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Carol Jean Dorrance & Mark Dorrance

Catherine Stern was immensely helpful in every way from picking out plants for the garden to giving advise on paint color schemes, to answering myriad document-related questions. She thoughtfully invited neighbors to view the condo prior to our open house. In addition to being knowledgeable from years of experience, she has a very positive and calm demeanor. It was just luck that I found her on the Red Oak Realty website. I highly recommend her!

Evelyn T. McBride

Catherine was great to work with. She provided excellent advice on how to show the house to its best advantage and kept me updated on each stage of the process. My house was sold less than 4 weeks after Catherine first came to look see it.

Matt And LB A.

We met Catherine at an open house we found on Zillow, so we experienced her first as an agent for other sellers, before she became our buyers' agent. After having been to MANY open houses where agents give you dirty looks for opening closets/cupboards, Catherine was a breath of fresh air. She provided snacks (for adults, and toddler-friendly options!!), answers to all questions, and knowledgeable insights into possible simple fixes for strange layouts, etc.We didn't bid on the house she was holding open, but we liked her well enough to call her up the next day and sign her as our agent! She offered to come to our house to talk us through the home-buying process, which was such a dream. Our toddler was able to play at home while we went over all the steps to this insane market in the Bay Area.Catherine consistently made herself available over the 2 months we worked with her, despite worki…

We met Catherine at an open house we found on Zillow, so we experienced her first as an agent for other sellers, before she became our buyers' agent. After having been to MANY open houses where agents give you dirty looks for opening closets/cupboards, Catherine was a breath of fresh air. She provided snacks (for adults, and toddler-friendly options!!), answers to all questions, and knowledgeable insights into possible simple fixes for strange layouts, etc.We didn't bid on the house she was holding open, but we liked her well enough to call her up the next day and sign her as our agent! She offered to come to our house to talk us through the home-buying process, which was such a dream. Our toddler was able to play at home while we went over all the steps to this insane market in the Bay Area.Catherine consistently made herself available over the 2 months we worked with her, despite working on opening her art show AND traveling to Japan. She was very happy to humor our independent searches (Zillow, etc) while also providing options we might not have considered otherwise. Her dedication to her clients is incredible, and went well beyond our expectations.We found a fabulous house after a few near misses, which seems to be incredibly common in the competitive East Bay market. It was actually bigger than we thought we'd be able to get (!), and we are so in love with our new digs. Catherine coordinated everything, including a 14-day closing, leaving us happy to be situated in our home before our second child was born.

Skye C

If you're looking to buy a home in the East Bay, Catherine is a great real estate agent to work with. She helped us through the entire process from start to finish and we felt supported through it all. A great combination of patient and persistent, Catherine was able to accomplish a lot without making us feel pressured. While looking for the right property, Catherine knew what neighborhoods we would be most comfortable in and was able to match our lifestyle needs and budget with the market. Ultimately, Catherine lead us to a house that we wouldn't have imagined attainable, but ended up being a perfect fit for our family. Having a trustworthy, experienced professional to guide you through the often volatile real estate market is incredibly important, so we're forever thankful to have had Catherine as our agent!