About Ben Levin

Ben Levine and his colleague Meridee Carter recently helped me sell my childhood home. I felt extremely well advised and taken care of by both of them throughout the process. They offered expert guidance of what repairs and improvements I should consider doing to prepare the house for sale that would make the property attractive to a wide swath of buyers, and what changes I should not do because they were unlikely to be a good investment for me as a seller. They helped me prepare accurate disclosures and talked me through their recommended list price, showing me the details of their market analysis. They always clarified that the decisions of what t...

Ben was a great partner for us in this search. We came to him as a family who really couldn't afford what we wanted and yet he took us on. He didn't push us to get to the finish line when we weren't ready, always making it clear that he wasn't in a hurry, that his priority was us getting a home we felt was right for us. He helped us understand what mattered and what didn't when we were considering places, and helping us decipher paperwork and disclosures. He was always patient about giving us the information we needed to make informed decisions. When we came to him with places and ideas he would readily come back with his own reflections based on hi...

My wife and I first started working with Ben in April of 2019. At that time, we were just exploring the possibility of purchasing a home in Berkeley. Ben provided really good feedback and consistently kept us updated with new listings that became more and more relevant over time. He read thru the disclosure, would look for major issues. When we did decide to make several offers, his projection for the selling price was so accurate. This is the third home I purchased and my other agents were never close to Ben in his predictions. The first offer we didn't follow his advice on price and were blown out of the water. Fast forward to summer 2020, in the ...

Everything went smoothly.