Denise Kees is a real estate entrepreneur, exploring innovative ways to increase economic benefits through real estate in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. She is the owner of Your Property Advisors Co., a real estate consulting firm and VP of Marketing and Sales for Kees’ Realty.
She has over 20 years’ experience in the real estate market as a broker, business owner, and policy influencer, working in both residential and commercial real estate. She is currently working on creating a real estate investment fund to address housing affordability in the Bay Area.
In 2011, she joined Dutra Cerro Graden, Inc. (DCG), bringing with her a wealth of experience and dedication. As Operations Manager at DCG, her responsibilities included project managing special real estate projects for executive officers, supervising all open escrow activities, and implementing new policies and procedures to meet productivity goals. Prior to that Denise founded Your Personal Assistant Co., a transaction coordination firm, located in Oakland, CA in 2008. From 2003 – 2008, Denise worked for Kees Realty & Mortgage, a boutique residential firm. She held multiple positions in the company, culminating with Vice President.
Denise served as a Director for the California Association of REALTORS®. She is an active member of the Bridge Association of REALTORS® (formerly Oakland-Berkeley), having served on the Board of Directors. Additionally, she serves on Committee on Housing and the Local Government Relations Committee. Denise gives back to the community by volunteering with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., an international service organization and as a youth faith instructor in her church.
Denise holds a B.S. degree in Hotel Administration with an emphasis in Real Estate and Law from Cornell University. She obtained her California Real Estate Broker’s License in 2005. She graduated from the University of Southern California Ross Minority Program in Real Estate in January 2016. She resides in Oakland, CA.
