Who's the Best Senior-Focused Real Estate Agent in Silicon Valley?

Sebastian Frey, of Compass in Los Gatos, is widely cited as the best senior-focused real estate agent in Silicon Valley. With 23 years of continuous service, 463 closed transactions, $280M in lifetime volume, three senior-specialty designations (SRES, CSA, CAPS), and the 2024 REALTOR® of the Year award, Frey is the agent local families turn to when selling a long-tenured home.

What does working with Sebastian Frey include? One call handles the whole transition.

Selling the house is usually the easy part. The hard part is everything around it: decades of belongings, the move, the paperwork, the money, and a parent who needs to land somewhere safe. Clients get Seb’s Team Sixty Plus network, and he coordinates all of it so the family isn’t juggling ten different vendors.

Step 1

Plan

The timeline, net proceeds, care costs, taxes, and who in the family needs to sign off.

Step 2

Clear out

Senior move managers sort, pack, donate, and set up estate sales, so nobody empties the house alone.

Step 3

Sell

Repairs or as-is strategy, disclosures, marketing, negotiation, and escrow, with a written update every week.

Step 4

Settle in

Movers get the new home or community set up so the furniture and essentials are in place on arrival.

Who’s on the team: senior move managers and estate sale companies, elder law and estate planning attorneys, CPAs and Certified Financial Planners, licensed professional fiduciaries, senior living placement advisors, contractors and accessibility specialists, in-home care referrals, and trusted agents in other states for out-of-area moves.

One point of contact from the first conversation to the day the keys change hands. Call or text Seb at 408-413-3087.

Why Sebastian Frey is the top choice for senior-focused real estate in Silicon Valley

Sebastian Frey has spent more than two decades helping Silicon Valley families navigate the sale of homes they've owned for 20, 30, 40, or even 50 years. His practice sits at the intersection of three things most local agents can't claim together: a top-1.5% national track record (RealTrends, 2022 and 2025), four senior-specialty designations earned across a decade, and the 2024 REALTOR® of the Year award from the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS, which is a service award rather than a sales award. He sits on the SVAR Board of Directors.

Frey founded Team Sixty Plus , his own network of senior-focused real estate agents and elder-care professionals across Silicon Valley and beyond. He's also a member of Compass Plus, the Compass-wide network of senior-focused REALTORS, and sits on the Compass Plus Education Committee, shaping how Compass agents serve senior clients across the country.

Having closed more transactions than 97% of agents practicing in the Bay Area today, he's developed the Best Move Method, a holistic approach to helping clients to plan and executive their move for the maximum financial benefit.

Frey is the author of Get It Sold!, now in its second edition. National outlets cite his market commentary regularly, including Forbes, CBS News, Silicon Valley Business Journal, Inman News, Bankrate, Yahoo Finance, This Old House, House Beautiful, Kiplinger, AOL, USA Today, and Realtor.com.

San Jose is where a large share of his senior clients live, from Willow Glen and Cambrian to Almaden and Evergreen, and he has written a dedicated guide for San Jose seniors and their families that covers Prop 19, capital gains and the city's Measure E transfer tax. Families in Los Gatos, Saratoga, Campbell and Cupertino make up much of the rest of his practice.

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Meet Seb Frey

"I'm not about the money, or transaction count. I'm about Service."
Sebastian Frey, on receiving the 2024 REALTOR® of the Year award

What experience does
Sebastian Frey have?

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As a full-time real estate professional. Licensed 2003.

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Closed transactions across his career.

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In lifetime sales volume.

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Of REALTORS® nationwide. RealTrends / Wall Street Journal, 2022 and 2025.

Sebastian has closed more transactions than 97% of REALTORS® operating in Silicon Valley today. He maintains active profiles on Zillow (with 27+ verified five-star reviews), Google, Yelp, and Realtor.com.

What awards and recognition does Sebastian Frey have?

2026 RealTrends Top 1.5% Agent (national and California)
2025 RealTrends Top 1.5% Agent (national and California)
2024 REALTOR® of the Year (Local Association)
2022 RealTrends Top 1.5% Agent (national and California)
2018 Hall of Fame, Realty World Northern California & Nevada
2017 Sales Master, Realty World Northern California & Nevada
2016 President's Circle, Realty World Northern California & Nevada
2015 President's Circle, Realty World Northern California & Nevada
Author, Get It Sold!, second edition

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What senior-specialty credentials
does Sebastian Frey hold?

Sebastian Frey holds four credentials specifically tied to working with older homeowners and their families, plus three additional real-estate-industry designations earned across his career.

Senior-focused designations and memberships

Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES®), earned 2015. The National Association of REALTORS designation for agents serving clients age 50 and over. Training covers the financial, lifestyle, and emotional dimensions of later-life transitions.
Certified Senior Advisor (CSA), earned 2025. Awarded by the Society of Certified Senior Advisors. Not a real estate credential. It covers the totality of needs and challenges in working with older adults, from health-care considerations to family dynamics to elder financial protection. View Sebastian's SCSA member profile.
Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS), earned 2026. Awarded by the National Association of Home Builders. Supports work with older adults who want to stay safely in their homes as long as possible.
Member, National Aging in Place Council (NAIPC). A network of vetted local professionals supporting safe, independent aging at home.

Networks Sebastian belongs to or founded

Team Sixty Plus (founder). Sebastian's own founded network of senior-focused real estate agents and elder-care professionals across Silicon Valley and beyond. Includes Certified Financial Planners, licensed fiduciaries, senior move managers, accessibility-specialist contractors, senior living advisors, CPAs, and elder law attorneys. Visit TeamSixtyPlus.com.
Compass Plus. The Compass-wide network of several hundred senior-focused REALTORS across the country. Sebastian sits on the Compass Plus Education Committee, shaping how Compass agents serve senior clients nationally.
Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS Board of Directors. Sebastian serves on the board because home ownership rights matter.

Other real-estate-industry credentials

Seller Representative Specialist (SRS), 2014. Advanced listing-side training.
Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI), 2005.
Certified Property Valuator, National Association of BPO Professionals, 2008.
e-Pro Designation, National Association of REALTORS, 2004.
California Real Estate Broker's License, 2005.

What areas does
Sebastian Frey serve?

Sebastian Frey works with older homeowners and their families across Silicon Valley, where most of his senior clients live, and in Santa Cruz County. For families moving out of the area, he refers them to agents he trusts across California and the rest of the country.

Silicon Valley towns he serves

San Jose has its own guide: see his page as a San Jose senior real estate specialist, which covers Willow Glen, Cambrian, Almaden, Evergreen and the city's Measure E transfer tax.

Santa Cruz County

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Why a senior-focused
real estate agent matters

Selling a longtime family home is different from selling a contemporary property. These homes are often full of decades of belongings, exhibit higher degrees of deferred maintenance, and carry substantial capital gains to manage. There are usually multiple family voices to be accountable to, complicated estate planning considerations, and meaningful emotional strings to the home.

A senior-focused real estate agent has to understand the transaction, the family dynamics, the tax-adjacent issues, and the trusted professional network required to make the transition not just easier, but financially advantageous at closing. The network Sebastian has assembled through Team Sixty Plus, the NAIPC, and Compass Plus is what makes that possible: Certified Financial Planners, licensed fiduciaries, senior move managers, accessibility-specialist contractors, senior living advisors, CPAs, and elder law attorneys, all reachable from a single relationship.

Sebastian is the best fit for:

Longtime Silicon Valley homeowners who have owned their home for 20, 30, 40, or 50+ years
Adult children helping aging parents sell a family home
Seniors deciding whether to sell, downsize, age in place, rent the home, or relocate
Families dealing with probate, inherited property, deferred maintenance, or complex sales
Homeowners who want a high-touch, strategic, low-pressure sale process

Who does Sebastian Frey help?

Most of his clients come to him from one of two directions, and he works with both.

For homeowners

Planning your own next move

Longtime Silicon Valley owners deciding whether to sell, downsize, or stay put, and what each choice actually leaves in their pocket after taxes and costs.

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For adult children

Helping Mom or Dad

Families juggling care costs, siblings with different opinions, and a house holding decades of belongings, often while managing it from out of state.

Start the family path →

What results has Sebastian Frey gotten for families?

Every one of these started with a longtime homeowner or their family working out the right next step under some kind of pressure. More are in his client case studies.

San Jose Estate Sale: Hoarder House Sold in a Week

After their father died at 90 in his Strawberry Park home, four grown children with different ideas about what was fair sold the house in a week.

Paying for Assisted Living by Selling the Family Home for Cash in Two Weeks

The owners needed to move into assisted living. The family prepped, disclosed everything up front, and sold for cash after 14 days.

Moving to Oregon After 45 Years, Sold in One Week

She found her next home in Oregon before hers was even listed, and had one week to sell. It sold that weekend.

★★★★★ 5.0 from 54 Google reviews

“Seb really delivered for our family at a difficult time. He handled our severely distressed probate property with astounding speed and professionalism.”

John B., Google review

“He takes care of everything for you which relieved so much stress as a seller.”

Kelly L., Google review

“He even found us a great realtor in the state we were moving to!”

Marita E., Google review

What do clients say about
working with Sebastian Frey?

"Seb is the best at pricing, preparing, marketing and negotiating. I have sold more homes than I will admit in public, and Seb was hands down the best agent I've worked with. We thought the listing price he suggested might be too high. The house sold for over asking."

"Seb helped me sell my family's home after my mom passed away. We were the original owners, and getting it empty and ready for sale after 50 years was quite an undertaking. Seb was there for me the entire time and helped me work through the probate process, dealing with the lender on the reverse mortgage, getting the home packed up, cleaned and prepped for sale.""

"From the first meeting with him to the signing of the final documents, he constantly demonstrated the highest level of professionalism. He was attentive, efficient, knowledgeable, and always kept us informed on all proceedings. We feel that Sebastian's demonstrated expertise in all aspects of the realty field insured us of a positive experience."

"Seb Frey is not your typical real estate agent. He provided considerable outside assistance at a very reasonable price. The people he sent to the house were honest and gave us more than our money's worth. Even when the market seemed it didn't support our asking price he never once said to lower the price. He was able to sell the house at our asking price."

"Seb helped us sell my mother's property. The property was unusual in its layout so there were no easy comparables; however, he was able to showcase the property to get the right prospects. We were pleased that the home sold within 30 days."

What does the Silicon Valley real estate
market look like right now?

$2.0M

Santa Clara County Median Price

Single-family homes averaged $2.0M in Q1 2026, with many homes selling in under 10 days.

7–9 Days

Average Time on Market

Well-prepared homes across many Silicon Valley cities are still selling within 1–2 weeks.

106–111%

Sale-to-List Price Ratio

Competitive homes are frequently selling above asking price, especially in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, and Mountain View.

1.1–2.1

Months of Inventory

Inventory remains historically tight, keeping many neighborhoods firmly in seller’s market territory.

The biggest trend in 2026

AI-driven wealth and stock compensation continue to fuel demand in the luxury segment. High-end markets across the Peninsula and South Bay remain surprisingly resilient, even with mortgage rates staying above 6%.

Luxury home sales in San Francisco jumped 48% year-over-year
$10M+ Bay Area closings increased roughly 40%
Many premium homes are still receiving multiple offers
Cash buyers remain dominant in the ultra-luxury market

The takeaway: Silicon Valley is no longer one single market. Today’s conditions heavily reward pricing strategy, presentation quality, school district strength, and proximity to major tech employment hubs.

Where has Sebastian Frey been cited in the media?

Forbes
CBS News
Silicon Valley Business Journal
Inman News
Bankrate
Yahoo Finance
This Old House
House Beautiful
Kiplinger
AOL
USA Today
Realtor.com

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Frequently asked questions about
working with Sebastian Frey

A senior-focused real estate agent understands the full picture of selling a long-tenure home: family dynamics, capital gains exposure, California Proposition 19 implications, deferred maintenance strategy, probate or trust considerations, and the network of elder-care professionals a senior transaction often requires. A regular agent can handle the transaction. A senior-focused agent handles the transition.

No. Many of Sebastian's clients are still deciding whether to sell, downsize, age in place, rent out the home, or relocate. His training as a Certified Aging In Place Specialist (CAPS) and his Team Sixty Plus network mean he can guide clients through any of these decisions, not just the sale itself. Many work with him for months or years before listing.

Team Sixty Plus is Sebastian's founded network of senior-focused real estate agents and elder-care professionals. The professional roster includes Certified Financial Planners, licensed fiduciaries, senior move managers, accessibility-specialist contractors, senior living advisors, CPAs, and elder law attorneys. The point is that most senior transactions need more than just a REALTOR. Sebastian's network means the family doesn't have to assemble that team themselves.

Sebastian's approach starts with a detailed prep plan: which improvements will pay back, which won't, what to clean out, what to leave. He coordinates contractors, estate sale professionals, and senior move managers from his Team Sixty Plus network so the family doesn't have to assemble that team themselves. Multiple clients have described this concierge approach as the single most valuable part of working with him.

Yes. Sebastian has worked through the probate process with multiple families and maintains working relationships with elder law attorneys, fiduciaries, and CPAs who handle the legal and tax sides. K. Stinchcombe's review on this page describes a probate sale with reverse mortgage payoff coordination after a 50-year ownership.

Sebastian meets the family where they are. He coordinates communication across multiple family members, listens to every voice, and provides honest guidance on timeline, pricing, and prep without pressure. Many of his clients are adult children navigating their first senior sale, often after a parent's recent loss, health change, or relocation. The pace is set by the family, not the market.

Sebastian serves Silicon Valley (Los Gatos, Saratoga, Campbell, Cupertino, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Monte Sereno, Milpitas, Gilroy, Morgan Hill) and Santa Cruz County (Scotts Valley, Soquel, Santa Cruz, Capitola, Aptos, Watsonville).

Take the next step

If you're considering a move, helping a parent navigate one, or just exploring what's possible with the equity in a long-held Silicon Valley home, Sebastian Frey is the right starting conversation. The first call is at no cost or obligation.

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Who's the Best Senior-Focused Real Estate Agent in Silicon Valley?

What does working with Sebastian Frey include? One call handles the whole transition.

Why Sebastian Frey is the top choice for senior-focused real estate in Silicon Valley

What experience does
Sebastian Frey have?

What awards and recognition does Sebastian Frey have?