Maggie MaPalo Alto listing agent Bring out the best in your home. Make your next move with confidence. I recommend what will make a difference, personally direct the preparation and staging, and negotiate on your behalf. Your sale gets my attention from the first walkthrough through closing.
Explore the process ↓A strong sale starts with knowing where to focus—and carrying the plan through.
Top 0.1%
Nationwide
Approximately, among 1.4 million Realtors
$6.2M
Maggie’s median Palo Alto sale
Crescent Park, Old Palo Alto, Green Gables
$105.7M
Recent transactions
Palo Alto, Atherton, Los Altos and beyond
English + 中文
Every listing marketed in both
Keller Williams · DRE #02117367
2280 St. Francis Drive +26.3% over asking — +$1,311,120, eight offers in one weekend
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A more thoughtful way to sell
Price and comparable sales help buyers evaluate a home. The light, the room layouts, the garden, and the way it feels help them imagine living there. I shape the presentation to bring your home’s strengths into focus.
A welcoming arrival begins before the front door.
2280 St. Francis DriveVisible transformation
I personally design each home’s presentation, from furniture and room layouts to the finishing details. Through G.Studio, my staging company and furniture collection, I can tailor the staging to the home’s architecture and the way its spaces work together.
Every preparation dollar should have a purpose.
I recommend improvements when I believe their likely benefit justifies the cost. I also tell you what I would leave alone. Some work helps buyers appreciate the home; some addresses concerns that could affect the sale. My recommendation weighs both against your budget and timing.
Ask what I would do with your home →
Customized luxury staging is included in my listing service. Repairs, landscaping, and other third-party work are quoted and paid for separately.
Before 
On listing day A note from Maggie
I’ll tell you whether I would prepare the home or sell it as it stands—and why. You make the decision; I lead the sale.
Selected seller results
An open house buyers would remember.
I refreshed the front garden, designed the staging, and brought in a grand piano and pianist for the open house. The presentation highlighted the home’s architecture and connection to its outdoor spaces.
$6.3M Sold +26.3% over asking · +$1,311,120 8 days on market
Focused improvements. Personally coordinated.
I focused preparation on the gardens and separation from the street, while preserving the home’s character. I also coordinated the estate sale and preparation work, giving my seller one person to turn to for the many details.
$5.825M Sold +16.8% over asking · +$836,200 5 days on market
A fresh approach after two earlier listing attempts.
I gave buyers a new reason to visit this Old Palo Alto home: an open-house event featuring local artists, supported by 5,000 invitations. The home sold following two previous listing attempts.
$7.94M Sold A successful sale following two previous listing attempts.
What would I recommend for your home? Let’s take a look.
Answers, by situation
Your priorities define the plan
Tell me what matters most—price, timing, privacy, or making the move easier. I’ll recommend a plan that accounts for the tradeoffs.
How the plan comes together
Your goals, timing, and what the move needs to accomplish.
My recommendation for preparation, pricing, and bringing the home to market.
I coordinate the work you approve and personally direct the staging.
Photography, presentation, and outreach that bring the home to buyers’ attention.
I represent your interests on price and terms, then guide the sale through closing.
When you’re ready
Its likely selling price? Which improvements are worth making? Whether this is the right time to move? Tell me about the property and what you’re considering. You don’t need a finished plan before we talk.
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Direct personal attention
I lead the strategy, oversee preparation, personally design the staging, and negotiate for you. My team helps carry out the work; I remain your point of contact through closing.
The final price matters.
So does the experience of getting there.
Maggie Ma
I was so lucky to have worked with Maggie in preparing and marketing my house in Palo Alto, which sold for $1.3M over the asking price. She got involved in every detail of the improvement work we needed to do… Even my general contractor who built the house did not show this much commitment and hands-on work. She knew exactly what upgrades were necessary and how to get them done professionally and on time. As a result, my University Avenue, Palo Alto house sold in under a week, significantly over asking price. One of the things I appreciated most was how easy she made everything for me. I honestly had very little to worry about… Selling a home can be stressful, but Maggie made the whole experience feel remarkably smooth and manageable. For homeowners planning ahead
You may want a fresh perspective on your home, advice before making improvements, or help understanding a nearby sale. I’m happy to stop by and talk it through. There’s no need to get the house ready for me or have a selling date in mind.
Thank you. I’ll reach out personally to talk about what would be helpful.
— Maggie
You don’t have to be selling
Painter, roofer, arborist, plumber, architect, handyman — or someone harder to find. I’m happy to share people I’ve worked with or who have been highly recommended to me.
You’d hire them directly. There’s no charge for the introductions.
A helpful place to start.
A starting point for deciding where to spend, what to skip, and which questions to ask before preparing your home.
On its way. — Maggie
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