Chris Howe

10/22/23James Malley

Google Review

October 2023 update: We have now worked with Chris and Erin on both the buy side and sell side. They effectively marketed our home for a recent sale and once again proved themselves as top notch. Their attention to detail is amazing. Note that Chris is not simply an agent, but a broker licensed to work independently. This requires additional training, but more importantly, becomes a competitive advantage when negotiating. Thanks again Chris and Erin!

We feel so lucky to have met Chris and Erin. We first met Chris through one of his listings and had a great first impression. He is friendly, knowledgeable and never any sales pressure. Chris presented us with some unique and creative ways of house hunting during the crazy pandemic market. Along the way, Erin was assisting with many details, making sure nothing was overlooked. Thanks to them, we recently closed on a home in a great neighborhood for our family. Best of all, we never felt like just customers, they treated us like friends. We look forward to continuing our friendship with Chris and Erin!

1/13/23Doug sur

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Chris is very patient as I wandered from one type of home to the next and one area to the next. Grew up and lives in the SD area and is very knowledgeable of the area and trends. Finally ended up with Condo to start the new year. Thanks Chris!

11/3/22Antonio

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We were very fortunate to have Chris Howe as the real estate agent for our first home purchase. Chris is a very knowledgeable, patient, experienced, and hard-working agent. He listened carefully to our home preferences and budget, and guided us every step of the way. His recommendations of loan officers enabled us to lock in a great rate at a time of fast-rising mortgage rates. Chris and his wife and colleague Erin assisted us tremendously with estimating the costs of many needed repairs for the property we ended up buying. They went above and beyond contacting and connecting us with quality repair services and suppliers, many of which we are using during our remodeling. If you are looking for an agent with outstanding qualities, if you are looking for someone who was born and raised in San Diego and knows properties and the county very well, then look no further than Howe Realty.

11/2/22Anna

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Howe Realty deserves 10 stars. Yes, really. Chris's help and guidance during our first-time homebuying process was fantastic. Honestly, we were amazed by the level of service he provided! Absolutely topnotch! We felt in such good hands with his wealth of experience and expertise guiding us. He really knows - and knows thoroughly - what he is doing and was very adept at navigating us through from start to finish. One thing about Chris that I especially appreciated was his patience. Through all kinds of questions and discussions - many of which were either long, late in the evening, or drawn-out - he tirelessly listened, explained, and shared perspectives drawn from his years of experience. I also really appreciated his patience while we were looking at potential homes. He made us feel like if we took a year to find a home he would be there helping us as gladly as on day 1. He wanted above all to help us find the home that was right for us, with our unique parameters, and right for our budget. This wasn't an easy task with the current market and economy, our preferences and tight budget, and our narrow choice of neighborhoods. His feedback and perspectives throughout the process were absolutely invaluable. We very much appreciated his expertise during the inspections and the interest and amount of time he took to help us out during this process and with the ensuing negotiation! That's the thing about Chris and Erin (his wife and colleague): they give above and beyond. And they do it generously. I'm positive we were not the easiest clients to work with, but Chris always made us feel like we were his priority. We can't say enough good things about Howe Realty and our experience working with Chris and Erin!

1/25/22Will Henderson

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We recently closed on a house purchase with Chris as our agent and couldn’t be happier. Anyone who’s participated in this market over the last year knows how frustrating it’s been for buyers, with historically low inventory and bidding wars having become the norm. Chris has deep knowledge of the San Diego area and market, followed up quickly on all of our requests day and night, and managed all aspects of the transaction from the initial offer to mutual acceptance to closing and key handoff. He was patient and persistant, always a pleasure to work with, and it eventually paid off- we found the perfect house.

1/4/22Won Bae

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Selling our house in Carmel Valley of 10+ years was a hard decision to make. In spite of all our fears, Chris and Erin Howe helped us with so much reassurance and knowledge that we quickly felt at ease entering the market. At our initial meeting several months prior to listing, we toured the house together, where Chris prioritized items (repairs, painting, staging, etc.) that could help with the sale of the home. Chris also came prepared with the recent market data, to provide a rough estimate on where the listing price could be.

Their attention to detail in the days leading up to listing was phenomenal, providing us with extensive market reports, contractor listings, maintaining regular and prompt correspondence both in person and via emails, and just overall doing their absolute best for the clients.

We had an overwhelmingly successful open house, had 20+ offers, and the house sold for many percent over asking. Chris was able to summarize and compare the offers, explain strengths and weaknesses of each, to help us narrow down the best offers. The real amazing thing was how Chris maintained composure and fairness to all parties, with transparency. We must have called him 10 times a day during this time for updates, yet he was always calm and mentally present (though his voice was going out).

Chris and Erin Howe are one of the most ethical, professional, and nice realtors you’ll ever work with. We are more than happy with our months-long experience with them, and would definitely return for future needs. For anyone looking for help with real estate in San Diego, just give them a try!

11/24/21Devesh Vashishtha

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Chris and his wife Erin did an amazing job of helping us buy our first home ever, in a highly competitive market. We were searching for homes virtually from Seattle, WA, but Chris and Erin made the experience straightforward. Their approach is patient and grounded in decades of experience, and they were always available to answer questions. We now have a beautiful home in Rancho Penasquitos and we are grateful to Howe Realty SD for all their help!

7/12/21Paul Murphy

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Chris and Erin are terrific realtors. They are both friendly, knowledgeable, energetic, and organized. We met Chris at an open house, and his easy-going but capable manner made a strong impression. We contacted him to help purchase a home we had seen in the area. The process went very smoothly, and we were extremely happy with the new home. When it came time to sell my old home, I was very happy to work with Chris and Erin again. Their insights were helpful in preparing the home for sale, and generated multiple offers above the asking price on the first week after listing. They made navigating the offers and sales process extremely easy. We were again extremely happy with the result. Whether you are buying or selling a home, I strongly recommend Chris and Erin!

6/11/21Thu Nguyen

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We worked with a few realtors in the past and can confidently say that Chris is above them all. He is a top notch professional agent who is not only good at what he does, but he is genuine and honest. He will tell you honestly if a home is a good buy or not. We could fully trust his opinion. He is readily available whenever we had questions. He walked us through the whole process from beginning to end. Chris has such good work ethics, mannerism, and just an overall good person to work with. We would definitely work with him again and would recommend him to families and friends.

5/31/21ram K

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Chris is an excellent realtor one should have on their team while buying a home in the San Diego area. We met Chris at one of his open house listings which we visited two years ago. We were at our initial phase of our search at the time, we immediately noticed that Chris was very knowledgeable about the area, attentive and keen to help us find our dream home. A year later and after meeting several other agents, we went with Chris because of his patient yet detail-oriented approach. In the current seller's market with multiple competing offers, we were glad to have Chris represent us. Chris was instrumental in structuring our winning offer. His vast experience and intimate knowledge of the market helped us buy the home we wanted. Chris helped us stay on top of things as soon as our offer was accepted and we were in escrow. He guided us on all the key activities and timelines we needed to meet while looking out for our best interests in the negotiations with the seller. Chris went above and beyond his responsibilities to help us smoothly complete the purchase on schedule. Throughout our home buying process, Chris was always available to answer our queries and guide us in the right direction. We were fortunate to have Chris as our agent and we strongly recommend you select Chris as your realtor.

3/9/21Betsy Mackey

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Chris Howe is an outstanding person and Realtor. This is the 2nd time we have used Chris, and we would use his services again! He sold our home for the highest price in our neighborhood during very tricky Covid times. His wife Erin who assisted in showing our home was professional and really dialed in to the Buyers needs. Chris kept things on track and we closed on time and were able to purchase our dream home We are thoroughly grateful to Chris and Erin for their professionalism!