About Judy Richardson

Judy and Sandy exceeded every expectation. Their positive attitude, hands-on support, and staging expertise transformed our home quickly and flawlessly. Their knowledge of the East Bay market is unmatched, and we felt completely confident in their advice from the very beginning. They are not only elite realtors—they are genuine, caring people. We’re proud to have built a lasting connection with them beyond this sale.

We absolutely loved working with Judy! As first-time home buyers in the East Bay, we were nervous about navigating such a competitive market, but she made everything feel so much easier. Judy was incredibly hands-on, patient, and always took the time to explain things clearly. She even crawled into the attic to check things out herself and met the plumber during repairs — truly above and beyond! She also has great contacts and knows exactly who to call to get things done. Judy is professional, kind, and genuinely cares about her clients. We’re so grateful we found her and couldn’t recommend her more!

Judy was the absolute best realtor we could have asked for. As first-time home buyers, she walked us through every question we had, explained everything, and was there for us along the way. We whole-heartedly trust her and her wealth of expertise was apparent throughout. We could not be more grateful to have had her to guide us through the process. Thank you, Judy!

My family had such a wonderful experience working with Judy to find our home in Albany. I was referred to Judy through a friend who had worked with her many times. Judy brings a wealth of experience, empathy and local knowledge to the real estate search process. She was very open with us about the process and steps we needed to take at each point. Once we started looking, she made herself available for viewing open houses, walkthroughs and questions. When my whole family couldn't make viewings, I brought my 3 year-old son, who was more than welcome to join, and became fast friends with Judy. The moment we found our house, Judy stepped up to bat and ...

My husband and I met Judy at an open house one Sunday afternoon. At that time we were already working with another agent. She was so pleasant and seemed genuinely interested in what we were looking for. It was obvious to us once we saw the condo that she was showing that it wasn't the right fit for us, but we stayed and chatted with her anyways. She gave us her business card and that was that. We were already working with a different agent but after endless games of unreturned emails and phone calls, we decided to try someone new. Judy was the first person who came to mind. She immediately invited us to her office where she took careful notes about ...

I cannot offer enough praise for Judy. As first time home buyers in the crazy Bay Area market, my husband and I felt pretty overwhelmed. We were originally working with Quicken Loans for our pre-approval, and Redfin for our searches, but after requesting information on a property, Judy happened to give us a call. I was so new to the market, that I hardly knew what questions to ask. She picked up on this, and offered to meet with us for an hour and a half to give us a run down on the whole process. We gained more understanding in that time that we had gathered in ages reading articles on our own. She ultimately gave us confidence that she was very co...

It's hard to sell a house during boom years because everyone is selling; it's hard to sell a house in a recession because nobody is buying... Here is where the right agent comes in. We had our condo on the market for 3 months with no results before a friend of a friend recommended Judy with her creative advertising strategies, honesty, professionalism, and desire not to just 'sell' but to also help us.Judy was very helpful, thorough, thoughtful, and hard-working! She worked tirelessly with HOA and other agents to provide as much exposure to the listing as possible. It was tough, no doubt, to sell our place, even taking into account that our unit was...

After years of looking for a house with other realtors, I finally met Judy and it took no time at all! She was friendly and efficient and made it SO easy to find the house I feel like I've always been looking for. She also took the time to educate me on the several different things a first time buyer should know when buying a home! I couldn't have asked for more.She took what I was looking for (price-range, size, location) and showed me just that... (as opposed to the other agents I've used in the past). Not to mention, she's super easy to be around.She definitely goes above and beyond for her clients and I truly appreciate having a fully capable re...

I could've made a couple HUGE mistakes if it weren't for Judy.Thankfully I found her, and I now own a great house in a very popular area of Oakland. The real estate market is insane, the websites that make you think you can do it yourself are largely wrong, and a lot of the agents out there don't have the skills (and patience) to work with first-time home buyers. Judy really took the time to help me sort out exactly what I had to work with money-wise and sort out the options I had. This was no small task and Judy was great at showing us a wide range of options and predicting what may or may not work.She is incredibly resourceful and ridiculously kno...

Judy Richard is the reason we are enjoying our beautiful home in Montclair this evening. My husband spent 4 months looking for a home in the Oakland Hills with Judy while I was in Seattle with our 3 kids. My husband had started working in California as we stayed behind so our kids could finish out the school year. My husband had met Judy at an open house on one of his solo house hunts. They immediately hit it off and Judy became our agent without a referral.  (Yay Judy!)Rich and Judy viewed too many houses to count over 3 months. I finally flew down from Seattle in January to put an offer on a house. I had never met Judy, but when she picked me up a...

Judy was extremely helpful throughout the home-buying process. This was our first home purchase, and Judy helped us understand the steps--from getting pre-approved for a loan to making an offer to the home inspection, and so on. As we were looking, Judy steered us clear of properties that didn't match our criteria as well as those that she thought were overpriced. Once we decided to make an offer, Judy talked it through with us at length--and helped us negotiate counter-offers until we finally got into contract. We had an issue come up during the inspection process, but Judy helped us get this resolved to our satisfaction (as well as to that of the ...

I met Judy at an open house she listed in my condo development. I immediately knew I could easily work with her. When the market to sell seemed doomed with rising interest rates I followed her advice to wait a few months before I listed. She follows the housing market closely and is en pointe with trends and what buyers want. Her high energy and positive outlook encouraged me and got me going when I was lagging in getting my over-filled garage cleaned out. She suggested good reliable people to assist me. We worked well together through a few road blocks. She was always there for me with suggestions to overcome the problem and to forge on. Working wi...

We've been really happy with Judy's work.  Judy's knowledge of the Piedmont lay of land, and the local schools and city processes helped us a lot. She was able to quickly introduce us to properties that were relevant to us. She has a keen eye for critical issues in the disclosure package - in some instances she was able to scan a disclosure package while we were on site and discover major issues by the time we finished viewing a house. Her warm personality makes working with her a real pleasure. We're still working with Judy well after the sale - Judy does an amazing job being there to help and advise us when we need it most.

Judy went above and beyond when structural issues came up as a concern for a house I was interested in.  Not only did she make time to be present at all inspections on my behalf until my questions were resolved, but she leveraged her extensive network to get me trusted professionals onsite to look at the property.  She was my champion in an intimidating first home purchase with her honesty, availability and care.  She also sent me an delightful bottle of champagne upon successful close of escrow =]

We love Judy! We bugged her off and on for 3 years asking her about different properties in the Berkeley area. She looked at places for us and with us and learned what we wanted based on what we could afford. When looking at houses, Judy would not only look at the inside, but crawl under the house to look at the foundation. We finally found a place that met our very specific requirements and at this is where Judy really shined. From the offer to close of escrow Judy was on top of everything. Couldn't have been smoother! Answered every question about anything and if she didn't know something, she found out almost immediately. If we ever sell our hous...

Judy is a fantastic agent. She helped us to sell our house in Oakland in 2007 and buy a new one in Piedmont in 2010. On both ends she has been incredibly professional, hard working, and easy to work with. When selling, she recommended low-cost painters and landscapers to make the house look nice. She didn't pressure us to stage, but rather offered advice on how to make our house look staged with our own furnishings. She priced the house right, worked very hard to market it, and ensured we got the best price possible. Three years later, she helped us buy our new home in Piedmont, after patiently showing us homes for over a year. She worked within our...

My fianceand I were totally lost in the Oakland home-buying process before we met Judy! And we are SO thankful for finding her!! She gave us the perfect amount of guidance in order to find our first home. She was very flexible with our busy schedules, was honest in her advice and worked so hard to help us close quickly. As new homebuyers we didn't know what we didn't know and so Judy was a great resource to guide us through it all. beginning to end!

My family had such a wonderful experience working with Judy to find our home in Albany. I was referred to Judy through a friend who had worked with her many times. Judy brings a wealth of experience, empathy and local knowledge to the real estate search process. She was very open with us about the process and steps we needed to take at each point. Once we started looking, she made herself available for viewing open houses, walkthroughs and questions. When my whole family couldn't make viewings, I brought my 3 year-old son, who was more than welcome to join, and became fast friends with Judy. The moment we found our house, Judy stepped up to bat and ...

We loved working with Judy. She was a great, savvy guide for us as first time home buyers in a crazy real estate environment. She helped us quickly understand what/where we could realistically afford, which included some real creativity and an eye for where we could find value. She also learned fast what kind of homes we liked and worked really hard to help us find something suitable without pushing us into anything. We would definitely work with her again.

Our friends who had recently purchased a home with Judy recommended her to us, and we are extremely thankful for the the chance to work with her. Her experience with the bay area real estate market meant she could explain what the market was doing, and what to look for in a house given our needs. She also could speak to home renovations, pointing out what was a problem and what could wait, while ballparking estimates that we've so far seen have been spot on. She was happy to go at our pace, and made herself available quickly and moved things along at a deft pace for us. I'm so thankful and impressed with how quickly she got inspections lined up for ...

I met Judy when I went to look at a condo in Berkeley. After realizing it wasn't the place for me, she sat me down and had a conversation with me about what I was looking for, my preferences, my lifestyle, and other pertinent details. I was immediately impressed by the interest she took in me. She stayed in close touch with me after that, by email and phone, and even took time out of her weekend to show me another property. I was struck by how dedicated she was, even though I wasn't her 'official' client yet. I had a sit-down meeting with Judy later on, where she basically gave me (a first-time buyer with no knowledge of how real estate works) a pri...

My husband and I are the proud new owners of lovely home in San Leandro, thanks to Judy Richardson. We met Judy at an open house in Oakland. We noted that she had a warm personality, and was eager to answer our questions and even highlight for us some technical details regarding the property. After we walked through the house, she asked us for our thoughts and impressions. No realtor had ever asked us that. She listened intently to our responses and thanked us for our feedback. At our initial meeting with Judy, she laid out for us in a very clear way the path to home ownership. Judy patiently and enthusiastically covered all aspects of home buying, ...

Buying a home in Piedmont is not the easiest endeavor. Judy made this happen for us. Her wisdom, guidance, and her connections with people who really came through were all part of a winning recipe. We are SO happy in our home. If you are looking for an agent who will truly be your advocate Judy is the one!

I don't typically write reviews...but Judy really went the extra mile. Buying a home in Piedmont is not the easiest endeavor - Judy made this happen for us. Her wisdom, guidance, and her connections with people who really came through, were all part of a winning recipe. We are SO happy in our home. If you are looking for an agent who will truly be your advocate Judy is the one!

I really don't know where to begin to say all the wonderful and amazing things about Judy. She was and still is a godsend to us. This was our first home buying experience and Judy worked so hard to make it as seamless as possible. When one house fell through she kept our spirits up. When it came to the next house she fought so hard and won it for us. She was up, for what seemed like, all night calling the sellers and telling them how perfect we would be. Getting a sense of where other bids were coming from, but was also not scared to tell us when something wasn't worth it anymore. Once we bought the house we ran into some unforeseen issues and Judy ...

I completed the purchase of my 5th house with Judy's assistance. No realtor that I've dealt with during my previous purchases has done a better job. She does everything a that a good realtor should. She's patient and provides good recommendations during the search for a house, gives excellent advice throughout the process, communicates very well, provides quality referrals for contractors and is generally tenacious in pursuing the end goal of completing the transaction. Add to this that she helped cheer me on occasion during the long process of a short sale. I highly recommend her.

Judy Richardson is a dream agent with an impressive array of skills. She has all the expertise you'd expect in the best agent but also amazing knowledge of neighborhoods, current market trends and quirks, and the structural integrity of houses. (I have fond memories of her climbing into crawl spaces with a flashlight to double check inspection reports.) She is a consummate professional with a network of top-quality folks who make themselves available at a moment's notice when a second opinion is vital before a bid. She is warm, attentive, flexible and patient. Did I mention incredibly honest and direct? She paid close attention to what we wanted, fo...

I bought my first home and then subsequently sold it six years later with Judy. She is an incredibly caring person therefore a very thoughtful agent. She works tirelessly to make sure that everything works out for you and is always one step ahead of the entire process!My sale was a short sale and pretty complicated. Judy was always positive and persistent throughout and we had great success in the end!I cannot thank her enough or recommend her more highly!

Judy is amazing.  We recently sold our house at 25% over the asking price and it was all due to Judy. She understands that timing is everything in bringing a house to market and she is a genius at establishing a timeline from the very beginning of the relationship and making sure that everyone involved sticks to it. She also brought a team of suppliers into the project who understood what was needed and did an incredible job. Her experience and knowledge of the market and long-standing relationships with suppliers, other realtors, and financial and insurance professionals really made the entire process go much more smoothly than we feared. Judy kept...

Judy is the best real estate agent we have ever worked with. We have been looking for our first home for about 8 years. We worked with a few other real estate agents but never clicked with them. We have never regretted working with Judy. We learned quickly that she knows her stuff. She just helped us close on THE most impossible deal, a defaulting property in probate in Piedmont. We know she is entirely competent in regular market deals, but we had to bring her a weird off-market deal. She went way beyond what we ever expected out of a real estate agent. She was instrumental in making the entire deal work. We had to work with a seller who had a lot ...

In late 2007 we decided to attempt to catch a falling knife, and buy our first house in the Bay Area. Longtime renters in San Francisco, my wife was growing tired of the roll of the dice commute across the Bay Bridge to her Berkeley office, and I was just tired. We decided to do what was once unthinkable - not only buy a house, but buy one across the Bridge! And then we discovered we were pregnant with our first. When you can't handle what you already have, take on more. Now we had to think about the eventuality of education.Two agents were referred to us - the first drove us around the Julia Morgan estates in Berkeley and talked non-stop about her ...

We just succeeded in buying a home in Elmwood, and we could not have done it without Judy. Judy was incredibly invested. She is very knowledgeable. about the entire home-buying process as well as about the many issues that come up in inspections. or that she identifies herself. At the same time, she also does a lot of research. Thanks to Judy, my husband and I felt confident in all the tough decisions we had to make. We could totally trust that she would not let any stone go unturned or any detail slip through the cracks. Judy is really hard-working, reliable, flexible, and a really lovely person.

You cannot go wrong with Judy. We just succeeded in buying a home in Elmwood, and we could not have done it without Judy. Judy was incredibly invested. She is very knowledgable - about the entire home-buying process as well as about the many issues that come up in inspections - or that she identifies herself. At the same time, she also does a lot of research. Judy is well-connected with many other realtors, contractors, inspectors, etc., and she uses her connections to gain knowledge and gather opinions. Thanks to Judy, my husband and I felt confident in all the tough decisions we had to make. We could totally trust that she would not let any stone ...

We thought we were just going to have to settle for something in the crazy Bay Area market, but we ended up buying a home that we are seeing ourselves in forever. If you are looking for a realtor, I couldn't recommend Judy more highly. Not only is she highly connected, well-versed in home inspection considerations, and organized, she is so easy to communicate with and great to be around (we miss her already!).

Judy rules. She sold one home for us and bought another, and throughout both experiences she shone as the insightful, hard-working, down-to-earth expert she is!The first home my wife and I owned was in Richmond, CA. 3br, 1 ba; diverse working-class neighborhood that was actually better than its reputation. A family friend was our realtor, and did a great job, so it was a difficult choice to switch to using Judy when it came time to sell (mostly to move into a better school zone now that we had kids). However, we trusted that Judy would make an ideal partner and guide when it came to bridging the gap between our lower-end property and a higher-end on...

Judy was an amazing realtor. What particularly impressed me about Judy was her hustle and her wealth of information. She worked so hard for us, including scoping out different properties, going over all the documentation, organizing inspectors, and meeting with us on nights and weekends. Judy was an invaluable resource for us as first-time home buyers. She was available for texts and phone calls to answer our many questions along the way. She helped us navigate the closing process and pushed communication with all parties to make sure everything went through as it was supposed to. I felt very confident with Judy as our realtor.

I don't write many reviews, but after everything Judy did to help my girlfriend and I purchase our first home, I felt like this was the least I could do to show my appreciation.Judy met with us at a 2 bedroom/1 bath house that I saw on Trulia, and she reserved time before the open house so that we can look at the property, dive deeper into what my girlfriend and I were looking for, and introduce us to the realities of buying property in the Bay Area (e.g. how a 2 bedroom/1 bath single family home would be WAY out of our budget even though the list price was in our budget). At no point was Judy rude, condescending, or pushy. She was patient, understa...

Judy is a very professional, knowledgable and courteous realtor. She was very responsive to my emails and phone calls throughout my dealing with red oak and I would definitely recommend her to any friends looking to pull the trigger on property in the Oakland area in the future.

Judy was extremely proactive in ensuring my buying needs were met. She always kept me promptly and thoroughly informed throughout the process. She took time to carefully answer all of my questions. Her cute personality made the experience enjoyable.

Judy is a terrific real estate agent. Professional, knowledgeable, hard-working, and extremely easy to deal with. She helped us buy our house seven years ago and continues to provide us guidance. I'd use no one else.

Judy was wonderful! She worked hard for us and made the home buying process smooth. Judy is well versed in the local housing market, is extremely helpful in buying an older home and is techo-savvy. She worked with our schedules and was always available through email. I loved how personal her attention was and her willingness to make our dream home happen. When we found the house we fell in love with, it was not going to be a slam dunk. There were ten bids on the house and Judy made sure we were the best offer. She was amazing! We are extremely happy with the attention and determination Judy put forth to get us into an amazing house. She is funny and...

Judy Richardson is a solid, straight shooting real estate agent who doesn't try to baffle you with jargon, or make something pretty straight forward seem unnecessarily complicated. Or maybe, she's so good at her job that she's able to make something that is pretty complicated seem pretty straightforward - I'll leave that for you to decide. Unfortunately, our story had a sad ending. We tried (and ultimately failed) to buy a sweet little house that was a short sale. Judy warned us at the outset that the name was a misnomer and we could be in for a long wait before the bank deigned to respond to our offer. Wait we did, but it truly felt like she was ri...

Judy rocks! I tried to post this review once before but it was removed...I would highly recommend Judy Richardson and Red Oak to anyone in the market. We were unfortunately the worst type of client (renters) but Judy was extremely patient with us nonetheless. We had a lot of questions about the area and she proved to be a invaluable resource (she still points me in the direction of the best local businesses, doctors, etc.) for all things Oakland/Piedmont. Should we decide to buy/sell in the future, we will absolutely use Judy!

After living in SF for 10 years, we went into our first home purchase expecting the absolute worst: getting outbid by all-cash offers 25% over asking, dealing with aggressive agents, no contingencies, ultimately realizing that our budget wasn't even feasible for the market, etc. We were ready for the process to take up to 6 months. Judy completely turned our fears around when we met with her - she has an incredible knowledge of the East Bay and the larger real estate community here. Judy is proactive but not pushy, consultative but not sales-y, and genuinely wants to help, which was a huge relief when making such a large decision. On our first visit...

Judy rocks! We were referred to her for help with finding a rental in a desirable area of Oakland (where rentals are hard to come by!) and she went above and beyond the call of duty with everything that she did. Not only did she 'figure us out' and show us properties that were in line with what we like but she saved us a lot of time by knowing her inventory and NOT showing us things that didn't meet our needs. Judy will be the first person we call if we ever have to relocate again or consider buying a property in CA.