C.M. Foo
Realtor
San Francisco - Noe Valley Office
- License#
- 01094055
- Language
- English
Mandarin - Direct
- cmfoo@apr.com
- Cell
- 415.706.6550
Passion and Dedication
Since buying his first house in 1988, CM fell in love with real estate. Since obtaining his first real estate license in 1991, CM has been investing in San Francisco real estate while working full time in Silicon Valley. When he retired from a rewarding high tech career in 2005, it is only natural that CM pursues his passion in real estate. In the past 12 years, CM has represented hundreds of buyers and sellers. As a consistent top producer, CM’s success can only be attributed to his passion in real estate and his dedication to his clients. Whether you are selling a $1M condo or buying a $10M mansion, CM has the experience and the skills to make every transaction a pleasant and rewarding experience.
Real estate experience:
- Licensed in California since 1991.
- Consistent top producer. Member of Top Agent Network.
- Owner of 5 residential buildings in San Francisco.
- Experienced in fixer-upper and renovation.
- Expertise in pre-sale staging, marketing and contract negotiation.
Other experience and qualifications:
- National University of Singapore, an honor graduate.
- Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering 1985.
- 20 years of project management experience in Silicon Valley:
- A world citizen who grew up in Asia and moved to San Francisco in 1986.
- A world traveler who has visited 50 countries and celebrates cultural diversity.
My Listings
My Sold Listings
“Being new to San Francisco, CM was extremely patient, helpful and guided us well in purchasing our first home in the City. He did not rush us and was continually on the watch for various options, bringing them to us for consideration. He guided us through a purchase, remodel and resale with tremendous attention, creativity, access to resources, knowledge and expertise. Our first experience in SF real estate was successful due to CM and the resources he brought to us.”
“As good as it gets - every time! CM is a people's person. He has your best interest at heart, and you will absolutely come away with feeling you've found your best friend. He will cater your need to the living situation to suit your personal style and he always has your back to get the best deal. Simply put, this is not just a great agent, but a great agent who actually cares about you!”
“CM was more then a pleasure to work with. Always friendly, always pleasant, even when I would be in touch at all hours of the day/night and even with some questions I needed answers to a few times. I have already recommended CM to a friend and I hope I keep in touch with CM on a personal level for ever”
“C.M. is a top notch agent. He will insure that your property gets maximum exposure to the market. The property with the staging and pictures will look beautiful. Once the offer is accepted, C.M. will work with everyone to make sure the closing is completed on time. All in all a wonderful agent and a very smooth experience.”
“Working with CM was the best experience my husband and I have ever had with an agent. He is an excellent listener, and works within the buyer's desired parameters. Back when we were new to San Francisco, he made sure to educate us on each neighborhood and it's personality, but best yet, as he patiently toured us through countless number of options, he observed our response as well. While my mind was swirling with numbers, choices, pros and cons, CM shared his observations on how we reacted to each neighborhood. It was so enlightening, I still can't get over it. We found our neighborhood and 9 years later are still happy as can be.”
“C.M. was instrumental in finding me both my first house in the city and then selling it for me for maximum return when it was time to move again. He comes prepared with checklists and guidance for the home buyer and seller. He takes a very personal approach to the process. If I ever move back to the city, he's my first call.”
“CM is the BEST real estate agent I ever worked with. CM really knows what he is doing. He has a very good insight of San Francisco Real Estate market, and he always tries to find out what are his client's needs and gives good advices. I was very happy that I had him as my agent when I bought my condo in 2006, and we have become good friends since then.”
“C.M. - extremely professional and patient realtor, the best agent we worked with (we worked with a few in the past.) He bought and sold our property in San Francisco. Never pushy and always helpful with his advice and knowledge of the housing market. We highly recommend him to anyone who is selling or buying a house in SF neighborhoods. Ten-star rating realtor!”
“C.M. is a true professional and full-service real estate agent. We worked with C.M. on the search and purchase of our home in San Francisco. C.M. knows the city inside and out. He helped us identify neighborhoods to narrow down on, based on our style of living and desire for a short commute. C.M. was incredibly patient and supportive while we went through multiple offers, and he helped us win when it really counted. Following our purchase, C.M. has graciously continued to give us home improvement advice. He also has an amazing rolodex of contractors that he has referred us to.”
“CM is a true professional and expert in his craft. He worked very hard to land us our first investment property. We thought we had lost this property to another investor because it was a short sale. 6 months later CM was still able to track it down and was able to get us in at a great price. Even several years later he helped us with referrals for contractors and gave us great ideas on how to improve the space. We ended up going with all his suggestions. He has an eye for what sells and what people want.”
“CM did a fantastic job for us in finding our place in Nob Hill. He also sold one of the units we bought and was hands on and very helpful. He remains a friend and would recommend him to anyone considering a real estate transaction in San Francisco.”
“I signed up on Yelp to write this review. Is that enough said? :) As my sister-in-law, Angenette, has already posted, 'what can we say about C.M. that hasn't already been said?' My husband and I had the same positive experience with C.M. when purchasing our home, as did all of our family whom he helped. He is knowledgeable, a great listener, provides honest feedback, and genuinely cares, all the while, a true professional. We cannot say enough good things about C.M. Thank you C.M.!!!”
“C.M is the best real estate agent I've ever had. He is knowledgeable, professional, patient, objective, friendly, and extremely helpful. Not only did he take his time in educating me in the SF neighborhoods, he also assisted me through the entire purchase and post sales process. Consider yourself fortunate to have an agent that really puts your needs first.”
“C.M. is without any doubt the finest real estate agent I have ever worked with. We engaged him back in 2009 to sell our condo in San Francisco. This was a very tough time in real estate in general, but C.M. stayed positive, worked smart and hard, and brought a huge number of people through to see our unit. Through no fault of his, we weren't satisfied with the offers we got. C.M. was understanding, polite, and fair. He never tried to push us in a direction we didn't want to go. That's why when we decided to put it back on the market again, we called C.M. He was eager to work with us again, and he worked his magic with the listing, pictures, and open houses - and sold our place in a matter of weeks! I will recommend C.M. to any friend or family that wants to buy or sell in SF - he is simply the best. Thank you C.M.!”
“He is the best. I'm very lucky to have him as my agent!!!! Otherwise, I could have get the place I love..... When I was planning to get my own place and I had 3 neighborhoods in my mind and C.M. was the only agent who I contacted suggested me not to get 1 of the neighborhoods. I am very happy that I listened to his suggestion. Otherwise, I might end up foreclosure few years later. C.M. is not only smart , professional and always know what's the best for his clients.”
“In CM you get a good partner, great insight and the guidance you need to make the right decision for yourself. He will give you the straight answers and advice that can help in what is a very competitive housing market. Even post-sale CM has continued to share good advice - for is it was on remodeling/renovation - another area where he has great expertise.”
“We moved to SF in 2005 and were quite fortunate to have CM as a broker. He is extremely knowledgable and trustworthy. We later used CM to sell our home when we moved back to New York. We plan to retire to SF someday and of course will use CM. Sometimes in life you just luck out and meet people who change your life for the better and CM is one of those people.”
“What impressed me most about CM is his keen intelligence. He led me through the purchase of two condos in San Francisco. Both were complicated transactions. CM is an excellent negotiator. He anticipated my needs before I did and gave me undivided attention. His knowledge of the Bay Area environs is accurate and timely. I recommend him highly and would never chose to use any other agent for my sales or purchases.”
“Re gently sold our home through C.M. We have bought and sold approximately a dozen homes over our lifetimes, so we are familiar with quite a few different agents and their capabilities. We have never had an agent as competent as C.M. His sales strategy, which he personally designed and implemented, was well conceived and brought us more than the asking price in a remarkably short period of time. He personally walked us through each step in the process. Because of his personal attention he made the process of selling our home almost effortless for us, which we greatly appreciated. We have told our friends that, if they ever decide to sell, C.M. is the agent to choose. He is as good as they come, in our opinion. It was more than a pleasure working with him.”
“We were looking for a house in San Francisco, and during on of our many open houses searchers we met C.M. and that was the light at the end of the tunnel. We gave him our criteria and the same day we had an email with all the houses that would fit our requests. C.M. so kind enough to schedule all the showings for us on weekends, since we lived 220 miles from the city. He made the process very smooth, we never worried about anything, C.M. was on top of everything, he made himself available for us at any time. He listen to you, he gives you a understanding of every aspect of the neighborhood, every aspect of the process, What a enjoyable experience. Then after a couple of months we find our home, thanks to CM. we put our offer and in about 3 weeks the entire deal was done and we got our keys. We would definitely recommend CM for anybody that is looking for a responsible, professional, honest and very knowledgeable professional in this great city of San Francisco. Again we felt very fortunate to find C.M. and hope you too find him to make your dream home come very fast Cheers to C.M.”
“CM helped us realize our dream of moving to San Francisco after 34 years in the suburbs. He makes a special effort to get to know you and puts that insight together with his superb knowledge of the San Francisco real estate market to find the best match. After 2 1/2 years celebrating our "second honeymoon" in our SF condo we are very grateful to CM!”
“I would recommend C.M. to anyone buying or selling a home. He's no pressure, knowledgeable, and proactive, and enjoyable to work with.”
“CM did a phenomenal job helping us with every step of our house purchase and sale. He was enormously helpful, knowledgeable, and dedicated”
“C.M. Foo handled all aspects of our difficult sales transaction very efficiently and very professionally”
“Mr. Foo was very professional and knowledgeable. He is very pleasant to work with and is always available to answer any questions ”
“C.M. Foo is the professional realtor from the very beginning of a sale to the day one takes possession of his or her new abode . He gives accurate and knowledgable advice to the new buyer or the established professional. I couldn't be happier than with the help of C.M. I love my new home in San Francisco!!”
“CM is a true professional and it is clear that he takes pride in his profession. He helped us along every step in purchasing our first home, and due to his thoughtfulness, experience, and vast knowledge, we were able to close in 3 weeks! What is even more amazing is that his dedication continued even after we moved into our home. CM has helped us with an issue that occurred 2 weeks after we moved in and took it upon himself to resolve the issue, well above and beyond the norm. Therefore, I highly recommend CM to anyone who is looking to purchase real estate in SF.”
“What can I say about C.M. that hasn't already been said? He's wonderful, thoughtful, smart, responsive, and provided nothing but excellent service! C.M. came to us as a highly recommended realtor by our family. Our brother-in-law worked with him, and so has his brother-in-law, our aunt and uncle sold a house with him, and my in-laws went through him to both rent out a home and find new rental property. That's how loved and appreciated he is by our family. What I appreciated most about C.M. was aside from his professionalism was his ability to step into our shoes. Some realtors want to sell you house, but he wanted to help us find our home. He was honest in his feedback, showed us houses with the same layout to help us understand options, and he took time to really understand what we were looking for. C.M. also has a hidden interior decorator talent, so I definitely made use of his skills for when it was time to decorate my new home. C.M. continued to be resourceful even after the sale was done and we were all moved in. Any questions we had on little things like new taxes or recommendations for landscaping - C.M. was our best friend. He also keeps in touch, and I tell you - this is what sets him apart from any other professional I've worked with. He does not look at you as a client but as a friend who he authentically cares about and wants to make sure you get the home that's made for you at a price that makes it worth it. Thanks for all your support, C.M! Not that I plan on moving anytime soon, but you can bet I know who I'm working with when that happens!”
“C.M. Foo's services came to me as a referral from a long time family friend and I can't be more thankful that we were referred to him. As a first time home buyer, C.M., made sure to explain everything in depth and definitely at my best interest in mind. The first weekend started as more of a consultation doing a neighborhood visit to help me solidify the neighborhoods that I would be targeting. Having been in the area for awhile, C.M., is very knowledgeable about the financial and development changes in SF and definitely helps to make recommendations that will provide the buyer with the best long term investment. Once we were ready to make an offer, C.M., we patient and helpful in making sure that we received all necessary documents and information and went through it all in detail with us. He was proactive about letting us know when documents were missing and tracked down the HOA and the selling agent for them. He was able to talk us through the bidding process which led to success on the first go - getting a great house at a fair price during a competitive bidding process. My situation was a little unusual in that we had a lot of issues on the loan/banking side that put our timeline at risk, but CM stepped in as needed and was able to help push the bank side along as much as possible. He was also able to manage expectations with the seller agents and maintain transparency for all parties involved. Even post closing, C.M. continues to be responsive to all questions and is looking to develop long term relationships rather than short term gains. At the end of the day, C.M. is knowledgeable, has deep relationships in SF, and is tech enabled - all important for anyone, especially a busy professional, who is looking to buy in SF.”