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Carly Seiff

Born and raised on the Peninsula, Carly has a BA in Political Science and Global Studies from UC Santa Barbara. Growing up in a family of architects and interior designers led Carly to discover her passion for Real Estate, she's always had an eye for good design and quality craftsmanship. Having lived in San Mateo, Burlingame, and Redwood City, she knows the neighborhoods of the Mid-Peninsula like only a local can.
 
Carly readily offers her expansive personal network and wealth of local knowledge as a resource for her clients. She's always up on the most recent trends, a necessity for navigating our active real estate market, but she also understands that this business is not just about properties and data, it’s about people and our communities.
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Whether you are buying or selling a home, Carly prides herself on giving advice you can trust and treating her clients like family and friends. Let her guide you through your sale or purchase with true professionalism, unwavering dedication, and sincere compassion because where you live is more than a street address. It's home.
Carly Seiff

Carly Seiff

Realtor®

Get To Know Me

The best real estate agents in the business have the distinction of being highly knowledgeable – and no one knows the San Mateo area like Carly Seiff. Outgoing and friendly, Carly is known for her intelligence, industry savvy, warmth, and drive. A proud San Mateo County native, Carly possesses a unique and intimate knowledge of the Peninsula. From San Bruno to Menlo Park, downtown areas with stunning culinary scenes to hiking destinations and pristine parks, Carly knows every street, every corner, and every neighborhood, making her an ideal choice for young couples and families looking to level up from their first home.

With an impressive lineup of awards and honors, it’s hard to imagine Carly in any other career, but she originally began in the legal field. After realizing being a lawyer wasn’t for her, Carly made the switch to real estate and found her true calling. It’s been said that when you love what you do, you never work a day in your life, and this adage rings true for Carly. A mainstay on “Best Of” lists, Carly has consistently ranked in the top 10% of San Mateo County realtors since 2013 and is in the top one percent of realtors nationwide

Approachable, easy to work with, and fun, Carly has certainly made an impression on her clients, many of whom have become lifelong friends. This kind of close connection is one of Carly’s favorite parts of the business, and clients love her seamless mix of responsiveness, honesty, and sharp insight into the market. Carly’s style is all about transparency and demystifying the buying and selling process. While she handles every step of the sale, she also educates her clients along the way, empowering them with knowledge and confidence. This sincerity and care make Carly a friend to her clients, a top-performing agent, and her proudest career moments are those when past clients refer family members and friends to her. Respected industry-wide, Carly is also well-connected within the agent community.  

When Carly isn’t guiding clients through the buying and selling process, you can find her hiking San Mateo’s beautiful parks, sweating it out at OrangeTheory, or taking a quiet moment to meditate. Baking is also a passion for Carly, and clients rave about her banana bread – a secret family recipe. If you’re in the Hayward Park neighborhood, you’ll often see this wife and mom of two boys out for a walk with her fluffy Samoyed pup. Carly is always happy to stop and chat, so make sure to say hello – she may even offer you a slice of that famous banana bread.

Track Record at a Glance

Top 10%

Verified Agent

$200M+

Real Estate Sold in the Bay Area

8 DAYS

Average Time to Sell

2014-2021

Award Winner

13%

Off Market Sales

11%

Above Listing Price

Carly Seiff is a proud 6 year award winner of the Five Star Professional designation. Five Star Professional conducts market research to define and promote professional excellence. Five Star Real Estate Agents are selected based on consumer evaluations and production and business information. Using objective research methodology, the Five Star award recognizes outstanding professionals who have shown a dedication to the customers and professional excellence!

 

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ABOUT MY BROKERAGE

After 10 years in Real Estate, Carly made the move and joined Compass, a technology-driven real estate company. Fusing the best of a brokerage and startup, it will allows her to elevate business and provide the best service possible. Compass empowers agents through innovation, culture, marketing, and community. With dedicated product and engineering teams, Compass has developed a proprietary suite of tools to communicate with clients, price properties, market listings, and reach buyers more efficiently and effectively than ever. This partnership offers her clients a superior level of service and opportunity; working with Carly is always a seamless experience.

 

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Top Agent Network (TAN) is the only online network built exclusively for verified top agents.

TAN provides an easy way for me to connect and exchange local market intelligence with a network of the most experienced local real estate agents . When top agents work together, it makes selling or buying a home a much smoother experience.

 

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Testimonials

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Bingham

Carly Seiff is an exceptional Realtor® in every sense of the word and we highly recommend her as an agent who will achieve your goal to the highest degree. After losing our mom, and finding it necessary to sell our family home ...
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Alex H.

Carly is incredible at her job. I just purchased our first home in the San Mateo area. Being first-time buyers, we were both clueless and nervous about the whole process (especially since this area moves fast and is hyper-compe...
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Alisa R.

Carly Baleix (Now Carly Seiff) helped us purchase our home in San Mateo this year. She is an exceptional Realtor®. We were first-time buyers, thrown into our situation unexpectedly, and very unprepared. Our home-buying process ...
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Alisa W.

Carly Seiff helped us purchase our home in San Mateo in 2014. She is an exceptional Realtor®. We were first-time buyers, thrown into our situation unexpectedly, and very unprepared. Our home-buying process (like that of many bu...
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L F.

My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Carly a couple of times over the past four years. She is an extremely dedicated Realtor® and will go above and beyond to help you purchase your new home. We are originally from ...
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Mike D.

I'm putting this part at the top because it is all you need to know: calling Carly a Realtor® is like calling Neil deGrasse Tyson a science teacher. Sure, you are technically correct, but it lacks the gravitas of how uniquely t...
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Steve L.

We've worked with Carly for buying our home in Menlo Park as well as selling our home in San Mateo. If we were to do any other real estate transaction again, we are surely going to work with Carly. She was able to provide hones...
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Cathy B.

Carly is a wonderful agent. She is dedicated, a go-getter, very professional. She listened well to what we said we wanted and also deduced from our body language and emotional reactions what we responded well to in a home. She ...
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Anga L.

Carly did an amazing job throughout our first-time home buying process. In retrospect, we realized more and more that she allowed us to go through our process and journey to buying our first home. She was supportive and patient...
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Alisa W.

In the real estate industry, honesty is a rare commodity, but Carly has it in spades. It was so reassuring and refreshing! She proves that you can be an assertive, and highly effective Realtor® without ever sacrificing integrit...
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Susan S

My husband and I have purchased two homes and sold one with Carly's work with Carly, you won’t regret it! Carly is savvy, dedicated, and diligent. We knew we loved Carly as buyers, but she took our esteem over the top when we s...
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Trudy H.

Carly was so great helping us find a home. Not only did she find a place to suit our needs, but she was also able to help us close below the asking price which is unheard of in this market! She had so much patience with us as w...
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Buyer

As first-time home buyers, and in an extremely competitive market, Carly helped us buy a house after making only one offer! Her understanding of our wants/needs and the local market allowed us to narrow in on the best house for...
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Hunter H.

Carly was an extremely patient and wise educator. Her knowledge of the local neighborhoods is second to none, and she was always able to give us excellent lists of pros and cons for each area we explored. Carly has lived here h...
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Work With Carly

Through innovative technology, unique buyer and seller programs, a modern approach to design, and a nationwide network, working with Carly Seiff at Compass is always a seamless experience.