Real Estate Agents in Pacific Heights, San Francisco

Max Armour is a Compass luxury specialist and Russian Hill native with 25 years in San Francisco real estate, over $2 billion in lifetime sales volume, and a decade-plus run in the top 1% of San Francisco agents. Per Homes.com's transaction-level data, 20 of his 53 recently tracked closings were inside Pacific Heights specifically, and his own site highlights a notable $27.5M sale at 2830 Pacific Avenue — a Pacific Heights address — as a representative recent deal. His background in property development and appraising gives Pacific Heights buyers an added layer of diligence on the neighborhood's older, architecturally significant housing stock.

Ted Bartlett is a Compass luxury specialist whose Zillow reviews describe him as "the most connected and knowledgeable" agent a client has worked with since 2001. Per Homes.com's tracked transaction data, 18 of his 195 recent closings were inside Pacific Heights specifically, making it one of his most consistently represented neighborhoods. His 27 years of San Francisco experience and 5.0-star Zillow rating reflect a long, quietly consistent luxury practice rather than a marketing-driven one.

Aaron and Michael Bellings are third-generation Realtors and San Francisco natives who built the Bellings Brothers team at Compass around round-the-clock, personal-attention service. Per Homes.com's individually tracked data, Michael Bellings shows 25 Pacific Heights closings (of 356 total) and Aaron Bellings shows 23 (of 305 total) — among the highest documented Pacific Heights transaction counts of any team identified in this research, with additional family members (David and Lauren Bellings) also active on the broader team roster. Their 5.0-star Zillow rating is built on 115 combined team reviews.

Carrie Buchanan-Goodman is a fourth-generation Bay Area native, from a family of builders, developers, and real estate professionals, who has closed more than $1 billion in sales and 375+ transactions since 2006 at Sotheby's International Realty. Per Homes.com's tracked transaction data, 17 of her 103 recent closings were inside Pacific Heights specifically. Client testimonials describe her market knowledge as "razor sharp" and note she prioritizes clients' longer-term interests over expedient deals — a relevant trait in a neighborhood where off-market and historic-property transactions are common.

Linda S Gordon relocated to San Francisco from Detroit in 1969 and has spent 30 years focused on distinctive, upscale Bay Area properties. Her own Zillow profile explicitly names Pacific Heights among the neighborhoods where she has deep working knowledge — alongside the Marina, Cow Hollow, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, and Ashbury Heights — making her connection to the neighborhood one of the most directly stated on this list. Her 5.0-star Zillow rating reflects a smaller, longer-tenure practice rather than high-volume turnover.

Tim Gullicksen has been the #1-producing team at Corcoran Icon Properties' Pacific Heights office for 15 consecutive years, and his brokerage is physically headquartered inside the neighborhood at 2523 California Street. He built his practice around a "no delegation" model — personally handling pricing, marketing, tours, negotiation, and escrow rather than passing clients to junior agents or assistants. His career spans 20+ years and 940+ represented sales across 32 Bay Area cities, with 5 recent closings specifically in Lower Pacific Heights per Homes.com's tracked data.

Butch Haze runs a Compass practice built around client advocacy — his site states, "I love my job... every day I wake up with the intention of helping my clients thrive." He maintains a dedicated Pacific Heights property page on his own site, and Homes.com's tracked data shows 17–18 of his closings falling specifically inside the neighborhood. His 5.0-star Zillow rating and 23-year tenure support a steady, relationship-driven practice.

Nina Hatvany holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford, previously taught negotiation at Columbia's business school, and has represented well over $4 billion in San Francisco real estate transactions over a 33-year career. She co-founded Team Hatvany Kitchen with her three adult children (married surname Kitchen), several of whom also show strong independent Pacific Heights transaction volume in this research. Per Homes.com's tracked transaction data, 69 of her 360 recent closings were inside Pacific Heights specifically — the single highest documented Pacific Heights transaction count of any agent identified in this research. She has been named a top individual San Francisco agent multiple years running and a Wall Street Journal top-35 nationwide agent by sales volume.

Ruth Krishnan built her Compass practice around a stated philosophy of "making sure my clients win" through strategic questions, data analysis, and a network of vetted tradespeople and marketers. She holds the highest confirmed Zillow review count on this list — 101 reviews at 5.0 stars. Per Homes.com's tracked transaction data, 16 of her 364 recent closings were inside Pacific Heights specifically, part of a broader team practice with 574+ recent sales.

Danielle Lazier has been a San Francisco real estate innovator since 2002 — ranked in the top 0.1% of San Francisco agents by MLS and credited with over $1 billion in career Bay Area sales. Her own site maintains a dedicated Pacific Heights neighborhood page, and Pacific Heights is explicitly listed among the 15 San Francisco service areas on her Zillow profile. Her 213 team reviews and 5.0-star Zillow rating are among the highest review volumes of any entry on this list.

Gregg Lynn has orchestrated over $2 billion in Bay Area real estate sales and partners with Sotheby's global marketing team on luxury listings, with client praise centered on "legendary discretion" and 24/7 accessibility. Per Homes.com's tracked transaction data, 26–27 of his 239 recent closings were inside Pacific Heights specifically, making it one of his top-volume neighborhoods. His 5.0-star Zillow rating comes from 9 confirmed team reviews.

Monica Pauli is a Compass founding member with 25 years navigating "San Francisco and Marin's most competitive and desirable neighborhoods" and over $200M in recent annual sales volume. Per Homes.com's tracked transaction data, Pacific Heights is her single top neighborhood by closing count — 14 of her 143 recent transactions — and she maintains a dedicated Pacific Heights buying guide on her own site (monicaslist.com) covering the neighborhood specifically.

Janet Schindler holds a BA in Philosophy from Brandeis (summa cum laude) and attended UCLA Law School as a Regents Scholar before building a San Francisco real estate career now in its 23rd year. Per Homes.com's tracked data, Pacific Heights is explicitly described as "her largest specialty area," with 18 documented sales — the strongest single-line stated Pacific Heights claim of any agent in this research. She publishes an annual "Schindler Report" analyzing luxury sales trends across the Northside, and states that 90% of her business comes from repeat clients and referrals.

Rebecca Schumacher runs Schumacher Properties under the Sotheby's International Realty banner, with client testimonials describing her as "a smart, perceptive business person with incredible attention to detail plus an amazing aesthetic sensibility." Per Homes.com's tracked transaction data, 20 of her 42 recent closings — nearly half her documented recent business — were inside Pacific Heights specifically, the highest proportional concentration of any agent in this research.

Missy Wyant Smit was a founding member of Compass in San Francisco and previously the #1 producer at Hill & Company, with a Princeton B.A. and over $1.5 billion in career sales revenue. Per Homes.com's tracked transaction data, 16 of her 128 recent closings were inside Pacific Heights specifically, including sales on Pacific Avenue and Washington Street — both core Pacific Heights corridors.