Meet Meraki Real Estate
At Meraki Real Estate, we’re committed to helping you achieve your goals. As a leading real estate brand in the mid-Peninsula, we advocate for our clients by utilizing our intimate knowledge of the local market coupled with our extensive experience in the industry. We continue to successfully lead our clients through complex real estate transactions from helping sell and purchase single-family homes to multi-family homes, investment properties, 1031 exchanges and more! Rica is also a licensed Broker, Seniors Real Estate Specialists (SRES) and Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource (SFR) certified.
Although focused on the mid-Peninsula, our services don’t stop at the Bay. We’ve helped our clients relocate and invest nationwide and our incredible network of agents is available wherever life takes you.
We care deeply about our community and believe that together, we can make a difference. When you work with Meraki, you help create outreach initiatives like hosting pancake breakfasts and backpack drives for our local under-resourced schools. We also provide monthly financial support to 10 different non-profit organizations. Our team regularly volunteers in the community through the Foster City & San Mateo Chambers of Commerce, Generations United, our local church and more. We’re humanitarians above all, and we love to serve.
CA DRE# 01353905
Rica Ruiz
Founder / Realtor®
CA DRE# 01703790
Marcia Fancher
Realtor®
Rob Ruiz
Director of Operations
Ryan Murdoch
Business Manager
CA DRE# 1834648
Hilary Saunders
Real Estate & Tax Lawyer, Broker-of-Record
EASY AND DELIGHTFUL.
Sean G.M.
My wife and I just completed the purchase of our first home together and Rica really made the experience easy and delightful. This was the second time my wife has worked with Rica, but was my first experience with her. It was immediately evident to me that Rica is a skilled realtor with a deep knowledge of the region. She has her finger on the pulse of the market and was able to share insights with us in preparing our offer. Unlike other realtors I have come across, it didn’t feel like Rica was coin-operated and solely driven by the money she would make on the deal. She was truly invested in our success and in forging a strong, lasting relationship with us. She took the time to understand what was important to us and did an outstanding job of representing us. She would occasionally question or nudge us during our decision-making process, but it was always in the spirit of partnership. She was genuinely enthusiastic and excited for us when we closed the deal. She has shared this journey with us and continues to be a part of this even after the sale closed. Rica is extremely professional, a skilled negotiator, and is an incredibly positive personality that makes the process enjoyable. We would highly recommend working with Rica and will work with her again on any future real estate we look to purchase.
COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER EXPERIENCE WITH SELLING OUR HOUSE WITH RICA.
Alyssa Sullivan
My husband and I could not have asked for a better experience with selling our house with Rica. We recently moved out of state and were apprehensive about attempting to sell from so far away. However, working with Rica made the process simple and effortless. She was on top of everything from the get go. She kept us well informed at each stage of the selling process. She took care of scheduling handymen, plumbers, painters etc.. She considered how to save us some money, while making sure the quality of the work being done was above standard. She explained her process with us thoroughly and answered all our questions expertly. She knows the market, she knows the buyer and when it was all said and done, she got us well over asking!! Would happily work with Rica again in the future!
OVERALL, RICA IS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH
darbi james
Rica is amazing! I have bought and sold multiple homes with her, and am so thankful to have had her help and advice! For the sale of this last home, I was living on the other side of the country. As such, it’s hard to put into words how invaluable and tremendously helpful she was! Rica did things such as negotiate with renters, ensured their moving out and inspections went smoothly. She also facilitated the staging and videotaping /photograph of my place – which was so beautiful I barely recognized it! Rica’s recommendation on pricing and being “ahead of the market,” was spot-on! I ended up getting much more than I hoped! Rica has demonstrated over and over that she is dependable, trustworthy, a good negotiator, and understands the market! Overall, Rica is a pleasure to work with, and I highly recommend her to anyone buying or selling a home! Thank you so much, Rica!
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