Our approach is not just about success.

It’s about creating a wonderful buying and selling experience for our clients, agents, and employees.


In 2019, after successful careers at companies of both large and small size, Craft & Bauer Real Estate Co. was founded by Max Fitzgerald and Dominic Labriola in Los Angeles. As agents themselves, Max and Dominic set out to create the real estate company they wanted to belong to where agents, employees, and clients feel taken care of, supported, and valued.

People have such a wide array of reasons for buying and selling houses. Whether selling a cherished family home, needing to relocate for work or to take care of a family member, or selling an investment property, each person’s needs are different.

As an independent, locally-owned, and operated, full-service real estate brokerage, Craft & Bauer brings together knowledgeable, honest, and forward-thinking professionals to provide exceptional real estate services in a nurturing and collaborative work environment. We take care of the back end for our agents, providing integrated software, systems, and support, empowering them to focus on their clients.

Our agents listen with genuine interest to their clients’ wants and needs to match them with homes that are a perfect fit for them, their families, and lifestyles. They recognize the immense pressure clients may feel when it comes time to buy, sell, or invest. Our approach is well represented in the words of our Executive Partner Joanna Pellerito, “I put my client’s interests above all else and negotiate for them as if it were my money and my parents.”

We are a curated team of real estate professionals with ambitious goals who are always seeking to improve and evolve. Craft & Bauer is a sophisticated high-end company providing step-by-step guidance to our agents. A tight-knit community of agents always put their clients’ needs first with the belief that “When our clients’ needs are met, our needs are met.”


MISSION STATEMENT

Craft & Bauer Real Estate Co. strives to be the finest, most forward-thinking, supportive real estate brokerage providing exceptional, hand-crafted real estate services to discerning clientele.


OUR CORE VALUES

Skilled

• We believe that selling real estate well is a true craft.
• We are proficient and studied.
• We are experienced and precision-calibrated.

Trustworthy

• We are highly competent, organized, and efficient.
• We are independently owned and operated.
• We are engaged, responsive, and dependable.

Relatable

• We are approachable and engaging.
• We are ambitious, curious, and empathetic.
• Our style is chic, sophisticated, and uncluttered.

Innovative

• We embrace changes in tools and technology that improve the experience for our clients and teammates.
• We never rest on our laurels.
• We are nimble and open to change.

Visionary

• We are constantly seeking ways to improve.
• We encourage collaboration and the sharing of ideas over competition.
• We are respected as thought leaders in our industry.

Ethical

• We are true fiduciaries who put the needs of our clients above our own interests.
• We are transparent and consistent.
• We are humble and filled with gratitude.