Mary Macpherson-Paragon Real Estate Group

Mary and Kathleen are absolute professionals and experts in their field of real estate. They came highly recommended from friends and after interviewing a handful of other agents (also coming as recommendations), Mary and Kathleen were the most prepared, knowledgeable, and had the most to offer in terms of selling our home. They are absolutely an «A+» team and I can’t imagine working with anyone else in the sale of our home. Both of them have a tremendous network– agents, potential buyers, and trusted contractors who will help get your home ready for the sale. We took their advice seriously and followed their counsel and was able to get our condo market ready in record time– paint, cleaning, garden, staging, kitchen renovations and inspections– with amazing photos and comprehensive marketing campaign. Our place had the «wow» factor and sold very quickly with a strong, clean, significantly above asking price offer. Home purchasing and sale are the biggest decisions of one’s lifetime (and definitely in SF). I highly– highly recommend anyone looking to purchase or sell to contact Mary and Kathleen.
I cannot sing enough praises for Mary. She was with us until midnight to discuss offer options while we were conferring with our east coast family. We signed nearly at midnight (as the sellers) and escrow was open first thing the next day. She was with us every step of the way to make sure the transaction moved swiftly and smoothly on both sides. The two of them go above and beyond for you and your family.

After renting for over 20 years, my husband and I decided to buy a Condo in SF. We went on line to figure out how to approach getting an agent, and a guide said to interview several candidates. We interviewed 3 agents and Mary stood out in numerous ways, including: (1) she lived in SF and really knew the market; (2) she was super friendly; (3) she came prepared; (4) she really listened to our requirements and had several suggestions. We ended up going with Mary and it is one of the best decisions we could have made. It took us a while to find the right Condo and Mary was extremely patient. When we found the Condo of our dreams, Mary was indispensable. She has a legion of connections and helped us switch lenders, with the escrow process, and the myriad of details involved with closing. More telling, once we purchased, Mary has regularly checked in and helped us to find handymen and a housekeeper. I give Mary my highest recommendation.

Mary help us to purchase a perfect condo that we have been dreaming in SF. Mary is very knowledgeable in SF market and well connected with other realtors. She is responsive to our questions even in the middle of the night. Mary saw what every other realtors overlooked rights to the roof for us. We can’t wait to build a roof deck overlooking the golden gate bridge. Thank you Mary.

With two young children our family was quickly outgrowing our rental flat. As we started to look at our options, many friends insisted on buying, due to their experiences with the team of Mary Macpherson and Kathleen DiGrande at Paragon. We met with them early in the process and were immediately impressed at their strategy, connections, and network of mortgage and contractors.
Our family was working with a modest budget (by SF standards) and Mary and Kathleen stuck with us through many months and offers. To say they went above and beyond is an understatement, even going as far as meeting us at a new listing at 9:45pm on a Friday night, which happens to be the house we ended up getting! If you want a team that will make you feel like you are their only client, look no further. Mary is the reason our family has our own piece of SF!
Thank you Mary and Kathleen!

Mary is a pleasure to work with. Not only is she friendly and knowledgeable, she went above and beyond to negotiate a couple properties for us. We ended up with 1 great condo that we love. Whenever someone is in the market, we always recommend her.

Mary is an amazing agent. She’s very knowledgeable of the market with years of experience, she’s very established (i.e. strong relationships with other agents), professional, resourceful, diligent, trustworthy and provides a thorough follow-​up before, during and after the closing.
She helped me with the purchase of my first condo in San Francisco in a very competitive market. I email her about a condo one evening around 8 PM and she was on it by 8:30 PM. By 11:00 PM she had already spoken to the seller’s agent and the process started. Mary guided me and advised me through the entire process and made it a breeze; at every stage I felt confident that she always had my best interest in mind. Mary has always been available to advise me and help me during the nerve-​racking process of the purchase and has continued to help me since the closing.
I highly recommend Mary.

Mary recently sold our Condo in San Francisco…
It was difficult for us as I didn’t really want to sell it but the economics were just not there and it had to happen.
Mary was fantastic, giving us realistic market appraisals, advice and counsel throughout the entire process. She made it ridiculously easy and painless.
I’m pretty hands on with major life decisions like this and Mary’s biggest task was getting me to back away and let her handle it. Which she did beautifully.
She coordinated cleaning, staging, gardening and then babysat the property through multiple open houses and individual showings.
We received multiple offers and were very pleased with the whole process.
Can’t recommend her highly enough.

It’s August 2013, and the market in SF is rough, has been rough for over a year and not slowing down. We started looking in summer 2012 for a bigger place. We have been to more open houses than we ever wanted to imagine possible. In fact, our Sundays were usually reserved for open houses so it put a huge damper on our weekend plans for what seemed like forever. This was with a previous broker. Then, after a year, we decided we needed a change. We found Mary through co-​workers who raved about her. Our daughters loved her the minute they met her. I think that was a sign. Mary totally got us… she understood what we were trying to do. We are a family with 2 young daughters trying to stay in the City. We are not gazillionaires. We’ve saved to buy a place, but we were getting outbid or not finding places that fit our needs for our budget. She turned out to be the agent we dreamed we would find. Within a month, we had gotten an opportunity that was being overlooked by all the other brokers due to to unbelievable luck (i.e. Mary pounding the pavement) for us. Then, she helped us make 2 unsolicited offers! The 2^nd accepted, and we have a fabulous house! This was within a month of working with Mary. Unbelievable! She not only helped us find our dream house, but she was there communicating with us (even at midnight!) whenever we needed. She spent a lot of time working for us instead of sending us weekly mass listings we needed to go through ourselves. And she walked us through every step of the purchase. We were even able to negotiate $ 75k down… in this market, which floored us! We absolutely loved working with her and nominate her for SF Agent of the Year!

I am absolutely thrilled I found Mary Macpherson! She is an absolutely amazing agent. I live in New York, and she was able to sell my San Francisco condo in record time at my ideal price point. She had an excellent marketing strategy through her selective top agent network and knows exactly the right stager, handyman, inspection agent etc to get for your home to ensure a seamless process and secure the highest possible sale price. Throughout the sale, she kept me updated on all necessary aspects of the showings, paperwork, etc She was patient, very diligent and held my hand every step of the way. I highly recommend Mary for any of your real estate needs.

Mary has a true passion for real estate, she will find you the best house at the best price. If you are looking to purchase a home in San Francisco, go see Mary, she is a pure joy to be around. I highly recommend her!

Mary is the best Real Estate Agent and nicest person you can possibly find. Every one of my clients, business associates and friends I have refereed to Mary loves me for it. There’s not much else to say, if you want to sell or buy a house work with Marry & you’ll thank me for it!

Mary is awesome, I don’t know what more I can say to describe her. Buying a home can be a daunting experience but she makes the whole process worthwhile, particularly when both you and your partner have busy jobs.
From start to finish, Mary helped us go through the whole process and we ended up with a home that we love returning to day in day out.

Hands down, you can’t find a better realtor in San Francisco than Mary. She goes the extra mile and then some! I’m convinced her personality wins the other side over and keeps YOU in the catbird seat.
The most amazing thing about her is that she makes you feel like you are her only client when you know full well she is a busy bee. My husband and I are in the middle of a complicated escrow and I don’t think we would have made it this far without her. She is also a great resource for contractors, etc too.
You are crazy if you pick anyone else to represent you or your property. She is truly the BEST!

First time homebuyer? She’s got a packet for that. Looking beyond your means? She keeps you focused.
Mary is a Superagent! We (unintentionally) might have clocked the fastest closing time ever for a first time homebuyer without an ounce of buyer’s remorse, mostly due to Mary’s thoroughness and going the extra-​mile-​ness of her work ethic.
Within the first hour of introduction via email, she had multiple listings tailored to my search and set me up with a
account. She literally held my hand through the stressful and confusing process, educating me beyond anything I could have researched online. Most notable though is her complete access and understanding of the SF market.
Even after the move, she’s been a thoughtful, available and critical resource for contractors and recommendations.
I will always recommend Mary, and have referred my friends to her. You’re in good hands.

If you want a Realtor who is the BEST EVER, get Mary! She is going to get you what you want and you will have fun along the way. She makes things happen in a non-​pushy and reassuring way. We’re ever grateful to her because this perfect home wouldn’t have happened without her ballsy can-​do spirit!
p. s. she’s just a great person all in all.