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April 2024 by Carol Roach
We cannot say enough good things about our selling experience with Michelle. She is the ultimate professional who makes a life changing experience run smoothly. Always on time, responds to questions promptly, and guides you through the process with care and concern.Michelle knows and loves the area. She makes all of the paperwork seamless.We highly recommend her as your real estate professional.Carol and MikeFormer Moraga residents
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October 2023 by Laurie Chow
Michelle is the best of the best! If you are looking for a realtor that knows the area, pricing, listens and knows how to execute, Michelle is the one. We had so many things to do, reports, inspections, renovations, contractors, staging, landscaping, etc ... and Michelle has the BEST contacts, no snags at all. My brother and I worked with Michelle, and I honestly can say, life would've been 9x harder without her. She's the person you want in your corner, hands down!
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June 2023 by Yossi Feinberg
Michelle has the unique combination of deep local knowledge, a keen eye, attention to details, dedication to her clients and thoughtfulness, that are so important in helping finding a home.We could not be happier and she surpassed all our expectations as she helped us discover what we want and find the right home.
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January 2023 by Bette Cooper
The beauty of the recent sale of my condominium was how quickly and effortlessly it happened. Admittedly, the timing was good, but it was Michelle’s knowledge and skill, and what I consider her savvy intuition, which all came together in an amazing sale!Having worked in contract and grant administration at UC Berkeley for most of my professional life, organization, analysis, and presentation were critical to me. Michelle had all of these abilities at the highest level.One of her most prized assets to me is that she is very detail oriented. I realized this as she guided me through, for example, the numerous disclosures, some of the legalities (within an agent’s scope), marketing plan including the presentation (to stage or not), use of the web, and price.And finally: Performance. She was attentive to all needs. She was immediately available to me every day and most hours. And as I said to begin with: it happened quickly and effortlessly, or at least I felt that way. I credit that great experience to Michelle!I would be happy to discuss further with you.
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January 2023 by Caroline Walthall
Michelle worked with us for about a year and helped us find a perfect first home. She knows the Lamorinda area really well and was a great guide as we went through our home buyer journey. She knew all the things to look out for and helped us keep up our energy despite the difficult market. She’s super personable and prompt and was genuinely supportive throughout the closing process and after. Highly recommend working with her!
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January 2023 by Kathy Gustafson
Michele was the perfect realtor for us. She is friendly, warm, accepting, and helpful. She got to know us and what we were looking for in a home very quickly and made sure the houses she recommended fit what we were looking for.Michele's goal was to find the house that fit us well. She genuinely wanted us to love the house we bought. She was consistently positive about finding us our house and very encouraging in a difficult market.Her estimates of what each house would sell for were very accurate.Part of the time we were looking for a house, we were living an hour away from Lamorinda. Michele previewed possible houses and made videos for us. Her assessment and comments about houses were honest, accurate, and knowledgeable. She informed us of any issues she noticed that might rule the house out for us.Michele kept us regularly informed of houses as they came on the market and when they were coming soon. She answered our calls, emails and texts promptly. Her communication was clear, accurate, and helpful.She is incredibly knowledgeable about the Lamorinda area and specific neighborhoods. She also referred us to agents in other areas when we saw listings of interest outside of Lamorinda.Michele went above and beyond for us and we give her the highest recommendation possible.
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January 2023 by Nikolene Isely;
We have known Michelle Holcenberg for over ten years. When the time came to sell our property, it was a very easy decision to choose Michelle. Michelle advised us on our listing price and schedule for putting the house on the market. She also made numerous helpful suggestions for preparing the house for the market. Michelle is honest, trustworthy, reliable, knowledgeable, and stays ahead of the issues of the day. Michelle is an outstanding advisor and a very competent Real Estate Professional. She always responds promptly to any inquires. We heartily recommend her to anyone considering a residential real estate transaction.Regards,Ed and Nikolene IselyVery Happy Homeowner'sMay 2022
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January 2023 by Karen Reed
Michelle is a caring and professional realtor. Her expertise in staging and selling homes in the Lamorinda area was key to getting the best value for my home. She assisted throughout the process of updating my property and making it look its best.
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January 2023 by Adrienne Kohler
Michelle is the consummate professional! She is very organized and responsive.She treats you as if you were her ONLY client and I know that's not the case. It was a joy working with Michelle and I would highly recommend her.
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January 2022 by Dan Harris
Michelle is warm, hard-working, and a strong communicator. She worked with us tirelessly over the course of six months to find our new home. Michelle was always clear and honest in her feedback about properties and helped us to ask the right questions. Her experience in the local market was a great asset; she really understands the ever-changing market and long-term trends of the area. In the end, her suggestions and advice helped our offer stand out. What a pleasure to work with her!
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January 2022 by Meghan Carlton
As a realtor, Michelle is, in a word, amazing. We worked with her to find our dream home in the Moraga CA area and she was outstanding. She was available, thoughtful, and took the time to understand our preferences. She was proactive in getting us in to see houses she knew we would be interested in and never wasted our time with places outside of our budget. She was also extremely honest and insightful with what she felt would make a competitive offer, which is so important in this current market. I only wish we could buy more homes to keep working with Michelle. I could not recommend her more strongly!
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December 2021 by Yale K.
If you've ever wondered about the value of an outstanding realtor, let me tell you a story.We decided to move from Moraga in late September and thought we had missed the peak season. Due to Michelle's outstanding reputation and knowledge of the area, we put her on our shortlist and were leaning toward waiting until the spring of 2022 to put the house on the market. Fortunately, we followed her guidance.She patiently explained her approach and, shared her insights re: timing and asking price -- she constantly was analyzing the market conditions including other listings in the entire Lamorinda area. Most importantly for us, she simply "owned" the entire process and communicated frequently in various modes. Michelle engaged the stager, carpet installer, painter, and landscaper to make the house move-in ready within 2 weeks. And she did all of this with integrity, objectivity, grace, humor and patience ;-)Oh, if you just wanted the Cliff Notes version, here it is: 10 offers, all over asking price and the house was on the market one week.
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April 2021 by Rob P.
As a first time home buyer (with very particular tastes, but in an incredibly challenging market for buyers), I can't recommend Michelle highly enough.She gave her honest opinions on houses, has terrific knowledge of neighborhoods, local trends, and is highly regarded by her peers. (Ie they'd rather sell to her clients than to another agent they don't know as well.)We actually connected with a half dozen agents through our search (did I mention I was particular?), and Michelle stood head and shoulders above the rest.Even now, after we've purchased our house, she continues to help us plan for our move in, recommending movers, renovation specialists, and even which pool we should join."Full service" doesn't begin to describe this amazing agent. Michelle is the best!
