The 5 best real estate agents in Pasadena

Eva Lin is a broker associate at eXp Realty, licensed since 2007, and runs the Lin Realty Group from its office on San Pasqual Street in Pasadena, where she is also the branch manager. Her named Pasadena sales sit mostly on the west and south sides of the city, in San Rafael and around Oak Knoll, with others in San Marino, South Pasadena and Arcadia. Most of her recent reviews are from sellers, who describe her team coordinating repairs and staging before listing, advice more direct than they expected, and sales that drew multiple offers within a week of going on the market.

Teresa Fuller is a broker associate at Compass, licensed since 2001, and leads the Teresa Fuller Real Estate Team, a group of about two dozen agents working from the Compass office on East Colorado Boulevard. The team's named Pasadena sales run along the west side, on Linda Vista Avenue, Glen Oaks Boulevard, Patrician Way and Scenic Drive, with more in Altadena and northeast Los Angeles. Nearly all of the team's reviews are from buyers, and nearly all name the team agent who handled the purchase; clients describe them as responsive, patient with first-time buyers, and steady through competitive offers.

Cynthia Cohn is a broker associate at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, licensed since 2002, and runs Cynthia Cohn & Associates from its South Lake Avenue office in Pasadena. Her site lists a seniors designation and certification in probate and trust sales, and her named Pasadena sales cluster in the northeast of the city, on Casa Grande Street, Paloma Street and Woodlyn Road. Her reviews are mostly from sellers, many of them selling a parent's or relative's home from out of the area or leaving a house after decades; they describe her team handling vendors, staging and clean-out, and sales that closed within weeks at or above asking.

Grace Chang is a broker associate at Coldwell Banker Realty, licensed since 2007, working on her own with a small support staff from the South Lake Avenue office in Pasadena; she works in English and Mandarin. Her named Pasadena sales are weighted toward condos and townhomes near the Playhouse District and South Lake Avenue, most between $600,000 and $950,000, alongside houses in East Pasadena and San Marino. Her reviews are split between buyers and sellers, and many of her buyers were buying a first home; they describe her laying out the facts without pushing, staying with a search for a year or more, and negotiating credits or a price below asking.

Garrett Chan is a broker associate at Compass, licensed since 2014, working on his own from the East Colorado Boulevard office in Pasadena. His site describes a background in architectural interior design, and that is what his clients talk about most: seeing the potential in a house that needed work, buying it under asking with repair credits, and planning the renovation with contractors he introduced. His named Pasadena sales run from Hastings Ranch to Arroyo View Drive, with the rest across the San Gabriel Valley, and several of his reviews are from buyers new to the area.