About Anna

The purchase or sale of a home can have many unexpected twists and turns. Those entering the market need someone by their side who is a good listener, an expert guide and a strong advocate. This is exactly what Anna does, no matter the job at hand. She uses her years of real estate and construction experience, robust negotiation skills and relationships within the community to help her clients buy and sell property in today’s competitive market. In short, Anna delivers results!

A Bay Area native, Anna graduated from UC Berkeley in 1993 and began her career in marketing at a San Francisco-based environmental consulting firm. She left that firm in 1996 to join a high-end residential construction company. During her nine years there, she managed the office staff, negotiated contract language and worked with the owners on countless construction projects and real estate deals. She was highly valued for her loyalty to the company, her dedication to each and every client and her ability to seamlessly navigate challenging situations.

After leaving the building industry, Anna went on to run her own successful business as a birth and postpartum doula. During that time, she was fortunate enough to work with more than 250 families. Her clients hired her in large part for her ability to bring calm and humor into an often intense situation, as well as her reputation for kind, skilled and professional service. Anna brings all of those same qualities to her work as a realtor.

Since the year 2000 Anna has also engaged in her own residential and commercial real estate investing. Having owned and managed her income properties for many years, she understands the complexities of the landlord/tenant climate in the Oakland area. She has also completed extensive remodels and/or ground-up construction of 12 homes to date. All of this is to say that Anna truly understands the market from the perspective of the buyer, the seller, the contractor and the real estate professional.

Anna has been a licensed realtor since 2012 and has been working in partnership with her wonderful colleague, Debi Fitzgerrell, since 2015.

Anna lives in Montclair with her husband, two children and two sweet dogs in a home that she and her husband tore down to the studs and brought back to life in all of its mid-century glory.

“Anna was incredible to work with on the sale of our home in Oakland. She is a master of understanding the Bay Area real estate market. She was organized and quick to respond to questions or needs. Anna constantly went above and beyond to help us prepare our home for sale. ”

— Nicole & Greg

““We have bought two houses and sold one with Anna - she is hands down an amazing realtor.

First, she is flat out good at her craft. She manages the process well, solved every problem that comes her way and comes up with countless creative ideas to connect with buyers and sellers. She is a joy to work with and is especially good at making sure we didn’t get too “high” or “low” during a tumultuous sales process. She works 24/7 to get things done and really made it easy for us!

And it shows in the results! She sold our home for 50% over asking which is amazing even in today’s hot market. All of her effort to spearhead our renovation and creatively stage the home made a difference! ”

— Megan & Mike

““Anna is just the very best. Every question we had, she had a robust, knowledgeable answer. She previewed most of the houses we knew about and didn’t know about, and guided us through multiple offers. When it finally came to the house we ultimately purchased, she saw it first and coordinated our viewing it as quickly as possible. She knew us well, knew what we wanted and found us our dream house. If she hadn’t encouraged us to get to the house quickly, I don’t think we would’ve gotten it. In this market, you need an experienced professional who is truly interested in all of your needs, even if you yourself don’t know them! Anna kind of looked into the future for us and made us realize all the variety of things we should be thinking about. We cannot recommend Anna enough. There really isn’t a better person to have you buy or sell your home! She’s unflappable, and that’s a good thing! We miss her now that we don’t have to see her on a weekly basis, ha! Thank you, Anna! ”

— Michele and Brandon