Elin Matter

When you are making the biggest purchase decision of your life, you want to make sure you are partnering with a solid real estate agent who is seasoned in experience who specializes in the area you are either buying and selling, have a solid history of number of homes sold and bought in the specified location you have selected, and able to contend and properly negotiate for you in the price range you can afford. Elin Matter did all these for us and more. Elin is a top-notch real estate professional. Quality and care were among the service traits she led with when collaborating with us in the buying and selling of our homes. Our initial encounter with an agent was a disaster, filled with petty power struggle/egotistic behaviors which resulted in a loss and delay in selling our house. Elin came to our rescue and ensured that our experience would be completely opposite of what we had initially experienced. With nearly two decades of experience in the real estate business servicing the East Bay California area, she has the breadth and depth of knowledge and solid network behind her. She set a thorough strategy in the promotional positioning of the sale of our home with aggressive timeline, and then upon receiving our input and agreement, she executed the plans accordingly. Elin is knowledgeable, filled with great ideas, she has the right people skills to help you navigate through the varying transaction details, and do so in confidence where she doesnt feel the need to show and tell you every effort she makes to support you. She does it. She is the most patient, empathetic and understanding real estate agent we have ever encountered. And most importantly for us, eager to accommodate our busy schedules.After only a week of showing, we sold our home with multiple offers, and tens and thousands over asking. In the areas where needed, she was there present to either address or accommodate in supporting the real estate processes ensuring smooth experience for all and to move the ball forward on our behalf (e.g. home inspectors, appraisers, other realtors, brokers, lenders, insurance agents, etc.). She made herself available to consult, or to explain and guiding us on a comfortable and right approach for us. Elin remained objective, never pushy or insisting on her opinions just simply and patiently offering clear and factual information so that we can thoroughly decide on next steps accordingly.As far as our home buying, knowing that we were looking for our forever home, and price and value were key to our decision making, Elin approached this process with utmost care and empathy. During the first couple open houses we went together, she carefully took stock, paying close attention to our wants and needs. The quality and details we paid close attention to in our home search she noted, and without prompting, she then came back to us, providing us with a list of other potential homes that met our criteria. Also, because of her years in real estate coupled with a solid reputation among her peers, she is not only well connected but well liked. Many of the homes including the home we purchased were not yet on the market. She was trusted by her peers to preview homes with a couple willing to consider and take offers prior to officially going on the market. Because we had an early start, we were able to close the deal barely 5 days into the selling process, and tens of thousands below asking. She found us our perfect dream home!If you are looking for an quality realtor, Elin would be the perfect partner and a smart choice.

Among all of the realtors that we have dealt with in numerous transactions (more than 7), I'd rank Elin as the best that I've experienced. She most recently helped us in both selling our old home and buying our new one. Her extensive network within our local area was instrumental in always getting us to view property before it's listed and helping us getting a right range of true value of a property. This is by far the most important element that I look for in a realtor - anyone can search data on the net, but it takes a good partner to guide you to see why some home are over or under value. Her communication skills is amazing (she was always available (call, text, email) and practically gave us daily update during our side process). Hire Elin for your real estate needs - you won't regret it.