Bay Area · Alameda County · DRE #01342214
Accepting Castro Valley listingsSell your Castro Valley home.
Keep $70,000.
East Bay value play with strong schools. Five Canyons and Palomares Hills get the premium; flatlands deliver entry-level access to top-tier districts. We know which buyer goes where. On the Castro Valley median ($1,250,000), the flat $5,000 fee saves you $70,000 vs the 6% standard.
Your Castro Valley broker
Casy Rasti →
Castro Valley median
$1,250k
6% commission
$75,000
Our flat fee
$5,000
You keep
$70,000
Three brokerages.
One obvious answer.
The 6% standard
Compass
$75,000
6% commission
- 6% percentage commission
- Often a junior or referred agent
- Pay even if junior under-performs
- Pricing pressure to defend the fee
Discount + add-ons
Redfin
$31,250
2.5% listing fee
- Still a percentage — scales with price
- Multiple agents handle one deal
- You self-serve more of the process
- Photo + stage add-ons billed separately
The flat fee
Guided Home — Castro Valley
$5,000
Flat fee · all in
- $999 + $5,000. Same on every California home.
- Casy Rasti personally — broker since 2005
- Photos, MLS, marketing — all included in the $999
- $5,000 only paid when escrow closes
We know Castro Valley block by block.
Castro Valley Unified is a regional value pick — strong scores at lower entry prices.
Ready to list in Castro Valley?
Casy Rasti — broker of record, DRE #01342214 — answers every inquiry personally. Text him, call him, or submit your address below. He'll have a comp-backed range to you the same day.