Alliance Bay Realty

We successfully bought a house in Newark with Fred as our agent. Fred is the best agent we’ve ever worked with. At every step in the process he was nice, patient, helpful and yet really smart and savvy about the process and the housing market. Fred helped keep the process running smoothly at every step, and made our interaction with the seller, appraiser etc. very easy. He went above and beyond his duty and got us some great concessions. We ended up being out of town at closing time, Fred arranged for the signing to happen at our remote location using a local notary. After closing he held our keys for us and visited the the house for us periodically until we got back. We would highly recommend Fred to anyone as their agent.

We recently sold our house through Alliance Bay Realty and I can’t say enough good things about Fred and his team (thanks Rebecca!).
In a seller’s market, some may not appreciate the value that an experienced real estate team can bring to the table. The whole real estate selling (or buying) process is littered with risks and surprises. It’s only when the process gets bumpy do you realize that you need an experienced realtor (and team) on your side. Sometimes value is only realized when the going gets tough :)
Well, I’m glad that we had Fred and the Alliance Bay team on our side. They helped sell our house in record time and at above asking. But more importantly, they helped us navigate through the various twists and turns during the contract process. Fred was readily available to explain or discuss any questions or issues. Rebecca always kept us updated and ready for each step of the process. We’re glad we had them on our side.

We were in the market as first time buyers and were referred to Fred through friends. I reached out to him about a house we were interested in and he met with us and went over everything we needed to know as first time buyers. He was always available for questions and very responsive. Also very knowledgeable about the area and schools and anything else we had questions about.

I am considering moving to the area and attended one of Mr. Lodin’s open houses recently. He was really professional and answered all of my many questions about the home buying process. He appears to know the market inside and out and I felt very comfortable talking with him. If I end up moving, I will definitely utilize his services in the future.

I went to an open house for one of their agents Fred recently and was very impressed by him. We are just in the beginning stages of looking and he answered all of our questions without any pressure. We have started to notice that some agents seem more intent on making a sale than they are on helping you. I didn’t get that feeling with Fred, which was very much appreciated. And he really seemed to know his stuff. I will definitely be giving them a call when we are ready to buy.

I recently went to an open house that Alliance Bay was hosting, and the agent was very attentive and made sure all my questions were answered. He knew where the schools, shopping and local attractions were located. I was impressed knowing that the agent did all his research before hand. I felt really comfortable and decided to use Alliance Bay for all my Real Estate transaction.

had a very good experience selling my home with Fred Lodin He was very responsive, he was always available to answer questions, especially, turn around time to get an answer from him via email or phone was very impressive. In addition, he has excellent knowledge of the process. He negotiated well on my behalf and got me a reasonable price for my home. If i ever need to buy or sell my home again I would employ him in a heartbeat. I highly recommend Fred Lodin. He is Honest and top negotiater.

Typically for a large purchase (like homes), I think all Buyers are looking for a trusted company to work with. However, How can you really trust someone if they use Google Voice. Obviously, they agent does not want her customer or public to have her work number, but in these type of industry, it should be public. I was interested in a short Sale, but never heard back, maybe because they are not interested in customers who are interest in Short Sales or possibly they are bias in picking offer due to their personal interest (offering to their friends and family only — wouldn’t this be conflict of interest?). I hope this is not true.

Fred Lodin was my Realtor when I purchased my first home in 2004 and since then he has helped many of my family members with their purchasing needs. He was very patient and understanding with me, I had A LOT of questions since it was my first home purchase.
He has grown alot since then now being the Broker in charge of Alliance Bay Realty, he has passed his knowledge and work ethics to his Agents. I strongly recomend anyone looking into buying or selling the Tri Vally area to contact Fred Lodin.

Very experience and excellent Realtors, they are very professional and always ready to help and understand our needs. I would have really loved to buy a home with their help, we had good experience with their agents in alliance bay realty.

My husband and I went to a open house and the realtor was this place. We were not acknowleged and completely ignored! The whole time the realtor was taking with other people but I guess we were invisible and did not matter. Very disappointed in the customer service and I’m sure if the home owners knew this they would not be happy to have people viewing their home and not being helped. This was in Union City.