Chris Hansen – Coldwell Banker

Chris not only helped us buy our first home when we could just barely afford the
down payment… after 40 years in this house she sold it at top dollar and took
care of all the details at a very difficult time in our lives. She cares about her
clients no matter what their circumstances. She will not disappoint and I can’t
recommend her highly enough.

I was fortunate enough to work on a transaction with Chris earlier this month. She was great. It is refreshing to work with an agent that is honest, competent and professional. She represented her clients interests extremely well and was there to help every step of the way. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to purchase or sell in the East Bay.

Chris Hansen is the best realtor you can get. She was so wonderful with us in our search to find a home. As a first time buyer she was communicative and patient in explaining things and walking us through the process. She continually offered encouragement when we were getting discuraged and outbid. She took so much time touring homes with us and sometimes multiple times for the same place. Chris is definately one of those pretensious realtors that keep telling you to go higher in price just so they make more money… no…she is straight up, honest and on your side even when the truth hurt. In the end we found a great place to call home and couldn’t be happier.

I was a first-​time home buyer and spent over a year searching and submitting offers before finally finding a property in the Oakland Hills. Chris was very patient, spent many weekends touring properties with me, and offered encouragement & advice when it seemed like I was constantly getting outbid. Eventually, I found a great place to call home. Chris went out of her way to hand deliver paperwork, referred an inspector and walked me through the speedy closing process.

Chris was the perfect Realtor for me: very knowledgeable about the market, patient, and easy going. I never felt pressured in spite of the competitive market and ended up with just what I was looking for. I highly recommend Chris!

I met Chris last July when I was searching for an investment property in E. Oakland, she was showing me one of her listings and I immediately knew that if I worked with her I would be in good hands-​I was right!
Since I currently live oversees I had just a few weeks to find a house, during that time Chris must have shown me a dozen or more houses and I found her to be very patient and committed to my objectives. She used her experience and more importantly her integrity to steer me in the right direction and did so with a lot of heart. After submitting about 5 offers I finally got one accepted, during the long wait period (it was a short sale) she handled somewhat challenging communications with the listing agent with great diplomacy while keeping me tuned frequently. Her unique characteristics came to play once more during the close of escrow, certain issues revolving rent income seemed to be getting complicated due to misleading data from the seller, Chris took me to the Housing Authority to get the missing info so an educated decision could be made, a few days later we closed escrow and I became a home owner for the first time.
If you are looking for a real professional who will go the extra mile with you, someone with integrity, years of experience and a big smile, then rest assured you are in good hands if you choose Chris!

Chris is a very wonderful person. When I had to sell my house, she held my hand through the whole process.

We highly recommend Chris Hansen if you are a new to the east bay, or are just looking for an agent who is patient, hardworking and will push for what you want.
It didn’t take us long to find the right home, but in the california market, it can be hard to get what you want. Chris negotiated hard for us, yet was transparent enough to keep our expectations in line. In the end we found the home we wanted, at the price we wanted and it was a win win for everyone. Chris also has great recommendations for repairs, inspections, and anything else you might need for your home. We waited almost a month from when we closed to when we wrote this review to make sure things had a chance to settle in, and we are just as pleased now as we were when we first saw the home.
Thanks for all the hardwork Chris!

We would absolutely, without hesitation, recommend Chris to anyone looking to buy a home. Especially for first time buyers like us, it can be an overwhelming process. Having the right team on your side makes all the difference.
It took us a very long time to find a home in this challenging market (over a year!), but Chris was extremely patient, understanding and never pressured us to bid on a home that wasn’t right for us. She really understood what we were looking for, and relentlessly searched with us until we found it. Our search was a long one, yes — but at the end, we are more than overjoyed by the home we bought and feel that it was well worth the wait. Chris is very knowledgeable about the local market and has earned a respectful network of counterparts in the industry.
We really feel that if it weren’t for Chris and her diligence, we would still be looking. Thanks to Chris being SO on top of things, she was able to help us get an offer in on a house before anyone else and purchase the home of our dreams. The credit goes to Chris for getting us into our house without a doubt, we really thought it was a long-​shot!
Chris made us feel like we were her only clients (although we’re certain she had other things going on) because she was always there for us, always returned calls/​emails very promptly and never failed to follow through with any commitments. Even after we closed on the purchase of our home, Chris is still there for us by checking in every now and then to be sure all is okay, just in case we have any questions.
Thanks for everything, Chris!

Chris is one of the best people you can work with. She is patient, positive, aggressive when she needs to be, knowledgeable, hard working, honest, no-​nonsense and a wonderful person. It’s truly rare to work with someone with all of those qualities. Chris also happens to care about the people she finds homes for and it makes a big difference.
I had two offers accepted with Chris. The first house had inspection issues and I backed out. Chris executed her end of the job perfectly, putting me in contact with excellent people, giving me straight feedback and supporting my decision to back out and move on. My second house had some financing issues due to the expiration of the jumbo loan program. The fact that it didn’t close related to me and my broker. Chris was exceptional at trying to get us to close quickly. In the end we just couldn’t do it on my end.
I started my house hunting process with Redfin, but after working with Chris, would never switch back. I’ll be working with Chris in the future and always highly, highly recommend her to my friends and family looking at buying in the east bay. She’s one of the best/​most effective people I’ve ever worked with in any capacity.

Thanks to Chris, I own my dream home!
Over four months and many obstactles, Chris worked tirelessly to help my find my Oakland Hills sanctuary. She is professional and friendly and is great about keeping her clients in the loop. She is also a flexible, available, and a well-​connected Oakland real estate expert!
It’s abundantly clear that Chris always has her client’s best interest in mind. She’s happy when her clients are happy. She has been such an enthusiastic and assertive advocate for me throughout the escrow process. She is professional and no-​nonsense but has a delightful sense of humor — a rare combination.
I am so grateful to have worked with somebody as knowledgeable, hard-​working and caring as Chris. Even now that escrow has closed, Chris is working diligently to make sure I am completely satisfied, sending a handyman out to fix my shower and touching base with H.O.A. on my behalf. She has my highest recommendation.

We really enjoyed working with Chris. She’s patient and has a very straight forward, no-​nonsense personality. We looked and looked and looked and looked… for like six months… but Chris was very patient… emailing us interesting listings, driving us around to look at places, taking all our calls and answering every silly question that two clueless first-​time home buyers had about the puzzling home-​buying process.
Then finally before TXgiving last year we found the winner! But wait. The fun part just started. We had a horrible, horrible bank (to be reviewed next!). Even though they had pre-​approved us, the process of securing the loan was a nightmare and their incompetence knew no bounds. They were losing documents left and right, not communicating with us, setting deadlines that they would then miss… Because of them, Chris had to ask the seller for an extension on the loan contingency part of our contract… and we barely made it to remove that contingency. 10 minutes before the deadline! God, how I hate that bank. Anyways… What I want to say… is that Chris was at our side throughout all this… the bank nightmare dragged on for over two months, but Chris never relented… going above and beyond to make sure we will get the place that we had searched for so long!!!
So thanks, Chris. We wouldn’t be here, enjoying our new place, without your help.

Chris helped us get the home of our dreams in the Oakland hills. She spent many weekends with us showing us many houses, and was extremely patient with us until we found a house that both of my wife and myself liked (not an easy thing!) and was within our price range. She leveraged her years of expertise to guide and keep us calm through a foreclosure purchase, and to help us work with inspectors and contractors we knew we could trust. I can’t imagine it having gone any better – if for whatever reason we do decide to move again, Chris will certainly be the first person we call!