From the beginning, Tracy was totally appropriately responsive to my needs and requests, while at the same time offering the full scope of her real estate knowledge. She and her colleague, Linda van Couvering, managed a cost-effective update and repainting, provided gardening and roofing people as well as consultation on what would most easily make my home sell. Not only did Tracy honor my timeline for cleaning out my house after my husband's death, she and Linda stepped in to help, coming for "work days" in their jeans! My home sold after only two Open Houses, at a top-of market price that was above the asking. Care was taken with the listings; and the brochure was spectacular. Paperwork, glitches, negotiation with the buyer---everything went smoothly. I was asked my opinion at every turn, and informed of changes almost faster than they occurred. I could not be happier with the experience I had with Tracy Sichterman, Linda van Couvering and Berkeley Hills Realty.

My husband and I hold Tracy and Berkeley Hills in very high regard. Tracy helped us to find our home in 2011. She was patient, warm, professional, and she did a great job putting us at ease during the whole process of purchasing a home in Berkeley. Tracy has a keen eye and once or twice she warned us of structural challenges with homes we asked to see. When we lost our first bid, Tracy was like a coach, encouraging us to view it as essential experience; our second bid was accepted! By the time we met Tracy, I had already worked with several other realtors, and I would never choose anyone else. When we put our house on the market, we will absolutely ask Tracy to be our realtor. She's honest, knowledgable and a pleasure to work with. Besides being a great realtor, Tracy is a wonderful person--and that helped us to relax and enjoy the process of making such an important life choice. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Sarah MacKay Lynch

Expert and a class act every step of the way: Tracy at Berkeley Hills Realty was our real estate agent and helped us buy our North Berkeley home. Every step of the way Tracy was incredible. It took us almost one year of looking every week and several failed offers and near misses until we found our home. Tracy was so patient and always available to us. She is extremely expert and her advice, insights and guidance to us on so many matters ranging from financial, renovations, structural issues and strategy on making the offer, were invaluable. We considered other agents and there are others who may advertise more or may be more visible, but Tracy and her staff at Berkeley Hills Realty are authentic and conscientious and deeply experienced. There was more than one house that Tracy steered us away from due to a variety of risks or problems that she identified for us. We are sure that some other agents would have let us make offers on these houses without saying anything, but Tracy brought concerns to our attention and helped us factor these issues into whether we made an offer and what contingencies, if any, to make in the offer. Tracy also has given us fantastic referrals to vendors including our mortgage broker, contractors, decorator and structural engineer. Every one of her referrals has been superb as well. We are incredibly grateful to have had Tracy as our agent and we give her and Berkeley Hills Realty our highest recommendation.

Tracy was instrumental in helping us purchase a special property in 1999. She was professional, really really smart, saved us money, and helped put our first time purchase into perspective. Can't imagine a better choice than Tracy.

Bill and Tracy were our agents for both the purchase of our new home and, subsequently, the sale of our old home. They are absolutely terrific to work with and provided expert advice on every aspect of the transactions. In addition, they gave us access to a great network of professionals for every aspect of home improvement and repair. Buying and selling a home is a major event in ones life that can be stressful. Thanks to their expertise, knowledge, intelligence and caring we look back at it as a wonderful experience. If we ever buy or sell a house, it is Bill and Tracy that we want as our agents. <br/><br/>Wim and Annette

Bill & Tracy are the best in the business. They make you feel like you are their only clients. Their attention to our needs was nothing short of expert. We feel like you get two real estate professionals for the price of one. In this market an experienced real estate professional is a must if you are sell or buying. We have worked with them on both a sale and a purchase. Any real estate agent can price a house at a low price to get someone to look at the house and even get a bid. But Bill & Tracy will truly market your house. They have an extensive database of contacts and have the resources to communicate effectively using social media channels to build a market for your house so that you receive top dollar in a shorter time frame. If you are reading this review you should pick up the phone and call them today. Otherwise you are going to have wasted another day that you could have bought or sold your house.

I have worked with Tracy and Bill since 2002. They were our buyer's agents when we bought our first house and our seller's agents when we sold it. And they helped us with references and solutions through the years. I think once you are their client, they will always be there for you.<br/><br/>Tracy and Bill are very familiar with the East Bay - I have referred friends who have bought houses in El Cerrito, Berkeley and Rockridge. They have a deep knowledge of the properties and local laws, which vary by city. <br/><br/>I very highly recommend both of them.