"Vivre" is a French verb meaning "to live and to experience life." Our name reflects the joy we feel as we assist clients in making intelligent, thoughtful real estate choices about their home and investment portfolio, whether this is your first or 30th real estate transaction. (True story!)
At Vivre Real Estate, we believe it’s possible to experience an enjoyable, prosperous, and comfortable life in the home of your dreams. We also believe you deserve to reap the rewards of your investment. Those convictions are at the center of everything we do as real estate agents.
Since 2002, San Francisco Bay Area home buyers and sellers have trusted our collective of expert real estate agents to advise them in more than $1 billion of real estate sales, during one of the most important financial and personal decisions of their lives: if, when, and how to buy or sell a property. Our signature consultancy is grounded in real-time market knowledge and bespoke property marketing, enhanced by deep roots and connections in the community, and powered by industry-leading technology through our behind the scenes partnership with Side, Inc.
Along with an efficient, streamlined process, our team of top San Francisco Bay Area Realtors® offer authenticity, strategic thinking, and negotiation savvy. For sellers, we recommend strategic, cost-effective presale enhancements that attract the best buyers and deliver maximum ROI via thoughtful communication and negotiation. Our job is to get you an offer you want, at the price and terms you want. For buyers, we search high and low for properties that tick all the boxes while advocating and negotiating on your behalf to reach the best deal possible.
At Vivre Real Estate, we are here to enhance your home life. From all corners of the Bay, Bernal Heights to the Mission to Noe Valley to Pacific Heights and beyond, we can’t wait to help you make the most of the San Francisco Bay Area real estate market.
We are proud to be recognized as one of California’s Top Small Teams for 2023 by RealTrends/Tom Ferry’s list of America’s Best Real Estate Professionals!
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Russian Hill's real estate market and lifestyle, according to a local expert.
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How tech stocks and AI are shaping SF Bay Area real estate.
Learn how to look up property tax records, permit history, complaints and more.
Where is the SF Bay Area housing market headed for 2024? Here's what we expect.
Join us at Muttville in San Francisco on January 20th, 2024 for an adoption event sponsored by Vivre Real Estate.
Explore the San Francisco Bay Area's festive spirit and holiday real estate trends for 2023.
From winter selling strategies to smart upgrading tips, discover a world of opportunity.
Discover why winter, not spring, might be your best bet for selling your home.
Discover the hidden advantages of upgrading your home when the market is down.
How to sell your San Francisco Bay Area home effectively without the need for moving and staging.
In San Francisco, vacant office spaces could be transformed into residential condos.
Tracking the ups, downs and trends in San Francisco's real estate market for Fall 2023.
From Kona's beaches to Waimea's ranches, discover why the Big Island is one of our favorite destinations from the Bay Area.
Think you've seen all of San Francisco? Think again.
In an SF Bay Area real estate transaction, every aspect is open for discussion.
Opportunities in SF Bay Area Real Estate
Helping your kids with a place to live is a huge step toward their financial future.
Buying, selling, living—explore the ins and outs of condos in San Francisco.
Our “Deal of the Week” is an Edwardian-era mini-mansion in Ashbury Heights with a cool historic pedigree — woman-built in 1910!
How downsizing San Francisco homeowners and empty nesters can unlock new opportunities with Prop 19.
Becoming a real estate agent is surprisingly easy. Being a great one? Not so simple!
See why Whistler and Vancouver are such popular spots for second homes and vacations from the SF Bay Area.
San Francisco is teeming with Realtors. Here's how to find your perfect fit.
A Culinary Tour
We're feeling the vibes in San Francisco, as visitors descend for Pride and the streets thump with a new rhythm.
Have we told you you're special lately? This Pride, celebrate it!
In case you missed it, here's our recent market update from the Vivre email newsletter.
Our top pick this week is a former church turned luxury home for sale in prime Eureka Valley, San Francisco.
Discover a stunning Art Deco luxury condo in San Francisco's prestigious Pacific Heights neighborhood.
Explore the types of architecture and homes in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood.
Everything you need to know about Tenancy in Common (TIC) in San Francisco... and maybe even more.
Picnicking, sunbathing or simply at peace, San Francisco has a wealth of parks and gardens the whole family can enjoy.
Simplify the home buying, selling and moving process with Remoov.
These taco shops around Noe Valley will satisfy your soul (and tummy)!
Conveniently located, beautifully updated—don't miss this stunning Russian Hill condo listing!
Here are some family friendly activities around San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood.
Inflation, interest and stocks - oh my! These are the 3 key indicators for SF Bay Area housing.
Character, convenience and location, our latest Deal of the Week has it all!
Do you have to waive contingencies to be the winning offer? And other SF Bay Area homebuying questions.
The perfect retreat or pied-a-terre in Pacific Heights, this is an amazing entry to San Francisco luxury condo real estate.
Looking for something to do around town? Try these activities around Noe Valley.
See the latest SF migration news, plus our Joie de Vivre community picks, top curated articles and more.
Check out our latest Deal of the Week, a light-filled, updated end-unit TIC in the Marina near Russian Hill.
Don't miss our latest Deal of the Week, a super bright and beautiful condo listing in the Marina.
Hungry in Noe Valley? We've got you covered.
The new year is always an exciting time—but maybe not this exciting.
Welcome to Noe Valley, a charming community in the heart of San Francisco.
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See what you missed in our December Vivre newsletter—real estate predictions, local events, culture and more.
What will happen to mortgage rates? Home prices? Selling strategies? Here's our best guess for what San Francisco Bay Area real estate will look like next year.
Got sugar on the mind? Us too. Here are 5 great places to get dessert in (and around) Bernal Heights.
Once again, it's the season for giving thanks, giving gifts and general merrymaking.
Taste what these 5 fabulous restaurants in Bernal Heights have to offer!
Everything SF Bay Area homeowners and adventurers need to know about visiting and buying property on Maui.
When you’re looking to buy or sell a home, you might be tempted to go with a discount brokerage. After all, they typically have salaried agents or operate remotely, wh… Read more
You’ve arrived at this tucked-away community south of downtown San Francisco, and now you’re looking for things to do in Bernal Heights. Welcome! Maybe you just signed… Read more
Want to know a secret? The best time to list your home is not spring. Well, not exactly. In the SF Bay Area, many spring buyers start shopping in December. By the ti… Read more
There’s no shortage of coffee shops in Bernal Heights, and that’s a good thing. Whether you’re looking for a place to grab a quick cup of coffee or sit down and relax … Read more
Hi friends, Take a detour with me… to the used car lot. For at least a year, the used car market has been insane, because the new car market has been insane, because s… Read more
Hi friends, When the market starts to transition, it can happen quite abruptly. (Read Danielle’s quote on this and more in the SF Standard.) The recent triple-whammy o… Read more
Is San Francisco Bay Area real estate undervalued? Maybe. At least, that’s what big-time analysis firm CoreLogic says in this ominously titled Fortune article: Keep an… Read more
Looking for the best restaurants in Bernal Heights, San Francisco? We’re here to help. Bernal Heights is a popular San Francisco community with a small-town, tucked-aw… Read more
If you’re looking for a fun, laid-back and tucked-away neighborhood in San Francisco, Bernal Heights is definitely worth exploring. This vibrant community is known for… Read more
California’s Prop 13 & Prop 19 California’s Prop 13 sparked controversy from the moment it was adopted by voters in 1978. Forty-four years on, not much has changed. Pr… Read more
Hi friends, what do you think… worth it? NBC News: Home that sold for $805K comes with stranger living in basement Maybe the most surprising thing about this national … Read more
Mortgage rates are up sixty percent since the start of the year. For a homebuyer crunching the numbers, the difference between three and five percent interest is consi… Read more
Pacific Heights Luxury Condo For Sale Here’s my latest Deal of the Week home for sale in San Francisco, a gorgeous luxury condo on the top floor of a Queen Anne Victor… Read more
In historical terms, our job as San Francisco Bay Area Realtors has not been around long. Real estate brokers first popped up in New York (or maybe Chicago) around the… Read more
It’s been an eventful few years, but the biggest factor driving SF Bay Area real estate happened long, long ago. Way, way back in SF Real Estate It was about 650,000 y… Read more
Bernal Heights Victorian Luxury Home for Sale Here’s my latest Deal of the Week home for sale in San Francisco, a rare, spacious Victorian luxury home in desirable nor… Read more
It has not been the easiest time for home buyers. A recent piece from the New York Times details how, “[f]or nearly two years, home buyers have been shopping in condit… Read more
Selling and Buying a Bay Area Home Back-to-Back Buying or selling a home in the San Francisco Bay Area can be complicated and stressful enough, but what if you want to… Read more
New Construction Condo for Sale in Noe Valley, San Francisco Looking for a new construction luxury condo in Noe Valley, San Francisco? Here’s a great one! Wait—did we … Read more
Noe Valley Coming Soon Real Estate Listings We did a sneak preview today of this coming soon single-family Victorian home for sale in a prime location of the popular N… Read more
It feels kinda funny calling $4.5M a deal, but this is SF… Big homes that work well and are in good condition are not a dime a dozen! If it fits your budget, this one … Read more
Boutique agency or big-box brokerage? When it’s time to hire a Realtor®, there's no need to choose. Learn what makes Vivre unique.
Fantastic Off-Market Properties and Where to Find Them in the Bay Area Can you still find off-market real estate listings (aka “coming soon” properties) around the San… Read more
Back in the day, I compiled standout SF real estate listings on my SFhotlist blog. (Those of you who go way back might remember!) Part of the fun of being an agent is … Read more
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