Laura Arechiga

Laura has an incredible grasp on the Berkeley Market. She also is incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to identifying issues in disclosures as well as how to mitigate them. Even after closing Laura offers her time to assist with connecting us with reputable people in her network for any of our housing needs. I cannot recommend Laura enough!

Laura is an exceptional realtor whose wisdom, deep experience, talent, ability to work around challenges, and her honesty and candor garnered multiple offers on my home and a winning bid that was higher than I could have reasonably expected. She accomplished this by creatively addressing a few challenges on my home and property that other designers and a landscape architect were unable to meaningfully address. She also helped resolve a couple of permitting issues that had impeded putting my home on the market. But, even more than these, Laura’s wise counsel, her candor and impeccable honesty led me comfortably through the process of selling my home. She was always available to discuss my (sometimes neurotic) concerns, and allay my fears (or at least put them in perspective). Her insights on market timing, building interest in my home, evaluating offers, and navigating around a couple of issues that risked upsetting close of escrow were all invaluable. I interviewed about a half-dozen realtors before choosing Laura because she seemed the best choice by far, and even with those high expectations, she exceeded them. The actual cost of readying and staging my house for showing was significantly less than the other realtors I interviewed estimated, and I netted about 20% more from selling my home with Laura than the others believed I could get. Laura is not only someone whose great work yielded significant financial benefit, but she is also now someone who I consider a friend. I could not recommend her more highly.

Laura is simply the best investment a seller can make. She handled a precious property that had been in our family for decades with respect and got a better result for us than we were hoping for. She's a wonderfully responsive and enjoyable communicator -- she actually made a process we were dreading fun! She helped us price the property strategically, reading the market like the professional she is. All marketing was masterful, from advice on where to focus upgrade efforts to staging, photography and advertising. I am certain she was an irresistible presence at the open houses, which she handled with aplomb.

We had a very positive experience working with Laura. We were selling an older house in Berkeley that had lots of charm but also, being an older home, some challenges. Laura was able to enhance the charm but also identify the challenges and help us address them within our budget. Laura is very upbeat and energetic and is able to provide a steady hand during the sometimes up and down process of preparing a home for sale. Her knowledge of the Berkeley real estate market is impressive and gleaned from years of experience. In addition, her contacts in every area of home repair/painting/ inspection etc. allow her to arrange for necessary work to be completed in a timely and budget conscious manner. We would definitely use her again and would wholeheartedly recommend her to prospective buyers or sellers!