Agent
Ann Newton Cane | Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty
Agency Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty
Description
In 2022, Ann represented buyers and sellers in more than $80+ million in transactions, surpassing her previous record sales total for 2021. One of her transactions, representing the seller of a Happy Valley property in Lafayette, produced the highest price of any Lafayette sale ever reported on the Multiple Listing Service. Ann not only quickly became the largest sales producer in the Golden Gate Sotheby’s Lafayette Office; in 2022, Ann was No. 1 in sales volume for all of Contra Costa County for Golden Gate Sotheby’s. She has been recognized as a Top Producer for every year since 2019.
Ann’s professional career before real estate amply prepared her for sophisticated transactions like these. After graduating from the University of California at Davis in 1986, Ann joined the then-upstart MCI, selling telecommunications services. She raced through the sales ranks, earning every MCI honor possible for taking business away from the behemoth AT&T. She remained at MCI following its later merger, managing the company’s relationships with key global accounts such as Times Mirror, Nissan, First Interstate Bank, Kaiser Permanente, Amgen, and Wells Fargo Bank. Dick Notebaert, CEO of Qwest Communications (now CenturyLink) then persuaded Ann to join him as Qwest’s Director of the California region, responsible for West Coast global accounts. Ann negotiated complex transactions with these sophisticated businesses and others. Her sales in telecommunications ran into the billions of dollars.
Ann then took a break from full-time work to raise her two children, Paul William III and Katherine. Ann devoted herself to community activities and other volunteer work, including service on the College Preparatory School’s Board of Trustees; leadership positions in the National Charity League; Parents’ Club President at the Orinda Intermediate School; Swimming Chair of the Meadow Swim and Tennis Club; President of the Homeowners’ Association of the Grand Lodge in Deer Valley, Utah; and service on the Membership Development Committee at the Claremont Country Club in Oakland.
Ann’s community involvement makes her prominent in her focus area: Orinda, Lafayette, Moraga and Alamo. Because of her involvement in Claremont Country Club, she is prominent in Piedmont as well.
Ann is married to a lawyer, Paul Cane, and their children both graduated from (and competed in swimming for) Dartmouth College. When their children reached college, Ann set off in her new career in real estate sales and in less than two years became the most successful agent in her office and one of the most successful in all of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Agency
Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty
3725 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, CA 94549 - 94549 Lafayette
Description
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COLLECTION€ 8,857,700575 m² 5 4This modern Swatt-Miers home— impeccably designed and appointed— commands what may be the best view in all of Orinda. Descend a private drive into a gated enclave and enjoy the...
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COLLECTION€ 8,899,800800 m² 6 4This retreat sits on a dual lot at the end of a private drive, a world away from life’s cares. The principal lot (3941 Happy Valley Road) is 2.3 acres, adjoining the undeveloped...
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COLLECTION€ 5,623,900450 m² 4 5Whoever said that “the best views of San Francisco are from Oakland” could have had this spectacular home in mind. Designed by noted architect David Stark Wilson, the home rests...
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COLLECTION€ 9,232,6001,080 m² 9 5No Piedmont residence – for that matter, few if any homes anywhere – catches one’s eye from the street like this one. This 11,630-square-foot French chateau commands views past...
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COLLECTION€ 13,591,1001,102 m² 9 8Extraordinary opportunity to own a completely renovated and updated heritage estate in an excellent Piedmont location. Designed by notable architect Albert Farr in 1926 and known...
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COLLECTION€ 1,776,200277 m² 3 4
Oaks and other mature trees surround this compound, a private driveway removed from beautiful Orchard Road. The property is close to Theater Square, with bart just beyond. Three...
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COLLECTION€ 1,195,100
Decades in the planning, the Wilder community now is almost fully built out. This lot, at 18 Paintbrush Lane, is one of the last parcels remaining to be developed. And the current...
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