Gertrude Villanueva Itchon

Gertrude is a seasoned realtor® that you want on your side. With over 18 years of experience, she's encountered all the ups and downs of every Bay Area real estate cycle. She has learned the best strategies for each market. As a second-generation broker, she's truly a knowledgeable real estate professional. She bought her first investment property at 27 and a second one only three years later. She has built her investment portfolio since and manages them. She has successfully increased the value of her real estate holdings by 80% by restructuring tenant makeup and making wise property improvements.

Gertrude has helped numerous clients to purchase, sell, and upgrade their homes from the high rises in South Beach, Yerba Buena, and Mission Bay, to the lovely homes in sought-out neighborhoods of Mission Dolores, Cole Valley and Noe Valley just to name a few. Her knowledge extends beyond single-family homes and condominiums. She has assisted client investors with the complex purchase and sale of multi-unit properties up to 20 units in the SF Bay Area. She also has been instrumental in the successful execution of 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, which prove to be quite challenging in California. Her expertise as an investor makes her an excellent advisor on the smart ways of increasing property values.

In fast-moving robust marketing, she keeps herself abreast of market trends and developments so she's able to guide and advise her clients wisely and effectively. Gertrude's commitment to you: buying and selling a home is one of the most important financial and emotional decisions you will ever make, so she can appreciate the magnitude of what is entrusted to her. Real estate transactions have become such a complex process; she knows it is crucial to be your competent adviser, tenacious negotiator, and staunch advocate. Her clients have reaffirmed their trust by referring her to their family and friends and for this, she is immeasurably grateful.

*Fluent in Tagalog*