Catherine Krueger

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We just bought our first home in El Sobrante and it was an amazing experience working with Catherine. I couldn't have picked a better agent to help us along this complicated and heart-wrenching journey. Catherine's knowledge of the field, familiarity with home construction, consistent hard work, thorough communication, and enthusiasm made us feel supported and confident throughout the process of buying our first home. I really could not recommend her enough. We'll definitely be reaching out again with future real estate needs.

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We had a long, hard time selling our house, all of which was entirely our fault. Catherine stepped in and made everything happen in-spite of ourselves. ;-)Catherine just had a way of solving problems and maneuvering through difficult situations that made things work. Time after time, she found solutions to seemingly insolvable problems. And all with a smile and a calm "can do" attitude.In the end, the house looked great. Catherine put a huge effort into showing the house, and did a wonderful job of negotiation. Truly qualities of a seasoned realtor.Thank you, thank you Catherine...

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Catherine was a true professional from beginning to end. She communicated well and was a trusted partner and collaborator with us throughout the selling process. We received multiple offers and were able to sell our lovely house to the right buyers.

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We had an incredible experience selling our house with Catherine as our realtor. Very professional, very knowledgeable of the local area and current sales, and very helpful in keeping our costs down when preparing our house to sell. Shes someone who went above and beyond working on our behalf, always available and doing whatever was necessary to get our house sold. Highly recommend her.

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Catherine was a joy to work with and is an amazing human being. She is direct and forthright, giving information quickly when asked, and a little more reticent in giving opinions so as not to sway the client unduly. She has vast knowledge of the market, the neighborhoods, the trends, the factors which will best show a property for sale. Easy to work with, she was ALWAYS accessible by phone, email or text. She went out of her way to deal with our property at the drop of a hat when we were not on hand, though it is out of her immediate area. She was always cheerful, never upset by the vagaries and delays of those in the lending business, and always positive and encouraging. I would recommend her to anyone - buyer or seller - at the drop of a hat.

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We used Catherine Krueger to sell our home this past summer and she was outstanding. Catherine has been selling and helping buyers find homes in the East Bay for quite some time now. She is a long time resident of El Cerrito and we knew she would be the best person to sell our El Cerrito home.Catherine spent many hours answering our questions, providing us with objective data about the market, and gave us a lot of info on comps in the area. We were super worried that our 1925 house wouldn't be "pristine" enough for buyers and she listened to all of our concerns. She made the process incredibly easy and took extra steps many other realtors don't do. She scheduled all of the inspections for us and went to all the inspections (even when we were at work), provided us with staging tips, and had professional photographs taken.When we saw our listing we were blown away. Her hard work and knowledge of what it takes to sell a home really paid off - our listing looked amazing!! We received 2 offers within the first few days of putting our house up.Our house went under contract 8 days after we put it on the market at well above asking price (I was shocked)!!! We accepted and Catherine walked us through every step of the closing process. It couldn't have been a more pleasant experience.I wholeheartedly recommend Catherine Krueger to sell or help you buy a home. She's a true professional and a genuinely nice person. I realize it won't always be this easy to sell your home, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find a better realtor.

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Catherine is the best. The very best. After using agents that said they would take care of us and didn't, we were gun shy and needed someone who had our back. Catherine understood what we wanted (a family home) and didn't treat our transaction like an "investment". She knew our daughter had asthma, she crawled under houses to check for mold. She knew we wanted a family neighborhood, a place for our kids to grow up. When we liked a house, she talked to the neighbors and got the low down of the bock. Catherine was so well informed about every area, very thorough, pro active, and protective of us and our interests. The best was her follow through. She chased down slow responding agents, out of town owners and non-responding inspectors. She saved a deal that almost went south due to others' miscommunication. The transaction stalled out and Catherine inserted herself into the middle and made it happen so we could move into our home before the holidays. I couldn't imagine working with anyone else again.

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We hired Catherine to sell my house this year, when we were about to move out of state. We wanted a realtor with experience in selling houses in our hometown and who understood our neighborhood. Our house needed a lot of renovations and we were dreading spending the last few months of our time in California with our kitchen and bathrooms being torn apart. Catherine volunteered to oversee all the repairs *after* we moved and did a fabulous job. She coordinated the repairs, hired (and paid!) the contractors, and even bargained with them to get the best deal, all while we were out of state. She was very diligent in making sure everything got done, and the house looked fantastic afterwards.Catherine did a great job once the house went on the market as well, and really hustled to make sure interested people saw the house. When the first round of bids we got was disappointing, she convinced us that we could get more for our house and that we should hold off until we got a more appropriate bid. We did, and she was entirely correct -- a bid for about $35k more came in a week later, which was much more in line with what the house was worth. I should also point out that Catherine did a fabulous job of patiently explaining everything to us at every stage of the process. This was the first house my wife and I have ever sold, and she answered all of our questions very clearly, including handholding us through the bewildering paperwork the sale entailed. Her personality makes her very approachable and easy to work with. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone else looking to sell their house.

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My husband and I searched for our first home in the Bay Area for 2 years with various real estate professionals before we were referred to Catherine Kreuger at Marvin Gardens. We came to Catherine at a time we were about to quit searching for a home in the Bay Area thinking it's just not possible in this market.Working with Catherine Krueger was truly a breath of fresh air. Upon our first meeting I told my husband I wanted to drop our last agent and work with her. After dealing with agents who suddenly became M.I.A after discussing home budget and criteria, I was sold on our first meeting with Catherine. When we first met she was attentive during our discussion and while our meeting ran long and her co-workers left for the day she paid no mind and we never once felt rushed out. This was priceless to me. She made us feel as if we were her only clients when in reality we knew how busy and in demand she was. She was like this throughout the entire process... attentive with our work schedules and house viewings, communicative with updates on houses of interest, and extremely accessible to us with any questions or concerns.On an additional note, I appreciated how aggressive and opinionated she is as a real estate agent. We knew she had our best interest at heart. As first time home buyers, we would have been content with nearly any home after two years of searching in the Bay Area. Catherine managed to get us a property that satisfied much more than our criteria and negotiated a lower price than what we expected to pay. We feel so lucky to have crossed paths with her and highly recommend her!

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Very knowledgeable about the Richmond/El Cerrito/ El Sobrante area. Doesn't try to rush you into putting in an offer. She really wants you to have all the information available for a house before making an offer. She knows local regulations and points out any oddities she notices in houses. She keeps you well informed through out the whole process and communicates effectively. She uses technology to streamline the tedious process of paperwork. She created a spreadsheet with all the offers we received on our house that clearly outlined all the details and provisions of the offers. She helped make the stressful process of buying and selling our house at the same time easier.