Jamie Lawrence

We had a fantastic experience working with Jamie. She has excellent communication skills, technical knowledge, and understanding of bay area real estate. With her help we always felt we could make informed decisions. Her professionalism and responsiveness were top notch, and with Jamie’s personal touches of humor and generosity we couldn’t imagine being as happy working with anyone else.

You know the housing market is bad when you put an offer on a 1-​bedroom home, your offer is $ 100,000 over asking price, your offer is one of 17 other offers, your offer only comes in 10^th place of the 18 offers, and you find out the winning bid for the home went for more than $ 200,000 over the original price.
Sadly, that’s San Francisco for you these days.
Happily, Jamie Lawrence was our agent when this was our real-​life situation.
Jamie had been 100% real with us when my partner and I had told her we wanted to try to buy the aforementioned house… an insanely cute little place in a desirable, though not particularly trendy neighborhood in the city. Based on her knowledge and experience with comparable housing situations throughout SF, Jamie had estimated what she believed the house would go for (which was well above asking price, and truthfully, out of our price range). She was completely supportive, timely, and detail-​oriented as she helped us put our initial offer in. She was never pushy or judgmental. Of course, she was right that the house would end up going for ridiculously over asking price. While we were disappointed, working with Jamie had made the process understandable, digestable, and less painful than it might have been. Without any pressure or expectation, she encouraged us to keep trying.
Then came along the TIC (tenancy in common) in the same neighborhood as the first house. It did take several months to work out all the kinks, but with Jamie’s help, the TIC was eventually ours and we can say we’ve been happily living there for a few months now! Jamie was on point throughout the entire frustrating, though ultimately successful endeavor. She utilized her expertise and legal background to help us negotiate the many steps and other parties involved in purchasing the unit and writing up the brand new TIC agreement. She always kept us up to date with the latest snag or development in her persevering communication with the seller/​seller agent, loan office, insurance company, etc. She let us vent when we needed to. When everything was done and the home was ours, she congratulated us with some very thoughtful, celebratory/​first-​time homeowner gifts. It’s little touches like these, and the whole package you get when working with Jamie, that make her an absolute dream agent to work with in San Francisco. I recommend her 500%!

We loved working with Jamie! She’s calm, collected and smart. She works extremely hard, responds to emails at all hours of the day. She is very straightforward and patient. She has a great sense of what houses will go for in this crazy market. She helped us find a house that we absolutely love living in! I highly recommend her!

Around three months ago, my wife and I contacted Jamie after getting a recommendation from one of her previous clients. Last week, we closed on a beautiful house in the Central Sunset! It was exactly the kind of house we wanted. Jamie was instrumental in making that happen.
There’s a lot of hysteria in the SF real estate market right now. We got outbid several times by offers that seemed totally irrational. However, Jamie was very patient and collected and she kept encouraging us to make reasonable offers and stay in our comfort zone. Jamie was great at making our bids look attractive with personal letters from her and our lender.
After getting an offer accepted, Jamie worked very hard to make sure the closing went smoothly. She coordinated all the inspections and signatures. The closing went off without a hitch. It feels amazing living in a real house! Thanks Jamie!

Jamie is an excellent real estate agent. Once my husband and I found a house we loved, Jamie was very fast in handling the process from bid to closing. She was enjoyable to work with, made things clear (both in person and in emails), and was completely helpful throughout the whole process. We are first time buyers, and I strongly recommend working with Jamie to buy (or sell) a home!

Jamie was excellent to work with! She was so easy to helpful, and really wanted us to find the right place. It was our first home, so we weren’t really familiar with the process, but Jamie was patient and knowledgable. She was always accessible and calm even during some pretty crazy back and forths with sellers.
Jamie also has a great network of people that she knows in the Bay Area and was really helpful by introducing us to a good mortgage broker and insurance broker, too.
She’s also a genuinely fun person to spend going to open houses on weekend! We ended up with a beautiful home in South Berkeley that perfectly suits us and we couldn’t be happier. We honestly can’t recommend her enough.

I can’t believe 6 months passed since Jamie helped us find our home, and I still haven’t written her a review.
Jamie was amazing! We met Jamie three years before we were ready to buy, and as soon as we left the open house, I knew that one day we’d hire Jamie to be our broker. Her legal background made me instantly comfortable (I’m an attorney as well).
Jamie was most valuable in helping us sift through various buyer disclosures and identifying the most important information to focus on. She was available to us day and night, once revising an offer at 11 PM after we decided to lower our offering price. We got the house so Jamie’s willingness to do the last minute revisions saved us $ 100K.
I recommend her to all my friends.

Working with Jamie was awesome. She helped us buy our first home (a condo in the Outer Richmond). Buying a home, especially for the first time, was a very complicated and stressful process. Jamie makes everything as simple and stress-​free as possible. What I particularly appreciate about her is her frankness. She’s not trying to up-​sell you or shoehorn you into something that isn’t quite the right fit. Instead, she is straightforward and honest, and will let you know whether she thinks you are making a smart decision. She gives you room to breath, but will not hesitate to provide you with sound advice when requested and needed.
She is also extremely well-​organized, responsive, and professional. No email or phone call went without a response for more than a few minutes. Every one of the seemingly thousands of documents was properly drafted and delivered on time.
If we buy another home in the Bay Area, we will definitely use Jamie to help sell our home and serve as our buying agent. I haven’t ever used anyone else, but it’s hard to imagine how someone could do a better job.

I wish there were 6 stars available. From the other reviews it is clear I am not alone.
The others recommending Jamie before me are spot on:
«No obligations to buy, and her ernest want for what felt right for me.»
My wife and I never felt pressured to buy — we only felt like our best interests were all that Jamie cared about.
«She is very knowledgeable and easy to work with»
This is so true… the seller’s agent wasnt as on top of things as Jamie was, so Jamie ended up doing double work — she handled every small snag that arose, did almost 2x work and never complained… all of which lead to a great result for us.
«I WOULD NOT BE A HOME OWNER WITH OUT JAMIE.»
Then, when were ready to buy and were negotiating the contract, we almost backed out of a sweetheart deal of small potatoes — Jamie calmly backed us back off the cliff and explained to us why we were making a bad decision — 2 years later we have 300K in additional equity instead of double the rent we were paying
«Best of all, Jamie is a calm presence during a very stressful process»
I couldnt have said it better myself.
You cannot go wrong hiring Jamie. I do not think you could do better than hiring Jamie. You should not think twice about hiring Jamie.

I strongly recommend Jamie to anyone looking for a real estate agent. Jamie sold our condo on a very tight timeline to great results. She is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. Best of all, Jamie is a calm presence during a very stressful process. I especially like that she is also an attorney and genuinely understands fiduciary responsibilities and how to negotiate. We would use Jamie again in a heartbeat.

We first met Jamie in May2013 where we submitted our first offer with her. She was referred to us by the listing agent, which we have to say, very grateful to her to have referred us to Jamie. It’s been a blessing to work with Jamie. No pressure, no hassle attitude from a very knowledgeable person. With her law background, she was able to answer all of our questions and if she doesn’t know the answers, she would spend the time research for us and send us necessary materials to read.
Over months of searching, a few more offers and disappointments later, we finally found a place and closed on it a few weeks ago. Jamie has been quick and very responsive to all our questions and demands. She is very professional and pays great attention to details. She stuck with us for about 10 months and that says a lot about her patience and perseverance.
I believe if it’s not for Jamie, we might have given up searching after the first three months. Thanks Jamie for sticking with us for all these months and we will always be grateful to you.

To whom it may concern:
I would like to personally endorse Jamie Lawrence for the EXCELLENT work she did for me over the last 9 months during my home search. I know Unilocal can be a forum to game praise and a soap box punish brands but this review comes from the bottom of my heart and I would like to it clear. I WOULD NOT BE A HOME OWNER WITH OUT JAMIE.
She went above and beyond the call of duty several times to ensure that I was fully informed, comfortable and prepared to compete in this ferocious marketplace that is San Francisco.
I may not have been the most ideal candidate for her to represent (conventional loan, in the 600−900k price range) but she treated me like an all cash start up millionaire. She made sure to connect with each selling agent and fight for my offer each of the 5 times we bid on a new property.
Jamie was always accessible too, answering emails/​texts/​calls at all times quickly to keep me competitive.
If you want an edge in this town you would be a fool to use anyone but Jamie.
Regards,
Chris

I came to see her, since a friend suggested I do, without her EVER making me feel that i needed to be anything but myself — and she showed me everything she is about: integrated, professional approach, bringing to this visit a human quality that had me feel so trusting and relaxed with her excellent expertise around housing and properties. I never felt as a client may feel; no obligations to buy, and her ernest want for what felt right for me. She chose to see me on her time, w/​out me having her as my realtor, and it was the most refreshing exchange. She also knows the realtor I am currently with, and spoke well of them but more importantly, I walked away feeling that I had made a friend in someone who has the greatest sense of respect and kindness.
This is someone I would highly recommend to anyone seeking to find a place. She is wonderful, works magic within her skills from communication to being the most active listener. Her assessment skills are perfect.
She is one a of a kind. I will always feel the greatest sense of gratitude within her feedback to me and her ways in appeasing me during a time where this is not always easy!
You cannot go wrong with Jamie — she will find you your perfect heaven on earth!

I used Jamie to both buy and then eventually sell my place in San Francisco. I’d use her again in a heartbeat! She provided great advice on comparable properties, inspections, potential resale value, and amenities I might not want to live without when going through the buying process. She also helped me make sure my bank financing was in order so that we could quickly move once I found my dream place. The entire process was surprisingly smooth and quick.
When I sold my place I turned to Jamie for help again. She gave me advice on ideal timing for going on the market and staging to make my place stand out to potential buyers. Once I was ready to sell, she took it from there, providing me a detailed plan for marketing and showing the place that she then carried out without me having to worry about a thing. She quickly found me the right buyer that allowed me to sell for a nice profit and get a hassle free close.
It sounds strange because buying or selling a house can be such a stressful experience, but with Jamie as your agent, you can relax. Jamie capably and efficiently takes care of all the details so you don’t have to worry about them yet she keeps you up to date and as involved as you want to be.

First of all i would like to thank Jamie for a great job done.
She is really personable, approachable, and a go getter all at the same time. She never pressured us into buying something we weren’t really interested in. We always felt she had our best interest in mind. We searched for our home for a little over 1 year. She was extremely patient and I appreciated her professionalism and expertise in real estate. She would let us know of things we may need to be concerned with in case we were serious about placing a bid on a property and would never keep anything from us, really transparent.
I highly recommend Jamie.

We’ve had a great experience working with Jamie. She’s whip-​smart, reads people well and is free from the dollar-​signs-​in-​the-​eyes phenomenon I’ve experienced with several past real estate people. She’s very responsive, getting everything turned around in hours and she stands behind her word in a way that I, for one, really appreciate.