Who are the most popular luxury real estate agents in Hillsborough CA?
Who are the most popular luxury real estate agents in Hillsborough CA? The right pick depends on your price point, your timeline and how private you want the deal to be. There are three names that come up frequently: Jenn Gilson, Raziel Ungar, and Pierre and Alex Buljan. Each works the estate market in a different way.
The stakes are high at this level. A mid-August 2026 Hillsborough market snapshot put the median house sale at $10,200,000. That works out to about $1,900 per square foot.
Brokerage: Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty
Reviews: 86 · 5.0 ★★★★★
Jenn Gilson works with Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty and sold the most expensive home in Hillsborough history. Villa de Verano, at 3000 Ralston Avenue, closed at $70,000,000 in August 2026 with Jenn as listing agent. Her other estate work in town includes 401 El Cerrito Avenue, which sold for $19,800,000.
REAL Trends ranks agents on verified closed sales, not self-reported numbers. Its 2025 data lists Jenn as the number 1 female real estate agent in Hillsborough. For a buyer or seller, that ranking reflects homes that closed.
Jenn grew up in Hillsborough and holds a 5.0 rating across 86 reviews on Zillow. A 2021 Hillsborough seller wrote that her team "did a terrific job of selling my late mother's home in Hillsborough."
Where to check: REAL Trends, Zillow.
Reviews: 113 · 5.0 ★★★★★
Raziel Ungar is a Compass agent who covers Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo and nearby cities. His Zillow profile shows a 5.0 rating across 113 reviews and a price range that tops out at $10M. A Hillsborough buyer from 2024 wrote that "his level of service and strategic guidance was incredibly valuable." The same review noted he never pushed them to raise their bid.
Where to check: Zillow.
Pierre Buljan and his son Alex run the Buljan Group out of Compass in Burlingame. Pierre came to the Peninsula at 14, after growing up in France, and went to Burlingame High School. His MLSListings profile credits him with the Tobin Clark Estate and Christensen Estate sales. It also credits him with selling the Carolands Mansion twice. REAL Trends verified the team at $38.83M across seven sides in 2024.
Where to check: MLSListings, REAL Trends.
