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Gretchen Bach listing agent for 327 Riverview Ave Unit C, Capitola, CA - sold for $1,600,000
Sold $1,600,000
Gretchen Bach buyer's agent for 439 35th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA - sold for $2,260,000
Sold $2,260,000
Gretchen Bach listing agent for 519 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz, CA - sold for $1,037,000
Sold $1,037,000
Gretchen Bach buyer's agent for 149 Dufour St, Santa Cruz, CA - sold for $1,400,000
Sold $1,400,000
Gretchen Bach listing agent for 231 Surfside Ave, Santa Cruz, CA - sold for $2,550,000
Sold $2,550,000
Gretchen Bach buyer's agent for 508 Oak Dr, Capitola, CA - sold for $2,345,000
Sold $2,345,000

Gretchen Bach

Capitola CA
Compass
37 Closed Sales
$61.8M Total Value
$635K - $4.9M Price Range
$1.7M Average Price
Prior 5 years

About Gretchen

Anchored by her deep roots in the local community, Gretchen balances her intuitive sense of people and place with her passion for sustainability and design to nourish her flourishing real estate practice. A committed partner and fierce advocate, she never loses focus on the bottom line: helping clients create long-term stability and wealth through real estate.

Gretchen provides every client with collaborative, concierge-style care as she guides them through life’s most exciting endeavors. Whether her clients are buying, selling, or investing, they benefit from her hyperlocal knowledge of Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. She has a talent for helping buyers find the perfect home with the right amenities and a record of consistently getting clients’ offers accepted in multiple-offer situations.

As a listing agent, Gretchen’s in-depth marketing strategy and artistic eye for space, staging, and design draw potential buyers, ensuring that her sellers maximize profit in minimal time. Investors benefit from her decades’ worth of personal real estate experience, which has given Gretchen shrewd insight into investment opportunities.

With a dynamic background that encompasses Santa Cruz’s surfing, business, and educational spheres, Gretchen has cultivated a strong, diverse network. Her dependable partners, talented vendors, and resolute clientele trust her keen judgment and years of asset management expertise.

Gretchen resides on the Santa Cruz coast with her three adult daughters and a steady flow of guests and visitors coming and going. Her doors are always open to clients and friends. Beyond real estate, she is an avid surfer and serves on the board of The Santa Cruz Education Foundation. Gretchen is an enthusiastic ocean advocate, an active member of the international surfing community, and a supporter of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
Home Types: House, Mobile Homes, Condo, Townhouse, Lot/Land
Years of Experience: 15

Transaction History

Seller Deals

Total Deals 2
Total Value $2,637,000
Average Sale Price $1,318,500
Price Range $1M - $1.6M

Seller Deals

Total Deals 3
Total Value $5,187,000
Average Sale Price $1,729,000
Price Range $1M - $2.6M

Buyer Deals

Total Deals 4
Total Value $7,380,000
Average Sale Price $1,845,000
Price Range $1.4M - $2.3M

Seller Deals

Total Deals 14
Total Value $15,825,648
Average Sale Price $1,130,403
Price Range $485K - $2.6M

Buyer Deals

Total Deals 23
Total Value $45,964,400
Average Sale Price $1,998,452
Price Range $635K - $4.9M

Production Over Time

5 Year View

Gretchen's Listings and Deals

Awards and Designations

  • NAR - National Association of Realtors
Agent License: California 01888811
Agent Photo

Gretchen Bach

(831) 480-6993
(831) 480-6993

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