Poor communication
Slow replies, unclear updates, missing context, or clients feeling ignored during the transaction.
State
Worst Real Estate Agents in California
Find city-level watchlists, review-risk signals, and investigation routes for real estate agents across California.
Published cities
106
Indexed agents
1,178
Ranking mode
Bad reviews
Updated
May 2026
City Watchlists
Each city page is generated as its own local watchlist, so visitors can compare bad-review and risk-score signals by market.
01
East Sacramento
30
02
Land Park
30
03
Mill Valley
30
04
Redondo Beach
30
05
Sausalito
30
06
Whittier
30
07
Anaheim
10
08
Anderson
10
09
Auburn
10
10
Bakersfield
10
11
Berkeley
10
12
Brentwood
10
13
Camarillo
10
14
Cameron Park
10
15
Carlsbad
10
16
Carmichael
10
17
Chico
10
18
Chula Vista
10
19
Citrus Heights
10
20
Concord
10
21
Corona
10
22
Costa Mesa
10
23
Coto de Caza
10
24
Cottonwood
10
25
Dana Point
10
26
Davis
10
27
Del Cerro
10
28
Downey
10
29
El Dorado Hills
10
30
El Monte
10
31
Elk Grove
10
32
Encinitas
10
33
Escondido
10
34
Fair Oaks
10
35
Folsom
10
36
Fontana
10
37
Fremont
10
38
Fresno
10
39
Fullerton
10
40
Garden Grove
10
41
Glendale
10
42
Granite Bay
10
43
Hayward
10
44
Hesperia
10
45
Huntington Beach
10
46
Irvine
10
47
Jurupa Valley
10
48
La Jolla
10
49
Ladera Ranch
10
50
Laguna Niguel
10
51
Lake Arrowhead
10
52
Lancaster
10
53
Lincoln
10
54
Long Beach
10
55
Loomis
10
56
Los Angeles
10
57
Modesto
10
58
Moreno Valley
10
59
Napa
10
60
Oakland
10
61
Oceanside
10
62
Ontario
10
63
Orange
10
64
Orange County
10
65
Orangevale
10
66
Palm Desert
10
67
Palm Springs
10
68
Palmdale
10
69
Palo Cedro
10
70
Pasadena
10
71
Placerville
10
72
Pomona
10
73
Rancho Cordova
10
74
Rancho Cucamonga
10
75
Red Bluff
10
76
Redding
10
77
Riverside
10
78
Rocklin
10
79
Roseville
10
80
Sacramento
10
81
Salinas
10
82
San Bernardino
10
83
San Buenaventura
10
84
San Clemente
10
85
San Diego
10
86
San Francisco
10
87
San Jose
10
88
San Juan Capistrano
10
89
Santa Ana
10
90
Santa Barbara
10
91
Santa Clara
10
92
Santa Clarita
10
93
Santa Cruz
10
94
Santa Rosa
10
95
Shasta Lake
10
96
Simi Valley
10
97
Stockton
10
98
Sunnyvale
10
99
Thousand Oaks
10
100
Torrance
10
101
Vallejo
10
102
Victorville
10
103
Vista
10
104
West Sacramento
10
105
Woodland
10
106
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8
Evidence snapshot
California coverage signals
Published cities
106
Indexed agents
1,178
Ranking mode
Bad reviews
Freshness
May 2026
Review Signals
These categories make bad-review data easier to understand in California without relying on a single score alone.
Misleading advice
Reports that guidance, pricing expectations, or transaction details were presented in a way clients later disputed.
Pressure tactics
Clients describing rushed decisions, uncomfortable urgency, or pressure to move forward before they were ready.
Missed deadlines
Complaints involving late follow-up, missed paperwork, delayed responses, or deadline-sensitive mistakes.
Billing issues
Concerns about commission expectations, fees, payment communication, or transaction cost surprises.
Unprofessional conduct
Review themes involving respect, reliability, conduct, conflict handling, or client care.
Consumer guidance
What to do before choosing an agent
01Compare the risk score with the bad-review count instead of relying on the score alone.
02Look for repeated complaint themes, especially communication, pressure, and missed deadlines.
03Check whether the agent's brokerage, market, and recent profile data match the transaction you need help with.
04Use the investigation form if a record looks fake, misleading, private, or unrelated to a real client experience.
See something that's not right?
If you believe a review or ranking is fake, misleading, from someone who was not a client, contains private information or violates our review policy, you can request an investigation here.
FAQ
Common questions about California rankings, source records, and community votes.
What does the California page show?
It groups available city pages for the state and links into city-level watchlists generated from source records.
Are all cities published at once?
No. Cities can be added gradually as source data, review signals, and moderation workflows are ready.
Can state-level data change?
Yes. State pages are rebuilt from source rows, so city counts, copy, and links can change after refreshes.