Deidre Joyner

Deidre was born in Berkeley to a musician and teacher who became an East Bay Realtor. They lived in a funky rental that cost $165 per month. The neighborhood was flat, friendly, and kids were out playing until the streetlamps came on. In 1979, their little rental went on the market for sale and her folks decided to buy an ugly fixer in Oakland. For a few months, her family stayed at her grandmother's house as they "weekend warriored" it, bartering music studio time for construction labor.

Fast forward to 1999. She was a young mom and wife, and she and her husband decided to buy a circa 1951 major fixer in Redwood Heights. It was in the perfect cul-de-sac location, blocks from the same elementary school that she, her mother, and her aunt attended, and it fed into her fervor for mid-century architecture.

In 2004, Deidre became a Realtor. She is from the generation in which true grit determined your destiny. She started with no leads, no clients, and a fantasy and built her business on the philosophy of working hard and thinking outside the box while staying grounded in service.