COLLEGE AVENUE REALTY

excellent

I would like to recommend Steve Dopkin to anyone who needs an extremely conscientious and effective real estate professional to represent their interests when buying or selling a home. Steve has years of experience as the sole owner of College Avenue Realty in Berkeley (510-919-2212), and knows the local markets extremely well. He has represented us in three transactions, two home sales and one purchase, and we were very pleased with the outcomes of all three. Although Steve conducts himself toward all parties with absolute integrity, he is also very aggressive on his clients? behalf. He never pressured us to make a decision, but used his extraordinary expertise in real estate law and practice to ensure that we understood all of our options. On our last home purchase, he negotiated a complex purchase agreement that was contingent on the sale of our house; when we had problems raising the funds, he convinced the seller to drop the price after the contract had been signed; and he evened obtained a cost-free option on the vacant lot next door, which the seller owned. Steve is very friendly and attentive, always available to answer questions, and has a remarkable capacity to anticipate and ameliorate his clients? anxieties. Anyone who selects Steve as their real estate broker can be confident that they have chosen the best.