Denise Montalvo
Compass

Looking to sell your property, buy a new home, or just need some expert real estate advice?

Highlights *
16 recent sales
$320K - $1.71M
31 days on market
LHC
15+ years experience
About

I’m a top-producing Realtor and Certified Global Luxury Specialist, as well as a long-term resident of Marin. In 2023, I received the Marin County Agent of the Year award from Rate My Agent for my client satisfaction.
When I'm not selling real estate, I love to spend time running the trails of Marin and taking pictures along the way. I'm known as the "Realtor on the Move – Keeping Pace with the Market." I keep up with the latest trends and developments in the area so that I can provide you with the most up-to-date information and guidance.
Real estate is about more than just finding the perfect home; it's also about navigating the complex market and making informed decisions along the way. Selling real estate in a competitive market demands skill and stamina—qualities I bring to every transaction. I leverage my experience to ensure a successful outcome, whether you're buying, selling, or investing.

Ratings & Reviews
4.9

Carson Warden
San Anselmo, CA - Feb 2, 2017
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars.

Denise was nice and an excellent communicator. She responded very promptly to all of our inquiries and made time for us under a very time-constrained schedule for a 1031 exchange. She was very helpful in getting the transaction into escrow and through inspections once we were in escrow She is very patient, trustworthy and a good listener. We would recommend her to anyone looking or a home in Marin.

Will
San Rafael, CA - Jan 30, 2017
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Denise came highly recommended after we had been looking for a house in Marin for quite sometime. As soon as we started working with Denise and telling her what we liked and where we wanted to live, she already had multiple houses set up for us to see in our price range. Denise found houses that were not listed on the typical real estate websites and went to every brokers open house and open house with us. She was also on our schedule. She would show us houses at anytime we asked. She was not only very knowledgeable about real estate and the area we wanted to live, but was a pleasure to work with.

Being a first time buyer she made us feel very comfortable and never rushed to make a decision. She ended up finding us a perfect house in our price range.

I would highly recommended Denise to anyone. She is a go-getter with a great personality. She made us feel at ease during the entire process and knows what she is doing.

Julie Straton
Villa Rica, GA - Dec 15, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

As a Realtor for a quarter century myself the choice of an agent to represent my California property was critical. The home was my mothers and held huge sentimental value to me. Denise was compassionate, concerned, involved and diligent about every detail. I could not have made a better choice. The house was under contract within 4 days of the list sting hitting MLS and it brought a bidding war pushing the price to an undreamed figure. I consider myself very lucky to have found an agent with heart and courage. Yes, I would recommend Denise Montalvo most highly!!!

It takes bravery to negotiate strongly for a client's needs, particularly if there's chance of losing what seems like otherwise a great deal. Denise was calm and cool under pressure. If she was nervous about our position, she never let on.

Linda Wosskow
Novato, CA - Sep 15, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Denise successfully sold my condo in Novato at Scottsdale Way
working with her was delight. Her diligence and support (to my completely pathetic emotional state sometimes) was wonderful, she was always calm and kind and on top of every issue that came up.
I will most definitely be happy to recommend her to my friends.

Dennis Chung
Honolulu, HI - Aug 22, 2015
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars.

Great professional. Understood my goals and met them.

Professional Info

Brokerage

Compass
300 Drakes Landing Rd Ste 120
Larkspur, CA 94904

Licensed

Licensed REALTOR®
CA 01780793
18 years experience

Awards

  • Top Producer 2023
  • Marin County Agent of the Year, Rate My Agent
  • Certified Full Service Professional 2025
  • Certified Luxury Specialist

Specialties

  • First-time buyers
  • Investment & property management
  • Luxury properties

Designations

  • LHC

Hobbies

  • Art

Education

San Francisco Academy of Art
Bachelor’s Degree, Graphic Design

Top Cities *

San Rafael

  • 4 sales past 3 years
  • 110 days on market
  • $550K median price

Novato

  • 3 sales past 3 years
  • 28 days on market
  • $900K median price

Corte Madera

  • 1 sales past 3 years
  • 22 days on market
  • $1.52M median price

* 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.