We had previously listed our home with no offers, but when Mark and Dana took over, everything changed. They sold our house in just one week, demonstrating their market expertise and strategic approach. Understanding the uncertainties of the market, they proactively secured backup offers, providing us with negotiation power and peace of mind—even though it wasn’t needed in the end. Their communication is consistently concise, polished, and thorough—exactly the kind of professionalism you want when representing one of your most valuable assets. We couldn’t be happier with the outcome and wholeheartedly recommend Mark and Dana to anyone looking for d...

We highly recommend Dana Bambace. She is extremely knowledgeable, smart and professional. Having grown up in the area, she knows all the in and outs of Carmel’s tricky codes and regulations. But what really sets her apart is her personal touch. Throughout the two years she assisted us, Dana was consistently patient and always wore a smile. With her help, we bought an amazing house and can’t wait to move in. ★★★★★

Working with Mark Peterson and the entire Bambace Peterson Team to buy our home in Carmel By The Sea has been an absolutely wonderful experience. We found their knowledge of the market to be exceptional and extremely helpful to us as we considered various locations, homes and comparables. Their support and candid advice throughout made the entire purchasing process go very smoothly. We have also been very impressed by their continuing support and advice post-close to help us connect with highly-qualified service providers in the area. Thank you Bambace Peterson Team! ★★★★★

Mark has been truly amazing in helping us find the perfect home for our family when we relocated to the Monterey Peninsula from San Jose. He spent a lot of time really getting to know us – who we are, what’s important to us, what we’re looking for in a house and community. The time he spent building a relationship with us combined with his experience made him a genuinely trusted advisor in our home buying process. He very patiently and clearly explained things that we found unclear and looked out for our best interest. He has spent much of his life living in Carmel/Carmel Valley/Pebble Beach/PG area and is super knowledgeable about and well regarded...

The Bambace Peterson Team delivers a level of transparency and knowledge of the Monterey area unlike any others. They have a homegrown level of expertise in all things related to the area: Historical Perspective, Construction, Finance, and Commitment. Plus, they do it all with a non-aggressive camaraderie. I highly recommend working with them. ★★★★★

We could not have done better than choosing Dana and her team to assist us with our home search in Carmel. We began working together in July, and the process to find the right home continued until we purchased in December. Dana showed us numerous houses, gave us honest and accurate feedback, and was instrumental in helping us find a home that checked all of our boxes. Whenever we had a question, Dana was always prompt in getting back to us with the information we needed. We have also happily found that the Bambace Peterson Team doesn't stop service after the sale. Dana has continued to be a wonderful resource for us as we learn about various tr...

Dana and Mark are an amazing team and working with them was a pleasure. They are high energy, creative, and highly skilled. Moreover, they were thoughtful and fun to work with. I recommend them highly to anybody selling (as we were) or buying. ★★★★★

Dana and her team guided us through the entire home buying process and made us feel comfortable in our decision to purchase. Could not have asked for a better and more knowledgeable real estate agent. Even after the sales process she has been super helpful in helping us transition into the home and our new neighborhood. Thank you Dana! ★★★★★

Mark and the entire Bambace/Peterson team came highly recommended from dear friends to help us in our search for the perfect home. The team was responsive, professional and empathetic - they were with us every step of the way. I would recommend them in a heartbeat! ★★★★★

I started working with Dana a full 5 years before I bought my new home. Even though I was not in a position to buy at that time, I knew Carmel was my ultimate destination and Dana was so generous with her time to help me develop the profile of where I wanted to live and familiarize me with my options. Then, more recently, I accelerated my search and Dana accelerated her work on my behalf--and also introduced Melissa into the mix as they tagged teamed me to help me find the house I would ultimately buy. The market is competitive and I wasn’t sure I could compete but Dana and Melissa helped guide my offer through the process and I was left stunned whe...

My wife and I have bought and sold many homes and our experience with the Bambace Peterson team was outstanding! They are thoughtful, thoroughly professional and communicate in a timely way. You will not regret going with them! ★★★★★

We loved working with Mark & Dana to find our new home. We had been looking for almost a year when we decided to switch real estate agents, and our first weekend out with Mark and Dana they showed us a house that hadn't hit the market yet, but met our requirements. Although we were a little nervous (okay, a lot nervous) about going with a fixer upper, we trusted Mark and Dana's advice on value and improvements. They immediately introduced us to some fantastic local resources (we're moving from out of town) who've been a tremendous help to us with the updates. We couldn't be happier about how things have turned out, and that's in large part thanks t...

Mark and Dana did a great job selling our home in Pacific Grove CA!!! They were truly a pleasure to work with and are very classy individuals! We had to move across the country when we put the house on the market, and we felt complete confidence in leaving it in Mark and Dana's care. We've bought and sold 12 houses in the past 10 years, and Mark and Dana are the best realtors we have ever had! They have great communication skills and protocols, professionalism, knowledge and resources. They did an incredible job marketing, caring for and bringing our house to a sale. Definitely would recommend these realtors to anyone looking for excellence in their...

We worked with another company for a year without success. Then we heard about Compass from a friend from Carmel who said you guys had a different approach that specialized in digital marketing. As a marketeer myself I was intrigued. Dana and Mark built a digital and publicity campaign that expertly targeted buyers in Silicon Valley and LA. We will be selling another property soon and I would not dream of using any other real estate company other than Compass.

Dana is exceptionally well organized, responsive, personable, and tireless. Dana is an expert real estate agent who goes above and beyond to help her clients. She helped us both purchase and sell a home in Carmel. It was a pleasure to work with her and her team.

We worked with Dana to sell our family home in Carmel Valley in the Covid and fire chaos of the summer of 2020. Not only did Dana price our home right on target for the market, without trying to undercut for a quick sale, she also sold it to the first family that she showed it to. She helped us with picking out a short list of easy-to-do, minor improvements that prepared the home for sale, and was fun, responsive, open, and honest with us throughout the process. If you want to buy or sell a home in Carmel, then we recommend Dana and Mark as the best agents you can have on your side there.

After spending most of my adult years in Southern California, I decided to return back to the Monterey Peninsula where I grew up. I asked Dana and Mark to be my agents, as they were my friends from my High School days. I had great experiences buying and selling homes over the years in Los Angeles. using top agents and feeling well cared for. I never expected that Dana and Mark's performance as my agent in Carmel would exceed all other agents I have ever worked with. They are professional, efficient, caring, and really really sharp. Dana's negotiating skills and guidance helped me save money and obtain the perfect property for my return home. I knew ...

My husband and I were referred to Dana & Mark as a team who were experts in the Carmel area. Since our primary home is outside the Monterey Peninsula we found their knowledge of the area to be invaluable. We learned so much information on our first phone call and subsequent visits that we were able to narrow down the perfect area for us and ultimately put in an offer on a great cottage near the sea. They're both are extremely personable, savvy, and have solid negotiating skills. Their team is highly organized so after the sale they took care of all the additional details needed before and after the close of escrow. I would highly recommend The Bamba...

Dana is an exceptional real estate agent and we consider ourselves fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her. Dana is as smart, savvy, hard-working, and tireless as she is kind, compassionate, and a pleasure to work with. We are tough customers and have dealt with real estate agents in Connecticut, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Chicago, Napa, Carmel, and Marin County. Dana provides superior customer service and her expertise and skill are second to none. We write this review because she has earned it and we post it here so that others can be confident in their real estate transactions knowing that they have made the right choice with Dana an...

We couldn’t thank Dana and her team more for their assistance with our home purchase within The Santa Lucia Preserve. We have friends who are excellent Realtors® but decided to go with someone with keen local knowledge and feel it really paid off. We had many questions throughout the process that she answered quickly and professionally. She was beside us at each step of the way with guidance that gave us so much confidence in our eventual decision to purchase. She has also assisted us after the close of the purchase with additional questions in her, as always, extremely prompt way!

Mark Peterson and his team were outstanding to work with! Mark sold my Big Sur property within the first 30-days and I was so impressed with his creative marketing ideas. His knowledge of the Big Sur real estate market gave me the confidence that there would be no one better to sell my place and he kept me informed each step of the way. I recommend Mark highly, he is a true professional.

We recently worked with Dana to buy our new home in Pebble Beach. Dana and her team did a fantastic job of educating us on the market and ran a very efficient and effective buying process. Dana and her team showed us over 30 houses as part of the process! She has great relationships, her knowledge of the local market is outstanding, and she is always personable and helpful. We recommend Dana without reservation.

Mark is an exceptional agent from both the seller and buyer perspectives. He exemplifies what it means to show up for his client’s best interests and patiently guides every step of every transaction with utmost efficiency. We appreciate his ability to resource an extensive relationship network and authentically build new connections that directly impact whether a deal will get done or not. Mark is genuine, thoughtful, and calm, but most importantly his expertise gets it done!

Mark was absolutely amazing. Not only was Mark fantastic at his job, but he was also a joy to be around, which is very good quality since you end up spending quite a bit of time together. We were able to have Mark sell our home and were lucky enough to have him help us in finding a home to purchase too. He is very detailed in his explanations of all different types of things from paperwork to a particular process within the real-estate business. The follow-up, the attention to every detail, the recommendations, the ideas, the willingness to brainstorm with us, the ability to explain things in different ways, the support, everything was more than wha...

Many thanks to Mark Peterson for all of his great work as our trusted Realtor® in Monterey! Mark helped us purchase a home that is perfect for us. We looked at many different properties but in the end, found our dream place. It was helpful to us that Mark is local to the area and knows all the neighborhoods well. He was able to guide us to the right home and negotiate a good price. Mark has a wonderful sense of humor and a kind heart, and he made the real estate buying process as easy as possible. He is patient, responsive, and a good sounding board. We are thankful that Mark was our Realtor®!

Dana and Mark are an amazing team and working with them was a pleasure. They are high energy, creative, and highly skilled. Moreover, they were thoughtful and fun to work with. I recommend them highly to anybody selling (as we were) or buying.

We worked with Dana to sell our family home in Carmel Valley in the Covid and fire chaos of the summer of 2020. Not only did Dana price our home right on target for the market, without trying to undercut for a quick sale, she also sold it to the first family that she showed it to. She helped us with picking out a shortlist of easy-to-do, minor improvements that prepared the home for sale, and was fun, responsive, open, and honest with us throughout the process. If you want to buy or sell a home in Carmel, then we recommend Dana and Mark as the best agents you can have on your side there.

We worked with Dana Bambace on both our purchase and sale. She has it all—energy, focus, and above all else she puts her clients first. Dana looked at countless properties with us over the course of almost a year, with incredible energy and detail. Her motivation was to get us into the right house and she understood we were particular. She always gave us the full scoop on the pros/cons of each property. Dana was invaluable in negotiating a tricky escrow with a challenging seller during our purchase. When it came to our sales, she was stellar. Our decision to relocate back to the east coast was rather sudden, and Dana sourced an organizer to handle o...

We worked with another company for a year without success. Then we heard about Compass from a friend from Carmel who said you guys had a different approach that specialized in digital marketing. As a marketeer myself I was intrigued. Dana and Mark built a digital and publicity campaign that expertly targeted buyers in Silicon Valley and LA. We will be selling another property soon and I would not dream of using any other real estate company other than Compass.

After spending most of my adult years in Southern California, I decided to return back to the Monterey Peninsula where I grew up. I asked Dana and Mark to be my agents, as they were my friends from my High School days. I had great experiences buying and selling homes over the years in Los Angeles. using top agents and feeling well cared for. I never expected that Dana and Mark's performance as my agent in Carmel would exceed all other agents I have ever worked with. They are professional, efficient, caring, and really really sharp. Dana's negotiating skills and guidance helped me save money and obtain the perfect property for my return home. I knew ...

My husband and I were referred to Dana & Mark as a team who were experts in the Carmel area. Since our primary home is outside the Monterey Peninsula we found their knowledge of the area to be invaluable. We learned so much information on our first phone call and subsequent visits that we were able to narrow down the perfect area for us and ultimately put in an offer on a great cottage near the sea. They're both are extremely personable, savvy, and have solid negotiating skills. Their team is highly organized so after the sale they took care of all the additional details needed before and after the close of escrow. I would highly recommend The Bamba...

Dana is exceptionally well organized, responsive, personable, and tireless. Dana is an expert real estate agent who goes above and beyond to help her clients. She helped us both purchase and sell a home in Carmel. It was a pleasure to work with her and her team.

We couldn’t thank Dana and her team more for their assistance with our home purchase within The Santa Lucia Preserve. We have friends who are excellent Realtors® but decided to go with someone with keen local knowledge and feel it really paid off. We had many questions throughout the process that she answered quickly and professionally. She was beside us at each step of the way with guidance that gave us so much confidence in our eventual decision to purchase. She has also assisted us after the close of the purchase with additional questions in her, as always, extremely prompt way!

Mark Peterson and his team were outstanding to work with! Mark sold my Big Sur property within the first 30-days and I was so impressed with his creative marketing ideas. His knowledge of the Big Sur real estate market gave me the confidence that there would be no one better to sell my place and he kept me informed each step of the way. I recommend Mark highly, he is a true professional.

Many thanks to Mark Peterson for all of his great work as our trusted Realtor® in Monterey! Mark helped us purchase a home that is perfect for us. We looked at many different properties but in the end, found our dream place. It was helpful to us that Mark is local to the area and knows all the neighborhoods well. He was able to guide us to the right home and negotiate a good price. Mark has a wonderful sense of humor and a kind heart, and he made the real estate buying process as easy as possible. He is patient, responsive, and a good sounding board. We are thankful that Mark was our Realtor®!

Mark, I enjoyed working with you very much! Your management of the process and candid style made it possible for me to do this transaction remotely from Seattle. I felt from the beginning that you were trustworthy and capable and the experience selling our property validated that sense of trust. Your advice regarding the market, the price we set, and the approach to prospective buyers was intuitive and accurate. Luckily, you also came with a full complement of local resources to prepare our property for sale and handle the various issues that arose. That and your comfort with 21st-century tech allowed us to deal with several late-breaking developmen...

We recently worked with Dana to buy our new home in Pebble Beach. Dana and her team did a fantastic job of educating us on the market and ran a very efficient and effective buying process. Dana and her team showed us over 30 houses as part of the process! She has great relationships, her knowledge of the local market is outstanding, and she is always personable and helpful. We recommend Dana without reservation.

Mark is an exceptional agent from both the seller and buyer perspectives. He exemplifies what it means to show up for his client’s best interests and patiently guides every step of every transaction with utmost efficiency. We appreciate his ability to resource an extensive relationship network and authentically build new connections that directly impact whether a deal will get done or not. Mark is genuine, thoughtful, and calm, but most importantly his expertise gets it done!

Dana is an exceptional real estate agent and we consider ourselves fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her. Dana is as smart, savvy, hard-working, and tireless as she is kind, compassionate, and a pleasure to work with. We are tough customers and have dealt with real estate agents in Connecticut, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Chicago, Napa, Carmel, and Marin County. Dana provides superior customer service and her expertise and skill are second to none. We write this review because she has earned it and we post it here so that others can be confident in their real estate transactions knowing that they have made the right choice with Dana an...

Mark was absolutely amazing. Not only was Mark fantastic at his job, but he was also a joy to be around, which is very good quality since you end up spending quite a bit of time together. We were able to have Mark sell our home and were lucky enough to have him help us in finding a home to purchase too. He is very detailed in his explanations of all different types of things from paperwork to a particular process within the real-estate business. The follow-up, the attention to every detail, the recommendations, the ideas, the willingness to brainstorm with us, the ability to explain things in different ways, the support, everything was more than wha...

Dana was fabulous. In every way. She is truly a consummate professional. It’s scary how much she gets done and how quickly. Responsive, knowledgeable, friendly, delightful. I could go on and on. We found the best possible agent in Carmel.

As my family charted the course to locate a new home conducive to our emerging needs, we were ready for a fresh perspective on real estate. Our past experiences with Realtors® in Pebble Beach were positive in many regards however not one person offered the complete profile we were looking for. I was looking for an experienced, energetic, determined, and creative professional while my wife was looking for someone that was trusting, authentic, sincere, and always willing to go to bat for us. When it came time to make a selection, one of our close friends had spoken very highly of Dana Bambace. We decided to reach out and shortly thereafter we were off...

We recently had the opportunity to work with Dana Bambace of the Bambace Peterson Real Estate team in Carmel. We were looking for a realtor that would partner with us and keep our best interests in mind as we searched for our new home in Pacific Grove. Dana was the perfect match for us! She listened to our wants and needs, while helping us navigate an extremely competitive market. Throughout the entire process, she was always available, extremely well organized, a fantastic communicator and quickly followed through on any question or request. She worked tirelessly for us and made sure we were well represented when we finally found the perfect ...

Purchasing your first home can be a really overwhelming experience (especially with three young children), which is why we were so grateful to work with Dana and the Bambace Peterson Team. They were instrumental in helping us through the due diligence (a particularly laborious process with a historic home!), negotiations, and ultimately closing on the house in an extremely short amount of time. It's not an overstatement to say that without their support we wouldn't have gotten this house. In a competitive market with multiple competing bids we felt like we were given exceptional advice and guidance from the team who was always available and willing ...

We worked with Dana for several YEARS to find the perfect place for us. Through the process Dana made it fun when it could be and tolerable when we lost a couple of places due to bidding wars. We loved working with her. What has impressed me most about her was once we had a contract. As an out of state buyer the process can be difficult and the rules and process in California were foreign to us. She made it her mission to be the most incredible advocate during the contract process. She thought about not only what she was required to do but she was also able to thing about things as if she did not live and breathe it everyday. The closing was...

I met Dana when I purchased the Carmel Valley home in 2008. She was very attentive to what I wanted and did not try to direct my attention beyond the scope I had provided to her. The Carmel Valley home I settled on was in very poor condition and she point blank asked me if I was sure this is what I wanted to undertake this large of a project. Her honesty in that moment was refreshing and welcome, and it made an impression. Fourteen years later, after extensive work, I was ready to sell the home and move on. There was no doubt I would be reaching out to Dana to see if she would be interested in helping me sell the home. I had a wonderful conve...

Dana and The Bambace Peterson Team of Compass Carmel has excellent and extensive knowledge of the entire Monterey Bay marketplace. Dana provided properties quickly and on a continual basis which matched the outline of property characteristics we desired. She and her entire team are extremely responsive and were very respectful of our time and scheduling constraints. Always punctual. Dana's knowledge on appraising the condition of a home are detailed and in depth. She also possess excellent negotiation skills ~ with favorable results! Of particular interest to us was her outstanding network of service and product providers for inspections and po...

Dana and the Bambace Peterson team were a delight to work with during the 9 month search for our dream home in Pacific Grove for our new family. After speaking to several realtors in the area we selected Bambace Peterson due to their superb local knowledge, professional approach, and warm and personable vibe. Dana was flexible every time we changed our mind about the area we wanted to live, she was understanding when we decided to change price point, was available via text, phone call, email whenever we had questions, and always had expert advice to offer - sharing homes and feedback through the I Compass app every day. We would use Dana again in a ...

Dana has been amazing! She was delightful to work with and I still call her months after purchasing for advice. She was not pushy at all and really guided us through the process making sure we got our dream home. Could not recommend her enough! ★★★★★

I’ve worked with Dana Bambace on a number of transactions over the years. I’ve watched her hone her skills and grow into a top realtor on a National level. With the housing market in its current demand exceeds situation, I needed exceptional care and guidance. Dana came up with a plan that made our experience stress free and maximized the opportunities in the market. Bottom line; 1 week on the market and closed with a 275K over ask position. Absolutely exceeding expectations on every level! Thank, Dana! You’ll always be our go-to! ★★★★★