
Looking to sell your property, buy a new home, or just need some expert real estate advice?
Founded in San Francisco in 2003 by Craig Ackerman, this boutique firm is a home-grown leader in San Francisco Bay Area real estate.
Known for innovation and concierge services, Craig created a team and a system that consistently ignores the constraints of a traditional corporate brokerage. They deliver:
- Top 1% in sales volume of all SF Realtors®
- Five Star Awards for customer satisfaction annually since 2014
- #1 independent single-broker in San Francisco per MLS, consecutive years
- Real estate without the crazy
Author of "Selling Grandma's House"
Highly refined listing specialist with impressive performance statistics:
- Average 4.8 offers per listed home
- Average $187,0000 sales price > list price
“Because we bring a contractor’s eye and a Realtor’s viewpoint to property evaluation, we help clients make great decisions,” says Craig. “That’s how we take the pressure off—with an organized, informed and even enjoyable process.”
Ratings & Reviews
5.0
Efficient and non-intrusive service. They recommended an agent, Craig Ackerman, who got us our dream home after only 3 weeks, 4 house-viewings, and one offer later. We'd gone through 3 ineffective agents over a 4 month period before this, so it was much appreciated!
My Mom’s Piedmont home was in disrepair. As the one in charge of the estate, and many family members scrutinizing my every move, I was advised to interview Craig Ackerman after being far less than impressed with another local expert. We instantly liked Craig. He met with us and explained in detail his process to quickly get the house repaired and on the market. Craig orchestrated a home resurfacing plan, complete with his professional contractors that entirely transformed the home in 3 weeks, and kept us updated on every step of the process. On the bid date, we received 7 competing offers - the home sold for >$401,000 the asking price. We could not be more delighted. Craig treated us like family, always keeping us updated until the sale closed. In a world of mediocrity, this was a fabulous experience.
Trustworthy and self-assured: Our family has relied upon Craig and his team for our real estate needs when others weren’t quite up to the task. He helped us upgrade and sell a tenant-occupied Peninsula condo with multiple offers during the pandemic. Then, 2 years and 9 offers later, he helped us secure an ideal San Francisco home near our children’s school. Next, he will sell our SF condo as he has earned our trust. Working with Craig has been a pleasant surprise. We recommend him and his team without hesitation.
Craig Ackerman, the leader of ProofRE, is the epitome of the perfect real estate agent. He is like a pit bull when facing what others would see as insurmountable problems. And he balances his aggressive problem solving with the gentle touch of a master negotiator with lenders, attorneys, title officers and especially with me. the client. He was able to pull a rabbit out of the hat for me in a sputtering real estate market by navigating a complicated listing and sale negotiation involving multiple disciplines, unlike anything I have ever experienced with real estate agents in the past.
Craig did a fabulous job of selling our home. His customer service is second to none and we felt like his most important client throughout the entire process. We had 14 offers. Even better he got us $136,000 over our asking price!
Craig Ackerman and Proof Real Estate were instrumental in selling my family home. Their team assisted in clearing out the property and secured three solid offers. The winning bid exceeded our listing price by $113,500. I cannot speak highly enough of Craig and his team: They played a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and successful sale of our property.
The professionalism, expertise, and unwavering commitment displayed by Craig Ackerman and his team throughout the entire process were truly commendable. Their strategic approach and meticulous attention to detail undoubtedly played a significant role in the exceptional results we achieved. Without any hesitation, I wholeheartedly endorse Craig Ackerman and Proof Real Estate for their outstanding service in the real estate transaction realm.
I knew that this wasn’t the best time to sell with the difficult market and interest rates not favorable, I was skeptical to say the least but as soon as I met Craig and his team I knew I had chosen the right ones to get the job done. When Craig did a walkthrough of my property, he made professional suggestions that he thought would get me the most bang for the buck. After simple improvements by Craig’s team, on final offer day I had 16 to chose from! And my home sold for $451,000 over the asking price! I sincerely enjoyed working with Craig, Charles, Tiana and the entire Proof Real Estate Team.
I am absolutely stoked to share my exceptional experience with Craig Ackerman and Proof Real Estate, who recently sold my home for an incredible price beyond my imagination.
I heard about Craig from a friend whom I highly trust. When I fisrt met with Craig at my house, it was very clear that his approach is not just to sell a house but to get top dollar out of it. Craig and his team combines expertise, dedication, and a genuine commitment to bring the most out of a house.
Craig was thoroughly assessing my house and gave me valuable insights on how to maximize the appeal to potential buyers with some cosmetic improvements. Craig's attention to detail and in-depth knowledge of the local market were truly impressive.
It was a big decision for me to move forward with the improvement plan but Craig and his team were always available to answer any questions or address any concerns.NOTE: Craig has a dedicated team he has been working with for years on all of his projects.
Craig just represented our group of siblings in the sale of a set of flats in the Richmond district. He was very well prepared, patient with our fractious group, and was very valuable in keeping the sale going when an unforeseen legal snafu (not of his or our making) threatened the sale. Very glad that he was recommended to us and would use him again happily.
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We went with Proof after seeing several other Realtors. Craig and his team were great. They fast, efficient, through and professional. They were able to generate a lot of interest in a short amount of time. They got us 11 offers and most exceeded our expectations.
Thank you Craig and your team for all the help and care you took.
I worked with Craig and his team to buy my house in the Sunset District in San Francisco and had a great experience. He is incredibly hard working and puts in a ton of effort when the clock is ticking and you are preparing to meet an offer date. In terms of knowledge of San Francisco and the market is very good. He has very good intuition of price and in our limited sample set he was right on. Finally he is only looking for your best interest and is completely patient. He has no problem telling you to pass on a house even when you might think its a good idea even if it might result in a sale for him. Overall a great guy and if you use him once he will be with you forever and happy to consult with you on anything.
Craig helped us find and purchase our house in Novato, CA. He was very hardworking and always available. We had a lot of questions and follow ups in researching the details of the house, and Craig worked very diligently to follow up on our requests, connect us with the right people to inspect the house, getting us whatever information possible to answer our questions. He went above and beyond connecting us with neighbors to tell us about living in the area. He was there for us every step of the way, and we are so happy to be living where we are now!
Craig was super helpful in representing my wife and I as buyers. We felt like we negotiated a fair offer as he helped us understand the current market. I was especially impressed with how digitally organized the entire process was. The repository of documents was impressive. Text, email, and phone Craig and his team were always available. Finally, kudos to his back office support and team as they also helped shepherd the entire process.
Professional Info
Brokerage
580 4th St
San Francisco, CA 94107
Licensed
CA 01358899
22 years experience
Awards
- Five Star Professional
- Top 100 Agent
Specialties
- First-time buyers
- Luxury properties
- Relocation
Designations
- CRS
Hobbies
- Community Activities
- Family
- Fitness & Exercise
- Music
- Volunteering
Top Cities *
San Francisco
- 61 sales past 3 years
- 80 days on market
- $1.3M median price
Novato
- 4 sales past 3 years
- 75 days on market
- $1.15M median price
San Mateo
- 3 sales past 3 years
- 294 days on market
- $1.04M median price
Service Areas
* Sales data is calculated based on transaction information available to Agent Pronto at the time of publishing and may not accurately reflect all transactions for a given agent.