Originally from Chicago, I moved to the Sacramento area and immediately fell in love with the outdoor lifestyle and the people. Having experienced firsthand the stress involved with relocation and purchase of a home, I saw the perfect opportunity to help others in a similar situation. After spending 8 years working for large traditional real estate brokerages, the decision in 2011 to open The Melville Group was easy. Simply put, I wanted to give clients a more personalized service experience. At The Melville Group, we specialize in helping relocation buyers, from as close as the South Bay to as far as India, find the right neighborhood, commute, lifestyle, and home in Folsom. Our clients include employees of Intel, Apple, and Google. Every listing with The Melville Group, from a condo to a million-dollar home, receives the five-star treatment. This includes a consultation with a home stager, listing photos from my professional photographer, a virtual tour and high-quality flyers. My goal is to sell your home for the highest prices in the shortest amount of time with the most favorable terms. My team and I at The Melville Group are highly skilled at marketing and negotiation. I look forward to working with you.
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Credentials
LICENSE
Real Estate - California - # 01741852
Designation
Real Estate Investing
CDPE (Certified Distressed PropertyExpert)
SFR (Short Sales & Foreclosure Resource)
Seniors Real Estate Specialist
Top Producer
Licensed Realtor
Real Estate Broker
Broker / Associate Broker
REALTOR
Awards
2026
TOP AGENT
El Dorado Hills, CA
Other Awards
EDCAR Top Achiever - 15 Years
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Location
1024 Iron Point RoadFolsom, CA, 95630
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Margaret Melville's Reviews & Ratings
16 Reviews
(5/5)
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Attentive
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Steve H.
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
June 19, 2023
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Almost immediately after Margaret guided the acquisition of our great home in the hills, she did it again with the seamless sale of our old residence in the valley. Her advice resulted in a quick sale and a bug-free escrow. Margaret moves swiftly to make things happen. In each case we felt that both parties were treated fairly and, in the end, the deals concluded with mutual satisfaction.
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Review for Member: Margaret Melville
March 21, 2021
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Margaret and her associates at the Melville Group are absolutely first class professionals, who really care about providing a completely fulfilling experience in the sometimes trying process of choosing and purchasing a home. Her technical and resource knowledge, sensitivity to needs, superbly mature relational skills, negotiating ability when necessary and complete follow through in detail are in my opinion unmatched. I could not be happier with my choice of her as my RE agent!!
Jane A.
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
November 22, 2020
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Margaret is great and has provided me with local contacts for home improvements over the last year after we purchased our home. She is resourceful and has many helpful contacts in the home improvement, plumbing and electrical fields.
Ttkoppe
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
October 24, 2020
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Great job! three other agents could not sell the property from three different companies. Margaret marketed differently and sold in 30 days! Very polite and works very well with you. Down to earth and realistic on price, condition, and location of the property. Would recommend you have her and her team of folks work with you. Even with repairs she has reliable people to refer you to and are reasonable too.
Larry S.
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
March 10, 2017
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Margaret and her associates at the Melville Group are absolutely first class professionals, who really care about providing a completely fulfilling experience in the sometimes trying process of choosing and purchasing a home. Her technical and resource knowledge, sensitivity to needs, superbly mature relational skills, negotiating ability when necessary and complete follow through in detail are in my opinion unmatched. I could not be happier with my choice of her as my RE agent!!
Karla M.
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
November 28, 2016
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Working with Margaret was the best decision we could have made. She was extremely helpful and patient as this was our first purchase as newlyweds. Having busy schedule, work and attending school Margaret made the home buying process easy to understand. She responds timely and kept us updated every step of the way! We are so happy in our new home and I am planning to recommend family members & friends to her as I know they will be very taken care of.
Irmaportofspain
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
November 5, 2016
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I loved buying my home from Margaret Melville. My home purchase was such an excellent experience I feel the urgency to share. Margaret is a professional realtor who puts the needs and wants of her client first. I highly recommend her to all potential buyers because of Margaret's integrity and honesty. Margaret tell it like it is without making any promises. If you are looking for a seasoned veteran realtor who is professional, has integrity, and honesty, Margaret gets my vote. I love love my home, Irma R.
Pamfnp
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
November 2, 2016
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For months and months in 2009-2010, I had had several Realtors, attempting to sell my lovely home in the College Greens area and each were unsuccessful, probably due to the market at that time. I decided to rent my home and after about 12 months, I once again decided to put my home up on the market. After receiving great advice from the Home Property Management company I was using to manage my rental, the person I was working with advised that I might consider inviting Margaret to look at my home. We met on a Friday, signed agreement papers to work with Margaret the following day. The FOR SALE sign went up on that Monday and we had an offer on Tuesday, less than a week after meeting Margaret! It was a wonderful experience working with her-Margaret knew the right price etc and because of that, my home was sold within a week of meeting of putting my home back on the market. I highly recommend Margaret-very knowledgeable, fair, professional. A delight to work with!!
Simone W.
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
November 2, 2016
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When you are buying or selling real estate, you need to surround yourself with a strong team of professionals to work on your behalf. If you choose Margaret to be on your team, she will most likely be its strongest member. Margaret knows when to use finesse and when to be firm, and handles herself very professionally in either situation. She can also help you choose the other members of your team so that the process will run as efficiently as can be. My family chose Margaret for the purchase of our new home and the sale of our previous home, and we could not be happier with her efforts. I would highly recommend Margaret for all of your real estate needs.
MsRosa
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
November 2, 2016
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Margaret helped us buy our home here in Folsom 3 years ago, and she was absolutely a joy to work with. We worked with 4 different realtors in looking for a home, and when we found Margaret, we clicked. Perhaps it was meant to be. She listened and remembered and showed us homes that fit our criteria to the T. And it was a short sale, which was no easy task. VA loan, check. Needed plumber and contractor to help us make decisions on whether to buy, fix up, etc and Margaret was always there with recommendations, being present at the home when we couldn't, and just was patient as an angel. And our Home Warranty was so helpful that we kept it for 2 years. Not a day goes by without expressing our gratitude for finding this home. Thank you Margaret.
User16523182
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
November 2, 2016
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Margaret is a very patient and knowledgeable realtor. I would refer and recommend her to my friends in a heart beat. We have used her services three times already (Buying twice and selling once). She is very prompt and even helped us while she was on vacation, where time was a major constraint, with making an offer on our current home that we saw during an Open house. She is also very good with referrals for services like handyman, painter, carpet store, locksmith etc.
User5124909
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
March 18, 2013
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My dad and I purchased a beautiful townhouse-style condo in a great area. Margaret was patient with me driving around to show me places. We didn't have a whole lot of negotiation to do as the place we purchased was bank owned and we were in a rush to move in. But Margaret is very professional, very knowledgeable, helpful and gave me great contacts e.g. for home inspection, painters, etc. Would definitely recommend.
User26555614
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
December 14, 2012
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Margaret went above and beyond to make an uncomfortable situation as painless as possible. We found ourselves in the situation of needing to short sell our home in El Dorado Hills. Margaret assessed our needs, shared her marketing and sales plan with us as well as walking us through the process of what the short sale entailed. She was very realistic with what we could expect to experience and the potential timeline of the short sale period. She was responsive and attentive to every question, call or email we had and took great care of us. Although we were sad to leave our beautiful home, we could not have been in better hands throughout the process.
User8387945
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
December 14, 2012
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Margaret has been the most amazing professional to deal with for all of my real estate questions and home searches. I referred her to one of my co-workers who needed to short sell her home. Margaret was 100% upfront with the pricing and planning of the short sale. She had a buyer for the property within the week! I am very careful with referring my friends and family to businesses but would never hesitate to send anyone I care about to Margaret. She consistently provides top-notch professional service with a no nonsense approach to making sure that her clients know what is happening every step of the way. 5 stars all the way!
Sharon144
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
October 9, 2011
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I had the pleasure of working with Margaret Melville when I purchased two investment properties in the last 6 months. I was impressed with Margaret's timely response to my calls and emails, and her attention to detail in both transactions allowed close of escrow to occur within a couple of weeks of my offers being accepted.I highly recommend Margaret to anyone in search of a realtor.
Red T.
Review for Member: Margaret Melville
March 4, 2011
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It was a pleasure to work with Margaret. Her professionalism and knowledge of the real estate industry was impressive. Margaret was very personable and she was easy to work with. I'm a working professional and due to my work schedule had limited time to devote to selling my property. Margaret kept me informed at every level of the sale. She worked very deligiently to ensure that my property sold in a timely manner. I would definitely recommend her to my colleagues and friends.Thanks so much Margaret.