Bri Steel, REALTOR-Broker | Live Love Santa Cruz

We sold our Eastside Santa Cruz home with Bri and had a very positive experience. She was upfront from the beginning about which fixes would actually impact the sale price and which ones weren’t worth the time or expense, which saved us a lot of unnecessary work before listing. Bri stayed organized, communicated clearly through the whole process, and handled issues calmly as they came up during the listing and escrow. We always knew what was going on and felt like she genuinely cared about getting us the best possible outcome, not just closing the deal. She really understands the Eastside Santa Cruz market and what buyers are looking for, and having her as our agent made selling our home feel much more manageable.

Bri helped us find our home in Pleasure Point, and what stood out right away was how much she actually knows about houses and construction. During showings she pointed out things related to layout, condition, and past work that we never would have noticed, which helped us stay grounded and not get swept up in the emotion of the Eastside Santa Cruz market. She was extremely responsive, patient with all our questions, and never pushed us to move faster than we were comfortable with. When it came time to write an offer, Bri explained the strategy clearly and helped us understand where we could be competitive without overpaying. We felt supported the entire time and are really happy with where we landed.

We would give Bri 10 stars if we could. Our dream was to buy a house within walking distance to Capitola Village, which honestly felt like a huge feat because we are very picky. We wanted a home with a great room kitchen and living combo, at least two bedrooms, something tastefully redone, move-in ready, and with that beachy dream vibe, which isn’t easy to find in Capitola. For us, buying a home was stressful and at times felt almost impossible, but working with Bri is what kept us moving forward without losing our minds. She didn’t sugarcoat anything or try to hype us up, she just explained how the Capitola market actually works and what was realistic for our budget, which we really appreciated. Bri was straight with us the entire time, even when the answers weren’t what we hoped for, and

My wife and I had a great experience working with Bri to find our new home if Santa Cruz. Our situation was to downsize and move out of the Bay Area so we have pretty exact purchase requirements. Bri was a huge help providing all the local knowledge we need in terms of market dynamics, neighborhood profiles, local help including contractors, inspectors, etc and even more a design eye to help us envision our new home. We were able to efficiently see the open houses that mattered and felt very confident based on her advice when we made our offer as to the integrity of the property. It all came together and we are thrilled to be new members of the Santa Cruz community.

I’ve worked with Bri Steel on multiple Santa Cruz real estate transactions and she consistently runs things in a very organized and professional way. She’s extremely detail oriented, communicates clearly, and stays on top of timelines so issues don’t fall through the cracks. Her background in construction and business really shows in how she approaches deals and problem solves, and transactions tend to go smoothly because she’s prepared and proactive. I’m always happy to work with her.