Originally from Boston, Josh has called San Francisco home since 2012. As a lead buyer specialist, Josh is a shrewd negotiator and true team player with a competitive streak: a winning combination in real estate sales. He constantly studies the market to locate the best opportunities for his clients. Josh attributes his success to the relationships he builds and his transparent approach.He is persistent and dedicated to achieving his clients’ goals.
FOUNDER
At Danielle Lazier Real Estate, we are very serious about buying and selling homes. We are full time professionals completely dedicated to getting top dollar and the highest value for our clients. We take a team approach to real estate. Buying or selling a home in San Francisco is a complex, sophisticated and often deeply personal endeavor. You deserve the full service and attention that only a team of experts can consistently provide.
Working with us, you will have the personal attention traditionally associated with the client-agent relationship improved by the professionalism and consistency of a thoughtful business model. And yes, superior results will follow!
On a personal note, I attribute my success not only to my passion for homes, but also to my intuition and gut instinct regarding the psychology of buying and selling.
My clientele works in diverse industries with an emphasis on technology, finance, medicine, law, business and the arts. My business has grown successfully and consistently thanks to the repeat business of happy clients and their introductions to friends, family and neighbors. This track record is only possible because we deliver both results AND an enjoyable experience.
Reared in the Tri-State Area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut) and Dallas, Texas, I have an effective combination of Southern charm and Northeastern tenacity. I am straight forward and assertive. I like to win (for my clients) but do so with a calm demeanor and a smile. I live in a San Francisco Victorian with a senior Pomeranian, twin monkeys and a good humored, supportive partner in crime. My astrological sign is Gemini and, as an aspiring flâneuse, I am a good person to ask for food, wine, shopping and travel tips.
I graduated from the Hockaday School in Dallas, TX and Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. In terms of real estate, my education is never complete. As a licensed Broker (as opposed to Salesperson), I continually invest time, money and thought into the latest sales, marketing and negotiations techniques.
Would you like to work together? Please reach out. I look forward to hearing from you!
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ASSOCIATES
Eve Fisher specializes in residential real estate and is deeply invested in the San Francisco community. A resident of Noe Valley, she has two girls and is an active volunteer at Alvarado Elementary and Holy Innocents Episcopal Church. She loves Victorians, helping clients find their perfect home, and exploring every corner of San Francisco. Eve speaks Mandarin Chinese and conversational Spanish. She previously worked at Asia Society, a nonprofit based in New York, and focused on Chinese domestic politics at several Washington, D.C. think tanks and the World Bank. She earned a BA at Georgetown University and an MA in Asian Studies at UC Berkeley.
Born and raised in the Bay Area, April fell in love with real estate while purchasing her first investment. She has over 8 years of experience in the industry, having worked in real estate sales, lending and transaction services covering the entire Bay Area. A graduate of Cal State East Bay with a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Psychology, April loves trips with her husband and sons to Lake Tahoe and Disneyland.
Dani La Noire is a top Realtor® in Marin and Sonoma. She has lived and worked in the Bay Area for more than 30 years. With a background in finance, project management and negotiation, Dani is a leading expert in Wine Country real estate and a valued partner of Danielle Lazier + Associates. As a top Marin and Sonoma Realtor®, Dani assists her clients with a skillful blend of emotional support, good humor and a deep understanding of local real estate market. Dani currently resides in Petaluma, CA, where she lives in a converted 100 year old barn with her husband, two dogs and cat. In her spare time she likes to play with her grandkids, read, paint, play tennis and garden. [Compass Agent Profile]
East Bay Partner - Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville
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Dennis Howell brings tremendous enthusiasm to the real estate process and goes above and beyond to meet his clients' real estate goals. His hard work, charisma, and true passion for the business have established his reputation as a trusted resource for home buyers and sellers. Dennis brings over 20 years of management experience—from residential to commercial to new developments and mixed-use—to his clientele based in Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville and San Francisco. He believes a good Realtor® listens, educates, and advises his clients throughout and after the purchase or sale of a home. As an avid walker and foodie, Dennis has explored all the nooks and crannies of the East Bay. His broad experience helps him to expertly match his buyer clients with the perfect home and neighborhood for their needs, and help seller clients price their homes for the best results.
WE SUPPORT FAIR HOUSING

Let’s be real: Racism, sexism, homophobia, inequity, and injustice of all kinds exist, even in a forward-minded city like San Francisco. To end discrimination, there is work to be done.
At Danielle Lazier Real Estate, we are committed to lifting up our diverse communities, providing equal access to housing and services, and ensuring a fair and equitable future for everyone.
We are a proud supporter of fair housing laws and best practices.
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TESTIMONIALS + REVIEWS
FROM OUR BUYERS
I just closed on my condo thanks to Josh Ortiz. As a first-time home buyer, he walked me through every step of the process, patiently answered all my questions, and helped me get an offer accepted! Josh really cares about making sure you love your home and does everything he can to make you feel comfortable throughout the process. I would recommend him to anyone looking to buy a house in San Francisco!
If you are looking to purchase a home in San Francisco, I cannot recommend Danielle's amazing team enough (*especially* Eve, our agent). Background: My wife and I were first-time home buyers and came into this with very limited knowledge of the Bay Area real estate landscape and the ins/outs of the home buying process. From our first call with Eve, we felt like we were in good hands and the mutual trust and understanding needed between a home buyer and an agent was quickly established. We found Eve to be extremely responsive, organized, and most importantly - acting always in our best interests. Whether it was sharing intel not found in the listing (i.e. second bedroom is actually in dingy attic), reviewing property disclosures together to call out important details (identifying the electrical current size going into the building), or helping facilitate the final closing process (even when we were...
My partner and I worked with Eve Fisher to buy our first home this winter, and absolutely loved our experience with Eve, Danielle, and the Compass team. We weren't initially sure whether we wanted to buy at all, and Eve was super understanding of where we were at in the process - she didn't put any pressure on us, just offered to send us listings she thought we would like and made it clear that we could see them or totally ignore them if we weren't interested. As we got into the phase where we were actually thinking about making an offer, Eve was very knowledgeable (she found us the house we ended up buying, based on what she knew about our taste from our initial conversations!) and, maybe more importantly, was always open and honest with us and made us really feel like we had someone on our side...
DL group and Josh Ortiz are the best realtors in the entire world. Josh took the time to understand what we wanted, and then in a weekend we viewed homes and our offer was accepted within a few days and we were off into contracting. Josh and the group took care of every detail and kept us on track with closing so everything was perfectly smooth. 10/10 would recommend, and will be using Josh for all my future buying and selling.
Eve was recommended by a friend and I had an equally great experience. Eve is particularly skilled in listening to feedback on what I liked and didn't like about the places we viewed, picking up on things that I didn't even realize I was reacting to as pro or con as we toured homes. It made the future searches incredibly efficient as she knew and really understood my preferences. She is incredibly responsive and always made herself available. During the process of submitting a bid her advice was spot on based on her experience and market insight. And once I was successfully under contract, she was better at following up and moving the process forward than I was! It was great! Even after I am now closed and moved in, Eve has helped me problem solve a few issues that have come up and continues to be an incredible resource.
FROM OUR SELLERS
Danielle Lazier helped my wife and I sell our Noe Valley condo (after helping us purchase it six years earlier.) She's a consummate professional, extremely well connected and organized, and very direct (no sugar coating) so you know exactly what to expect. We were fortunate to find an interested buyer before we had staged etc. and she negotiated strongly on our behalf, increasing the sale price substantially, and ensured the closing went forward with no hiccups.
Danielle and her team were amazing to work with. We sold our condo with her in the midst of the pandemic and right before the Holidays. I can say without doubt that things were very smooth. Our place went into contract quickly and Danielle and her team handled everything for us once it went into contract so we didn't have to worry. Highlights during our process included, Danielle picking the right stager to make our place shine; she knew exactly what to do to market our place. The marketing, photos, etc. were very high quality. Once we went into contract, we were impressed that we didn't have to do much coordination or have any stress. We are very happy sellers! Thank you, Danielle
I cannot say enough good things about Danielle Lazier and her Compass team who guided us through the sale of our home during one of the most tumultuous and uncertain times in the San Francisco residential real estate market. Danielle expertly help us navigate the process through everything from heightened emotions involved with leaving our home in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, logistics with showings and staging, and even with quickly finding a buyer. Her network was able to locate an extremely well-qualified off-market buyer that helped short-circuit the listing process by bringing us an attractive offer without the need to stage and vacate our home in the middle of the pandemic. It saved us significant costs, both emotionally/mentally, as well as economically. She was even able to negotiate a lease-back period following a 10-day all cash close that allowed us the flexibility to move at a more leisurely...
I can highly recommend Danielle and her team. I met Danielle 4 years ago when I first considered selling my home, I interviewed her along with other agents and was most impressed with Danielle. I ended up not selling my home then but knew that if and when the time came I would want to work with Danielle. In June 2020 I decided to sell and reconnected with Danielle. I'm glad that I did. She is extremely knowledgeable, understanding, efficient and straight forward. I moved out in July 2020 so that Danielle and her team, which included Wendy Trotter Staging and various contractors, could prepare my condo (with minor updates, painting, etc) and stage it. They were very responsive and professional and did an awesome job. The condo and staging looked great. We put the condo on sale in August and Danielle did an excellent job of marketing it through...
We recently listed our condo in the Mission District with Danielle. She (and we) were forced to face a declining market due to a re-valuation brought on by the pandemic. She was able to suggest strategies that put us ahead of the market, and bring innovative alternative marketing that worked. We were able to close our sale - albeit at a price lower than we had hoped for. But in a market with excess inventory, we feel we faired well. Danielle is easy to work with and knows what works and what doesn't. A pleasure to know her and work with her.
I've sold more than 20 homes over the past 50 years. This was the best transaction so far. Danielle sold my home in two days, escrow closed in 25 days, and she negotiated a price above asking. I couldn't be in SF for the duration, so Danielle or members of her team provided access to window washers, house cleaners, a plumber and others. Every text was answered promptly and all my questions got quick replies. Danielle understands the SF real estate market, is an astute pricing strategist, and her people skills are excellent. You would be wise to contact her if you're a buyer or a seller.