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Meet Derk

Derk Brill’s success in the Mid-Peninsula real estate market is no secret. Born and raised in Palo Alto with family roots in the area dating back 100 years, his experience and expertise have led to ranking in the Wall Street Journal among the elite agents in the United States.

Derk Brill

REALTOR®
LICENSE NUMBER
01256035
ADDRESS
578 University Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301

Testimonials

Lance T.

Lance T.

I have been involved in some capacity of the real estate business since I was 16 years old. Above all the volumes of lessons I have learned in that time the most important takeaway is that integrity is the most important qualit...
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Stephen B.

Stephen B.

From the moment we started to work with Derk it was clear you were getting more than just a broker. With other brokers, you get their team, and at first, that seems advantageous to have more people working on your home. With De...
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Betty S.

Betty S.

My daughter will be attending Stanford in the fall. We flew out from the East Coast and had one week to find a small home in a nice neighborhood a particularly daunting task in a tight real estate market like Palo Alto. Derk ca...
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Christopher D.

Christopher D.

We used Derk to sell our house in Palo Alto. He guided us through the process expertly and gave consistently correct advice. There were times when we were not enthusiastic about his suggestions, but they were right on the money...
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Deborah R.

Deborah R.

Negotiation skills were at the top of my list of criteria when interviewing realtors. Derk aced ‘the test.’ Not only did Derk show me that he could execute the ‘what, how, and when’ to apply negotiation skills, but he understoo...
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Leslie

Leslie

We could not have asked for a better guide through the murky waters of Palo Alto real estate! Derk Brill is knowledgeable and patient, and have a balanced, no-nonsense view of the nutty mid-peninsula home market. He made the pr...
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Elizabeth S.

Elizabeth S.

Derk was extremely knowledgeable and thorough about all aspects of our work together. He handled everything expertly, professionally, and in a friendly manner. He always responded quickly to any questions or concerns I had. I r...
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Celia M.

Celia M.

Derk recently sold my parent’s home in Palo Alto and helped us to buy a new home in Los Altos. We were selling the lot because the house was old and in need of much repair. Derk went beyond the call of duty, hand-holding my eld...
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Jim & Marleen

Jim & Marleen

We were very impressed with Derk and would highly recommend him. He was exactly right in his assessment and how we should proceed in order to get the best result possible. We had a previous relationship with another realtor tha...
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Seller

Seller

Found Derk to be a truly sincere person. Everything he mentioned seemed to fall into place just as he described. We have never sold a house before so we were a bit up tight. Derk was always there to answer questions for us and ...
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