I am a REALTOR® with REALTY EXPERTS® in Fremont, and I measure the Bay Area market by hand, city by city, before I give anyone advice on it.
REALTOR® · REALTY EXPERTS® · GRI · CIPS · PSA · FTBS · CA DRE #02195792
The Work
I help families buy, sell, and invest across Fremont, Mission San Jose, Union City, Newark, Milpitas, Hayward, San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara. A home is usually the biggest financial decision of your life, and my job is to make it a calm, clear, well informed one.
My method is simple: I do the homework myself. I pull the numbers, walk the neighborhoods, and publish what I find in my own market reports, so the advice you get from me is grounded in data I gathered, not headlines I repeated. Before real estate I spent fifteen years in information technology, and that discipline still shows in how I price a home, read a contract, and keep a transaction on schedule. The systems changed. The habit of getting details right did not.
Away from the desk I am a father of three, an enthusiast photographer, and a gardener who finds calm in growing things. I am also the person friends call when something breaks. Curious, hands on, and steady under pressure is how I try to show up everywhere, including for my clients.
My commitment is professionalism, integrity, and results, in that order.
Credentials
I invest in continuing education so the guidance you get is current. These are the designations I hold and what each one does for you.
GRI · Graduate, REALTOR® Institute
Rigorous coursework on agency, ethics, legal issues, marketing, finance, risk management, and investment analysis. It means the person guiding your transaction has studied the whole machine, not just the showing schedule.
CIPS · Certified International Property Specialist
Training and a global referral network for international transactions. In a region where buyers arrive from everywhere, it lets me market your home to qualified buyers well beyond the Bay Area.
PSA · Pricing Strategy Advisor
Pricing is the single biggest lever in any sale, and this certification is built around getting it right: comparative market analyses, appraiser collaboration, and the judgment to hold a price conversation honestly.
FTBS · First-Time Buyer Specialist
First purchases carry the most questions and the most nerves. I walk first-time buyers through financing, search, and the family conversations that come with it. If that is you, start with my home buyer guide.
Community
Real estate is local, and so am I. I stay close to the issues that shape our neighborhoods, from local government and community partnerships to statewide advocacy. I attended C.A.R. Legislative Day in Sacramento and Fair Housing Day at UC Berkeley, because understanding policy and fairness makes me a better advocate for you.
Guides and Reports
Everything I publish is free and practical:
- The complete home buyer guide and the home seller guide.
- Monthly market reports, organized by city.
- The Bay Area real estate tools hub: calculators for mortgages, closing costs, property tax, and 1031 timing.
- Curious what your home is worth? Get a free home value estimate.
Say Hello
The best conversations start small. If you are weighing a move, or just curious what your street is doing, reach out. And if you already have an agent, bring your agent. There is no pressure here.
Talk to Harv
Call or text, no assistants, no round robin.
homes@HarvRealtor.com · HarvRealtor.com
REALTY EXPERTS® · 41051 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539 · CA DRE #02195792
Equal Housing Opportunity. I serve every client with fairness and respect, and I follow all federal and California fair housing laws. Information on this site is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified.