From the moment you first shake hands with Michelle, you will immediately understand why the phrase "People Person" is said to have been invented just for her! Michelle's signature qualities - listening, understanding and communicating - are the reasons why she enjoys phenomenal success as one of San Francisco's premier real estate agents. Specializing in condos, lofts and single family homes and TICs, Michelle's experience in marketing and selling homes spans all of the City's unique and diverse neighborhoods though she is known among her peers and clients as "The Expert" on the new and exciting neighborhoods and of South Beach, Rincon Hill and Mission Bay. Michelle is currently with Vanguard Properties, one of San Francisco's leading and most innovative real estate firms. Michelle started her sales career at TRI Coldwell Banker where she was ranked in the top 1% nationwide with Coldwell Banker and was recognized as a Top Producer from 2005 through 2007. Michelle has made the Top Producer list at Vanguard for her sales from 2008 through 2011 even in this challenging economy and lending climate.
Michelle is a real estate all-rounder, adding tremendous value to the service that she provides to her clients. Her seven years' experience in the San Francisco real estate market is augmented by 2 years prior experience in real estate finance and additionally from serving as President of two Condominium Homeowners Associations. Also a talented and accomplished photographer, Michelle ran her own photography business in New York City, prior to moving to the Bay Area. Among her photography clients were celebrities such as Frankie Muniz, Julia Styles, Tami Michaels and the alternative rock band Dishwalla. Her portfolio demonstrates a keen eye for art direction and capturing the full essence of her subject matter - a skill that is profoundly evident when conveying the most important features of a home in the marketing process.
Michelle resides in a historic loft in Jack London Square with her fiance Lewis Phillips and their boxer Kane. Michelle continues to enjoy photography as a pastime and spending time with her brother's Michael and Christopher Balog, sister-in-law, Dr. Tera Balog and her two nephews. Michelle has a degree in film production and photography from the University of Southern California, School of Cinema Television. She is one of the founding members of a networking group called SKIRTTM (Sharing Knowledge Information and Resources Together) (www.skirtsnetwork.net) and is co-author on a book called "SKIRTWorking, How to Network Using SKIRTTM"© (www.skirtworking.com) which was launched on Amazon.com on September 10, 2008. The book made it that day to their best seller list and was number 1 in the Women in Business category. Michelle is also a a large supperter of EARN and a former member of the Real Estate Leadership Auxiliary Council for EARN (www.sfearn.org) in San Francisco. Michelle was recently a delegate for the SF City Trip and lobbied and represented San Francisco homeowner's interests in Washington, DC in March of 2009. www.sfchamber.com and appears regularly on KRON 4 News as a networking or "SKIRKworking" expert.
| LOCATION | TYPE | BEDS | BATH | SQ.FT. | PRICE | AGENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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208 28th St 301 San Francisco, CA 94114 |
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 3 | 3 | 0 SQ.FT. | 1,399,000 | |
|
208 28th St 201 San Francisco, CA 94114 |
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 2 | 2 | 0 SQ.FT. | 889,000 | |
|
690 Market St 301 San Francisco, CA 94104 |
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 1 | 1.5 | 0 SQ.FT. | 49,000 | |
| LOCATION | TYPE | BEDS | BATH | SQ.FT. | STATUS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
170 King St 707 San Francisco, CA 94107
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 0 | 1 | 0 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 1/6/2012 |
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1083 Clay St 302 San Francisco, CA 94108
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 1 | 1 | 983 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 12/28/2011 |
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2478 Alemany Blvd San Francisco, CA 94112
|
RESIDENTIAL | 2 | 1 | 0 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 11/30/2011 |
|
520 6th St 8 San Francisco, CA 94103
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 1 | 1.5 | 1,064 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 11/23/2011 |
|
949 Hampshire St San Francisco, CA 94110
|
RESIDENTIAL | 4 | 1 | 2,206 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 10/28/2011 |
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170 King St 609 San Francisco, CA 94107
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 1 | 1 | 0 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 10/4/2011 |
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111 Gilbert St 3 San Francisco, CA 94103
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 1 | 2 | 2,069 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 7/28/2011 |
|
55 Vandewater St 1 San Francisco, CA 94133
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 1 | 1 | 679 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 3/31/2011 |
|
1454 - 1456 - 1456 Kearny St San Francisco, CA 94133
|
RESIDENTIAL | 3 | 2.5 | 0 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 3/4/2011 |
|
140 South Magnolia Ave South San Francisco, CA 94080
|
RESIDENTIAL | 3 | 1 | 1,183 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 2/19/2011 |
|
201 Harrison St 303 San Francisco, CA 94105
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 2 | 2 | 1,105 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 11/10/2010 |
|
170 King St 911 San Francisco, CA 94107
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 1 | 1 | 802 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 10/29/2010 |
|
88 Townsend St 420 San Francisco, CA 94107
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 1 | 1 | 720 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 9/29/2010 |
|
1242 Cole St San Francisco, CA 94117
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 3 | 1 | 1,468 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 8/23/2010 |
|
1068 Ashbury St San Francisco, CA 94117
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 2 | 1 | 1,124 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 7/20/2010 |
|
250 King St 1214 San Francisco, CA 94107
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 1 | 1 | 962 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 6/30/2010 |
|
1667 Turk St 1/2 San Francisco, CA 94115
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 1 | 1 | 0 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 6/4/2010 |
|
587 Jersey St San Francisco, CA 94114
|
RESIDENTIAL | 4 | 3.5 | 2,462 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 5/21/2010 |
|
11 Kenneth Rexroth Pl San Francisco, CA 94133
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 2 | 2 | 1,098 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 3/9/2010 |
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50 Lansing St 307 San Francisco, CA 94105
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 2 | 2 | 0 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 3/5/2010 |
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50 Lansing St 207 San Francisco, CA 94105
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 2 | 2 | 0 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 1/15/2010 |
|
731 16th Ave San Francisco, CA 94118
|
RESIDENTIAL | 3 | 1 | 1,426 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 10/30/2009 |
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2209 Sutter St San Francisco, CA 94115
|
RESIDENTIAL | 3 | 2.5 | 0 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 10/22/2009 |
|
50 Lansing St 306 San Francisco, CA 94105
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 2 | 2 | 0 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 10/9/2009 |
|
235 Berry St 416 San Francisco, CA 94158
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 2 | 2.5 | 1,610 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 8/5/2009 |
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893 - 895 - 895 Hayes St San Francisco, CA 94117
|
2-4 UNIT | 2,859 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 7/7/2009 | ||
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895 Hayes St San Francisco, CA 94117
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 3 | 2.5 | 1,899 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 7/7/2009 |
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893 Hayes St San Francisco, CA 94117
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 2 | 2 | 0 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 7/7/2009 |
|
201 Sansome St 501 San Francisco, CA 94104
|
CONDO / TIC / LOFT | 1 | 1 | 0 SQ.FT. | SOLD | 3/11/2009 |