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Kenneth Er

Real Estate Agent Compass Real Estate 1942269
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Call: (510) 828-8572
Email: ken@youreastbayhome.com
Kenneth is an Oakland native and four year veteran of the real estate industry. He got his start flipping houses and has experience with investments, wealth management, and insurance claims negotiation.

Kenneth has been recognized as a top producer since receiving his license. He has worked hard to cultivate a strong reputation using the latest tech tools and forward-thinking marketing strategy.

He is also dedicated to giving his clients honest, direct feedback, and sparing them from the high-pressure sales tactics often employed by industry peers. He believes that being transparent and working in his client’s best interest is the only way to ensure a positive and rewarding experience.

His unique approach to real estate sales has rewarded him with a high volume of sales, numerous 5-star reviews, and the respect of his peers.

He served as the vice president for the Asian Real Estate Association in 2016 and has consistently performed as one of the top ten percent of East Bay Realtors.

With nearly 10 years as a Broker Associate, I have represented my clients in millions of dollars worth of real estate transactions. Coming from an immigrant family, I believe that dreams can come true through hard work and perseverance. With a bit of creativity and flexibility, those qualities have resulted in numerous successes for my clients in today’s real estate market.
Great agent, just helped us purchase a beautiful property in Orinda. Lots of advice to help you know what you are getting yourself into and make the right decisions as well as put together really well structured offers to make sure you are as competitive as your price and risk tolerance allows. Also had great recommendations and connections to vendors/contractors for offer/escrow and post purchase fixes which makes the whole process much easier. Highly recommend working with Ken.
Ken represented me in a purchase and he did an amazing job! We had a difficult situation with a former tenant dragging their feet to move out and he communicated with the seller's agent and me constantly until the situation was resolved. Would recommend without hesitation.
Bought a home in 2020.
Ken helped me find and buy a unique property that I love.

I really didn't know much about the home buying process or the housing market in the bay area, and there is a lot to learn. Ken guided me throughout the entire process without ever making it feel overwhelming. Honestly, I didn't even know what kind of house I wanted and he made sure that I discovered a place that would be a great fit. He also helped me get in touch with a lender that gave me an amazing rate, and because of this lender's reputation for fast execution, mine ended up being the winning offer on the property I most wanted.

The whole process felt very seamless, even during COVID. Ken was always super responsive and answered all my questions. Honestly, I can't imagine a better experience or outcome for this journey. I would recommend Ken to anyone without hesitation.
Sold a home in 2020 in Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge, Sonora, CA 95370.
Ken was recommended by a relative to help us sell a house that we inherited two years ago. The house had been in the family for 100 years and was in very bad shape. People told us it was a tear-down but my brother, sister, and I had spent many happy days there many years ago. We spent 18 months renovating it from top to bottom. Upgrading every detail. The day we were to go on the market was the day Gov Newsom shut down the state for Covid. We thought we were sunk. Ken never missed a beat. He changed strategy on a dime. He knew exactly what to do in the new environment. Our house sold without an open house, with multiple offers, and for 500k more than we had anticipated when we started the project. Ken is the consummate professional. He really went above and beyond. I live 3 hours from the house and it was difficult for me to get down. Ken wound up handling many details for me that were difficult due to my distance from Oakland. I dont think I ever had to wait for more than 5 minutes for a returned communication. Even under crazy circumstances Ken came through in a big way. I hope we get the opportunity to work together in the future.
Sold a Single Family home in 2019 in Oakland, CA.
Ken really went above and beyond the normal scope of a realtor for me.

I knew that to get the maximum value out of my home it would need a renovation first. Ken put me in touch with several excellent trades people and suppliers to get the home looking its finest. He even met the tilesetter at the house when I wasnt available.

Then of course there is the normal realtor scope: showing, marketing, negotiating- all of these things Ken took to the highest level. After coordinating for a professional cleaner and stager, Ken proceeded to show the home 7 times! A catered neighborhood night for locals. Then two brokers tours and four weekend showings.

After about two weeks of showings We were presented with 6 offers. Ken negotiated a close that was 50% over our asking price.

I would highly recommend Ken Er as a sales agent and would certainly use him again for any East Bay real estate deal.
Bought a Single Family home in 2019 in Oakland, CA.
Working with Ken is an amazing experience. He is an expert in the Oakland market and did a great job guiding us through it. He is very detail oriented and gave us informative overviews about each house we saw, and helped us understand all the details in the disclosure packets. This was our first home purchase, and he really helped us understand what are the important details in each disclosure packet and put things in perspective. Ken knows a lot about home construction and gave us overviews about what type of construction work is and isnt practical, and ballpark price estimates. He communicates clearly and is always responsive. He also knows tons of people for doing construction, repairs, and upgrades. Ken has been super helpful and responsive in helping us even after we closed on the house we bought, and has helped us find contractors for some construction work we're doing. Ken and his team are fantastic.
Where do I even begin!? Ken Er was so patient and easy going with us. He explained things in a manor in which we could understand. As first time home buyers, we needed a lot of things broken down for us.
Ken is communicative and always there when you need him. He stayed up late talking to us through difficult decisions, as well as trusted us when we had to make hard choices on our own. We could text Ken anytime and always got prompt responses in a timely manor.
I think best of all, Ken found us our home! Thanks Ken, you are amazing and we will be recommending you to everyone we know!
Bought a Single Family home in 2019 in Piedmont, CA.
We had a great experience working with Ken as he helped us to buy our first home. Throughout the process, Ken was experienced and knowledgeable and importantly for us, he remained patient with us throughout the process. He was highly responsive to all our questions and helped us arrange work contractors for after the sale went through.
We continue to use him as a resource for many of our home related queries!



Ken is not only very experienced and knowledgeable, he is also very friendly and easy to work with. He helped me sell my house under somewhat complicated circumstances but he remained patient and responsive to my emails. He has very communication skills and always responds promptly by email, text, or phone. He was also willing to come up with good solutions that allowed me to sell the house quickly for a price above the target price. I am very happy with the Ken's service and performance
Bought a Single Family home in 2019 in San Ramon, CA.
Ken worked patiently with us during the entire process of our home buying. He is very knowledgable of course, which made our decision process much smoother.
What I found very effective is that he is very honest, he would let u know all the negatives first rather than pushing us into believing it's all good.
Overall, I would highly recommend Ken as a realtor!
Sold a Single Family home in 2018 in Berkeley, CA.
Ken is not only very experienced and knowledgeable, he is also very friendly and easy to work with. He helped me sell my house under somewhat complicated circumstances but he remained patient and responsive to my emails. He has very communication skills and always responds promptly by email, text, or phone. He was also willing to come up with good solutions that allowed me to sell the house quickly for a price above the target price. I am very happy with the Ken's service and performance.
Sold a Single Family home in 2019 in Berkeley, CA.
From the beginning to the very last moment, Ken Er was very responsive, understanding, helpful and worked to ensure that our house in Berkeley was sold within the timeframe we needed to sell it in, even with our unique and complicated situation. In fact, he took on much of the workload himself that it was completely hassle free for me and ensured that I was informed and comfortable with every step, which I cant thank him enough for. I highly recommend him as an ally in your home search or sale endeavor because it was like having a knowledgeable protector by your side and very refreshing to have finally found someone who actually does what he promised and gave much more. I know that I will certainly be asking him for help again.
Ken helped me sell my house and did a great job. He was very patient when I had a complicated personal situation that slowed things down, but in the end he managed to help me sell the house very quickly and efficiently for a price higher than I expected. Very professional and experienced and good communication. Great job!
We had a great experience working with Ken Er. He helped us buy our first condo and it was a very seamless process where he assisted us every step of the way. Throughout the process, Ken was highly responsive and willing to meet us on multiple occasions to view properties. Whenever we had a question, we would text or call and Ken would immediately respond. Although it took a long time to find a place that was right for us, Ken was willing to meet with us and provide market insight for over a year. As a result, when we were ready to purchase a home, we closed the first offer we made on a condo. We would highly recommend Ken to anyone looking for a real estate agent in the Bay Area.
We give them 5 stars!!!!! Ken and his team were awesome through the whole process from beginning to end. We needed some last minute fixes and he was loaded with information and helpful advice. Always quick to respond to any questions or concerns that we had during the whole process. Ken knew that this was a difficult decision for us to make since we have lived in this house and raised our family for the last 30+ years. From the professional pictures to the staging it was a fantastic experience made easy. I would highly recommend him for any real estate transaction.
Ken recently represented me in selling my West Oakland condo and I couldn't have been more impressed with his professionalism, ease, and expertise of the whole process. He is extremely knowledgable of the bay area real estate market, and will put that knowledge to work for you when it comes to comps, pricing, and listing. He is also very richly connected with prospective buyers, and other agents, which translates to lots of traffic and eyeballs on your property, and easy, effective negotiating when you get all those offers! In my case, the process was FAST, which was so appreciated because I was working on buying another home on the other end. Ken was responsive and available every step of the way with my many questions and concerns. He'll give you his friendly, professional opinion without being pushy, which was greatly appreciated when making such a big decision to sell my home. I'd recommend working with Ken to anyone looking to buy or sell, you won't be disappointed! I'd work with him again happily.
I was lucky enough to work with Ken Er both on the sale of my home and the purchase of a subsequent one. He was patient with all my questions and responsive to any of my concerns. I really felt taken care of! When problems cropped up, as they always do, he was calm and reassuring and was always realistic about what we could do. He made sure everyone working with us, from repair people to mortgage broker, was doing what they needed to and was so communicative with the whole team, I always knew what was going on. Whenever Ken could not be physically at a location to support me, he always sent a competent member of his team so I always had someone to help me. I appreciate his knowledge of houses because he always helped me think about the cost to repair certain issues so I could make an informed decision. I couldn't recommend Ken highly enough!
I chose Kenneth Er and Compass because he was relaxed and knowledgeable. Fiona is on his team and she was a gracious host for open house.
Kenneth Er was able to answer my questions about being ready to sell, and he even put a new light in the dining room himself!
I had a crew paint, and did the grout on the tile, new carpet and minor repairs. He advised and informed me, set the open house dates and his team staffed them, people came and I enjoyed knowing they liked the home. Kenneth also helped me thru the sales paperwork process. It was much less stressful than when I sold a place in 2003.
He hired a stager, she was able to make it pretty and showed off the lovely light, and other features. I know the buyers will enjoy their new home and I will be happy moving to Maui.
I recommend Kenneth Er and his team.
Ken recently helped us purchase a home. After working with a different realtor for a year and having no luck we began working with Ken. I could immediately tell a difference.
We just moved into our new home and couldn't be any happier! This was our first time buying and Ken ensured a smooth and effortless experience.

My husband and I had just submitted our documents for a loan and expressed our interest in a condo located in San Leandro to Ken. The condo was an example of a place we were looking for, but because Ken reacted so quickly, we were able to actually see the place the next day, and put in an offer the following day. With Ken's guidance and constant communication, we were able to close on the condo within 2 and a half weeks!

Throughout the process, Ken was always there to answer any and every question we had, making us feel comfortable and confident with our purchase and negotiating decisions. He's great at what he does, and my husband and I will easily refer him to friends and family.
Our first two offers were declined, but the homes sold at the price point Ken thought they would, we lost because we couldn't afford the final price point. On the offer we won, it was Ken's negotiating skills that won us the home. He constantly was constantly in contact with the selling agent before, during, and after the offer was submitted. I will recommend Ken to anyone who asks.
I was totally new to the home buying process, and was cautious about choosing an agent I could trust and work with. My friend suggested I go with Ken as he would mesh with my personality. Ken was awesome!

He walked me through the entire process in verbiage I could understand, answered any questions I had super quickly and at all hours of the day or night (not recommended to be as pushy as I was, but thankfully he was understanding), and best of all guided me when I put my first bid in. Due to his diligence, immediate reactions and excellent pulse on the market, we were able to win the bid and close in 2 weeks.

What I appreciate most about Ken is that he's direct and does not mince words - he means what he says, no sugarcoating - I needed that - without his transparency I would not have gotten the house that I'm so so so happy with. I'm pretty sure that everything that he predicted would happen, happened - he has great instincts.
Ken is a fantastic agent. Cannot recommend him enough.

He's driven, attentive, detail-oriented, and tech savvy: everything you could ask for in an agent.

Ken helped me purchase a home in the Temescal neighborhood in Oakland, which is a notoriously difficult neighborhood for home buyers.

The house was off-market, and Ken helped negotiate a deal that both buyer and seller were happy with.

Throughout the process, he did an excellent job of communicating and of procuring inspections and all of the necessary legal hoopla to quickly prepare the home for a transaction.

I've worked with several agents in the past, and Ken is hands down the best. If you're looking for properties in the East Bay, I recommend you start with Ken.
As a first time home seller, Ken was outstanding and met all our expectations! We had so many uncertainties being first time home sellers, but Ken and his team helped us walk through the process seamlessly and he was always available for questions at any time of the day. On top of that, his team was always diligent on updates and timelines regarding from interest insights to timelines. We ended up selling our home for over asking and we really didnt expect that outcome but are so thrilled about it. We cannot wait to buy our next dream home with Ken and his wonderful team!
Sold a Single Family home in 2020 in El Cerrito, CA.
When we were making the tough decision to sell our house in El Cerrito and move away from the Bay Area, we started reaching out to everyone for names of realtors. Our financial advisor recommended Ken, and immediately after talking with him on the phone one evening we knew he was our guy. Since Ken grew up in the Bay Area he has extensive knowledge of the entire area, the current market conditions, and specializes in the East Bay. This was our first home, and first time selling a home, so we had anxiety and were nervous about the process, especially in the middle of the pandemic and during the holidays. Ken and his amazing team immediately put us at ease. After touring our home and taking notes, we developed a strategy and his team took care of everything from that point forward. We cant say enough good things about Kens team and working with Compass. Some words that come to mind, professional, communicative, organized, positivesuper impressed with his office coordinator keeping us on schedule with inspections, touchups, etc. A special shout out to Allison Walsh who was fantastic and so nice to us throughout the whole process. We were always kept up to date and Ken made time to answer any questions or concerns, and also justified certain steps we were going to take even if we pushed back. The preparation for selling a house is stressful, but Kens team helped put us on auto-pilot to let them handle all the marketing, copywriting, yard cleanup, photography, everything. We were blown away at how the photography came out especially, and while using our own furniture as staging (since we were still living there). The copywriter did an amazing job describing the place that we loved so much. When it was time to list the house we started with an off market approach to test the waters, but Ken quickly convinced us to just go on the market and try to consolidate as many showings as possible into one weekend so we wouldnt be inconvenienced for very long. Ultimately this was the right decision, and we left for a weekend while Ken and his team scheduled 57 showings, during the pandemic, right before Thanksgiving! Absolutely stunned. Yes, the market is absolutely bonkers and we were not expecting this, but they did a phenomenal job coordinating and making sure our place was respected with that many groups going through. Before we came back to our house Ken even hired a professional cleaning crew to spend half a day disinfecting, making sure our place was better than we left it, and COVID safe, for us to return after a weekend away. The result of that weekend was that we received 15 offers (stunned again) and it blew away all of our expectations. When it came to making a decision, that was the easy part. Ken really advised us to make a purely business decision and consolidated all of the offers into a spreadsheet with key info where it was super simple to decide which offer was the best. This was actually the easiest part for us of the entire experience. For date of listing, to accepting an offer was only 6 days! Unheard of. Not only did Ken and his team exceed our expectations, they helped us negotiate a free rent-back so we could stay in our home through the holidays and take our time packing and moving. There was no pressure and we had a list of resources provided by Ken to help us with anything we needed after the sale, from hauling to cleaning services. After this whirlwind and the excitement, Ken and his team continued to go above and beyond. The day before we had to hit the road on our next adventure, Ken and his team knew we had a big road trip ahead of us, with a toddler. The amazing Allison showed up at our house and brought us probably what I would describe as the best gift basket we have ever seen. It was incredibly thoughtful and sweet and each thing was picked out for us. Pastries from one our favorite places in Rockridge, phone chargers, hand sanitizer, essential toiletries for the road, healthy snacks, toys for our sonI mean, who does this? We literally used everything on our drive and the whole way we were still shocked at the level of service and special touches that Kens team provides. Many of our friends and family I told this to after the fact would say how in the world did you find Ken?! Or I wish my realtor was like that!. We feel very lucky to have met Ken and he would be our first call for buying/selling a home in the future. In fact, I have already endorsed him and referred him to many of my colleagues at work looking to buy/sell in the Bay Area. We would totally hire Ken again without hesitation, and you should consider his expertise, and service to be top notch. Best in the Bay.
We were very happy to have Ken as our agent. Ken and his team were very professional, kind and patient with us. He is always there to answer questions and put our mind at ease. I would love to work with him again in the near future. Thank you Ken for your excellent service.