Luxury Real Estate

Courtesy of: Shawn Elliott of Shawn Elliott Luxury Homes and Estates in Long Island, NY

At the Shawn Elliott Open House of the Year Party, the evening was ALL ABOUT LUXURY. The Villa at Chestnut Hill's entry displayed an exquisite array of Maseratis, Ferraris and Rolls Royces as guests arrived.

Attendees had an opportunity to experience the passion, luxury and performance of these legendary automobiles.

By Garey De Martini of Hill & Co. Real Estate

San Francisco, CA – June 16, 2009 – Hill & Co. Real Estate announced today that one of San Francisco’s most preeminent REALTORS®, Joseph Gartland Moore, has joined the company. Mr. Moore will continue to represent buyers and sellers of fine homes and investment properties.

Mr. Moore brings with him over 20 years of experience representing buyers and sellers in the finest neighborhoods of San Francisco. His production consistently ranks him among the top 2 percent of agents in the City. Even as his business has grown, he has always been able to provide the personal service, client care, and in-depth market knowledge his clients expect.

Co-founding the much respected boutique brokerage, Ritchie-Hallanan Real Estate, LTD., Mr. Moore guided the company through substantial growth in both slow and explosive markets. His main focus was on the marketing side of the business where he gained an in depth knowledge of what “sells” a property. He is often quoted in both the local and national media in regard to the state of the local market and innovations in the marketing of real estate.

Ritchie-Hallanan Real Estate was acquired by Alain Pinel Realtors in April of 2007. Mr. Moore remained there as one of their top producers and advisors until his move to Hill & Co.

Mr. Moore was born in 1953, is a third generation native San Franciscan who grew up in Presidio Heights. He currently resides in Monterey Heights with his wife of 28 years. He has three children; one recently graduated from Georgetown University, another is a Georgetown senior, and the third is a sophomore at Boston College.

Educated locally he attended Saint Ignatius College Preparatory, The University of Santa Clara, and the Menlo College School of Business Administration. Mr. Moore began his real estate career in the fall of 1987 as a sales associate at McGuire Real Estate.

He is a member of the San Francisco Association of Realtors, the California Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors. He has served on numerous community and charitable boards including the San Francisco Boy’s and Girl’s Club, The Salvation Army Advisory Board, and the Guardsmen where he was a director and President 1994.

Hill & Co.

Founded in 1956, Hill & Co. Real Estate is a San Francisco brokerage long associated with the City’s finest properties. With three offices and nearly 100 full-time agents, the company enables clients to successfully navigate San Francisco’s complex real estate market. Two additional Hill & Co. offices provide property management and rental services. For more information, visit www.hill-co.com

By Garey De Martini of Hill & Co.

San Francisco, CA – (April 28, 2009) – “Why survive when you can thrive?” asks Paula Pagano, a broker associate at Hill & Co. and one of San Francisco’s leading real estate agents. She is the author of Secrets of a Top Salesperson – How Emotions Make or Break the Sale. The book will be sold to the general public at www.SecretsofaTopSalesperson.com beginning May 28th.

Pagano spent years pounding the pavement, dealing with challenging clients, and overcoming numerous obstacles. “I was not a natural born salesperson yet thirty years ago I became the #1 agent in my office for several years and this happened during a recession when mortgage rates soared to 17%,” she explained. With this book, she reveals the secrets to that success.

“The first secret is to embrace all of you,” said Pagano. “That’s why I separated Secrets into three parts: the eight essential virtues, the eight potential vices and how to capitalize on your strengths while minimizing your weaknesses.” Pagano suggests you review what you have done in your life so far and analyze what qualities have helped you along the way.

While teaching for Client Connect, an empowerment sales training program she founded in 2003, Pagano realized that most people give up too easily. “It’s okay to fail and make mistakes—just don’t ever give up,” said Pagano. “A superstar salesperson can be rejected as many as seven times, yet his or her self-esteem remains intact. This may seem like an obvious thing, but most people don’t know how to do it.”

Most importantly, you need to be able to manage your emotions so that they contribute to your success—not hinder it. Pagano points out that it’s important to take care of yourself, first and foremost, to maintain balance. Ironically, Pagano, who is proud to be of largely Sicilian descent with a bit of Irish and American Indian thrown in for good measure, finds this to be her biggest challenge. If you do happen to say something you regret, her recommendation is to stop the conversation before you get hurt or hurt someone else.

Secrets of a Top Salesperson—How Emotions Make or Break the Sale is as entertaining as it is educational. The book is for anyone following their passion because it shows how success comes to those who make life happen. Please visit www.SecretsofaTopSalesperson.com for more information.

Hill & Co.

Founded in 1956, Hill & Co. Real Estate is a San Francisco brokerage long associated with the City’s finest properties. With three offices and nearly 100 full-time agents, the company enables clients to successfully navigate San Francisco’s complex real estate market. Two additional Hill & Co. offices provide property management and rental services. For more information, visit www.hill-co.com.

By Garey De Martini of Hill & Co Real Estate

San Francisco, CA – February 10, 2009 – The property was extraordinary to begin with. Now, after more than a year of seismic upgrades and extensive remodeling, the former church has been transformed entirely into a stunning home, with enormous windows, hand-painted ceilings, warm hardwood floors and top-of-the-line appliances and amenities.

Once a church condemned by the City as no longer inhabitable, the home has been completely redone. Its interior has a modern sensibility about it, in breathtaking contrast to its Gothic Revival architecture. Some rooms, as you would expect, are enormous. Others are surprisingly intimate.

It is a remodel of remarkable scale and vision. Siamak Akhavan, owner of the home and a partner of BMP Construction, is delighted with the results and would be happy to live in the property. But he has engaged the Hill & Co. team of Woodruff & Miller, who represented him on the purchase, and asked them to facilitate a sale should a buyer be interested.

This is a one-of-a-kind property, and it will require a very special buyer. The public rooms give new meaning to the word “spacious”. The home includes a 5+ car interior parking area, spectacular stained glass windows and its own tower, with a custom steel and transparent plexiglass spiral staircase leading to a deck with 360 degree views.

Just a couple of years ago the building was in serious disrepair and abandoned. While occupying a desirable corner in one of San Francisco’s most vibrant neighborhoods, its prospects were bleak. Now, it is a true showcase. It is without question one of San Francisco’s largest, most extraordinary and stunning homes.

For more information and photos visit www.CastleOnThePark.com

Hill & Co.

Founded in 1956, Hill & Co. Real Estate is a San Francisco brokerage long associated with the City’s finest properties. With three offices and nearly 100 full-time agents, the company enables clients to successfully navigate San Francisco’s complex real estate market. Two additional Hill & Co. offices provide property management and rental services. For more information, visit www.hill-co.com.