Pete Sabine, Lori O'Brien & Peter Paredero - Resume, accreditations and qualifications.

Pete Sabine
Real Estate Consultant
Pete Sabine, a full-time real estate consultant since 1985, specializes in residential property sales and has successfully completed more than 500 transactions in Contra Costa County. Following an advanced study in listing, selling, investment and taxes, Pete earned his designation as a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS). He is a graduate of the Realtors® Institute of California, a member of the Residential Sales Council, and a member of his local, state and national Realtor® associations. Pete and his team are focused on delivering a new industry standard of quality services, depth of expertise and innovative solutions.

Pete has resided in many Contra Costa County cities since 1963 and has actively supported the community as a volunteer with the Contra Costa Consolidated Fire District, the Contra Costa Food Bank, The Neighborhood Watch Protection Program, The Lindsay Wildlife Museum and The Blackhawk Automobile Museum. When Pete is not busy with his real estate career, he enjoys hiking and fishing at his cabin in the Mount Lassen area and boating on Lake Almanor. Pete also likes to spend time touring Northern California on his motorcycle. Pete has two sons who currently attend Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill.

Lori O'Brien
Real Estate Consultant
Since 1990, Lori O’Brien has been bringing her expertise in buying and selling more than 300 residential properties to families who live in Contra Costa County. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), and of its Real Estate Buyers Agent Council. Lori holds the coveted Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) designation awarded by NAR to real estate consultants who meet specified educational and practical experience criteria. In fact, Lori has been the Team’s Designated Buyer’s Agent since 2002. Additionally, Lori is a Certified Relocation Specialist (CRS) and was recently recognized for her outstanding sales production.

A native of California, Lori currently resides in Pleasant Hill. She has been a resident of Contra Costa County since 1980. Lori has two children, both of whom attend local schools. She has extensive knowledge of schools and neighborhoods in the County. She is also involved in an assortment of community service improvement projects.

Peter Paredero
Real Estate Consultant
Peter joins Pete Sabine and Lori O’Brien at the Lafayette office of J. Rockcliff Realtors. This team of real estate professionals has over 50 years of combined local real estate expertise representing buyers and sellers in the purchase, sale and financing of real estate in Contra Costa County and the East Bay Area.

Prior to joining J. Rockcliff Realtors, Peter Paredero was employed for over 6 years with a national real estate company headquartered in the East Bay. Peter was responsible for real estate financing and promotion of the company’s real estate investment services.

Along with helping hundreds of homeowners purchase and refinance their homes, Peter also helped his Bay Area clients purchase over 150 properties in desirable investment markets throughout the United States including Portland, OR; Raleigh, NC, and Austin, TX.

Peter earned his company’s Mortgage Broker of the Year honor for two consecutive years as a result of Peter’s strong desire to understand his client goals combined with his comprehensive real estate expertise.

Peter earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley. In January of 2008 Peter became a Real Estate Broker through the California Department of Real Estate. Peter attributes the foundation of his success from his immediate family, who built their wealth through intelligent real estate investing and industry participation. The Paredero Family has enjoyed over 40 years of service and success in our local real estate community.

Cathie VanBuskirk

Cathie VanBuskirk has over 25 years in sales and customer service. Additionally, Cathie has an extensive background with interior design and decorating operating her local business, Catherine M. VanBuskirk Interior Design Services, since 1990. Prior to 1990, Cathie worked in Danville and Hawaii with private design firms involved in both commercial and residential projects.

As a member of our real estate team, Cathie’s comprehensive residential design and decorating experience offers an abundance of possibilities to maximize the presentation of your home to enable you realize the highest possible sales price.

Cathie can assist our home buyers to see the possibilities of personalizing and transforming your new home with her guidance and resources. Cathie loves to share her talents and design trade secrets with our clients and she excels at handling tasks that require close attention to detail.

Cathie works both in our office and out in the field keeping busy with her multi-faceted position of Client Services Coordinator. Monitoring many important details such as obtaining building permits, placing yard signs, and property brochures at our listings, and assisting with marketing needs such as property photography are just a few of her responsibilities in her busy schedule.

Her goal is to assist and assure that all the many details involved in an property transaction are handled in a professional, organized and friendly manner catering to each client’s needs. Cathie’s contribution to our team facilitates the smooth process of the sale or purchase of your property, always with a smile and with the goal of your satisfaction.

Laura Newton
Transaction Coordinator
Laura has been a licensed Real Estate Agent since 1996, and has over ten years experience as a transaction coordinator. Her experience includes eight years at Pacific Union Real Estate and two years with a small firm in Danville. In April of 2005, Laura established her own coordination service and has been an important part of Pete and Lori’s team since then.

Lauren Keiper
Client Services Manager
Lauren heads up our office staff and is responsible for keeping our operations smooth. Detail-oriented and meticulous at record-keeping, budget tracking and report preparation, Lauren makes sure our clients receive prompt service and accurate information throughout all stages of each transaction.

Lauren’s background in accounting along with her office administrative skills and ability to successfully troubleshoot issues make her a significant asset to our team.