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Portrait of Cecilia Agraz

Cecilia Agraz: Your South Bay Insider

Cecilia brings the same competitive drive from her professional beach volleyball career to South Bay real estate, where she's been helping clients win since 2014. A first-generation American who fell in love with the South Bay while training for the USA Beach Volleyball team, she knows what it takes to achieve big dreams.

Raised on a family farm, Cecilia pairs a small-town work ethic with strategic thinking. Clients love her fierce attention to detail and creative problem-solving—whether they're buying their first home or building an investment portfolio.

Off the clock? You'll find her competing on the AVP tour, scaling rock walls, tending her Pacific Elementary garden plot, or—yes, really—competing in Jigsaw Puzzle World Championships. Fluent in Spanish, she tailors every transaction to each client's unique goals.

Along with her team, Cecilia has:

  • $1.06+ Billion Dollars in Total Sales
  • 55+ Years of Combined Experience
  • 432+ Homes Sold
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Kind words from past clients

Real feedback from neighbors who bought or sold in Manhattan Beach & Hermosa Beach.

Cecilia was very responsive to all of our concerns and helped us navigate a tricky situation with the owner in a way that benefited everyone. To add to that, after the deal had been closed and we had moved in, a weather event resulted in some unexpected damage and she not only answered the call for help, but connected us with her trusted providers to assist in getting the problem resolved.

— Sharon L., Hermosa Beach, CA

To say it was amazing to work with Cecilia is an understatement. Before I worked with Cecilia I felt like the difference in performance between real estate agents would be minimal. Cecilia proved me very wrong here. I was speaking with 3 different agents as I was trying to figure out who to work with and quickly stopped working with the other 2. I felt like I was just another number to the other agents. There are a lot of agents to pick from and it can feel like a crapshoot in terms of if you pick an average one or a top 1% agent. This review is intended to remove the crapshoot for you. I'm looking forward to working with Cecilia on the next home we buy and continuing to refer everyone I know to her.

— Brian F., Hermosa Beach, CA

She spent a great deal of time and effort to understand us as people as well as our needs. When she learned about a pocket listing that was coming on the market, she contacted us knowing that it was perfect for what we were looking for and was able to show it to us before it came to market. As is the case in this challenging real estate market, there were multiple offers on the home we wanted to purchase. As a local South Bay agent who knows the local landscape well, she was able to use her relationships and that of her brokerage company to place us in the best possible position to win the listing.

— Suk V., Manhattan Beach, CA

We have been very blessed with Cecilia and her know how. Her patience and understanding and knowledge of the area and dedication of pleasing her clients. Although I say clients, but she makes us feel like family, and we are very happy to have her to help us find our home and would highly recommend her.

— Bo T.

We cannot say enough good things about our experience working with Cecilia during what most people agree is a very stressful time in their lives. She has the unique combination of being kind and empathetic, having excellent knowledge about real estate and the home buying process, and the ability to problem solve and follow through on what she says she’ll do – always surpassing our expectations.

— Mike P., Manhattan Beach, CA

We have worked with Robb and Cecilia multiple times to both buy and sell a home. They know the market and all the local players very well. On our most recent purchase, Cecilia worked with us to find inspectors and contractors to address a number of unique issues that came up, and helped us navigate the entire process from negotiating the deal to getting all the work done. We have recommended them to our friends and would do the same to anyone who asked.

— Ryan M., PV Peninsula, CA

Robb and Cecilia listened to our situation and worked on trying to satisfy our needs as well as guide us to accomplish those needs. When needed they took the lead in solving the day to day requirements of selling a house since I was out of the state much of the time. They have my unconditional recommendation.

— Thomas S., Manhattan Beach, CA