About Susan Hewitt

Susan Hewitt

Founder | Principal Realtor®

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About Susan

Susan Hewitt was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and has called Marin County her home since 1982. She is at the pinnacle of her career at Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty, with over 34 years in the luxury S.F. Bay Area home market. She and her partner, C.J. Nakagawa, are the team leads of The Golden Gate Group, a forward-thinking real estate force of marketing experts who focus on San Francisco and Marin County real estate. They consistently rank among the industry’s finest, including Real Trend’s The Leading 100, distinguished among the top performers in the S.F. Bay Area in 2021. Last year, The Golden Gate Group’s sales exceeded $181,000,000.

Susan is committed to providing white glove service and expertise to her clients. Her proven and targeted strategy makes the process of buying or selling a home easy and enjoyable. Her knowledge of what makes the various neighborhoods in San Francisco and towns in Marin unique helps her clients target the right location and lifestyle for them. Her professionalism and market knowledge are unsurpassed. A seasoned negotiator, Susan gets deals done and prides herself in providing stress-free transactions for her clients.

Susan earned her degree from The Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, with fields of emphasis in both Marketing and Finance. In addition, she studied International Marketing at Queens College, Oxford University in the U.K. Prior to joining Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty, she was a member of President’s Premier, the top 1% of more than 90,000 Coldwell Banker Sales Associates worldwide. Susan has represented principals in transactions at the highest level in the San Francisco Bay Area. References are available upon request.

We started shopping without knowing what would suit us best, and Susan and CJ first patiently learned about our current life situation and the reason why we wanted to buy. After learning that, they started suggesting different listings (sometimes even before those houses hit the market), and they helped us evaluate the pros and cons of each one of them when bringing us to the open house. As we visit more...

— Gony F.

Cj and Susan are one of a kind REALTOR team. My husband and I are both Marin natives and were looking to move back from SF to raise our growing family. Even though we each had different and unique priorities, The Golden Gate Group successfully helped us land the perfect place in tiburon amidst one of the most competitive markets ever. Not only do they deeply understand Marin real estate, but they also ar...

— Dulebohn

C.J.’s rare style of dealing with clients and other industry professionals throughout the transaction bodes a professional nature that delivers seamless results. C.J. And Susan are extremely knowledgeable in the San Francisco and Marin county markets, literally down to the street and block. Their complex understanding of both residential and commercial real estate makes them my go-to agents for investmen...

— Jeff B.

I could go on and on about this masterful team, but I'll try to sum it up in this way: I believe 100% that the reason that we got our dream home (in a competitive process, at a competitive time in the market) is because of this team their deep knowledge of all facets of the market, their ability to manage the complicated process, and the way that they help their clients navigate unique situations with po...

— Sari E.

Susan helped me find my home and was everything you could ask for in a broker and more. After we visited a half dozen houses, Susan helped me figure out what I was looking for and suggested some houses that I hadn’t thought to look at, one of which was the perfect house. She was always available and responsive and was both realistic and encouraging throughout the process. It was a delight to work with he...

— Adam S.

Susan and CJ were professional and honest and never stopped working. Susan and CJ's family have been in the field for generations in San Francisco and Marin, so they truly have the knowledge and guidance that helps with pricing and how to cast the net to capture the right buyer. A "Can do" attitude is a must in the selling environment and they both have it mastered! Thank you both for never giving up and...

— Corkers

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