Feri Niroomand and Negar Souza – Red Oak Realty

Negar and Feri have been our agents for years. First they found us the perfect family home in a tight time frame, and helped us negotiate the best possible deal. Then, they gave us the advice no other agent did: to not list the house we were leaving. We rented that property for a few years until the market recovered and just sold it for well over asking. Negar and Feri delayed their own interests for years until it was the right time for us. Talk about putting your clients first! Over all these years, they have been available to answer questions, run comps, and help us make the best possible real estate decisions. I can’t tell you how many family discussions have ended with, «Let’s ask Negar what she thinks». And, she’s always right!
If you’re looking for an agent who won’t rush you, will always provide all the info you could possibly want, will help you analyze all that info, and will always always be in your corner, Negar and Feri are the agents for you!

There are not enough words to express how grateful we are for Negar Souza! You could not possibly find a better agent on the planet! She is a true expert in her field and we could not have become homeowners without her.
As first time homebuyers we had a millions questions and Negar was patient with all of them. The hunt for the perfect house spanned years and almost the entire Bay Area. We looked from Point Richmond, to Alameda, Albany to Livermore. She was always ready with at least 5 homes in any area we chose to explore. She had full details, insider information and comps for every home. If one didn’t work she had another one lined up within hours. She was willing to hold our hand through submitting several offers and fought tooth and nail for us in this competitive market. Again, she is honestly the only reason we «won» our home and in the Bay Area if you are lucky enough to have your offer accepted you are a winner!
She had also helped my mother find her home and later sell it WAY above asking with multiple offers. My mother has the same sentiments but just isn’t very Unilocal savvy ;-) 5 stars from her as well.
If you need someone to work for you fast and efficiently she is your agent. The best of the best! Thank you Negar!!!

We bought our current house with Negar. That was our first offer ever, and everybody kept telling us you can’t win a bid if it is your time in a crazy market like bay area. But we did it! With Negar’s help.
The process was kinda a rush as it was only three days between we first met Negar and we placed our first offer. Negar guided us through the whole process with passion and patience. She was always available through email, text or phone, and returned any of our messages very promptly.
I would highly recommend her.

When my wife and I were ready to start exploring East Bay options (N. Berkeley & Albany) for a move from SF, we were so lucky to find Negar. She was extremely patient with us as we got in touch with her well before we were ready to start bidding on homes. She was always available for phone calls, in-​person meetings, and emails whenever we had questions. When we were finally ready to start seriously considering homes, she guided us through the process with ease and made sure we got exactly what we were looking for. Negar is very responsive, explains everything clearly, and is super friendly to work with. Once our renovations are complete, we are looking forward to seeing her around town! We would highly recommend her and her team.

I’ve known Feri for decades and have complete trust in her honesty and integrity. I’ve done 4 separate transactions with both Feri and Negar and have only the highest regard for the deep knowledge, conscientiousness and quality judgement they bring to their craft. The last transaction was difficult and there are a lot of agents who would simply have failed to pull it off. Thanks to both of you!

I purchased a home in 2008 and sold a home in 2014 with the expertise of Feri and Negar. I cannot fully express how well they do their jobs! They made the buying process go as smoothly as possible beginning with getting a real sense of what I was looking for, in which area, and within what price range. They helped direct me to the proper mortgage company and the closing was flawless. When I sold my home last year, they handled everything, and I mean EVERYTING, from establishing a price point that would generate the most interest, to directing me to, and oftentimes arranged the scheduling of, the proper stagers, painters, home maintenance crew, haulers, housekeepers, and landscape, roof and sewer experts to name a few. On the day of the open house, my house had never looked better. Needless to say, there were multiple offers over asking price and the closing was once again, a smooth transaction. Buying and selling property is a stressful event. Negar and Feri are experts at diminishing that stress for their buyers and sellers. I would never use anyone else in this area. They are truly the very best at what they do! And funny too!

We recently purchased a home in Oakland and couldn’t have done it without Negar and Feri. We worked mainly with Negar and she is so pleasant to work with. She made our experience both quick and enjoyable. Being first time home buyers, she lead us through the entire process with ease and makes herself available to her clients basically ²⁴⁄₇ — I really don’t think she sleeps! She is always responsive and goes above and beyond to explain any questions we may have or offer information and advice. She was really our advocate the entire way and we are so grateful for that. She has a great rapport with all of the vendors she works with and, even after we were finalized, she still makes herself available for our questions and is happy to recommend vendors to us. We can’t thank Negar enough!

This duo is amazing! Negar went above and beyond to help us purchase our first home which is amazing by the way! She was always available even at crazy hours just to answer our questions or concerns. When we are ready for a second home I will definitely be asking for Negar Souza! So if you or anyone you know is in the market for a home or just have questions about the process Negar will make sure you are properly informed and walk every step of the way with and for you!

Worked mainly with negar whom I’ve known since middle school, she is awesome, she is a great communicator and you will never have to worry about not getting a return call email or text, she found my house after several times trying and a few years later she sold the same house and was able to handle every curve ball and bump in the road to make sure that house was sold, you cannot go wrong with this tandem, do yourself a favor and hit them up.

My husband and I spent almost a year looking at dozens of homes for what everyone wants in the perfect home of course. Our biggest issue was location! My husband wanted something that was just not realistic at all but it took him awhile to realize that ;-)
Luckily we had Negar to help us out! She was incredibly patient with us and showed us anything we wanted to see knowing that we just needed to get it out of our system. Even though she new most of the places were not right for us! We were new home buyers and therefore had never been through the process and knew nothing but she held our hands throughout the whole thing. Never got frustrated or short with us (I would have!) Anything we needed at any time she was there and always made herself available to us. She is a wealth of knowledge and has an amazing candid and energetic demeanor and is very professional. She knows all of the tricks and all of the best people to use. She stopped at nothing to get us the house that we finally decided was ours and I am forever grateful! I recommend Feri and Negar any and every chance I get!

Negar did an amazing job helping me sell a property. Not only did she negotiate a better deal with contractors helping clean the place but she correctly managed to bargain with several potential buyers and got me a price far above what we listed it at in a matter of weeks. She is hard working, honest and has a solid understanding of the market.

This mother-​daughter team makes quite the duo! I can only speak very highly of my experience with them from every email to every house tour. Both Feri and Negar are beyond attentive. The fact that they share an email address means that your emails are answered at near lightning speed and their advice and hand holding has and will always be welcomed. Their candor and professionalism was instrumental in us finding, bidding and purchasing our dream home in less than a month and closing in only 3 weeks with their invaluable local network of colleagues. Even after we purchased our home, they have helped us with names and recommendations of any vendors or contractors that we may need. I look forward to working with them again for any and all of my real estate needs in the Bay area.

Best Real Estate professionals in the Bay area, probably throughout all of California. They cater to all of our needs, and recommend honestly based on the clients needs and affordability, not based on their sales figures. True professionals.

I recently bought a condo and home in the East Bay and Negar was my agent. Buying a property in the Bay Area is a stressful experience because of the multiple bidders, older homes, and different school districts. Being a first time homebuyer doesn’t help either. Luckily, Negar helped me through the entire process. I asked her a ton of questions via phone calls, email, and text (i.e. bugged the hell out of her) but she remained patient and passed down her knowledge of the Bay Area housing market. I also appreciated her valuable advice whenever I had to make an important decision. I felt like she was always looking out for my best interests, which is something really hard to come by these days. If you’re going to buy or sell a home, make sure to give Negar a call.

Are you kidding me? We literally would not have got this house if it were not for Negar. We are first time home buyers, and she walked us, no, carried us, through the entire process from locating the house to the day we received our keys.
Let me first start by saying, she is incredibly knowledgable about the area. We already knew what city we wanted to live in, and we visited a bunch of places she found within budget with key features in mind. She knew which places were kid friendly, which had lots of traffic and noise issues, what kind of history the buildings had. When we visited a place that had some feature we liked or didn’t like, she would remember them for future visits.
Secondly, she is incredibly well connected. All the contacts we worked with all knew Negar on a very professional level, many of them bending over backwards to help us. Many of them did rush orders or come after hours, as a «favor to Negar». All the people we worked with were Negar’s recommendations and all were amazing and knowledgeable.
«She works for you» is such an understatement. All our showings were evenings and weekends. The current place we saw was on the market a few days before she called us and set up a viewing. She worked with our broker to get an offer in before the general public showing so we had the best chance.
In the last days of our escrow, we ran into a sticky situation (our fault) and had to fast track our close. Negar managed the entire situation through countless phone calls and emails to each person (including a call to France where our broker was on vacation at the time), making sure each person did their task precisely on schedule. We really could not have gotten this place without her persistence and careful planning. THANK YOU!

Negar Souza has been a wonderful agent to work with. She helped us through the arduous process of being first time homebuyers and her extensive knowledge of the East Bay housing market is remarkable! Negar will genuinely take all factors into consideration in order to find a home that fits your personal criteria. She is attentive to her clients’ needs and goes above and beyond to answer the multitude of questions that comes with the home buying process. She guided us through every step of the way and actually minimized much of the confusion and stress of being first time homebuyers by being so efficient and knowledgeable. Now we’re enjoying our home and hope other buyers will have a chance to work with Negar!

Negar and Feri made our first-​time homebuying experience in a tough economy just about as good as it could be.
They are knowledgeable about the entire Bay Area’s real estate market, but especially tuned in to the East Bay. They knew everything about every neighborhood we were considering, and quickly understood our priorities.
Both Negar and Feri made themselves available for the small windows of time our busy schedules mandated, and they never wasted our time on houses that were out of our price range or not to our taste.
When we found our dream home, Negar hooked us up with a terrific mortgage firm, sorted out every issue with the seller’s realtor, and sheparded us through the entire process with amazing skill, patience and gentleness.
Her ability to speed-​text and her turnaround response times via every imaginable form of technology are breathtaking!
There aren’t enough stars to express how impressed we are with Negar and Feri. Let’s put it this way: They’ll be our realtors forever, and we think you should consider making them yours.

We have purchased two properties with Feri and Negar and have had the best experience! They have worked in this area for so long, and know every nook and detail and have a great sense for matching the perfect property with their client’s needs. Feri found our first investment property for us within a week and although we were nervous and hesitant about the purchase, 6 years later I can say that it was the best decision and perfect place for us. Thank you to both of you! You make a great team!