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Happy Sellers

Patti Smylie is an amazing agent. She helped us with all facets of our recent sale and move, and her advice and resources throughout the whole process were invaluable. With her guidance we sold successfully sold a house we’d lived in for over 20 years, and bought and moved to a house out-of-state. We couldn’t […]

M/M Craig

We cannot speak highly enough of the service Patti Smylie provided to us in selling our Northern California property. We decided to sell our home while working and living overseas. Patti did not hesitate and jumped in and made the process completely hassle free and did everything for us. The process was seamless, communication was […]

M/M Heidrich

Patti Smylie is a very talented agent in all respects. She is detail-oriented and personable. She has a keen knowledge of the market, which allows her to advise her clients throughout the process. She represented us as sellers. Patti made suggestions for marketing our property based on interests of present buyers and then created a […]

M/M Gunderson

We are very pleased with Patti Smylie as our Realtor. She provided the best guidance, execution and results we have ever had from a Realtor. We highly recommend Patti Smylie.

M/M Driver

My husband and I have sold many homes over the years and worked with many realtors. But Patti Smylie is by far, the best we’ve worked with! She is a seasoned and experienced agent with a wealth of knowledge, and we couldn’t be happier with how she handled the sale of our Livermore home from […]

M/M Rogers

If you’re looking for a Realtor to guide you through a successful sale, call Patti Smylie. She was so incredibly helpful throughout the process from presale suggestions to prepare the house to negotiating and managing the sale and overseeing escrow to ensure final closing. Patti tirelessly guided us through the process and expertly navigated several […]

Jordan Levine, the deputy chief economist for the California Association of Realtors, gave his 2021 forecast in December and expects the housing market to grow at 3.3% for next year with prices increasing by 4.4%. Most expect interest rates to remain virtually unchanged next year and that the 30-year fixed mortgage rate will hover around […]

If people can work remotely than they can leave the more congested cities and head for the suburbs. Here are REALTOR.com findings with three fourth of year over. The Northeast, the Midwest and the Mountain state rule. Check out more here: https://www.realtor.com/research/topics/hottest-markets/ Not mentioned in the article for Californians flying out–is the popularity of Idaho, […]

The stats are in and never has the bay area market been hotter in sales corresponding with natural disasters, health issues and during an election year, too. The earnest pursuit of a sanctuary and a place to shelter from the trials and tribulations of 2020 is a shared one.

A new report from realtor.com shows that amid the Coronavirus pandemic U.S.home buyers are increasingly looking for property in suburbs, particularly in the Northeast. The report specifically shows that during the second quarter of 2020, 51 percent of views on realtor.com from urban residents in the 100 largest U.S. metros were of suburban listings in […]

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"From the initial meeting with Patti Smylie, my wife and I knew we were in great hands to handle our first home sale. She gave us invaluable information on how to prepare the property exterior, even arranging for her contacts in the landscaping business to help upgrade the curb appeal of the property beyond our best expectations. As to the interior presentation of the house, she suggested some changes that initially we were not in agreement. After doing a single rearrangement of the front room, it transformed it into a bright, open area, appealing to many buyers. Her knowledge of the area and market, allowed us to quickly close a sale well above our asking price. At all stages of the adventure, her help and suggestions allowed us to complete the sale and leave house with a new, young family with children, to revitalize the neighborhood after my retirement from 45 years at LLNL. Patti became more than our realtor, she allowed us to move out of state and even found us a Realtor in Upstate New York with her same skill, honesty and work ethic. With the help, knowledge, ingenuity and friendship we received from Patti Smylie, I wouldn't hesitate in recommending her to help you the sale or purchase of a home anywhere in the bay area. Her contacts and knowledge of the markets in the Tri-Valley and East Bay will serve you well, no matter what side of the housing market you are entering."

M/M Stone

Patti Smylie listened to what we wanted to do and told us the truth about what we needed to do to successfully sell our longtime Pleasanton tri-level home so we could purchase a much desired one story home in Livermore. We needed to make sure that everything would line up as far as expected proceeds and purchase price to keep our tax basis. Patti generated an organized frenzy with our listing and we received 10 offers. She successfully orchestrated a contingent offer for us that was accepted as our replacement home. Patti Smylie has made our longtime goal a reality. We recommend her as an excellent Realtor with a high level of integrity that will take personal care of you from beginning to end.

M/M Bray

Patti Smylie was so great, we worked with her twice in four years, first as buyers and later as sellers. She is extremely knowledgeable about the local real estate market and the process of buying or selling a home. She was very responsive and available throughout the process of preparing our home for sale, marketing it, and seeing it through to closing, even when we were out-of-state during the escrow period. We had such peace of mind knowing that Patti was there to handle issues that came up. You won't find a better agent in the Livermore Valley!

M/M Moore

Patti Smylie is very smart, personable, and dedicated to getting the best deals for her clients. She helped me sell my house for MORE than I thought I would get in a SHORTER period of time on the market. I highly recommend her services to anyone considering selling his or her home in the SF East Bay Area.

M/Tsang

As an investor, Patti Smylie was able to save me tens of thousands of dollars on a distressed property in South Livermore. After remodeling and keeping the house as a rental, she found me another house not too far away. It was a pre-market listing and attractively priced below market value. After remodeling the second house, I was able to keep it as a rental as well. Both Livermore properties have risen tremendously in value. Patti Smylie handled all the details and my concerns with professionalism in a timely manner. She made investing an easy experience!

M/Crawford

Our listing agent, Patti Smylie presented an aggressive marketing plan to reach a maximum number of buyers as well as increasing the value of our Livermore home, and did she ever come through. After the very first weekend of open house events we received four quality offers above list price. The house also appraised at 106% of list in “as is” condition. Due Patti Smylie’s diligence and planning, the sale of our South Livermore custom home closed in just three weeks. Thanks Patti for making this process as painless as possible!

M/M Hurson

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