Client Testimonials for Kinoko Real Estate

Read testimonials from our satisfied clients and see why Kinoko has been the preferred luxury real estate agency in San Francisco since 2003. Contact us to start your home-buying journey.

Eunice Bengco

It was easy to turn to Catherine Abalos and Kinoko Real Estate when we started thinking about selling our condo in South San Francisco. We got market updates from her for months before we were even ready, so we didn't enter blindly. She guided us through the options for preparing our home for sale. It was a challenging market for a property like ours where the building had visible in-progress repairs and our unit wasn't as updated as similar units, but Catherine helped us find patience as she continued to do dozens of private Covid showings until we got a fair offer. The escrow process had its own hiccups due to demanding buyers who acted without urgency, but Catherine communicated extensively with all parties (buyers, lender, our HOA, and the escrow holder), explained everything to us thoroughly, always had our best interest in mind, and negotiated on our behalf from showings all the wa…

It was easy to turn to Catherine Abalos and Kinoko Real Estate when we started thinking about selling our condo in South San Francisco. We got market updates from her for months before we were even ready, so we didn't enter blindly. She guided us through the options for preparing our home for sale. It was a challenging market for a property like ours where the building had visible in-progress repairs and our unit wasn't as updated as similar units, but Catherine helped us find patience as she continued to do dozens of private Covid showings until we got a fair offer. The escrow process had its own hiccups due to demanding buyers who acted without urgency, but Catherine communicated extensively with all parties (buyers, lender, our HOA, and the escrow holder), explained everything to us thoroughly, always had our best interest in mind, and negotiated on our behalf from showings all the way through closing. We were lucky to have her on our side to buy our new construction home afterwards and look forward to working with her again. She's great!!!

Hazel Cosico

I was so lucky to have worked with House of Kinoko when purchasing my very first home. Being inexperienced with home buying, I had a lot of anxiety, worry, and even reservations. Simply put I was stressed out about the unknown, but my personable and well-spoken agent Catherine Abalos put my mind at ease the very first day we met up. She explained the process step by step and answered any and all of my questions. Catherine took the time to schedule multiple house showings so we could use my time efficiently to compare the houses on the market. She is very knowledgeable in her profession and was always looking out for my best interest when it came to putting in offers to negotiating purchase price. I was confident with all my decisions with Catherine by my side and I'd without a doubt have her as my agent again. Even a year later Catherine still checks in to make sure I'm still happy with…

I was so lucky to have worked with House of Kinoko when purchasing my very first home. Being inexperienced with home buying, I had a lot of anxiety, worry, and even reservations. Simply put I was stressed out about the unknown, but my personable and well-spoken agent Catherine Abalos put my mind at ease the very first day we met up. She explained the process step by step and answered any and all of my questions. Catherine took the time to schedule multiple house showings so we could use my time efficiently to compare the houses on the market. She is very knowledgeable in her profession and was always looking out for my best interest when it came to putting in offers to negotiating purchase price. I was confident with all my decisions with Catherine by my side and I'd without a doubt have her as my agent again. Even a year later Catherine still checks in to make sure I'm still happy with my starter home. She goes above and beyond which made the whole home buying experience smooth and dare I say exciting!

Lauren Coleman

Kinoko Real Estate is absolutely amazing - our agents Nini Gueco and Catherine Abalos did a stellar job selling our condo in the San Francisco Mission Bay neighborhood. They have in depth knowledge of the neighborhood and going rates, and access to a network of interested buyers. Further, Nini is a very skilled negotiator, who knows how to keep the momentum. During a time when the SF market was unpredictable, they gave us solid advice and were able to sell our place way faster than anyone would have predicted. We could not recommend them more!

Nathan G.

Working with Nini and Catherine was a five-star experience. We were selling a very sad-looking house as legal representatives and wanted a real estate partner that would know how to market this property. We were so lucky to have interviewed Nini and Catherine. They knew exactly how to position this house. They were always responsive and creatively strategic. We had positive results almost immediately. We recommend them highly!

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