Alan Shafran Group

We worked with Alan to sell our town house in Carlsbad. I was extremely pleased with the whole process and thus like to give a detailed review. This was our first home sale. We had a little bit of time but were still nervous about the process.
I contacted Alan and he responded very quickly. A few days later he came to our house. I explained to him in detail our situation and he listened carefully. He had already done his research on comps and now gave our home a detailed look. He let me know that he needed to revise his document a little considering all of our upgrades.
Later that day we received his assessment. He gave us a price range from a quick sale to a very aggressive price and suggested we start in the middle. I agreed but after seeing some neighborhood comps that weekend I decided we should try the max of his range and Alan was fine with that.
After that came quite a bit of hand holding from his side, including a staging appointment with advise of how to reorganize the home and what fixes to make. We finished everything in about a week. Then came the photographer and before we knew it the home was listed.
Within 2 weeks and 3 open houses we had a full price offer. Alan and his team were very diligent in studying the offer and advising us along the way. They also went above and beyond to schedule requested repairs and suggest local businesses to perform those.
They also held our hand along the way, whenever we were getting nervous about aspects of the process. For instance the appraiser took a long time and it looked like they would appraise the home below asking price. Alan took his time to explain to the appraiser why our home should appraise higher than some of the comps she was finding and in the end she came through.
In summary I could not have been more pleased with the whole experience. Alan and his team understand the emotions involved with selling a home and do everything they can to make it as easy on you as possible.

We had a «challenging» home to sell and The Alan Shafran Group was very high touch, never leaving us in the dark and always thinking of us, coming up with ideas on how to approach the market. On top of that, they were there for us as we ventured out to buy our next home and gave us the same level of service and creativity that we experienced with the sell of our other home. I’ve dealt with a lot of real estate agents across several homes and I can say that the experience with The Alan Shafran Group is on a completely different level.

This is the 2^nd time I have had the pleasure of working with Alan and his team. They are all fantastic to worth and the attention to detail is outstanding. Natasha was our agent and she made us feel as if we were her only client, her top priority. The entire process was smooth and bump free! I would highly recommend them!

Alan and his team are the best I’ve worked with. Our house sold in 2 days for a premium price and Alan’s advice was key. He is exactly the real estate agent, and they are exactly the team we were hoping for! Thanks for delivering!

First impression was the extremely overdone way that they fill your mailbox with fliers and crap. Has the exact opposite effect to what they are attempting. Second and final impression, after dealing with 2 agents and their supposed «clients», is that of complete unprofessionalism, no regard for anyone but themselves, and games played. Will never be allowed to show or make offers on a property we have now and in the future. Sorry, but your antics are pretty obvious and well known, and if there was a zero rating we would have chosen that one. We speak from experience…

I’ve worked with Michael Levison at Alan Shafran Group on three occasions now. The first time was in 2002 and then again to sell and buy in 2015. All of my experiences have been wonderful. Michael made the process (for buying and selling) easy, understandable and allowed me to proceed in the transactions with confidence.
Michael’s experience with real estate in North County San Diego was a tremendous benefit in negotiating favorable pricing in all of my buying and selling experiences. Further, his relationships with other professionals (lenders, appraisers, inspectors) that are necessary to close real estate transactions efficiently and confidently were first class.
I highly recommend Michael. His work ethic and attention to details are assets for anyone looking to buy or sell.

The Alan Shafran group recently sold my home in LaCosta Valley in Carlsbad. The entire team is professional. The pictures the team produces are very well done and the written material combined with the pre marketing is very effective in show casing your home. I consider negotiating skill to be the most important factor in selecting a selling broker and I was pleased with Alan’s ability to successfully negotiate the deal. As a retired real estate attorney, I have worked with many brokers and I consider Alan to be one of the best.

My wife and I recently worked with Alan Shafran, Brent Hansen and the entire team at the Alan Shafran Group for the sale of our house in La Costa Oaks, as well as for the purchase of our new home in Leucadia.
From the very first meeting, we knew we had chosen the perfect person to work with in the sale of our house. Alan’s attention to detail is second to none: from the prescriptive approach he takes in ensuring our house was optimally staged, to the simply amazing pictures (including drone-​based photos!) of our property, to the thoughtful approach around socializing our sale with our immediate neighbors, every detail was extremely well thought out, socialized with my wife and I and flawlessly executed. After multiple offers, our house sold for our asking price within weeks of listing.
Simultaneously, we had our sights set on a wonderful new home in Leucadia, and leveraging Alan, Brent and team we we able to successfully negotiate the purchase of our new home for over $ 29,000 under the seller’s asking price. And because the timing was tight between the sale of our old house and purchase of our new home, Alan and team arranged a rent-​back scenario that allowed us to live in our sold house for another month post-​sale before going directly into our new home.
We’ve been in North County for just under 5 years and this will be our third home — but our first time leveraging Alan. As such, we have the somewhat unique benefit of being able to compare this experience to our previous sales /​purchases with other realtors. And quite honestly, there is no comparison. If you’re interested in working with someone who genuinely cares about your experience, who can provide thoughtful guidance, who can maximize your return and who will treat you with the utmost respect I could not recommend Alan Shafran more highly. He is *the* person to work with in either selling or purchasing a home in San Diego.

«You get what you pay for», if you care about the Quality things in life including results from services transactions then call Alan.

Sabrina Boyd is an absolute dream to work with. She is a breath of fresh air during a stressful time. Her positivity is so contagious. She was on time every single time. She went so far above and beyond for us on numerous occasions. She was more than an agent, she was a friend and holds a special place in our family’s heart. I would refer her 100 times over!

Deciding whether to move or remodel is a big decision and we are trying to gather enough information to make the most educated decision possible. I contacted Alan because I see so many of the Shafran Group’s listing in my area. Our first discussion was extremely helpful as Alan asked a lot of relevant questions about how we live, and what we are looking to gain in either scenario. A lot of agents may have just pointed us in the direction to sell, but he was very insightful and truthful about the benefits to either side. This is an ongoing process, but if we decide to sell, he will be involved. If we decide to stay, many of his suggestions will be considered in our remodel.

A really great experience from start to finish. Both our agent Jennie Sullivan as well as the entire group were extremely helpful and supportive through the whole process. They made us feel comfortable and confident about this very large and important decision, and were willing to provide thoughtful advice when requested. Jennie’s responsiveness and attention to detail assisted greatly in being able to close escrow in 30 days. I will highly recommend Jennie and the entire Alan Shafran Group to our family and friends for all of their real estate needs.

We were happy we chose Alan Shafran as our realtor to sell our home in the La Costa Carlsbad area. Alan and Brent and the entire team (Lindsay, Michael, Natasha, Sam, Caitlin, Ashley, Samantha, and Jordyn) were all professional, knowledgable, responsive and a pleasure to work with throughout the entire sales experience.
Alan provided us with a fantastic web presentation upon our initial meeting. In addition, he produced a dozen or so youtube videos for us to watch to inform us of the sales and escrow process as we went along. We were always in the loop with weekly updates and calls from Alan and he remained patient and persistent to sell our home at top dollar in a tough market.
If you are buying or selling a home in north county San Diego, we highly recommend Alan Shafran and his well orchestrated and top notch team!

I want to thank Michael Levison at the Alan Shafran Group for everything him and his staff did to make selling my home possible. I am currently out of the state and Michael and his staff went above and beyond what is expected from a realtor. This is my second home that I have bought and sold with Michael and he is more than a realtor. He always places you first and makes you feel like you are his only client. I want to thank you and everyone at the Alan Shafran Group for always being professional, courteous and client centered. If I ever move back to California you’ll definitely get a call from me.
Thank you!

My wife and I recently worked with Alan Shafran, Michael Levinson, and team in the sale of our home in Alga Hills and the purchase of a new house in La Costa Oaks. We received excellent service throughout the whole process. I recommend Alan Shafran and team to anyone who is looking to purchase a house in San Diego.
We first met Alan in late April and by late July we had closed on the sale of our home and the purchase of our new house. Our home sold in 2 weeks at asking price and we ended up purchasing our new house before it even officially went on the market. It was a whirlwind experience but we could not have done it without Alan, Michael, and team.
You are in good hands if you choose the Alan Shafran Group.

We bought our first house with Michael in 2003 and he really went the extra mile to get us into the home that was right for us. We’ve kept in him in mind and when looking to buy again this year, he was our first call. With his expert guidance, humor, advice and some excellent referrals we’ve made it though our most recent house purchase quickly and painlessly. We’re so grateful for Michael and the skilled team at the Alan Shafran Group for their promptness, personal touch and use of the latest tech. We can’t recommend them highly enough.

Doing business with John Beran and the Alan Shafran group was nothing but a positive experience from start to finish. My sale was a forced sale due to my mothers death at 87 years old. Samantha and Nicole were always prompt, courteous and professional in their return emails they sent with questions I had for them or documents I needed to sign via Docusign. Not only this, I followed John’s instructions to the letter regarding prepping my house to sell. Because I followed his advice, I ended up netting twice the amount I expected to. This will allow me to start the second chapter of my life with some dignity.
What amazed me most about my experience with John was his patience. I was working as a janitor at the time of the sale, so I had to improvise and get a good friend to do all the fix-​up work. This took close to 4 months (going the traditional route would have been double or triple the cost), and not one time did he push me asking when it would be ready. I told him I was on it and he trusted I would finish it which I did. I think trust is what most business relationships lack these days, and I didn’t notice a breakdown of trust in this endeavor.
You can tell by viewing John’s listings that most of his clients are already very well off. I’m not one of them. He’s proven to me that he’ll work with the struggling crowd and treat them exactly the same as the privileged crowd. This is something to also consider if you’re in the working wage earner class like myself.

This place is top notch! Brent Hanson worked with my wife and I to find our Dream home. Being that this was our 2^nd home purchase we were very specific on what we wanted and Brent was very patient and professional during the 3 months it took to find our place. The home we feel in love with happened to be a short sale. I’ve heard the nightmare stories involving the purchase of short sales but Brent assured us he knew what the bank was looking for and has had success with these type of transactions. Even though there was multiple offers, the owners of the home and the Bank liked the way we presented the offer so much that our offer was accepted the same day! Thanks to Brent and his team we are now living in our dream home and my wife is happy! Thank You!!!

Last September we decided that it was time to list our beautiful Aviara/​Carlsbad home for sale. Seeing that we had previously worked with Alan’s team of highly-​skilled experts, in an unequivocally successful buyer representation, naturally, our first and only phone call was to the Alan Shafran Group.
As the old adage goes, and as I’ve come to learn in my 30 years as a business proprietor, «You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression.» With that in mind, Alan showed up to the initial listing appointment right on time and 100% prepared. He provided a personalized package with pertinent documentation, not only outlining ease of the entire listing process, but a real-​time market analysis customized for our property and surrounding area. This data greatly simplified the meeting, hence, making it extremely productive. Information pertaining to all of our important questions was literally at our fingertips, and every last detail was carefully explained.
During the weeks that followed, the Alan Shafran Group, in aggregate, worked in a manner conducive to a well-​oiled machine, and if described in a single word, that word would be efficiency. The entire team, like clockwork, was continuously on the same page. Moreover, the company is up to speed with new technologies, their communication was endless and unmatched in our eyes and, as with our last transaction, worked untiringly with us as each and every phase of the process came to a successful conclusion.
All told, we can honestly say, with unwavering confidence, that Alan Shafran is the most straightforward, knowledgeable, and trustworthy real estate professional we have ever had the privilege of working with. There is absolutely no comparison –period. To say that his level of organization, leadership, reliability and expertise is unmatched would still be an understatement.
After our second transaction together, both as buyers and sellers, we continue to be so impressed by the entire group and cannot recommend them enough. We sold our home expeditiously and for the price we wanted. Our expectations have been exceeded once again. Thank you all for such a fantastic experience!
Jimmy and Lori

Shocked by the 1star reviews initially, but only one of them was a coherent review … And even that one was not appropriately angled at the Group.
We bought was has now become our dream home in Carlsbad about two years ago. We’re nestled in a neighborhood atop a hill that overlooks the Agua Hedionda lagoon. We had been working with Mike Levinson for almost a year before we found the right house which goes to show his resiliency. More importantly, it shows he didn’t want us to settle. It’s also worth mentioning that 2 couples we recommended to Mike bought homes through before we even found ours!
Mike is a friend to us now because of how much effort he put into making us happy. The entire process was seamless from start to finish. Oddly enough we closed on the home just a few weeks after I had left for a combat deployment. Mike took care of my wife in every manner he could to make the process easy. She never complained and only praised at how he went out of his way to accommodate us.
When I got home, I couldn’t believe it was the same place. Funny story… My wife deployed 5 days later. Being pilots we decided it was imperative to fly a United States flag in his honor during a flight in combat. When we presented it to him he was overcome with emotion. Mike is an upstanding human being and a man of integrity and care. He showed us his Carlsbad office where the staff was genuinely kind and welcoming. We even got an email from Alan Shafran after he heard of the flag we gave Mike.
I assure you all out there– this company is out to help you get the home you want. There is no such way that these caliber employees have anything else on their agenda other than making you happy.