Eileen is the blogger behind Inside San Francisco Real Estate (insidesfre.com), her popular blog that has consistently offered her insights and advice since 2008. Eileen specializes in representing buyers and sellers of single-family homes, condominiums, TICs, and multi-unit buildings in San Francisco. She has been a Realtor since 2002, and a Noe Valley resident since 1997. Eileen is regularly quoted in The New York Times, SF Chronicl...
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I would recommend Eileen Bermingham in a heartbeat! During the whole process she went above and beyond my expectations. I work in real estate and know many agents. Eileen is definitely one of agents I trust, respect and would recommend to family and friends. I live out of the area and was able to rely on Eileen to take care of everything that needed to be done to prep the property for sale. She kept me in the loop every step of the way. She knew what our family needed and took much care to make sure we were happy throughout the process. Her negotiation skills and relationship with local agents proved to be very important when we got into contract. I was blown away with her dedication to us.
Diana C, San Jose
She was very clear in explaining the process for getting offers, responding and just being patient and waiting for the “right buyer”. It was a difficult process for me since I owned the house for 31 years and wanted to find the perfect buyer who would care for it as well as I had.
I was worried after the first week when there was only one offer that was not satisfactory and others pending. But she did communicate quickly when the best offer came in even though it was a longer escrow (this didn’t matter to me).
I would highly recommend her!
Christine Cordaro, Inverness, CA
Eileen is a pleasure to work with and I fully trust/recommend her! She made my entire purchase a breeze and I valued her suggestions and input throughout the entire process. Eileen made purchasing in SF (a scary thing for those of us not familiar with the market) easy! I loved working with her and will definitely recommend to friends and family!
Kathryn H.
Eileen is very knowledgeable about the SF real estate market and has an excellent understanding of the different neighborhoods . She was also very prompt, be it for in person house showings or communications via email. Also, even in this crazy sellers market she never pushed me to bid higher than I was comfortable. On the house that I ended up buying she showed me the comps and actually encouraged me to bid lower than what my initial thoughts were. Eileen truly works in best interest of the clients even when that may result in a lot more work for her.
Awlok Josan, San Francisco
Eileen helped us buy the property we were selling this time, and we’re so glad we chose her to represent us again. She is incredibly good at her job—she knows the SF market inside out, this is clearly her passion. Eileen was always on call and able to handle our concerns from our initial meeting to choosing stagers and walking us through inspections, offers, and escrow documents (we couldn’t have wished for a smoother sale). She is extremely professional but always calm and collected with a great sense of humor. We highly recommend Eileen, she’s a joy to work with!
Lucy & Richard Coward
I could not have been happier with Eileen’s support of my condo sale. She navigates the tricky SF market conditions expertly. She was patient with my emotions as I prepared to sell my home, she was strategic about necessary and unnecessary improvements to support the best price at the lowest cost She was on time and over-delivered. I would love to work with her again! My sale went beyond expectation with 7 offers and way over asking. Eileen was a true partner and leader. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Margaret, Noe Valley, San Francisco
We just purchased our first home with Eileen Bermingham, and cannot recommend her strongly enough.
Eileen worked with us for over 2.5 years while we searched for our dream home in San Francisco. She was infinitely knowledgeable about local neighborhoods, architecture and property law. She was also incredibly patient with us as we figured out our own tastes and priorities, and as those evolved over time, and quickly took on new information to adapt her advice and search strategy. We found her to be always accessible -- we would often email her at all hours of the day with random listings we’d seen, and promptly hear back with well-researched information and thoughtful opinions. She has an extensive network and was often able to get us additional information very quickly directly from the sellers’ agents.
Eileen was often available on very short notice to attend open houses and, more recently, to set up individual visits to listings during COVID. She was frank with her opinions but never imposed her own tastes on us. At the same time, she was always willing and able to send us resources to help us educate ourselves on the pros and cons of various options.
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Eoin O'Mahony & Vasu Raman, San Francisco
We've had the pleasure of working with Eileen on two transactions, 14 years apart. She was our agent when we purchased and sold our house. With the sale of our house Eileen was able to skillfully navigate through some complicated permit issues and develop a proactive plan to move forward. She was perfect on her communications and sales strategy for the house enabling us to receive the best possible offer. With challenges brought on by the pandemic and our relocation she never missed a beat and took care of everything, even our high maintenance requests. Without a doubt we would recommend Eileen to anyone looking to buy or sell a house in San Francisco. She is hands down fantastic!
Levi, San Francisco
As a first time buyer in an already volatile market during a pandemic, I was nervous about the process. Eileen went over the top in addressing all of my concerns and questions. She was available at all hours of the day (and nights/weekends) and showed tremendous expertise and experience in helping me navigate through the entire experience from start to finish. She provided multiple top-notch contacts for all of the services I needed and I am beyond happy with my purchase. Even though the Covid buying experience was new to her as well, she went the extra mile to make sure everything went as smoothly as possible. She will definitely be the first person I call when it is time to move.
Shreerag, San Francisco
This is the fourth real estate transaction in which we have had the distinct privilege of working with Eileen over the past decade. Eileen knows the local market well, and more importantly, is well versed in the local idiosyncrasies of negotiating and trading homes in San Francisco. She again has demonstrated herself to be impeccably organized, unfailingly punctual and responsive, but most importantly consistently honest.
In a very busy time of our lives, Eileen was able to help us purchase our dream home, prepare and sell our previous home, and navigate some thorny contract issues, all with us barely even taking notice. And after the dust settled on all the activity, she remained engaged to tie up any and all concerns and details that were left hanging, no matter how minor.
Choose her as your agent and she will be your ride-or-die. I could not possibly recommend her more!
Brian K, San Francisco
In the highly charged atmosphere of the San Francisco real estate market it was critical for me to work with an agent who would have a comprehensive knowledge of the market and be able to embrace and work with my personal situation and needs. Which meant I needed a quick turnaround during less-than-peak time of year for sales. Eileen perfectly priced my property and selected the most advantageous time to market it given the time of year. And I ended up with a result that far exceeded my expectations in every regard. With the bonus that Eileen is brilliant at what she does and extremely personable and a joy to work with. I could not be happier!
Ed White, Arcata
We found Eileen Bermingham through a family friend who's a real estate agent. She came very highly recommended. After our first phone conversation with her, we were totally impressed. Eileen is ultra competent, sharp, detail-oriented, honest, and straightforward. She made what would have otherwise been a very complicated and stressful process feel totally manageable. She set clear expectations with us every step of the way, so we always knew what was going on. It was clear she understood our priorities and our needs, and we felt very taken care of from start to finish. She was an incredible guide and advocate for us throughout the whole process, and we're so grateful for the role she played in helping us find our dream home.
Z&P, San Francisco
Eileen really made the process if selling my home a great experience. She listened to my needs and the direction I wanted to go, added her expertise to the mix and got me the outcome I was looking for. Her personality, insight, organization and professionalism put me at ease every step of the way. Couldn't be happier!
Jessica Millstein, Durham, NC
Eileen Bermingham helped us buy our home in 2014, and sell in 2019. In both instances, she went above and beyond every step of the way. The selling of our home was somewhat complicated, since there was a lot of preparation to do before the sale, and we had already moved out of state. We completely trusted Eileen to be our point person with all of the vendors doing the work, etc. She communicated with us daily with updates and handled everything with utmost professionalism. We are very pleased with the purchase price, and there were absolutely no issues with the sale. We really couldn't be more satisfied customers.
Kirstin, San Francisco
My family and I have worked with Eileen multiple times over the past decade on various home purchases and sales in San Francisco and could not possibly give her a stronger recommendation.
We have consistently found her to be an excellent, punctual communicator (even with midnight texts when she is traveling abroad!), and unfailingly honest. Several times she has talked us out of making an offer on a property, or strongly advised us to offer less despite all the incentives and economic factors pushing her act in the opposite direction. Eileen is exquisitely organized and brings a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge to the table; and is both a strong advocate and negotiator.
Most recently, she helped us purchase our dream home in an off-market transaction. This type of sale was new to us but she provided expert guidance, support, and advice throughout the entire process. She gets full marks from us and certainly recommend Eileen for your next home sale or purchase!
Brian K, San Francisco
This was our second time working with Eileen Bermingham, both as buyer and seller, and she continues to exceed expectations. You'd think maybe we just got lucky the first time after she got our very first offer accepted out of nearly 20 offers as buyer; but after delivering high quality offers that exceeded our expectations and a smooth, successful sale years later as seller, it is clear that none of it was luck. Highly recommend Eileen and look forward to working with her again.
Simon Chen, San Francisco
I'm so happy I found Eileen! She was always open, straight forward and knowledgeable. I cannot imagine going through my first time home buying process with anyone else. Eileen was patient with me and helped me understand and learn about the real estate market as a complete novice and was excellent all the way past closing-- always responsive and available. I highly recommend her as a trust worthy and expert real estate agent.
Charmiane
We have dealt with many agents, and purchased and sold many homes, over the years - but Eileen is truly in a class by herself. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of the market, is extremely proactive in handling everything to do with the transaction and is a great person to deal with. She makes it all easy!
Max Dietshe
Eileen has been a wonderful to work with when you are buying or selling a home. Her attention to details and service attitude is excellent. Thank you Eileen!!
Santa Ram
Eileen is simply the best!
Scott Guyon
Eileen Bermingham has been one of the best Real-estate Agents I have ever worked with. Eileen's attention to detail is impeccable and her attitude of no-pressure on buyers is quite admirable and professional. I would always use her and recommend her to my friends and family. Thank you Eileen. You are a wonderful Real-estate Agent.
Santa Ram, San Francisco, CA
Eileen did an absolutely stellar job as our buyer's agent in SF. We couldn't have wished for a more knowledgeable, helpful, and responsive real estate professional during the rather involved, multi-month process of buying our first home, during most of which we were still living 700 miles away, in Seattle.
We knew that trying to buy a house in SF's crazy market would require a high-caliber, smart, reasonable, hands-on, and well-connected advisor just like Eileen. We discovered her through her blog (insidesfre.com) and Yelp reviews. We interviewed six prospective agents on the phone, about an hour each. From the start, Eileen stood out as someone who seemed exceptionally knowledgeable, trustworthy, and willing to understand and cater to our needs. Several other agents we interviewed (all highly-rated, by the way) made claims like 'I never write more than 1-2 offers', effectively demanding that we'd work on their terms to boost their numbers. Eileen, on the other hand, never tried to push us or sell us on anything. Instead, her approach was much more customer-centric: She'd be available 24/7, providing expert advice, while we would make the decisions– a true partnership.
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Brianne & Jonas G, San Francisco
Eileen Bermingham is a superstar! I had already moved to NY when I decided to sell my Pac Heights condo, and she handled every aspect necessary to prepare the property for sale - including a fairly complicated toilet replacement project involving two toilets and marble work. She kept me updated on developments throughout the process and converted documents to DocuSign so that I could execute them remotely. Eileen’s positive attitude and sense of humor made the entire process enjoyable and I would certainly work with her again. I highly recommend Eileen!
Cara Finan, Manhattan
I had two transactions with Eileen both buying and selling. Eileen made the process very smooth. She is very experienced in all aspects of the transactions and this was reassuring, especially at stressful times. Throughout she was always available and was extremely responsive.