Maggie MaPalo Alto listing agent Bring out the best in your home. Make your next move with confidence. Thoughtful preparation, distinctive presentation, and skilled negotiation. I personally guide your sale around your home, your priorities, and what comes next.
Explore the process ↓Everything you can see from the sidewalk. That is where the money went.
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
Buyers consider the numbers carefully. They also notice how a home feels: the light, the flow, the garden, and the possibilities. Thoughtful preparation helps them appreciate what makes your home special and imagine themselves living there.
A welcoming arrival begins before the front door.
2280 St. Francis DriveVisible transformation
I personally shape each home’s presentation around what will make it show at its best. That may include recommending targeted improvements where they truly add value, but just as often it comes down to thoughtful editing, furniture selection, room layouts, and finishing details. Through G.Studio—my staging company and furniture collection—I’m able to carry that vision through from preparation to final presentation.
Every preparation dollar should have a purpose.
Some improvements make a home more inviting. Others address a concern that could hold a buyer back. I look at both, then help you decide where to invest and what to leave as it is — with your budget, timing, and goals in mind.
Before 
On listing day A note from Maggie
Some sellers want the house prepared thoroughly. Others want it sold as it stands. Both are right, and I run whichever one you choose.
Selected seller results
A memorable welcome for a distinctive home.
Maggie designed the presentation around the home’s architecture, indoor-outdoor connection, and setting. She refreshed the front garden, personally directed the luxury staging, and brought in a grand piano and pianist for the open house—creating a warm, memorable introduction for buyers.
$6.3M Sold +26.3% over asking · +$1,311,120 8 days on market
I brought in the piano. Then I brought the home to life with music.
Thoughtful preparation. Personal care.
Maggie focused the preparation budget on creating separation from University Avenue and reviving the gardens, while preserving the home’s original character. She coordinated the preparation and estate-sale details personally, helping her seller move through a demanding transition with fewer details to carry.
$5.825M Sold +16.8% over asking · +$836,200 5 days on market
Taking care of the home also meant taking care of the person selling it.
A fresh invitation to discover the home.
After two earlier listing attempts, Maggie introduced this Old Palo Alto home through a lively open-house event featuring local artists’ work and sent 5,000 invitations. The event gave people a fresh reason to visit and experience the home firsthand.
$7.94M Sold A successful sale following two previous listing attempts.
I wanted to give people a reason to come through the door.
Your home has its own strengths, possibilities, and priorities. Let’s explore the approach that would serve you best.
Answers, by situation
A move often comes with other decisions — about family, timing, finances, or what comes next. Start with the situation closest to yours for practical guidance and questions worth considering.
Your priorities define the plan
Maggie starts by understanding what matters most to you, then recommends what to do — and what not to do — within your budget, timing and comfort level.
How the plan comes together
Goals, timing and priorities — before any advice
Maggie’s recommended preparation, pricing and launch plan
Preparation managed for you; luxury staging designed by Maggie
Storytelling, photography and buyer engagement
Maggie negotiates price and terms, and leads through close
Before you list
Every home has a different answer. I’ll help you think through what to improve, what to leave alone, and how the choices fit your timing, budget, and likely buyers.
Start with a conversation about the property. If a walkthrough makes sense, we’ll decide on the next step together.
When you’re ready
Share the address and how you’d like to hear from me. You do not need to know exactly what the home needs before we talk.
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Direct personal attention
I lead your selling strategy, manage preparation, personally design and direct the staging, and represent your interests through negotiation and closing. My team supports the execution, while I remain your point of contact throughout the sale.
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. Not planning to sell? That’s fine.
Sometimes homeowners simply want a current perspective on the house they’ve lived in for years — how it fits today’s market, what I would or wouldn’t change, or what recent nearby sales may mean for it.
I’m happy to stop by and give you my perspective. No need to prepare the house, and no selling timeline required.
I’m happy to stop by and give you my perspective. No need to prepare the house, and no selling timeline required.
Thank you. I’ll take a look at your address and reach out personally. And truly — there’s no need to get the house ready for me.
— 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 practical guide to prioritizing improvements before a sale: where to focus your budget, what may be worth leaving alone, and how to weigh the tradeoffs.
On its way. — Maggie
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Considering a sale?
Tell me about your home and what you’re considering. We’ll talk through your options, your timing, and what would be most helpful to you — whether you’re ready to sell or simply planning ahead.
Or start another way.
Talk through timing, priorities and property circumstances — at your pace.
Let’s talk it through →Get perspective on one specific concern before deciding anything.
Just one question →A personal assessment of your home, informed by comparable sales, its distinctive features, and current market conditions.
Request an assessment →Prefer to reach me directly?
650.709.5588