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★★★★★
"Tigiste was the ultimate professional in guiding me through my first home purchase and made the process much easier to understand for an informed decision making. I would recommend Tigiste to others 100%.” - Brook M.
★★★★★
"Tigist is one of the most strategic, thoughtful and experienced agents any buyer or seller can have. How do I know? We’ve worked with her on three properties in the last few years, and all were absolutely seamless.
Tigist not only dedicates herself to meet the needs of her clients, but she is also indefatigable in this pursuit. She is also not short on business acumen and bases her approach on thorough market analysis and comprehensive data before she charts the right course. But it’s not all numbers.
Tigist is the perfect balance of art and science. Her love for the Bay Area is infectious, and her desire to enhance her community undeniable. She is also the warmest person you’ll ever meet and brings sunshine to the cloudiest of rooms. She’s careful with your assets and delicate with your concerns. You’ll walk away feeling like family, or an old friend, at the end of any process. I dare you not to!" - Fenot T.
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"Tigiste Wagaye is as knowledgable, principled, and passionate a real estate agent as you will find in the East Bay market. She brings to her work decades of local experience, profound intuition, and a deep sense of decency. She recognizes that when people buy and sell their homes, the experience is often a very emotional one that implicates a complicated array of hope, expectations, and anxiety Tigiste made seamless the process of selling our Oakland bungalow, after life took us to Southern CA. She took charge of orchestrating numerous cost-effective upgrades that we made on her advice and that resulted in a significant increase in our home's sale price. Buying and selling a house in today's market is a daunting process. Tigiste's expertise and direction got us through to the other side, happy with the outcome and able, several months later, to find a new house to call home. " - E. Uhrig.
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It takes just one glance at Tigiste’s testimonials to get a sense for how unfailingly dedicated she is to helping others make one of the biggest investments of a lifetime. A uniquely special agent who makes an indelible impression on those around her, Tigiste’s career success is tied to her earliest life experiences.
Ethiopia born and raised, she moved to the states solo at age 13 and has continued blazing her own trail ever since. In perpetual pursuit of the American Dream, the Oakland denizen worked multiple jobs while attending college, purchasing her first property and catapulting herself into the world of homeownership before even graduating.
Thoughtful in her approach and strategic in her thinking, Tigiste has an acute appreciation for the value of homeownership and the opportunity for parlaying equity into other investments. Drawing from her early experience at the helm of an insurance brokerage, she pivoted into real estate nearly two decades ago and never looked back. Working with developers on market analysis and project management for large scale developments early in her career, the veteran agent has garnered a keen business acumen and unmatched market insight.
At the end of a day, selling real estate is more than simply a transaction for Tigiste. Vigilant with your assets and attentive to your concerns, she takes the time to really listen to your goals before charting the right course of action. You’d be hard pressed not to walk away feeling like family. Or better yet, an old friend.
An Oakland resident for over thirty years, Tigiste has a deep appreciation for her community’s diverse, multicultural population. When she’s not helping others put down roots, you’ll find Tigiste hiking, kayaking, biking, paddle boarding and crossing new destinations off her Bucket List. There’s nothing more thrilling to Tigiste than embarking on diverse cultural experiences that open our eyes and expand our awareness.