Diana Ip

Serving Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Kensington, and Oakland

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Diana

Diana Ip

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Diana has steadily grown a following among clients who feel she shares their social justice values. With an emphasis on transparency, client education, robust communication, and deep understanding of client needs, it’s no wonder a majority of Diana’s business comes from personal and professional referrals.
 
Diana draws from nearly two decades of work in community organizations, philanthropy and education. Past clients and colleagues describe Diana as authentic, passionate, an effective communicator, and a strategic planner. Diana both advocates tirelessly for her clients and maintains mastery of the details that can make or break the home buying and selling process.
 
Her interest in real estate began when she and her sister pooled resources to buy a home for their retiring parents in 2002. They purchased a small bungalow in El Cerrito in need of updates and repairs. The experience of locating the right house in the right community and managing the remodel soon after made her the go-to person among friends looking to buy a home. After years of counseling friends informally, she eventually decided to make her passion into a vocation.
 
A mom of two young children, Diana spends her free time writing and enjoying East Bay hikes. She loves houses and thinking about how people use their space – you’ll find her at open houses even when she’s not working. Diana is a graduate of Wesleyan University and holds an MFA from Mills College.
Peter
Peter
Karl and Sophie
Sue and Tim
Vivian and Dennis
Laura
David and Jessica
Nancy and Paul
WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

I very much enjoyed working with Diana. She was always responsive to my questions and I learned a great deal about the Bay Area real estate market, both in general and particular terms. I was also very grateful for the extent of personalized care she provided throughout the process of searching for the right place for me, advice and close collaboration in the bidding stage, and continued close attention to the vital details as we closed on my first house! I can highly recommend Diana Ip as a competent, well-informed agent, and a pleasure to work with.

— Peter

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

I very much enjoyed working with Diana Ip. She was always responsive to my questions and I learned a great deal about the Bay Area real estate market, both in general and particular terms. I was also very grateful for the extent of personalized care she provided throughout the process of searching for the right place for me, advice and close collaboration in the bidding stage, and continued close attention to the vital details as we closed on my first house! I can highly recommend Diana Ip as competent, well-informed agent, and a pleasure to work with.

— Peter

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

First of all, she's a local and knows the East Bay market very well. She also works for Red Oak which specializes in the East Bay, so she has a lot of good data to work with. Second, she's just a genuine, good-hearted person. I think you'll feel that the first time you meet her. And finally, she had the experience as she's been in this market for quite some time.

When we found the house we decided to bid on, she was so helpful throughout the process. As first time buyers, we had an endless number of questions and she answered her cell phone whenever we called.

She was a kind and positive voice when we were waiting to know if we won the bid, and then through the obstacles and pitfalls of escrow. And we made it! Thanks to her advice we were able to close the first house we bid on, even though there were two bids higher than us!

I would happily recommend everyone to work with Diana if you are looking for a house in the East Bay.


— Karl and Sophie

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

Diana helped us to purchase a home in the Elmwood neighborhood of Berkeley. We were first time home buyers after living abroad and outside the Bay Area for many years, had an extremely tight timeline and very narrow geographic scope. Diana was wonderful from the start and navigated our constraints with enormous expertise and grace. She had excellent local knowledge, was incredibly responsive to our questions and needs, and was an honest and thoughtful sounding board when we needed one. I give her my highest recommendation without reservation. We love our new home! 

— Sue and Tim

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

We worked with Diana in buying our house in Oakland. Its hard enough to figure out what you are looking for in any market-- but its kind of insane trying to buy a house in Oakland these days. Diana was AMAZING. During the whole process i felt like she was completely on our side and looking out for  us. She knows the east bay market well, which was great. But what really took us over the top was that she is very intuitive and has great skills in working with people. When the process heated up and we were under a time crunch, Diana delivered, working late hours to get our documents submitted. If we ever buy a house again, i will absolutely look to work with her again.

— Vivian and Dennis

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

With Diana's expertise, my first-time home-buying process went smoothly. She was incredibly enthusiastic and responsive, patiently answering many questions along the way. She also has excellent connections with other professionals in the field, and knew exactly who to have me work with at each  critical stage. All of her assistance led to my second offer being accepted, truly impressive in this market! Diana is an absolute pleasure to work with and I know she brings a very high level of commitment to each client.

— Laura

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

Diana was SO helpful -- she was quick to respond, she was very knowledgeable about specific neighborhoods in the Bay Area, she guided us through all the hoops of home buying, and she knew the right offer to make. We are living in the house of our dreams at the right price thanks to her.

— David and Jessica

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

We have worked with Diana twice —first, as sellers, and then most recently, as buyers. Our home search lasted a couple months. We just closed on our new house. :) Diana is not only smart, detail-oriented, and extremely knowledgeable about the local market but she is also enormously kind, intuitive, patient and honest. She is a wonderful listener who helped us really narrow down what we were looking for, what we need, and what we absolutely can't compromise on when buying a house. Diana is an extraordinary example of an agent who understands the challenges of the market and wants to help you identify and buy a home that you will love.  Diana is extremely creative and imaginative. She has the ability to help identify homes and neighborhoods, block by block, that might suit your lifestyle and needs, even if a little work might be required. She has an excellent sense of style and appreciation for space, and can help you envision how you might fit into a particular space or community.  Diana is also a careful and considerate communicator, a relationship builder who understands and grows her business through her genuine appreciation and understanding of people which makes her very unique in an often tough industry. During our search, we made two very competitive offers and had our third offer accepted through Diana's analysis of comp sales and her ability to have honest, thoughtful, and consistent conversations with seller agents. I believe a lot of people admire Diana and the relationships and connections she makes—between people and between people and homes.   When we were selling our house, our daughter was only seven-months old and we had our hands full during this pandemic! Diana expertly orchestrated all the transactions to prepare the house for sale and she even rolled up her sleeves and watered and dug up plants herself. She is detail-oriented and considerate, and since she spent so much time on our block, all our neighbors were really impressed by her too. :) We knew we would work with her again to buy a home!

— Nancy and Paul

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Diana Ip | CA DRE# 01992462

(510) 852-9608

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1577 Solano Ave.

Berkeley, CA 94707