Ackerman Realty Group

San Francisco, United States

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Telephone:
+1 415-730-3030
Website:
www.ackermanrealty.com
Address:
1537 Franklin St Ste 303, San Francisco, CA, 94109
b/t Austin St & Pine St
Lower Pacific Heights
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.6 mi19
0.7 miBig Bus Tours Stop 7, Civic Center
0.8 miCivic Center
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Today

Today 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Open now
Local time (San Francisco) 12:38 Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Description

Specialties

5 advantages you can expect:

1) Insights — Broker is and MBA /​former licensed contractor to help you profitably buy or sell SF property.

2) Speed — Fastest possible sale or purchase, orchestrated by a high-​energy negotiator &

creative problem solver.

3) Concierge-​level service — Seamless, enjoyable process with step-​by-​step guidance and a network of trusted movers, contractors, stagers, financing and more.

4) Strategy — An expert plan for achieving your real

estate goals.

5) Responsiveness — Enthusiastic and ultra attentive so you can comfortably make informed decisions.

I’ve been very successful in San Francisco real estate and will put my passion for it to work for you. Let’s talk and see if we’re a good fit.

Craig Ackerman

Author, fall 2015 book: SF Change Agent — Creative Ways to Transform & Market San Francisco Homes

History

Established in 2003.

But actually, as far back as childhood, I learned how to create value by restoring homes and apartment buildings. I worked side by side with my father, who owned many properties.

After living in Asia and selling interior furnishings to Fortune 500 clients for 11 years, I moved back to the U.S. and began purchasing dilapidated homes to make over.

As I interviewed 3 top-​rated agents to sell one of my remodeled homes, it dawned on me that I could do a better job than any of them. So I started Ackerman Realty Group and sold that home in less than a week, with 5 offers, for $ 151,000 over the asking price.

Since then, my company has advised homeowners, investors, attorneys & CPAs who are buying or selling their own or clients’ homes. Although tactful, we take pride in being forthright and honest, because candor is what ultimately helps our clients.

Meet the Business Owner

Craig A.

Business Owner

As a seasoned licensed contractor, I enjoy sizing up homes & homing in on improvements where marginal costs and marginal benefits intersect.

I’ve built a profitable business by going beyond the ‘traditional brokerage model’ to provide a complete array of related services. Managing the entire process helps achieve our clients’ goal: the highest return in the shortest time.

When I established the commercial business for Milliken & Co. in Asia in the late ‘80s, I developed skills with large comm’l. projects and learned to unify culturally diverse teams around a common goal, which I still use today.

I’ve created personal relationships with the finest business professionals in San Francisco, who help us refine & market homes in a cost-​effective, results-​oriented manner.

I’ve chosen not to advertise my company like corporate brokerages do. Instead, I’ve been privileged to grow via referrals by happy Ackerman clients.

To me, unique mktg. strategies & nimble execution are key to success.

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20 reviews of Ackerman Realty Group

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Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Craig was our agent in our recent purchase of a single family home in San Francisco. As first time home buyers we had some trepidation about jumping in and needed guidance through the process. We also had a very specific checklist of what we wanted without a lot of room to budge on price. Craig was with us at every step in the process. When we wanted to put in our first offer he was there ready to pounce and closed the deal literally within hours. It was amazing. We are now in our dream starter home and couldn’t be happier. Craig continues to check in with us and offers his advice as a contractor with the repairs we are having done. We could not recommend Craig more!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
As an estate planning attorney in the city who handles a lot of trust administrations and probates, it is imperative to have a real estate broker who you trust implicitly will take good care of your clients and handle the selling of properties with ease. Craig fits the bill! He is meticulous in his work, making sure to cover all the bases and keep me informed. It is nice not to have to worry and have confidence my clients are in good hands. I would recommend him without reservation
Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
Craig is a very meticulous professional. Whether it is your first time buying a home, or one of many, working with Craig will give you the confidence that you are checking every single box in the buying process. He doesn’t leave any stones unturned when it comes to getting the buyer everything they request, and more. Buying a home can often be a long process and one that is much more comfortable when you’re working with someone you trust has your best intentions. He is both approachable and accountable for his actions in a very timely fashion. Great guy to work with.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
We found Craig through a listing he was selling, but quickly hired him as our agent when he brought up a host of practical considerations that we hadn’t even considered, being first-​time home buyers in San Francisco. The first thing he did was take time to deeply understand what we were looking for in a home.
Craig was extremely professional and responsive, particularly as we put in the offer. We never felt pressured to buy; he navigated us through the zillions of question that came up as our disclosures came in, bringing us the key points to our attention so that we could make sense of hundreds of pages of documents. Every document we received went through Craig and gave us the confidence to move forward and when necessary, push back on the sellers. He was a strong advocate for us throughout the buying process, encouraging us to ask questions, and thanks to his skills we closed in a very short period of time. When the sellers refused to budge on a few small issues, Craig offered to take care of them through his network. Similarly, Noemie made the process of signing documents in multiple locations a breeze and was always available to help us through the details.
Craig made a variety of suggestions that we’ve leveraged for everything from painters, to contractors, to A/​V experts, and even a locksmith. No detail was left to chance.
Above and beyond this, Craig is personable, kind, and has a great sense of humor. We greatly enjoyed the personal touch he brought to our experience. From our first conversation to the flowers and card we received a week after moving in, Craig makes you feel like you’re his only client. Highly recommended.
Place rating: 5
Pleasant Hill, CA
Craig is a great Real Estate Agent. When we first met not only was he very prepared, he had an idea and process already in place, and he set realistic expectations.
I left the first meeting with the expectation that if we staged our condo, made the agreeable upgrades that he suggested, and let him do his Real Estate thing, everything would be completed by Oct. 31, 2015. We decided to follow his lead, and the result was that he not only sold the condo at 40k over the asking price but everything was completed by Oct 30th.
If you’re not a Real Estate Agent then work with Ackerman Realty and let them do their thing.
We have been lucky, but if you look at other reviews from Craig and if you get a chance to work with him, you’ll know very quickly that he knows his business and his team and him will do their best to get the job done!
Thanks Ackerman Realty Group
Place rating: 5
Fairfield, CA
I have worked with Craig for over a year now and have learned a great deal from him. His level of expertise is very much valued by a lot of his clients. His professionalism, honesty, and ability to negotiate are just a few of his very many traits. He can handle anything you throw at him and be able to maintain a positive attitude and stay the course. He will tell you what to expect in the beginning and follow through at the end.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Craig and his team helped us on the sale of our condo in SF and it was a very easy and successful experience. We knew he had a great track record based on other units he had sold in our building and we weren’t disappointed. I feel as though he set the right expectations, kept the process moving quickly, and knows how to get the highest offer. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking to sell their property.
Place rating: 5
Bellingham, WA
As a fellow broker in Washington, I did my research to find the top agent in San Francisco for my brother and his wife to sell their condo. Craig Ackerman did a fantastic job. Using a very specific process, he got them 40k above their asking price and made the overall experience smooth and painless. I will recommend all clients in this area to the Ackerman Group.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I have used Craig Ackerman’s services multiple times in the past ten years. In each case, I give him an assignment, and he executes on my desires in a professional, determined manner, that allows me to focus on my busy career and family life. I am entirely delighted with how Craig consistently delivers for me.
Place rating: 5
Mission, San Francisco, CA
I don’t usually rate on Unilocal but I wanted to make a special mention. I met Craig about two years ago and we’ve stayed in touch to discuss real estate. He’s extremely knowledgeable about the markets and unbiased with his comments. He’s all about helping his clients. To this day, I reach out to Craig just to get the latest and best insights on the market and I never feel pressured about doing a deal. I am looking forward to keeping in touch!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Craig helped me navigate and complete a complicated condo sale. From the moment I first spoke with Craig, he immediately understood my situation and gave me practical and sound advice as well as much needed encouragement along the way. What really made Craig stand out was that he went ABOVE and BEYOND to ensure the transaction went smoothly and helped me with matters that most other agents would probably run away from. Craig always responded to emails /​calls right away, I am pretty sure the guy works 24⁄7 for his clients! I would highly recommend Craig to anyone contemplating a real estate transaction.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Craig was amazing! My boyfriend and I started our house hunt in early 2015 –looking in the mission/​bernal area of SF. Our initial agent was helpful, but we weren’t getting the support that we needed. Looking for a house in SF is an exhausting process, and you need all the help you can get, especially as first time home buyers. When talking to friends one night over drinks in April, they recommended we reach out to Craig. That was one of the best decisions we ever made.
Craig immediately reached out to get a sense of what we were looking for in homeownership and in our new house. He was great at helping us think about our ideal location, our housing needs, and our budget (without ever actually pushing us in one way or another). He was exceptionally fast to respond via emails, calls, text –using your preferred form of communication. He answered all of our questions with thought, research and care. The man knows all facets of real estate, from tax/​property/​ownership questions all the way to construction/​remodeling and decorating! We’d walk into a place and he’s start digging around to understand the structural bones of the house, and at the same time helping us envision what it *could* look like with some love and care.
Flash forward to August, we’re amazingly happy home owners! We got a place we love in an amazing location largely because of how quickly Craig acted for us on a place that went back on the market. Craig is still following up with us to make sure we are all settled in our new place. Nothing about the house hunting or house purchasing process is easy –it’s super stressful, especially right now in SF. But Craig really made us feel comfortable and secure in this market.
He’s just the best!!! When anyone ever talks about buying or selling their place in conversation, I’ll be mentioning that they should reach out to Craig.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
We had such a positive experience with Craig in buying our home in San Francisco. The bottom line with Craig is that he is a true advocate for you as a buyer. That feeling of having him on your side made the complicated process so much easier, and it gave us the confidence that we would accomplish our goal. In addition, his personality and demeanor was a plus in working with him. It was all in all a positive experience.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Craig and his team were very helpful in representing a complex sale with a difficult client. He always kept calm, he listened and would allow you to vent when needed. He stuck it through and got the deal done. The out come was great even if the process was difficult.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
If you are thinking about navigating the Bay Area real estate market, please save yourself a ton of stress and strain and work with Craig! My husband and I were first-​time homebuyers looking to get a single-​family home in a few target neighborhoods in San Francisco. So, based on stories from folks working with other agents, we were expecting months of rejected offers, dashed hopes, etc. Craig told us from the get-​go that he would probably try to talk us out of houses that weren’t right for us. Craig truly listened to what we wanted, helped us sort through what was most critical, and worked overtime to deliver what we wanted. He was able to get us into a house within our budget in the neighborhood we wanted that *far* exceeded our expectations within a month of actually starting to look — this is pretty much a fairy tale experience for SF real estate. Craig was able to do this because of his relationships and unsurpassed knowledge of the market. Craig is also an incredibly skilled negotiator — he really understands what both sides want and comes up with creative solutions that work.
Craig’s other skill that really sets him apart from most agents is his deep knowledge of how to assess risk and opportunities associated with older homes that need some work. Our house is in pretty good shape for having been built in 1927, but as first-​time homebuyers, the inspection process could have been confusing and overwhelming. Craig worked with us patiently to help us better understand likely repair cost ranges provided the inspections and what of the issues identified were most critical.
Craig is a skilled and tireless advocate for his clients — we are so grateful to have worked with him!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I have worked with Craig Ackerman on several projects over the past year, and the level of professionalism Craig brings to each of his clients is second to none. His ability to transform a property and get it ready to sell is truly astonishing — I have personally seen several of his projects and am repeatedly amazed by the quality, precision, and attention to detail that Craig puts into his properties. And I’ve also spoken to his clients, who could not be happier with his work; they consistently receive top dollar for their properties once Craig is finished with them.
Craig’s professionalism goes beyond his work product. He has a stellar reputation for integrity and honesty and is highly regarded by his peers, colleagues, and clients. Most importantly, Craig is very collegial; he’s just a good guy, a fact that becomes apparent as soon as you meet him.
If you have a property to sell, then turn to Craig. Like all of his other clients, you will not regret it!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Craig is a miracle worker. Within two weeks of working with Craig, we had an offer accepted to buy a home in San Francisco that was just 2% over asking with contingencies attached. Supposedly our offer was accepted over other competitive offers because of Craig’s reputation alone. With an accepted offer, his work wasn’t done. He continued to provide a hands-​on approach through the rest of the purchase process and even won additional concessions from the seller, which greatly put us at ease as first-​time buyers. He was able to answer every question with ease and clarity with his enormous depth of experience. Finally, the home needed some work, so he was able to provide great contacts and options for getting work done in a timely manner.
The other reviews on here completely resonate with my experience working with Craig. The amount of personalized service you get is beyond expectation. I can’t imagine being a successful buyer or seller in this market without Craig.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Craig is a rare find in a realtor. He appears to take on the most complex situations and makes them simple.
I was involved in a highly conflicted divorce and needed to sell the family home. The house was in good condition, but like most San Francisco homes, it did have some imperfections and complications. We had put it on the market about a year previously without any offers. I was concerned that we may lose our investment.
First of all, working with a couple in a conflicted divorce is in itself a monumental task, and Craig was superb at working with all of the parties including the lawyers.
He also completely impressed me with his keen ability to identify inexpensive repairs that would add value and make the home easier to sell. I’m certain his ideas ultimately added many thousands to the sale price.
Another area he impressed me was his network of connections. These included contractors, inspection services and importantly other agents.
His recommend contractor was immediately available and worked very diligently to get the house ready, including one significant repair, several minor ones, and even basic clean up tasks.
Finally you can often tell the most about someone when something goes wrong. The first buyer we had was eventually unable to get their loan and the deal fell through. Amazingly Craig was able to use his network to find another buyer in a couple of days.
Craig works harder than any agent I know, it was a pleasure to have him help us thru this process.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Close friends of ours recommended Craig when my husband and I began looking for our first home. They had a wonderful experience working with Craig and we did too!
He always made time for us. He always responded quickly to our emails and phone calls. He was incredibly professional and reliable in his dealings with the seller’s agents.
We continue to recommend Craig to our friends and there is no question that we will work with him when we sell our home.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Less than a month before our wedding we sold our home off market. At the time we really didn’t understand the reality of the SF real estate market. When we began our search for a new home we felt the pain – little inventory and inflated prices.
Craig came as a referral through my friend Priya. He was just the assertive broker I was looking for.
With a little luck and with Craig’s expertise — we pulled off what seemed to be the impossible. We found a new home and closed escrow just a little over two weeks after the sale of our home was completed.
On Craig’s suggestion we put in a preemptive offer. He also connected me with a great lender that helped expedite things along and strengthened our offer.
Throughout the process Craig was detailed and methodical. Even though Craig was multi-​tasking numerous clients I always felt like I was top priority.
We got our keys on Monday and even received great referrals on general contractors through Craig.
We are forever grateful and would recommend Craig to anyone looking for a broker that get results!