Meet Sean
Sean Fruth is a full-time Realtor® with Vanguard Properties in Oakland, California, specializing in residential real estate in Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont, Emeryville, Albany, and the greater East Bay. He represents buyers and sellers of single-family homes, condominiums, and multi-family properties. Licensed since 2000, with more than 100 homes sold in the past 10 years and 75+ five-star client reviews, Sean is known for data-driven pricing, strategic negotiation, and clear, honest communication.
Sean's career began in college, when he launched an apartment leasing service in New Orleans. He then spent more than a decade selling apartments and investment properties on the San Francisco Peninsula before focusing his business on the East Bay. Having lived in San Francisco's Marina District, Berkeley, and now Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood, he brings firsthand knowledge of East Bay communities, architecture, and housing styles.
Sean serves clients in Rockridge, Upper Rockridge, Redwood Heights, Crocker Highlands, Temescal, Montclair, Berkeley, Emeryville, Albany, Piedmont, and nearby neighborhoods. He works with first-time buyers, move-up buyers, investors, and homeowners preparing to sell. For sellers, he advises on property preparation and improvements that increase a home's appeal and value, and coordinates trusted contractors to get homes market-ready. Clients describe Sean as patient, responsive, straightforward, and proactive.
Outside of real estate, Sean enjoys exploring East Bay architecture, hiking local parks, and cycling through the neighborhoods he serves.