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"We couldn’t be happier with Helene! ... Helene possesses excellent communication, negotiation, and marketing skills, and she has a keen awareness of the marketplace and deep knowledge of the local neighborhoods. Helene’s enjoyable wit and lively personality, coupled with her professionalism, make her an asset and a real pleasure to work with. ..."
 
"...She's reliable, prompt, enthusiastic, frank, supportive, well-respected, and incredibly knowledgeable. We have no doubt that without Helene, we would not have been able to buy or sell our houses as successfully and quickly as we
did...
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"...Overall, I truly believe that your strategy was thorough, you were professional, and you created the best possible scenario for selling my home in a difficult market..."
 
"...Your amazing focus, energy, sense of urgency, market knowledge, client care and personal touch coupled with your experience, timely communication and incredible follow through made it a real pleasure to have you represent our property ..."
 

"We have been extremely remiss in not getting back to you sooner to scream "THANKS!" To say that we are extremely pleased with the results would be a tremendous understatement. There is no doubt that the results are attributable to the efforts and guidance that you gave us..."

 

"... Helene has demonstrated an uncanny ability to work diligently and calmly with all her clients. I would have to say that her strongest points include sharp problem solving and acute marketing skills ..."

"... Helene has specialized in expertly handling the sales and listings of many prestige properties. Her marketing skills are unsurpassed. Additionally, the clients have the distinct sense that they are getting the most personal real estate service available. Simply put, her clients are completely impressed ..."
 
"... This year alone, Helene has single-handedly brought into our office every [upper end listing]. She has established landmark prices on her listings and handles each and everyone with creativity, exacting attention and thoroughness. Helene brings to our office a level of professionalism that is unsurpassed. This is attested to by repeat business and referrals from her clients ..."
"... Your company has its own excellent reputation, and it is made only even more superb by Ms Barkin's amazing professional abilities. For a woman equipped with her many talents who could choose so many other careers, you are indeed lucky to have her ..."
"... In just one meeting, you gained our confidence...We truly felt the power of working with a superb "buyer's agent", and we are grateful to you for investing yourself fully in our housebuying experience. Your meticulous work was awesome even by research scientist standards ..."
"...She had our best interests at heart in every detail of the transaction, and we are overjoyed with the quick response. Helene made us feel at ease and handled all the details...The next time we need an agent, we will call Helene and forget the time consuming process of interviewing others..."
"... Helene was unwavering in her strategy, reassured me, was confident we were priced at the top margin, and would not suffer from the competition...Her knowledge, professional manner, as well as her charming personality place her at the top ..."
"... Not only is she a delight to work with, she is extremely well informed about the residential real estate market and listens carefully and thoughtfully to her clients' concerns. After our first meeting we knew that, if a suitable house existed in the East Bay, she would find it for us and position us to make a competitive offer ..."
"... The swiftness with which you helped sell my house made this an easy and almost effortless endeavor. I must say that it is easier to do things right the first time and thanks to you, I think we did just that. I also have to add that your personality, perception and sense of fun helped to make this a virtually enjoyable task ..."
 
"...I can unequivocally say that she has represented us with great professionalism, knowledge and precision. She advised us well regarding pricing of the house and backed it up with thorough research...Her word is everything and can be counted on ..."
 
"...She encouraged us to see all sides of the issues without ever asking us to compromise our best interests...Helene came through for us in negotiations to buy at a reasonable price in an unreasonable market ..."
 
"...Based on your advice, we received six offers on our home within 48 hours of its first open house and quickly closed on an offer that exceeded our asking price by an impressive margin ..."
 
"... Whether you are representing me as seller or buyer, or even representing another party to a transaction I am involved with, I have found you to be extremely competent, responsive, creative, and pleasant to work with. It is always a pleasure to sit down with you and hammer out the details of a deal ..."
 
"...Your attention to detail was staggering. Your efforts in sending out notices of the listing to the neighbors brought in our buyer. This extra step cost you a lot of time and work, but you are experienced enough to know what brings home the bacon, and we appreciate it ..."
 
"... At our Top Producer's awards breakfast held at the Orinda Country Club on Friday, we acknowledged those who achieved at an extraordinary level. You were acknowledged for your distinction of being a top producer. As several people spoke about their views on success a common theme emerged. Having a clear plan around client service with a high level of commitment appeared to be the singular shared perspective ..."
 
"... I am a real estate attorney, and work with brokers regularly. Helene stood out to me as someone who was highly professional, reliable, compulsive about detail, and made my job as easy as it could possibly be due to her proficiency ..."
 
"... She is tireless in her handling of minute detail, she's a terrific communicator and she has an uncanny ability to make you feel like you are her only client ..."
 
"... You grasped our preferences immediately, and were remarkably helpful in focusing on our objectives...You also helped us to think creatively about how to accomplish our goals...We also want to note that you were always a pleasure for us to work with. The search can, we are sure, be a frustrating one, but we found the relationship both to be enjoyable and satisfying ..."
 
"... When we met Helene, we ourselves were quite depressed-convinced that we would never find the house that we both liked and could afford...She possesses a truly rare ability to determine when to take charge (when we were getting weary) and when to take a back seat...She is a dynamo, a lovely human being, and I recommend her without any reservation whatsoever to anyone considering the purchase of a house ..."
 
"... Helene also did an excellent job of handling the hundreds of details associated with closing two real estate transactions. She stays right on top of all the paperwork and makes sure that everything is done correctly. As two lawyers who care about details, we really appreciate her conscientiousness ..."
 

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