Design the Life You Want

Home has always meant something specific to me, and it took most of my life to understand why.

My family came to the Bay Area from the Philippines in the mid-80s, part of a generation of Filipino immigrants who built their lives here with intention and grit. I grew up between Southern California, Canada, and Oregon, so home was never one fixed place. It was wherever my people were. In 2012, my husband and I moved to the Bay, and Oakland is where we started our family and put down roots. This is where my parents built their American dream. This is where I’m building mine.

That journey is why I’m proud to be part of AREAA, the Asian Real Estate Association of America, working to expand homeownership for Asian American families and to help first-time buyers feel confident in a process that can seem out of reach. I also hold NAR’s Green Designation, so I can guide clients on energy efficiency, electrification, and sustainable upgrades that lower costs and add lasting value to older East Bay homes.

Outside of real estate, I serve on the Board of the City Surf Project, advise entrepreneurs through the ICA Fund and Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, and foster dogs through Copper’s Dream Animal Rescue.

I know what it means to search for home, across cities, countries, and chapters of life. That search is personal, and I take it seriously.

Let’s find yours.