Testimonials

Jessica helped us sell our home in Cole Valley with flawless, precision execution. We hired Jessica for her data-driven focus, her ability to bring a home improvement team to the table in record time, and her professional process-driven approach from signing a listing agreement to getting our house sold for the best price in the quickest timeframe.

Data-driven focus: Jessica used current and historical data to explain trends and give insights into what’s been going on in the SF real estate market – overall and by neighborhood. She also gave us insights into how she developed our list price and what her strategy was for attracting buyers and generating offers – based on math – which we really appreciated.

Home-improvement team: When we asked Jessica to give us her expert opinion on what we should do to our home to realize the most value she had a team including a contractor, painter, hardwood flooring expert, carpet installer, gardener at our home within a week to walk through and present us with proposals on cost-efficient improvements. We were amazed - that would have taken us weeks/months to organize! We decided which items we wanted to do, signed proposals and Jessica’s team had the work done in two months – redid two bathrooms, painted kitchen cabinets, painted entire interior, painted all exterior trim, removed parquet and refinished subfloor. This was incredible! Wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for Jessica!

Professional process-driven approach: Jessica approaches her clients home sale as a professional business. She outlines each step in the process with a timeline and details. She clearly communicates each of these steps in writing. She follows her own process. She doesn’t leave anything to chance/mystery. Jessica is ten steps ahead of your questions because she’s done this many times and manages your expectations. And, when you have questions, Jessica quickly responds. She runs a very efficient business and enables her clients to stay focused on the end result – getting the home sold!

Hire Jessica - you’ll be so happy that you did!

If you're looking to purchase a place in SF, look no further as Jessica is the most knowledgeable, super organized and hungry to get deals done agent you'll ever meet. We purchased our first home in SF with Jessica in 2017, and recently sold our home with her in 2 days of being on the market. She's honestly the best agent we've ever had the pleasure of working with and we compare everyone to her. We love her style and meticulous schedule. She'll also give you her two cents on the property as if she was going to purchase it as her own, which has been extremely helpful. Sure, there's plenty of agents out there but you'll thank me later when you have Jessica represent you on any real estate transaction. She's the real deal! I highly highly recommend Jessica and you won't be disappointed.

I don't know if you know what a big deal it was to sell our home and how difficult but important it has been to be able to put our complete trust in you. I haven't been able to find just the right words to describe what you brought to the table. I tell people that you are vastly experienced, honest, careful, organized, a natural leader, respected, well connected, true to your word, very personable but also completely professional.  I have already recommended you to everyone I speak to about our sale in a completely enthusiastic way. Thanks so much for all your help.  We were very lucky to choose you to represent us.

Thank you so much for all that went into making this sale run so smoothly. We are super thankful to have had a chance to not only buy this home with you but to also sell it. We use you as the benchmark for every agent we meet. You don't make it easy for other folks in the industry we come across... everything from how organized you are, how detailed in terms of using data and how clear you are in your recommendations is what has always given us such confidence in your work. And your team clearly matches that approach.

Thank you so much for working with us. We very much enjoyed working with you. We appreciated your thoughtful guidance and direct advice throughout the entire process, your marketing acumen and the terrific team you have. The outcome was way beyond our expectations!

Jessica, when we chose you to be our agent, after meeting with quite a few of San Francisco's top agents, it was in large part because we were so attracted to your personality and demeanor, and we could see as we compared your presentation to the others that your approach to the market was much more based on logic rather than emotion.

You delivered on our expectation, but what we never could have anticipated was the thoroughness with which you would obliterate our concerns at every step along the way. We had assumed this would be a normal business transaction, where we would alert you to potential pitfalls that we saw on the horizon and ask you to deal with them.

Instead, we found that you were so far ahead of us that there was no need for us to worry. You seemed to be able to see around corners to spot potential problems and know how to eliminate them before they could impact us.

The quality of the work provided by your subcontractors--inside staging, outside staging, painting, cleaning, and all else--was very impressive. You seem to demand that your subs function at the same high level that you expect of yourself and your very able assistant. From your initial market assessment and presentation right on through the settlement check arriving in our bank account (a day early), you met or exceeded our every expectation.

We cannot thank you enough.

Jessica helped us land our dream home – without having to bid outside of our comfort range. It’s a competitive market out there and you need someone on your side to be smart, aggressive and to help you stay calm during the rough spots. And with little time to make some of the biggest decisions of your life you need a trusted advisor that is experienced and who knows the ropes. Jessica is a true professional that has also become our friend. I’m glad she’s on our side…and not on the other guy’s.

Quite simply, Jessica is a rock star. She is everything you would want in a realtor and more. I actually WAS a realtor in San Francisco for about 7 years and Jessica is the type of realtor I wish I had been.

But enough about that...I had heard nothing but rave reviews about Jessica for years, and when it came time to list, she was one of three we interviewed. She was punctual, friendly, smart-smart-smart, and knew the market and neighborhood like no one else. Everything she said anecdotally was backed up with data, and her interview basically left everyone else in the dust. We knew we would be in great hands.

The listing process was seamless and she took care of everything. We had a few hiccups with inspections and things, and she resolved them all quickly and calmly. Ultimately, we sold our house in about 6 days, with a  two week escrow, for a LOT more than we thought we would. I know that it seems like that's pretty standard in SF, but there are still a lot of variables ....

That's why I picked Jessica. I honestly don't think I left a dollar on the table, missed an opportunity, or could have had it go any easier. Buying-side or selling-side, she is the best, and in my old neighborhood of Bernal Heights, everyone loves her. She is the talk of the playground, the café, the sushi bar. You can't do better.

Jessica did an amazing job helping us sell our home. She went above and beyond by helping us get the best handymen and stagers in to make the place shine. She put together great marketing materials and provided calm, sound advice throughout the process. She is well connected in SF and that makes a huge difference. We truly trust and like her as a person – not just a “realtor.” We have already recommended her to friends and believe you can’t go wrong with her seasoned professional experience and down to earth style.

We interviewed the six top real estate agents... before selecting Jessica to represent us selling our home. She sold us on her professionalism, marketing strategy and her process management. She exceeded our expectations. The marketing materials were amazing and professional. Everyone commented on how fantastic the house showed. This was in no small part due to Jessica’s recommendations. She managed the process and had everything scheduled down to the last detail. She made what could have been a very daunting experience both manageable and in the end very successful. (Our house sold and closed quicker and for a higher premium than anyone expected!) We would recommend Jessica without hesitation!

Thank you so much Jessica.  You truly helped us to make this nerve racking experience go extremely smooth.  We can’t thank you enough for the outstanding work you did for us and for finding us an excellent buyer.  You will be our top recommendation for anyone we know looking to sell their home in SF.

Jessica is an outstanding agent! She is razor sharp, detailed oriented, informed, extremely responsive, straight forward, friendly and professional….pretty much everything you could possibly need or want.

Jessica has an amazing understanding of the market and is excellent at explaining it. The level of personal attention she gives to her clients is very impressive. I’ve worked with her to purchase a property and to sell a property. Both times I felt a serious level of dedication.

Simply put, Jessica is wonderful at her job and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone

It has been a pleasure working with you.  Your attention to detail and knowledge of the market is top notch. We have loved working with you as well.

Thank you for all of your friendly help and guidance during the sale of our home.  You were on top of every detail and solved issues quickly. Your extensive knowledge of the San Francisco market is invaluable.  We are very happy that we found you to sell our home and would recommend you to anyone looking to buy or sell in San Francisco in an instant.

Jessica was an amazing first-time guide to the home-buying process. She was able to demystify the process for us, and guide us confidently along every step. She really got to know our needs well so she could help us develop a realistic assessment of San Francisco and a buying strategy.

She gave us great advice at every step of the process, and we ended up with a terrific Sunnyside/Miraloma home at a price we can afford. Highly recommended!

We simply could not have survived last year without Jessica.

I had just had my second child in two years, and when she was two months old, Jessica adroitly coordinated the staging and sale of our home (within days!!!) and immediately found our dream house in Noe Valley.

We never would have gotten our new home without Jessica’s savvy and work ethic. She notified us at 7 a.m. that there was a new property and later that day we had a preemptive offer, beating out all competition before the house was even on the market.

She facilitated so many varied aspects of the move; financing, contractors, and negotiations, handling everything with finesse. She also completely understood our needs as stressed parents, and the realities of the market at the precise time we were buying/selling.

My husband and I hold her in the highest regard and would recommend her to anyone without reservation.

Jessica represented us on both the buy and sell side and we could not have imagined working with anyone else in such a stressful, exciting, personal, emotional time in our lives.

She has an outstanding knowledge of the SF real estate market and is able to bring that knowledge and passion to every interaction you will have with her. Her marketing materials, interactions with other brokers, and follow through is impeccable and for a type Aer like me, the bar is set high and Jessica not only meets it, but blows it out of the park each and every time.

In a competitive market like San Francisco and its various neighborhood dynamics, you need a broker that is a top player like Jessica. She has the same flawless reputation among her peers that, in my opinion, was the deciding factor in us getting to see our current single family home ahead of the masses. She had a targeted strategy that ultimately led to us purchasing our single family home.

I cannot recommend Jessica more wholeheartedly (and I have..to my sister, her friends, my friends and friends of friends...all who have agreed that working with Jess was one of the best choices they could have made in this real estate market).

Jessica is simply the best real estate agent out there! We have worked with her through 4 different transactions (2 buying, 2 selling) and seriously she has been absolute perfection in all circumstances. She handles all the details seamlessly, and is a fantastic communicator and negotiator. She is so personable, and so so smart. She has the best recommendations on how to sell your place for top dollar, and no doubt, she gets that top dollar for you! She coordinates all of those inspections, fixes, painting, staging, window cleaning, etc. and does an amazing job marketing the place - the photography, listings, printed brochures, etc. are all top notch. Our past sale in March 2016 sold in 4 days and went for almost 25% over asking! It was above and beyond what we were expecting, even already knowing that Jessica is a total rock star.

Thanks to Jessica's wise shepherding of the whole process of our house sale -- from advising us on when to list during the pandemic, to where to invest to make our house more marketable -- we received a well-above-asking-price offer eight hours after we hit the market! She provided clear and informed answers to all our questions, always responded quickly, and gave us email updates throughout. Such consistent attention kept us reassured we were in good hands; the outcome was confirmation of that assurance! I highly recommend her without qualification because of her success in SF's unusual market, the beauty of her marketing materials, her sensible analysis of market signs and trends, and her no-nonsense, easy-going manner. We will always be grateful to her!

Thank you so much for putting your special magic and expert professional skills into the sale of our home! We really don’t think we could have done better without you at the helm. You covered all the bases and made our lives a lot less burdensome in our quest to move and change our lives. We’re in a good place and appreciate having you along for the first part of our new journey. It was a pleasure working with you!  Thank you for everything that you’ve accomplished with us!

Thank you Jessica! You crushed it! You certainly knew how to “get it done” and did it with charm, efficiency and grace. We really enjoyed working with you.

Thank you so much. It was a pleasure working with you. We have been so impressed with you throughout this process. You communicate so clearly and have always on the ball about everything. We trusted you from our first conversation to be no BS. But most of all, we loved that you believed in our home and it’s potential. It gave us tremendous peace of mind having you as a partner while we moved overseas. We are so grateful. Thank you Jessica.

You’re a gem. We truly appreciate all of your efforts and professionalism in dealing with our humble abode. We know it was challenging and posed some dips throughout the journey. You kept us in the loop, solicited our input and provided your valuable experience to guide us through this process. We picked the right person for the job.

We couldn’t be more thrilled about the outcome of our sale. As usual, trusting you to do your talented best is always the right move :)

Thanks so much for all your hard work and especially for being a calm force as we rolled with all the surprises. We were very lucky to have you in this process.

Jessica. You have been amazing during this entire process and made it so seamless for us. You are the best for a reason!!! Thank you so much for everything!!! We’re going to refer our friends to you as often as possible! Thank you so much again, and hopefully will see you in the neighborhood sometime in the future!

We agree 100%, that YOU have been amazing to work with! For two people who are selling their first home after 42 (and 31) years, you led us through the process with business acumen and sensitivity. Thank you!

We are so excited & thankful for this wonderful outcome. The price & speed exceeded our expectations.  Thanks so much for all your advice, vision, marketing prowess, negotiation skills & determination to get this outcome & close it.  We feel so fortunate & always had a ton of confidence in you & your process. We will definitely recommend you to our friends and colleagues who are buying or selling properties in San Francisco, and please let us know if we can ever be of help.   And, if the new buyers have any remaining questions, happy to answer them.

Lady Luck was on my side for this transaction. First in connecting me with you, Wonder Woman!!! Second for the early, 10 day offer.

Thank you for your tireless efforts for a smooth & efficient sale of our home. We have the highest praise for your style & ethics. We lucked out working with you!

AMAZING!! Wow!! Even in a Pandemic. Thank you for the excellent representation. You were flawless! And to get this done at this moment in time - wow! Truly amazing!  We could have gotten stuck for several months with Wall St, Stock Mkt, Corona Virus...

Jessica is an absolutely amazing realtor. She was able to orchestrate the sale of my house from beginning to end with taste, intelligence, timeliness, attention to detail, and professionalism to a degree which is extremely rare. She was able to bring my home of 30 years, which I was convinced was a fixer, into a gorgeous and listing ready in a few weeks. Everything done was done on exact schedule by highly skilled people, and everything was done beautifully. This almost never happens in the home repair and servicing industries. I received 12 offers and sold for far more than I imagined even in my fantacies. After enduring many, many months of home buying attempts since and observing the work and style of so many seller's agents, I've grown to appreciate her skills even more.

Jessica and her team are superstars. She is super efficient and an expert in the SF market. They made selling my house in SF a breeze even though we were two states away. I felt confident they were on top of everything the entire time. Jessica gave solid recommendations about what and how to update and stage, and we had nothing but great experiences with her recommended vendors. The marketing was excellent--from photos to staging to ads and social media. The process was exciting when it could have been a hassle. We accepted an over-asking offer for our place in less than 1 week and closed in less than 3 weeks.

Just wanted to add my thanks personally, Jessica. You were so professional and made this stressful process very easy for us. I knew it would be in our best interest to have you handle this sale for us. You were awesome!! Please thank your team for us as well.

We very highly recommend Jessica Branson and her team to anyone that is looking for a realtor to help them sell a home in San Francisco. We are three siblings that sold our dad’s home of many years at the border of Cole Valley/Ashbury Heights. We interviewed multiple realtors and initially chose Jessica because she was very straightforward and down-to-earth, and seemed totally familiar with the San Francisco real estate market. On her first walk-through of the house, she clearly saw what needed to be done, but didn’t try to sell us on investing a large amount of money in upgrades that we would be unlikely to recoup. She also had clear ideas of how to show off the best features of the home and provide potential buyers with a vision of the home’s incredible potential.

Jessica’s team proved to be incredibly well-organized and efficient. She communicated very clearly what needed to be done, what we needed to do, and what the timelines and next steps would be. She always asked if there were decisions to be made, and laid out pros and cons (e.g. should we replace the carpet?) so that making decisions was easy.  Her team kept commitments on timing in all aspects of the preparation for sale.  They organized and coordinated with reliable contractors to perform all the necessary repairs and the suggested upgrades including painting, landscaping, carpet replacement and minor repairs.

When we were actually ready to put the house on the market, Jessica provided a very thorough analysis of recent sales and the rationale for her sales strategy. That strategy yielded multiple offers, including several that far exceeded our expectations.  Jessica made the disclosures, inspections, response to offers, and closing processes all seem straightforward, and she was always one step ahead of what needed to happen to ensure a rapid and seamless closing.

Many, many thanks to you and your team! I think I've said this before, but you made a stressful period much easier for us and we are so grateful for that. It was so nice to be able to completely trust you. You helped get us an outcome that was better than we could've ever expected. I wish I could work with people like you in every aspect of my life.