SELLER TESTIMONIALS:
"Kate was an awesome agent for selling our beloved '50's ranch home in Alameda. Kate has sharp marketing insticts, a keen eye for staging, and set up a slick website that conveyed the retro-modern style of our house.
If that isn't enough, Kate and her husband run their own green construction company. So if you need last minute repairs or touching up, they pack a mean 1 - 2 pucnh... Kate works with a superb professional photographer, and her cousin is a landscaper. Talk about a one-stop shop! Kate is always positive with a bubbly personality. Can't say enough how much we appreciated her hard work and emotional support (you'll need that, too!).
The proof is in the pudding? We were in contract within a month of our 1st open house, AND we accepted an offer that was $30,000 OVER ASKING. C'mon people, it's the Great Recession and that's not supposed to happen in this slumping market!!"
- Keith L. via Yelp
"Fantastic Realtor! She timed the opening and showings like a maestro. Above and beyond the call of duty. Her husband jumped in with a crew at the last minute to repair a major problem. Knowledgable, friendly and got the job done in a difficult market. Our house sold within a week! Even after the sale they helped us move some kayaks out of the yard. Her sister spent a day helping me dismantle the staging. I can't believe our luck in finding her." - Catherine D. via Yelp "Kate sold our house in Alameda and she did a fabulous job, from start to finish. She has a sharp mind, she is very knowledgeable about Alameda real estate, and she is incredibly organized. She lead us smoothly through the sales process from beginning to end. She was really pivotal in helping get our house ready to go on the market by coordinating the staging and any small fix-it projects that were necessary. She has a great eye and breadth of knowledge about design and construction. She is a trustworthy, genuine person and we felt confident and comfortable with her working for us." - Martha S. via Yelp "We recently hired Kate to help sell our home in Alameda and we thank our lucky stars that we did. We were already acquainted with her and know her to be positive and friendly. As an agent, she is professional, hard-working, and no-nonsense as well. We were nervous as this was the first time we were selling a home in a less than ideal real estate market. We quickly came to know that we were in good hands. Kate is extremely knowledgeable about market conditions and an Alameda expert. She told us exactly what we needed to do to get our home ready to sell and how to price it. We followed her advice to a T, resulting in multiple offers. And while our home needed a new roof and bathrooms among other things (all disclosed), we accepted an offer for well over asking and had a clean and easy 32 day close of escrow on our "as is" sale. All true! It just doesn't get any better than that!" - Nancy L. via Yelp BUYER TESTIMONIALS:
"Five stars mean, according to Yahoo, 'Woohoo! As good as it gets!' and that is EXACTLY how we feel about the job that Kate McCaffrey did for us. It's rare that you get to work with someone so amazingly knowledgeable and hardworking. After 16 years in San Francisco, we were a bit nervous at the thought of leaving the city, but first we fell in love with Alameda, and then we fell in love with Kate. Not only is Kate smart and optomistic and the very nicest person on earth, she has great taste and is totally savvy about EVERYTHING you need to know when buying a house.
An Alamedan herself, she's the perfect guide to 'The Island' - and with both a husband and a father in construction, she can spot dry rot at 40 paces, let you know that a particular electrical panel will need replacing because it's a model known to start fires and that, given the age of the house, you really should spring for that camera test on the sewer line.
Another benefit to working with Kate is that the other Realtors in Alameda love her. That's not too strong a word. She has a reputation as a pleasant, ethical, buttoned up professional, which means a much smoother transaction for them. They want to work with her so much that it really helps your case as a buyer.
She always went the extra mile, was always available to us and even (politely) pushed our mortgage broker and the Title company at critical junctures to do things faster and better (yes, she knows those businesses inside out too).
With Kate's help, we got our 1800 sq ft dream house in a great neighborhood - for the price of a one-bedroom TIC in the City.
THANKS SUPER-KATE!"
- Tia W. via Yelp
"Kate is wonderful!!!! With the first house we liked (a total fixer-upper), she had the vision and know-how to help us see the potential in the home, create a list of construction needs, and create a budget for the potential project. We ended up changing our minds several times about the type of house we wanted, and Kate was with us the whole way. The final home we ended up getting was our dream home! And, we never would have gotten it without Kate's business sense, her relationship with other realtors, and her keen knowledge of the Alameda market. If we ever decide to sell our amazing home, Kate will be our agent! Highly, highly recommended!!"
- Kristi S. via Yelp
"Kate is phenomenal! She helped us to find our dream home in Alameda. She is experienced, smart, sassy, funny, hardworking, a great listener, and puts her clients first.
We stumbled upon Kate by accident at an open house, and before the week was out, she had emailed us with a list of properties that met our (somewhat complicated) specifications. Kate truly goes the extra mile and helps to move through roadblocks that seem insurmountable. Working with her is a real pleasure, because while she is relentless in her work, she really takes the time to understand her clients' needs.
She is extremely responsive - we felt like we were always her top priority. We also appreciated her tech savvy - her quick replies to emails and near constant availability by text and cell meant we were always able to get our questions answered. Kate's knowledge of Alameda can't be surpassed - there is no better person to work with if you're planning a move to Alameda. She is connected all over town and is able to make things happen quickly.
We can't say enough about Kate. She is a fantastic advocate, and an all around wonderful person. Thank you, Kate!!"
- Jyothi M. via Yelp
"Why use any other Realtor when you can work with Kate?! Kate is a great Realtor - trustworthy and down to earth. What struck me the most about her is that she isn't sales-y and fake like so many Realtors come across. I felt very comfortable with her and trusted all of her advice. She's extremely knowledgeable and was able to advise us on a variety of areas. One topic she knows about that is unusual is construction, and she can discuss how a house might be adjusted in the future to meet needs. She also has a green/eco slant, which is very helpful. She was very patient and flexible with us and took the time we needed. My husband and I were very happy using Kate's services to buy our home and highly recommend her to anyone"
- Stacey B. via Yelp
"My wife and I found Kate through a gorgeous home she was selling during our first week looking at the market in Alameda. Not only was she selling that house, but she and her husband had completely remodeled it. We knew that anyone who could produce a place like that was definitely someone we would want to work with.
But, I've always been a huge skeptic of real estate agents and what they actually provide. 3% for letting me in the door to a few homes and pushing some papers in front of me to sign? No way. However, when we first met Kate I was very impressed with her knowledge, experience, passion and attention to detail. It was obvious that we had found someone who was a true professional and really could deliver that valuable info which we needed. Walking away from our first meeting, I was confident that working with Kate would be a pleasure and invaluable.
Over the course of five months, we looked at quite a few houses with Kate all over Alameda. She always went out of her way to help us and was a wealth of information the entire time. Kate did much more than show us homes, she got us some quotes and bids on a house we would have needed to remodel and even talked to the city about permits we would potentially need to get.
Quality inventory in Alameda was extremely low and we were getting quite discouraged. Finally, our home came on the market and we fell in love with it. However, so did 11 other people who put in competing bids. Lucky for us, our offer rose to the top of the stack due in large part to Kate's advice, strategy and presentation. I'm certain that had we been working with another agent, someone else would have bought our home.
If you're looking for a home in Alameda, do yourself a favor and talk with Kate!"
- Brian Z. via Yelp
"Wow! Kate is truly an exceptional real estate agent. We had been looking for a new house on and off again for the past three years yet within three months after bringing Kate aboard as our agent we had closed on a house. It is in an excellent neighborhood, within easy walking distance of Park St and only a half block from Alameda's best elementary school. And it was within our price range!
Kate brought her skills and experience in construction to assemble a team to quickly assess the condition of the home - it's a fixer for sure. She devised a winning strategy for our offer and didn't let up until the house was ours. I've told her that tenacious is a good way to describe her and her way of approaching her job. I honestly think that it was because we had Kate as our agent that we were able to close on this wonderful house. Thanks Kate!"
- Alain M. via Yelp
"My husband and I moved back to the Bay Area from Texas last year and knew no one would rent to us with 3 cats and 2 large dogs. So the house hunt started! I was randomly driving around Alameda looking at open houses and that's when I came upon Kate. She was patiently taking on a zillion questions from an inquisitive man when we came in the house. I looked around and was waiting to get a few questions of my own in and she just kept smiling and trying to field both of us. She was full of knowledge and a great sense of humor and I liked her immediately. When I learned that the house had an offer on it, I asked Kate if she would represent me while purchasing whatever house we decided to buy.
She was so great to work with! We looked at literally everything on the market at the time! She was so patient and eager to help in all stages of the process. I can't say enough how knowledgeable she is! She even let me ask questions when our house in Texas had an offer on it!
Long story short, do yourself a big favor, have Kate McCaffrey represent you whether you are buying or selling. YOU WONT REGRET WORKING WITH HER!!!
We love our Kate!"
- Rick and Amy R. via Yelp
"My husband and I just purchased a home in Alameda with Kate McCaffrey acting as our real estate agent. Our daughter and son-in-law had purchased a home with Kate's valuable help, so when we wanted to see real estat available in Alameda, we turned to her. Before she even met with me, she did a ton of homework and narrowed down the search according to information I gave to her about what we wanted in a home. She didn't waste my time by taking me to properties that did not fit our criteria. One of the homes she showed me was just what we were looking for. During the negotiations, Kate was thorough in her professional advice, in her research concerning the value of similar properties that had sold recently, and in the information she provided concerning Alameda and the particular neighborhood where our future home was situated. Kate knows Alameda inside and out because she has lived there most of her life. And she knows architecture, too, since she and her husband beautifully and sensitively renovate historic homes. If you are looking for a home in Alameda, you must talk to Kate first. She will listen to you, work hard for you, return calls and answer questions quickly and accurately, and lead you through the complicated process of negotiations with you and your concerns #1 priority. She's the best."
- William and Lauren S.