About Me
Meet Jo Ann Fishpaw
Jo Ann Fishpaw is a highly respected real estate professional with more than 40 years of experience serving clients throughout Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area. Known for her integrity, persistence and commitment to excellence, Jo Ann has guided hundreds of families through one of life's most important decisions - buy-in and selling their homes.
Professional Experience
Her career began in real estate finance, where she gained extensive knowledge of lending, title and appraisal processes. This background gives her clients a distinct advantage as she understands the financial and contractual details that often make the difference in a successful transaction. Over the decades, Jo Ann has navigated shifting market cycles with skill, helping her clients achieve their goals in both booming and challenging markets.
Honors and Awards
Team Fishpaw – Ranked in the Top 100 among all
Coldwell Banker Northern California Small Teams and The International President's Circle (2015 – 2021)
Jo Ann Fishpaw - 2008 CRS of the Year, CRS - member of Certified Residential Specialists (fewer than 5% of all realtors have been awarded this designation) SRES - member of Seniors Real Estate Specialists
Professional Philosophy
Jo Ann's primary focus is getting you the highest possible price for the sale of your home through effective marketing and negotiations.
Personal Background
When she isn't working with clients, Jo Ann enjoys spending time with her family, especially her five grandchildren who range from 8 years old to 2. Jo Ann is also active with her church community, serving on the finance committee for Los Altos Methodist Church and participating in the annual Compassion Week program, where she typically creates meals for the 'We Hope' community in East Palo Alto.
Her dedication to service, both professional and personal, has made her a trusted advisor and a a Realtor for life to generations of families.
T E S T I M O N I A L S
Jarrett and Jo Ann are simply the best. From our first meeting I was struck by their preparation, knowledge, and ability to explain their strategy for marketing. They were so easy to work with, excellent communication skills and always accessible. What is most impressive is how they led a Luddite like me through the COVID-19 world of virtual sales; resulting a pain free 8 day sale.
Marti Norberg
“Jo Ann and Jarrett – Thank you so much for all the help, support and guidance that you two gave to us during the purchasing of the house. We truly felt well taken care of, and love that we were treated like family. Thank you for all the emailing, texts, and calls, you two are invaluable. We hope you have an amazing rest of the year filled with laughter, love, health, and happiness.”
Stef, Danny & Olivia
“Jarrett Fishpaw, our agent, set himself apart by taking the time to understand our rationale and objectives. He respected our way of thinking and we felt comfortable knowing that we are not being pushed to buy or bid. He constantly provided creative solutions in the lengthy process of negotiating and understanding the sellers motivations. That has proved crucial in a market where multiple offers and bidding wars seem to be the norm rather than the exception. He was very professional, always reachable and will not leave a rock unturned to find a match for our criteria. It was a pleasure having Jarrett as our buying agent and we highly recommend him to anyone trying to buy home in the highly competitive bay area housing market."
Sameh and Veronica
"As you are aware, when you have your home up for sale there is a lot of stress. Jo Ann understands this and was always there to handle the stressful situations in a calm manner. Nothing that happened strayed Jo Ann from the task of selling our home and negotiating the best deal possible."
Joe & Helen Dutra
"I know it's probably not customary for the seller to acknowledge the work of the buyer's agent, but I just wanted to personally commend you on a very professional job regarding the sale of my home on Verano Drive. I found you to be a very courteous, efficient, attentive professional who sets an excellent example for your profession. I found you to represent your profession admirably."
Christopher Saleh
"The sale of our home was handled in a very professional manner, all problems that came up were settled quickly because of your persistence and ability to quickly look into the matter and find a solution to the satisfaction of all parties concerned."
Helen & Tom Wikle
"Jo Ann was superb in her marketing techniques and her attention to details was outstanding. I was especially appreciative of her patience with me, which I'm sure was the hard part. We couldn't have done it without her wonderful sense of humor."
Joe & Donna Bokman
“Jo Ann did a super job on all aspects of our house-hunting and house purchase. We wanted to locate and begin making an offer on a house within the space of a single, four-day trip. Jo Ann was well organized, knowledgeable, and unfailingly cheerful as she drove us all over the area looking at houses. And it worked – we found our house on day three. We assumed there would be a lot of paperwork after we made our offer, but buying a house in California is a lot more complicated than buying in Utah – we were amazed at all of the forms, inspections, and documents that were required. Jo Ann guided us through it all, arranging for inspectors, shuttling papers around, and keeping us on track. We truly couldn’t have done it without her – we felt that she really looked out for our interests from start to finish.”
Phil & Ruth Ann Garner
“Jo Ann handled essentially everything. The home was prepped, advertised, and shown without any added stress to our already busy lives. When we received the first offer we were dismayed that Jo Ann was, in fact, out of town. No problem, she arranged for full back up support and a counter-offer was handled in a matter or hours! The bottom line is that we sold our home in less than 10 days and received a price far greater than what we had originally guessed was possible.”
Karl & Rae Lee Hansen