Anna and Debi are truly top-notch if you’re looking for a trustworthy, responsive, and flexible team.

Anna Bahnson and Debi Fitzgerell from Compass are simply spectacular. Debi helped us buy our first home over a decade ago, and she has provided invaluable advice and contacts throughout the years. Now partnered with Anna, they were a great team in helping us buy a new home and sell our existing home, and we are thrilled with the results and the experience.

We wouldn’t be in our home today without Anna and Debi. We first started looking for more space almost 2 years ago. The attractive and uber competitive real estate market in Piedmont can be a tough one to navigate, but their deep knowledge and experience in this market are unrivaled. Even more important was their ability to serve as our professional advocates and trusted advisors through what can be an emotional roller coaster of quick decision-making and mountains of minutiae.

They listened attentively to our list of desires but also intuited needs for our family that we hadn’t anticipated; for example, we hadn’t identified walkability to schools and ample yard space as priorities but are grateful for their gentle suggestions as these are much appreciated characteristics of our new home. They tirelessly previewed, discussed, and showed us houses that could be a fit and patiently worked with us as we tried to find “the one”. When we were ready to make an offer, they coached us to a competitive bid, adding personal touches that helped make ours the winning offer.

When it came to selling our existing home, their results speak for themselves: 19 offers over asking and the highest price per square footage for any home ever sold in Piedmont despite listing in December, typically a very slow sales month. They have strong relationships with the best contractors and flawlessly staged the house with impeccable taste, helping us make thoughtful, cost-effective decisions on what would provide the biggest impact. Their creative, modern marketing plan was the best we’ve seen after shopping for houses for nearly 2 years. Video and walk-through tours made the listing incredibly inviting, driving so many potential buyers to the house that viewings of the house were oversubscribed!

Anna and Debi are truly top-notch if you’re looking for a trustworthy, responsive, and flexible team. They stayed on top of the ever-changing COVID-19 protocols to keep us safe, quickly orchestrated prepping of our house for market, and pivoted on a dime to list the house early when they sensed the market demand would work in our favor. Anna and Debi were voices of reason, calm, experience, and support through the most expensive decisions of our lives. You won’t find better agents or friends.

- Piedmont Buyer and Seller

Anna and Debi mean business, yet keep a sense of humor throughout the process.

We highly recommend Anna Bahnson and Debi Fitzgerrell for your East Bay real estate needs. We had been looking to buy a house for nearly three years when we switched agents and Anna and Debi started representing us. They told us they'd have us into a place in Berkeley within three months, and they did!

They are pleasantly aggressive - Anna and Debi mean business yet keep a sense of humor throughout the process. They know the market and what it takes to get a house in these competitive times. Their responsiveness is impeccable, and they offered services that we hadn't previously received, like a thorough review and write-up of pros and cons on inspection reports, and getting us in to see properties before they went on the market. They offered their thoughts and expertise on how to make spaces work for us and understood immediately what we wanted. They didn't waste our time by sending us to look at places that didn't meet our needs.

Once we entered escrow, they arranged contractor and inspector appointments and met workers at the house when we were unable to. They turned things around in hours - at times in minutes - and were always there to answer our questions, no matter how large or small, or to help solve any challenges we faced.

If it weren't for Anna and Debi, we’d still be renters and facing our fourth year of searching for a home. You simply can’t go wrong with them.

-Berkeley Buyers

Working with Debi

Superb. Honest, intelligent, uncompromising. She obviously cared about us and our happiness, not just her bottom line. Incredible work ethic.

- Piedmont Buyers

Debi kept our listing active, with open houses for the public and brokers as well as local, national and international marketing. She worked hard to get us the highest price possible, and when an offer came in, she made sure we left no money on the table. One more important thing: no real estate sale is a walk in the park, and when she had to, she told us the things we didn’t want to hear—kindly and respectfully. She was always a pleasure to work with, and we recommend her highly: she’s the top choice in this area.

- Piedmont Sellers

At the beginning of the realtor selection process, Debi stood out because of her honesty and straightforwardness. Unlike the other realtors I interviewed, Debi clearly was not trying to overpromise in order the secure the listing. She didn’t sugarcoat the cost of remodeling the bathrooms, painting the interior or landscaping the backyard. I particularly appreciated the personal attention that she provided and the efficiency of the entire operation. In short, Debi’s efforts were extraordinary, and it is with zero hesitation that I recommend her as a realtor.

-Piedmont Sellers

We heartily recommend your stellar work and that of your team.

Going into the sale process we quickly realized that strategic marketing requires thorough preparation and attention to detail, which you and your team provided throughout the process. Your eye for what needed refreshing and your knowledge of resources for accomplishing all the tasks expertly guided us through preparing our home for sale.

Your expertise and that of Scott informed the many decisions we had to make, and your knowledge of the local market, including the expectations of potential buyers and how best to meet them, gave us clear direction. We heartily recommend your stellar work and that of your team. Thanks to all of you for making a Herculean task easy.


- Piedmont Sellers

Working with Anna

Anna was highly recommended to me by a terrific realtor and friend in Marin. Even with that, Anna exceeded my expectations. Anna is extremely knowledgeable, competent and highly respected among all those she works with. On top of that, she has a great sense of humor – a delightful trait in an often stressful situation.

- Oakland Buyer

Simply put, we wouldn't be living in this lovely house if not for Anna.  

First, she got our other house onto the market while we lived 12,000 miles away. That means that she managed every element of the on-the-ground sale preparation and marketing, and she did it flawlessly. The house sold with multiple offers.

We moved back into the area into an even more competitive market, and Anna kept us calm and focused during what is an incredibly stressful experience. We got into contract on our current house because our offer was the highest but also-–and even more importantly-–because of Anna’s strong relationships with agents in the area and her deep knowledge of the local market. She didn't stop when we were in escrow; she continued to support us through a complicated inspection and close.  

I look back at other real estate transactions we’ve been through, and I chuckle: no agent has ever done what Anna did.

- Oakland Seller and Buyer

Simply the best! Anna helped us buy and sell a home this past year, and we cannot recommend her highly enough. She is an expert in her craft and in all aspects of home buying, renovation and remodeling. She has outstanding practical knowledge as well as superior interpersonal skills. She provided invaluable insight into neighborhoods, market conditions, competitive bidding and guidance on transaction documents. Anna goes the extra thousand miles to make her clients informed and extremely satisfied. Plus, she is a pleasure to spend time with!

- Oakland Seller and Buyer

As scary as it was for me, I followed their advice, and it was just perfect.

My attorney recommended Debi Fitzgerrell and Anna Bahnson, so even though the recommendation came from a trusted advisor, I was still very concerned that I could over-invest in the fix-up and that the market wouldn't support the price that they thought it might bear.

As scary as it was for me, I followed their advice, and it was just perfect. I very happy with the price that I got for the condominium, but I was even happier with the job they did. It was clear that they were most concerned with me and my needs and not their own. They constantly bent over backwards to be certain that everything was just right, and the guidance they gave me for getting the condo ready for market, and then, when offers came in. was spot on. They are true pros that I couldn't recommend more highly. 

Thank-you again Debi and Anna,

-Oakland Seller

What a duo force

Wow! What a duo force Anna and Debi make. Their first sale as a team was our house, and aren’t we in luck! Debi and Anna each have their own specialties, and when put together it is pretty amazing.

We watched these two work together as we talked and planned. Debi and Anna both have extensive knowledge and a very good understanding of the Piedmont market. They back it up with all the people that make up a very competent team. With their knowledge of the Piedmont market, our house was prepared for sale in a fashion beyond what we could have imagined. Any questions or uncertainties we had were always a quick call or text away. We are extremely pleased with the results of Debi and Anna's work. 

-Piedmont Sellers

They brought heart and empathy to what for others may have just been a transaction.

I am writing to express my thanks and gratitude for the outstanding job Anna and Debi did in helping to sell our family home in Piedmont. It was a home that we had grown up in and had many shared memories. Although the house was elegant in its own right, Debi and Anna helped us to determine what was a good use of time and money to ready it for sale. They also brought in appropriate and qualified professionals to help with the various projects and always had a solution to the challenges that arose when selling a large home full of treasures from decades of living there. Debi and Anna were always responsive and also brought heart and empathy to what for others may have just been a transaction. Their team approach works well, and we would recommend them without question for any real estate transaction. 

-Piedmont Sellers

A successful year-long process

The outstanding team and teamwork of Debi Fitzgerald Anna Bahnson were essential in advising me in the successful sale of my parents’ home in Piedmont. This was a one-year project, because the home needed a combination of repairs and updating. Debi and Anna are each outstanding professionals in their own right, but the combination of them into a team is even better! At every step in the process they gave honest, straightforward and valuable feedback. They have years of extensive experience with the local market and with the many issues that arise when updating and putting your home on the market. Sometimes their views differed a little and their different views and reasons were quite helpful to me as a client.

They provided good counsel on where to spend my money and where not to during the remodeling. They have a fantastic network of professional tradespeople, including electricians, arborists, engineers, contractors, designers and stagers. Scott Fitzgerrell was indispensable in managing the complicated processes of city design review, permitting, building code compliance and inspections as well as the supervision of some repair and remodeling work. Once the repairs, remodeling, landscaping, staging and photographs were complete, the end result exceeded my highest possible expectations. 

Then Debi and Anna launched a comprehensive marketing phase with online visibility, P.R., newspaper advertising, open homes, private showings and special events. They skillfully interfaced with many different real estate brokers and various interested parties. They coordinated the process of assembling an extensive digital library of disclosure documents. They advised me during the process of receiving offers, negotiating and deciding how to respond to multiple interested parties. Each of these different activities is time sensitive and complex in its own right, and their careful coordination of the team approach made it transparent for me to be constantly aware of what was happening, why and when. This whole process is stressful for the owner, and Deb and Anna listen to you as the client. They offer their individual sense of what is important at each phase, maintain a mutual respect, always prioritize a concern for the client’s best interests, and, at times, bring a helpful and welcome sense of humor as well. 

In the end I am very happy with the result of a successful sale and am equally happy with the road we took to get there. I cannot give you a higher recommendation than to choose the team of Debi and Anna to represent you when you are ready to buy or sell your home. 

I am happy to talk to any interested parties further if you have questions.

-Piedmont Seller