with Golden Gate Sothebys International Realty (Oakland & Berkeley) to sell a family home. As soon as we met them, we liked that they took over the process right away. They assessed our needs as clients, and the needs of the home being sold. They lined up inspectors, painters, cleaners and stagers; and developed a pricing strategy. They kept us advised us as to what was happening at each step along the way. Their personalities were low key and customer focused. We never felt pressured. They also provided Mandarin translations for one of the family members, which greatly helped the transition.Their high energy and efficiency brought the home to market quickly, and the home turned out magnificently. It sold after only one weekend showing. Aleso and Tina were a joy to work with, and we highly recommend them.
Review №7
2021-09-08Tina is the ultimate pro as our agent for the purchase of a property in the Berkeley area.When a few minor issues that came up during the process, Tina handled them expertly. She managed the sellers side skillfully to keep the process going smoothly. When one of the issues threatens to become an obstacle, we were very impressed that Tina went above and beyond her professional obligation as our agent to get it resolved.With our purchase successfully closed, we just want to say thank you Tina for helping make it happen!
Review №8
2021-05-03Tina is an amazing realtor. She is very knowledgeable of the Bay Area and she has many connections and networks with multiple people as far as contractors and lenders. When we decided to put our house up on the market, she assured us we would be able to sell it, but was firm with us about what we needed to do. She always spent time with us to create timelines and make quick decisions to ensure that the process would go as smoothly as possible. She never made us feel that we were a burden when we had questions and always spent the time to explain to us what was happening each step of the way. We even joked and called her Mama Tina because she would nag us to make sure we followed through with our projects in accordance to the timeline. Even though we didnt want to hear it, she did what we needed to get it done. At the end of the day, we were able to sell our house for well over the listing price and Tina helped us to do that. She is caring, professional, responsive, and efficient. We couldnt have done it without her!
Review №9
2021-05-03Tina Chen of Golden Gate Southerby’s recently worked with me and my family to secure our new, and forever home. Shopping for a new home can be a very stressful process but was easy and fun because of Tina. Tina is on top of it. We would send her a listing and she would immediately book a visit (pretty important during COVID house hunting as appointments were limited). She was prompt in getting all paperwork necessary to entering the property to us via Docusign and was always on time to our appointments. After looking at houses every weekend for a month together Tina is no longer our agent, she is our friend! She is so fun to shop with. She tells you what she thinks without holding back but she also listens to your point of view. Her insights are hilarious and she really had our family in mind while we shopped. Sometimes things would get overwhelming and decision making would become difficult but Tina was there to advise. I don’t know how many times during this process I found myself unsure about something then after hearing what Tina had to say I would simply respond, “yup, that sounds about right.” Tina works so hard for her clients as well. If I texted her on Sunday night she would respond. She also knows how to talk to people. When we found the market to be more competitive than we expected and had to discuss our options, Tina was able to talk us through raising our budget a little bit to get what we wanted. Buying a house is hard because it requires hustle, decisiveness, an eye for detail, and a good understanding of people. Tina excels in all of these fields. We were so lucky to have her as an agent and while we hope that we won’t need her services again any time soon, Tina will always be welcome in our new home as a beloved guest.
Review №10
2021-04-05If youre looking for a friendly, knowledgeable, and trustworthy East Bay real-estate agent, search no longer and call Tina Chen at once.A friend of mines was raving about her and insisted I meet her; she had recently helped him sell his challenging home and got him top dollars at a time he was about to give up.I was pretty set about what I was looking for: as long as it had a view of the Bay, some trees, some character, preferably in Montclair, I was interested. Tina took the time to find out about my interests, my motivations, and also my limitations. Tina was so patient with me and took much of her time to show me many properties. She often called out places that I would have ruled out yet were so relevant. The competition was fierce, yet I never felt pressured to overbid —I always knew exactly where we were at. She suggested a much-needed change of strategy and found me a rare gem that needed a bit of TLC. She recommended I write a letter to the sellers to win them over. This combined with a reasonable —not over the top— offer and the house was mine. I am so happy. Tina also brought Prop 90 to my attention, which will save me money. Last, Tina also introduced me to many contractors for the renovations I conducted; I can only praise them for their work quality. While I have no desire to sell this house any time soon, her phone number is on speed dial if I ever had to.So, whether youre selling or buying East Bay, contact Tina! She knows all the micro-neighborhoods and their peculiarities, can make real-estate easy to understand even for neophytes, and is always spot-on as far as prices. To boot, she is friendly and fun to be with.#Oakland #Berkeley #Montclair #real-estate