JOANN SULLIVAN

Joann’s clients include first time home buyers of all ages as well as seniors who are selling their family homes and downsizing to condominiums or senior communities. She works with Berkeley families who are looking for local housing for their parents and seniors who are trying to make the best investment choices for their long-term needs. Many of her clients are interested in creative housing options including aging-in-place, shared and multi-generational housing and accessory dwelling units. She is knowledgeable about local senior housing resources and has relationships with senior social service providers as well as lenders, reverse mortgage specialists, senior move managers, contractors, and others. She has served on the Berkeley ADU Task Force steering committee since its inception in 2017.

Joann’s unique combination of specialized realty skills and experience with the health and financial needs of older adults enable her to assist with practical, comprehensive planning. She is the East Bay real estate agent with the most knowledge of and the most experience in working directly with seniors and their families. She feels that her experience in working with seniors makes her a better realtor for all her clients. In 2010, she received the Berkeley Cares Award from the Berkeley Association of Realtors and in 2017, was chosen as the Realtor of the Year by the Oakland Berkeley Association of Realtors.

Joann and her family and have lived in Berkeley since 1976. Her children grew up in the Bay Area and Joann has been involved in the public schools, youth sports and other community activities. Joann has also been actively involved in services for older adults for over 20 years, including five years as Clinic Director at Over Sixty Health Center in Berkeley.

For the last four years she has served as a Director of the East Bay Foundation for Aging, a grant-making organization that funds services for low-income seniors in Oakland. Her proudest accomplishment was working with a group of dedicated community members to establish Ashby Village, a program in Berkeley which enables seniors to stay in their own homes as they get older.