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David helped us to buy our first home and we are so happy we worked with him! He was incredibly patient with us as we looked at numerous places before realizing what it was we wanted and he was a calm, supportive presence throughout all of it. He made himself available at all hours working around our busy schedules and during this very emotional process which involves huge decisions within such short time periods. Being new to this process, we received a crash course in SF real estate from him and he talked us through every step along the way. The listing agent knew him well and said they liked collaborating with him, which I think worked in our favor of having an offer accepted in this crazy market. Besides getting the deal done, it was just a pleasure working with him because he is such a nice guy who supported us, kept his cool throughout and seemed to always be looking out for our best interest.

BJ Droubi is it when it comes to SF real estate, Noe Valley and surrounding neighborhoods in particular. She has been in the business for decades and is such a pleasure to work with. She is ethical, über knowledgable, kind and calm and an astute tactician. I adore her, and her support with now-​numerous real property transactions has been priceless. You can’t go wrong with BJ or anyone else on the Droubi team!

BJ and her team were highly recommended by friends of ours when we started our search for a house in San Francisco. We started looking last year just as the market picked up again.
BJ’s years of experience have proved to be invaluable for us as buyers, in a booming housing market. She helped us maneuver through many multiple offer sales, providing educated, rational and balanced advice, always looking out for our best interest.
Our search lasted over 15 months but with BJ’s perseverance we ended up with a great house in the perfect neighborhood, for a price we could afford.
The review would not be complete without a mention of Lamisse and David who work with BJ. We had a chance to meet with both of them on several occasions and it’s clear that the whole Droubi team care about their clients, are knowledgeable, professional and experts in SF real estate.

The Droubi Team is as good as it gets when it comes to selling real estate in Noe Valley, San Francisco.
After our mother passed away last year, our family worked with BJ Droubi to sell our family home in Noe Valley. Though we now live thousands of miles away from San Francisco, BJ made everything work so easily — it was just like she was around the corner.
Because of their extensive knowledge, the whole team worked well together to guide us in the sale — from overseeing essential repairs, to how best to stage the home, to setting the sale price. In the end, we sold the house for $ 55,000 above asking in two weeks on the market.
My family and I cannot thank BJ Droubi and the Droubi Team enough for their work!

Lamisse Droubi is simply the best-​realtor in SF & we most highly recommend, her. (Note: we’re not personal friends, not paid to endorse-​just repeat clients truly appreciative of her efforts) We just closed on our home, after a sometimes frustrating 2-​year SF search. Throughout, she kept a professional, zen-​like demeanor, defying all negative stereotypes of realtors. Lamisse brings to the table her years of experience, educational background and a steady, sensible approach to all interactions. She takes the time and has the «people skills» to discern the wants/​needs of her clients and has the skills to execute. Her communications with us were honest, timely and clear. Her negotiations on our behalf: calculated, firm and fair. The outcomes (three transactions for our family), a series of successes in a tough climate. As a native San Franciscan in the family business she brings such a trove of relevant expertise and a nuanced understanding of The City, and the market here historically. Her strong work ethic keeps her current with the market in the moment. Moreover, her positive, calm, professional demeanor conjures a boutique, tailored approach to finding just the right «fit» to make for home sweet home. Even, when the search lasts YEARS and the offers rejected MANY). Thanks Team Droubi!

I first met BJ and members of what is now the «Droubi Team» in 1999 when they sold my house for me at a difficult time in my life and in a down market. Subsequent to that they have worked with me three times to find a place to buy in San Francisco. Each time I found a great place and was very happy with the result, the professionalism and the deep experience they bring to a process which can often be difficult.
They have also sold properties for me on two other occasions and each time I was also very pleased with the results. San Francisco is a market that goes up and down. This team has experience in good times and bad. They know the market well and know how to be successful in different market conditions. I think their judgement of value is usually quite accurate, based on what I have personally experienced.
The negative reviews posted here all appear to have been bad experiences some years ago and with people no longer involved in this office. It is always important to work with someone you trust and who will do the best as your agent. For my money (and it is money as well as property that is at issue) this team is great.

I highly recommend Droubi Team if you are looking for a home! BJ and her team helped me purchase my first home and I have nothing but positive things to say about the experience. I had been looking for a home in Noe Valley for 2 years when I made the switch to Droubi Team. Throughout the process, Bj gave me wise and sound advice that allowed me to get everything I wanted in a home without compromising or engaging in a bidding contest that would result in overpaying. Her knowledge of the market is spot on and indispensable to a home buyer that is unfamiliar with the local market. The home I purchased was a multiple bid situation and I believe that Droubi’s reputation and experience made all the difference in getting our offer accepted without overpaying. She was incredibly helpful and thorough through all phases of the home purchase and continues to be a great resource to me when issues arise.

i honestly can’t figure this team out. lead by BJ — the mission seems to be ‘show the seller sparkling things so they don’t realize how much they’re over-​paying.” and really they act and pretend to be more like lawyers that what they are — real estate agents. i simply don’t trust BJ based on my first-​hand experiences.

Absolutely amazing experience. My fiancé and I used them to sell our 3br/​2ba house in Noe Valley. We interviewed 3 agents (including the agent we used to buy the house 7 years ago) and found BJ and David to be the most thorough, knowledgeable and professional. Their opinions and suggestions were right on target. They priced it perfectly. They REALLY know this area. It sold in 10 days at over asking and there was a huge interest in it. They have tons of experience in the area and are a tremendous help throughout every stage of the process (from minor handyman stuff to major work). They really did it right. We are selling and moving to the East bay to be closer to work but would work with them again in a heartbeat. Perfect and professional in every way.

My husband and I had a great experience working with BJ in getting our first home in the city. She provided a lot of really helpful advice and made what we feared would be a horribly daunting process, almost fun. She even provided us with the name of a great and helpful contractor once we moved in to make the place more «ours». Definitely the type of experience we needed to make this scary jump in our lives.

My wife Kristen and I recently moved to San Francisco this summer from Chicago. We had just a few days in the city to look for a property to buy. We were referred to BJ Droubi through a friend of a friend. Buying a place in less than a week is a tough task to accomplish. We were new to the city and the real estate market. Without BJ and her team we could not have pulled off such a feat – they were incredibly helpful in every aspect of working through the buying process and the subsequent logistics.
From the moment we met BJ we felt like she understood what we were look for. My wife and I thought that BJ actually knew what we wanted better than we did. She helped us navigate the city and we trusted her advice at each stage of the process.
I will recommend BJ, David, and Lamisse to my friends looking to purchase in the city. They were our first impression of San Francisco and made sure we found a place to call home that we love.

We worked with Lamisse to purchase our flat in Noe Valley and found her San Francisco real estate expertise was invaluable. She possesses a deep understanding of market dynamics that can only come from literally growing up in the business. She truly understood our needs/​desires and was able to caution us against making rookie home buyer mistakes. We absolutely credit her with finding the perfect home for us and will most definitely recommend her to friends and work with her again in the future

When my husband and I decided to buy a home, we knew the general area we wanted to be in and started to casually look at open houses. When we were ready to get serious, we asked a few friends for recommendations for their experience which brought us to Lamisse Droubi and David Pennebaker. On top of great feedback from past clients, we saw their names all over the area we wanted to be in, yet another testament to the fact that they were the right team to help us. With their combined experience and straight forward approach we couldn’t have made a better choice. Lamisse was honest and upfront which not only saved us time and money, but gave us peace of mind knowing they weren’t looking to just close another deal. As often happens with desirable properties in SF, it became a bit of a frenzy at offer time. Without question, we would not be in our dream home today if it was not for their insight and guidance. A nail biter to the finish, we got the house. On top of closing the sale, the post close follow-​up and help was exceptional as well. Not only do we recommend them to all who will listen, we intend to hopefully use them some day when (if) we ever sell!

Mary Driscoll was the real estate agent for the marina style house that I live in, which was sold recently. Prior to the house being for sale, there were already problems with the landlord. Unfortunately, rather than try to work through those problems, Mary made them worse. When I tried to call her to work through some issues where *she* was not following the guidelines for entry into my home, she started into a giant tyrade telling me how I was a bad person and ending with «my parents should be ashamed they raised such a bad person.» Also, the house was on the market for over 100 days and suffered two price reductions during a period when the local market was up about 3%.

This is a first-​class operation all the way. I went through them on recommendation of a friend and they, and my agent Allison Fortini in particular, were nothing but patient professionals all the way. I utilized their services by looking at dozens of places and bidding repeatedly at a time when the market was booming and there was no shortage of customers, yet they never lost sight of the end goal of getting me into a place I really dug. Ms. Fortini was a joy to work with and was supportively there from first idea to the signing of the closing papers.
I would recommend Droubi Real Estate to any first time or experienced buyer for their attention to detail and the little things; this is sorely lacking in the real estate business today, but not here.

We used them ten years ago to sell our house in the Mission, and it was such an awful experience that I don’t think I will ever want to sell a home again.
Our realtor from BJ Droubi, Myrel Glick, was a master of bait and switch. We naively believed that we could sell our house for the sky-​high price she set and signed a six month exclusive. In that period of time she brought over exactly three prospective buyers to look at the house — one of whom made an offer for $ 250K less than what the house was listed at. She told us she would hold open houses — but «forgot» to put the ads in the paper. She told us she would buy a home warranty for our house to make it more marketable — but never did.
We had gotten to the desperate point because we had made an offer on another house that was contingent on the sale of our house — remember, this was ten years ago. The listing was about to expire and she finally brought in a buyer and we sold our house for the price that the other realtors we had interviewed (and didn’t go with) recommended. It was an awful experience, she was a big pain throughout the process. If I’m still talking about it ten years later you can figure out how bitter we were about it at the time!
Avoid!!!