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Harvey Yamanaka
Intero Real Estate
Realtor, Top Producer, Premiere
16 reviews on Zillow
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2019-09-02 | ckulkar
Helped me buy home
It was a real pleasure working with Harvey. He is very knowledgeable about the area, all the different neighborhoods and communities. He also knows the entire process really well; he anticipates questions and has answers ready. He has excellent contacts, and he worked to get us the best deals. And easily the most important thing - he was never pushy, he just was there to help us figure out how best to achieve what we wanted, and he didn't operate with an agenda of his own. This made is really easy to trust him, and we were very comfortable every step of this complicated process.
2018-01-10 | tjc408
Helped me buy home
If you're looking to buy a home in this crazy market, Harvey's your guy -- hands down. I'm now a happy first-time homeowner in Santa Clara!Why does Harvey deserve 5 solid stars? It's because he:- learns what is important to the sellers so we could position our offer in the best way possible, despite my limitations on budget- gave the right amount of time and attention to help me, without ever pressuring me to make a decision I wasn't ready to make- has a great relationship with a rock-star lender - this ensured we could close quickly (plus, I got a great rate!)- knows the South Bay and Peninsula really well, and gave us good perspective on neighborhoods that were transitioning vs. already well established, etc. - answered all my questions quickly and accompanied me to open houses (sometimes on short notice)- was so patient as we wrote offers - and with each offer we didn't win, we learned something that informed the ultimate successful offer!- is full of integrity - this is what really sets Harvey apartHarvey made the home-buying process as simple as possible for me (and trust me, I was full of anxiety going into the process). And even as we just closed on the property, Harvey is helping me with next steps (guiding me through helpful tips as a first time home owner, giving me ideas on what I can do with the house, pointing me to contractors, etc.). I'm so glad I made the decision to go with Harvey instead of a "discount" agent. I've gotten tremendous value out of working with Harvey and I know we wouldn't have been able to find a single family home in my budget this quickly if it wasn't for him.
2015-11-16 | SongsdhitChongsiriwatana
Listed and sold a home
Our family moved overseas and had to sell our house in Milpitas. Harvey was our real estate agent. But he went way beyond his duty. He coordinated all repairs, staging, and myriads of other tasks to get the house ready for sale in our absence. He constantly communicated long distance and made sure everything is in order.Harvey is professional, honest, and very effective. I would recommend him for anyone who need to sell his house.
2012-04-19 | KauSunnyvale
Helped me buy home
Harvey has helped us twice, in buying our home and buying an investment property. I wish I could give him more stars for negotiation skills. The market had been so competitive that there were over 10 offers on the properties, but he got the sellers to really consider us. He is diligent, honest, and organized. Puts zero pressure on clients but knows how to put pressure on banks when they're not working hard for you. A complete realtor.
2012-01-02 | douggor
Listed and sold a home
I met Harvey in 2000 and have worked with him in 2 different real estate transactions. Harvey is great! He is patient, diligent, and not pushy. And he knows what he is doing. I recommend Harvey highly and would certainly work with him again.
2011-12-02 | 3ballct24
Helped me buy home
We have used Harvey as our real estate agent for the past twelve years for multiple residential real estate transactions (first in 2001, most recent in 2010). Harvey knows the local market well and was both patient and quick-to-respond to all our requests and questions. His ability to understand both the buyer and the seller, the property and the market, plus his skills as a negotiator, helped saved us both money and time.
If you want an ethical, honest and skilled real estate agent who puts the interests of his clients above his own, you should contact Harvey.
2011-12-01 | crimedawgg
Helped me buy home
We talked to many Realtors to see who would be the most knowledgeable and work well with us (we were first time home buyers, but learn things very quickly). Harvey was the perfect Realtor who took pleasure in seeing us become more savvy, as he taught us the ins and outs without pressure and with honesty, and was totally fine with us using as many resources as we could in our learning process. It was always a pleasure visiting homes with Harvey. He has a great eye for homes, and is an excellent sounding board when going through the bidding process (we were the winning bid among 14 others). Harvey comes highly recommended!
2011-12-01 | Elvenkind
Helped me buy and sell homes
Harvey was extremely helpful and patient with us during the entire process. We were moving from a townhouse to a single family and Harvey helped us over a period of several months, from selling our townhouse, choosing neighborhoods and homes, and the entire bidding, purchasing, closing process. Harvey is very gifted in negotiations and dealing with other agents and brokers, he knows exactly when to move in, when to wait, and spotted our current home as a good deal and was able to move quickly enough (and gracefully enough) to beat everyone else. He makes everyone love working with him and so is able to win over others easily - very important in such a relational business. As for our process, Harvey was very patient with us as we changed our minds quite a few times on what kind of home we should purchase, and helped us with our decision process in an unbiased way.
2011-11-30 | ksl125
Listed and sold a home
Harvey was our agent on both purchasing and selling our home. His advice was invaluable both in getting the home we wanted in a competitive situation as well as maximizing the value we received on selling. We found Harvey's approach comforting and knowledgable during an inherently stressful time despite being in a very uncertain market. I cannot fully express how valuable it was to have a credentialed and knowledgable agent during what has to be the most turbulent housing market we've seen in a generation. I absolutely cannot imagine recommending any agent higher than Harvey.
2011-11-30 | tedleng
Helped me buy and sell homes
Harvey has been my Realtor for my past three real estate transactions and I can't say enough great things about him. He is very professional, has great attention to detail, is a great communicator, is ethical, and is a normal down-to-earth guy. He has a lot of experience in this industry (20+ years) and you would be well served to have Harvey as your agent.
When I was moving back to the west coast, I had one weekend to find a place. Harvey blocked out his schedule and lined up property after property for us to look at and helped me to get exactly what I wanted. Two years later, I wanted to move again and I called Harvey to help me find a new home and to sell my previous home. Both transactions went off without a hitch.
I would not hesitate to have Harvey as your real estate agent.
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