Client Testimonials

It was an absolute pleasure working with Shawna! As a first-time home buyer, the process was incredibly daunting and complex. However, with Shawna's guidance, I was able to navigate it to find the perfect home for me and my son. She is incredibly knowledgeable about the market and very clear when communicating with me and/or other agents. Shawna was also very helpful in supporting me through all the details of the process with kindness. She was a great advocate for me when the communication with the escrow company was unclear, or the seller was not following through. She is incredibly professional, and she also made house shopping so fun! I could tell she really cared about helping me find the perfect home for my little family and not rushing through the process. I could not recommend Shawna enough!

Working with Shawna was amazing. She did a tremendous job all around from beginning to end. Shawna was super patient, awesome at breaking everything down for me about the process, willing to help out with anything like managing paperwork, and just an excellent partner in the process. As a buyer broker, she was a fantastic advocate for me and I highly recommend her.

Shawna worked with my partner and I to understand what we were looking for in a home and how to find it. She helped us navigate the overly competitive Bay Area housing market and in the end we found a lovely home in a neighborhood we never thought we would end up living in. We always felt like we could ask Shawna questions about the properties we looked at, and once we had made our choice, she helped ensure that we ended up in the home we had been looking for.

We had a terrific experience working with Shawna! What we loved most about Shawna was: 1. Shawna is determined and diligent. She is highly action oriented and can move quickly and efficiently. She works really hard for her clients. 2. She has high attention to detail. Buying a home means reviewing hundreds of pages of disclosures and other documents; Shawna was always super sharp and flagged many points we had missed in our initial reviews 3. Shawna is super well connected with agents across the Bay Area. These connections were extremely valuable as we conducted our search 4. Shawna CARES deeply about her clients. She invested in learning about us as people and her work always came with a very appreciated personal touch We feel really fortunate to have worked with Shawna and would highly recommend her to all. Thank you for your amazing partnership Shawna!

When my husband and I started the (daunting!) journey of looking for a house to buy, we initially worked with a real estate agent who treated us as if we were just the average buyers with historically typical needs, limitations, etc. I remember feeling like I wasn't being seen for the unique person I am. Luckily, we were introduced to Shawna, and she immediately put us at ease with her compassionate listening skills, deep empathy, sense of humor, and realness. Until I met Shawna, I didn't even know that a real estate agent could be simultaneously masterful at her profession and joyful in her communication. Shawna helped us find the perfect home for our family, but we could not fathom saying goodbye to her when the house sale closed—she is now a dear friend!

Closing on our dream home just before the new year in our ideal neighborhood was an absolute delight, all thanks to the exceptional guidance and support from Shawna! From the moment we met her, she became an invaluable asset to our home-buying journey. Her patience was evident as my partner and I navigated through different East Bay neighborhoods to find our perfect fit. What truly amazed us was Shawna's unparalleled proactiveness. I'd send her a list of 4-5 homes I planned on seeing and within a few days she'd provide detailed summaries tailored to our preferences, saving us an immense amount of time and effort. Her efficiency was really game-changer; she even sent us disclosures beforehand so we could swiftly identify deal breakers before setting out to view homes.?(We really loved that.) When we identified the home we wanted to make an offer on, Shawna's was extremely prompt. She gathered crucial information from the seller's agent, keeping us updated on the home's status and interest levels. This allowed us to craft a competitive offer with confidence. Throughout the escrow process, Shawna remained our beacon, ensuring we were well-informed. Her support extended really above and beyond our expectations; she was there for us during moments of stress, offering solutions and kind words when needed (like when I made an error transferring our earnest money she was there to solve and mitigate). Meeting Shawna was a bit serendipitous for us, but we are glad we had to opportunity to work with both her. Shawna's expertise, proactive approach, and unwavering support made our home-buying experience not just successful but genuinely enjoyable.

I am a first time condo buyer who worked with Shawna and had a very good experience. She guided me on points to consider in submitting my offer to maximize the chance of success, quickly answered all of my questions, and really helped me strategize through the offer process. Once my offer was accepted, Shawna made sure I knew how the closing process would work and what to expect. I know it took lots of behind the scenes work, but Shawna made getting to closing very smooth and easy for me and was great at connecting me with a local lender, insurance agent and anything else I needed throughout the process. I would definitely work with Shawna again and recommend her!