Jean-Paul Samaha

About Jean-Paul Samaha

Jean-Paul Samaha is a top-producing San Francisco REALTOR® and real estate professional…

Experience

1. Residential Realtor, Top Producer 2007-2022

   Vanguard Properties

   Jan 2005 — Present

   Jean-Paul’s professionalism, his deep-seated belief in the work ethic and his background in business and public service have enabled him to achieve the status of Top Producer at Vanguard Properties since 2007 and #1 companywide in 2011. He has realized sales of over $100 million in San Francisco real estate in the last 2 years alone, and ranks in the top 1% citywide, earning him a place as a member of the prestigious Top Agent Network. As a member of the top ranked Nunemacher Group with over 50 years of combined real estate experience, Jean-Paul is a highly trained and experienced negotiator and will work tirelessly to represent the interests of his clients, whether they are buying or selling real estate. He has a thorough understanding of San Francisco, its people, communities, politics, neighborhoods, streets and its real estate. Jean-Paul has lived and worked in San Francisco since 1989—having moved here after completing his Master’s Degree in International Policy Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. He served as a Fellow with the prestigious Coro Fellow’s Program in Public Affairs, where he began his public service career. He has worked in the offices of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy in Washington as a Senate Intern, and served for many years as the Chief Aide to a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Most recently, he served as the Legislative Liaison to the Board of Supervisors for the San Francisco Planning Department, which has given him invaluable knowledge and experience with the real estate development process in San Francisco. Jean-Paul currently serves on the Treasure Island Development Authority Board and has had the honor to serve on the San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Board. Jean-Paul lives in the Mission Dolores and is also an avid cyclist and Spin Instructor as a long term professional hobby at Fitness SF where he currently leads spin classes several times a week and has done so since 2005.

Education

• Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

  Master of Arts, International Policy Analysis

• CORO Northern California

  CORO Fellow in Public Affairs

  1990 — 1991

• Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

  Master's degree, International Policy Studies

  1988 — 1990

• George Mason University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communication and Media Studies

  1982 — 1986

Skills

• Short Sales
• Negotiation
• Investment Properties
• Marketing
• Sellers
• Condos
• Referrals
• Contract Negotiation
• Real Estate Transactions
• Residential Homes
• Single Family Homes
• Working with Investors
• Luxury Homes
• Working with First-Time Home Buyers
• First Time Home Buyers
• Real Estate
• Relocation
• Event Planning