Rita Tayenaka

Rita Tayenaka

DRE: 01003719
  •   5   (54 reviews)

About Rita

Rita attended Michigan State University, and received her MS from California State Long Beach in 1982. She secured her Real Estate License in 1989, and acquired her Broker’s License in 2006. She also earned her Epro, SFR , CRS and C2X to augment her education. Today she owns the boutique company Coast to Canyon Real Estate where she serves as a selling Broker and manages thirteen agents in their virtual office. Rita has been involved in the Orange County Association of Realtors as a Director from 2009- 2016 and served as President in 2015 with over 12,000 members and as a director for the California Association of Realtors since 2009 and National Association of Realtors since 2014. She graduated from the 2017 NAR Leadership academy. Rita enjoys giving back to the Realtor community by sharing her experiences and teaching others, she started the Leadership academy for her association, grooming future leaders in 2016. Rita also volunteers for the last 10 years as a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs of America and just finished raising puppy number 8. She has done pet therapy for years with her older dog and loves any time she can spend volunteering out in the community.

Rita's reviews

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Rita has 54 reviewsacross 18 different locations, showing 6.
Review Rita
about 3 years ago
Thankful for Rita!

Rita was the key to my success! She kindly spent hours educating me and simplifying the entire home buying process for me. She was incredibly patient and helpful as I navigated my preferences viewing numerous different homes. She always provided great insight, a positive attitude, and a keen eye for details. I appreciated her perfect organization and quick communication - response time is everything! Most importantly, Rita’s professionalism, diligence, and very notable industry respect instilled unwavering trust in me. In this market, with competitive offers and the demands of a quick close, I honestly wouldn’t put my real estate purchase in anyone else’s hands.

over 3 years ago
Rita for the win again!

Rita is efficient, patient, organized, extremely communicative, funny and kind! Given the market swing, I wasn't sure how quickly my house would sell and within 17 days we had a buyer! Rita assisted every step of the way. This is my third buying/selling experience with Rita and I wouldn't chose another real estate agent! You can trust she will do everything possible to make a very stressful situation so much easier!

over 3 years ago
Thank you Rita!

Rita has helped us buy a home and now sell our old home. She is incredibly knowledgeable, professional, and supportive as we went through the process. Her communication is impeccable! As we sold during an economic downturn, Rita created a strategic plan to increase our chance of selling, and helped us weigh the offers and opportunities we had. We’ve been working with Rita for three years now and can’t recommend a better agent. She is truly the best!

over 3 years ago
Rita is the best!

Rita was recommended to me by an old friend and helped me navigate my home purchase three years ago to MIssion Viejo from Orlando, Florida. Rita went above and beyond for me with my long distance home purchase that there was no question I was going to call upon her again to help me purchase my recent new home. Rita is also my agent currently selling my existing home. She goes above and beyond in every way. Rita responds to texts and emails in record time, she's always friendly, knowledgeable with the current market, and is eager to share helpful tips to prep ones home for the best showings possible. Rita is patient and is speedy in responding to questions. I highly recommend her!!!

over 3 years ago
Expert advice

We are so grateful we had Rita representing us in the purchase of our home. She went above and beyond to make sure we got everything we needed and advocated for us as she would for her own family member. Our transaction went smoothly thanks to Rita's expertise. Rita is very responsive and professional. We would highly recommend her to anyone buying or selling a home.

almost 4 years ago
Absolutely͏ exceptional!

Absolutely͏ exceptional! We would not have gotten our new home without Rita. My͏ husband and I are so grateful to have had Rita as our realtor. Rita made the entire experience seamless, despite us being first time home buyers and the market being what it is. From helping us figure out what to pay attention to at open houses and describing what each document we had to sign throughout this process actually meant, to getting inspections, tracking down repair quotes from multiple vendors, and working with our lender and escrow company to fix their mistakes, Rita has been the one person we felt we could whole-heartedly count on through everything. And she even made it fun! I am confident that Rita's vast market knowledge and industry connections, excellent and timely communication, and consistent up-beat professionalism is what got us our new house for less than expected despite higher all-cash offers closing in less time than ours! I adamantly recommend everyone in Orange County use Rita as their realtor, especially first time home-buyers.

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Rita's properties

Rita has sold 3 properties in the last 12 months, showing 3, sorted by most recent activity

SoldApr 30, 2026
$1,541,000
31111 Via Madera
San Juan Capistrano CA 92675
4
3
2
Single-Family
Listing courtesy of Realty ONE Group West and Coast to Canyon Real Estate
SoldJan 30, 2026
$840,000
23611 Villena
Mission Viejo CA 92692
3
2
2
Single-Family
Listing courtesy of Compass Newport Beach and Coast to Canyon Real Estate
SoldMay 28, 2025
$1,279,000
17111 Stowers Avenue
Cerritos CA 90703
4
2
2
Single-Family
Listing courtesy of T.N.G. Real Estate Consultants and Coast to Canyon Real Estate
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