About The Ruiz Group - Salinas, CA real estate team
The Ruiz Group is a top real estate team in Salinas, CA with Keller Williams Realty. They work with sellers and buyers and have closed at least 58 transactions over the past 12 months — 124 over the past two years. The Ruiz Group's experience includes luxury homes, sales involving HOAs, and VA loans and military buyers.
Listed and sold a home • Harrison Monterey, CA • 2025
Working with Jen Jacobs and the Jacobs Team at The Ruiz Group was an incredible experience from start to finish. From our very first conversation to the final closing, Jen was exceptionally compassionate and caring, making what can often be a stressful process feel seamless. She guided us through every single step with expertise and patience, ensuring we always felt supported and informed. If you are looking for a dedicated professional who truly puts her clients first, I highly recommend Jen and her team."
Nicole is one of the best agents in the area. She guided my sister and me through every step of the selling process and was always available whenever we needed her. Her professionalism, knowledge, and attention to detail made the entire experience stress-free and seamless. I highly recommend Nicole to anyone looking for a dedicated agent who truly makes selling your home an easy and positive experience.
Nicole did a great job with our recent purchase in Carmel! We were in a convoluted situation - selling 2 properties in TX, buying one in Carmel, and keeping 4 other properties in TX and Colorado, yet she had the mortgage partner relationship firm that understood our situation and she truly pushed them to "ABC", she is the kind of realtor I would recommend to anyone that wants a very committed professional that will find a way to close, even if she has to try and find creative ways to make it all happen!
The absolute best presale preparation program of any real estate group followed by an awesome media marketing campaign. Great people to work with at all points of the sale! All members of the Ruiz team added value to the sale and were pleasant and made the sales process as easy as possible.
Pete and his team were exceptional, they were easy to work with and very professional. They provided great inputs and advice and also accepted our ideas for how we wanted to proceed during the sale. Ultimately we sold in record time and Pete closed the entrie deal within 10 days all while overseas, I highly recommend them!
We recommend The Ruiz Group to anyone looking for property in the Monterey area. In our case The Ruiz Group was responsive whenever we had inquiries as the building was completed (and for a complex project there were a lot of inquiries). They kept us informed as the project progressed, coordinated inspections and appraisals to make sure closing would happen on the scheduled date, and their managing the process so well made our purchase as smooth as possible.
ATTENTION TO EVERYONE FROM MONTEREY COUNTY- If you ever need a real estate agent to help you with buying or selling, you MUST contact the Ruiz Group especially Pete. Pete helped us with listing our property in Pebble Beach. His team went above and beyond in terms of marketing the property, doing open houses and so on. Pete was also VERY responsive to all of our questions and concerns and reassured us that things were going to work out when times were tough. This man literally went above and beyond in making sure the job got done. Thank you for all your hard work!
After having the house listed with several other brokers, for several years, and not having had one offer I decided to hire Pete Ruiz. Using his interior design skills, he pointed out a few things to adjust and the house sold within a month.
Hi Pete, Jonas here.Told you I'd be more then happy to get on here and write a review of my experience with you and your team. I was very thankful to meet you at the Wounded Warrior Charity event last year. While I had high expectations, you continually would exceed them. I've worked with 12 different Realtors in the past 25 years and I can confidently say that you're the best yet. I'm looking forward to continually working with you in finding the right home now that my family is in the area. Thanks again and talk to you soon!
Responsive and professional. I contacted Pete after being referred by a friend and I'm glad I did. He was always available for me to contact and had the answer to each and all of my questions. Thanks to Pete I was able to get in a position to now be buying this year. Looking forward to continuing the work with you and I'm very thankful for all the help, guidance and patience you've shown with me.
The Ruiz Group: Rankings and sales metrics (Salinas, CA)
Recent closed sales
124
#1 in Salinas
#757 statewide in CA
Recent sales volume
$190.49M
#6 in Salinas
#1,679 statewide in CA
Awards and badges
2025Top Real Estate TeamCalifornia
2025Top Real Estate TeamSalinas, CA
Top producer
Recent sales metrics
A breakdown of performance metrics from verified closed transactions over the past two years. The local median shows typical results for agents in this market, so you can compare.
Metric
The Ruiz Group
Local median
Sale-to-list (sell sides)
98.0%
99.0%
Days on market (sell sides)
51
63
Sale-to-list (buy sides)
98.0%
99.0%
Days on market (buy sides)
62
63
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The Ruiz Group: Experience and specialties (all markets)
Client mix
48%
Home sellers
59 sales
52%
Home buyers
65 sales
Typical home sales price
$250K
Low
$1.1M
Typical
$8M
High
Count of recent sales by price range
A breakdown of this team's closed sales over the past two years by price bracket, showing where most of their transactions fall.
Price range
Transaction countCount
Share of totalShare
$200K–$300K
2
2.0%
$300K–$400K
0
0.0%
$400K–$500K
1
1.0%
$500K–$750K
17
14.0%
$750K–$1M
31
25.0%
$1M–$2M
48
39.0%
$2M+
25
20.0%
Count of recent sales by property type
A breakdown of this team's closed sales over the past two years by property type, showing their experience with single-family homes, condos, townhouses, and more.
Property type
Transaction countCount
Share of totalShare
Single-family homes
98
79.1%
Multi-family homes
1
0.8%
Townhouses
4
3.2%
Condos
19
15.3%
Commercial
0
0.0%
Land
0
0.0%
Mobile homes
0
0.0%
Manufactured homes
2
1.6%
Count of recent sales by specialty
A breakdown of this team's closed sales over the past two years by specialty, showing experience with transaction types that require specialized knowledge or serve specific groups.
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