Matchmakers bring together San Francisco and France

Feb. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- The Matchmakers, a company in El Cerrito, California, is putting a new twist on the role of match maker.  

Bringing together lovers is still their business; but their clients are special lovers - lovers of beautiful properties and homes in two of the hottest and most attractive spots on the planet, San Francisco and France.  

The Matchmakers are Jim and Elizabeth Hilgendorf, real estate agents, and their matchmaking has developed out of their own love affair with the San Francisco Bay Area and their travels throughout France.  

They have been to France ten times, sometimes by themselves, sometimes with friends, and sometimes on a filming expedition; for Jim is also a film maker and the producer of a highly-acclaimed series of travel films called The Tribute Series - a series which is in homes, libraries and schools all across the United States, several of which have appeared on PBS and international television.  One of his films is "Bordeaux & The Dordogne: A Tribute", is about the beautiful area of southwest France.  He has also made an hour long film on the entire State of California.

Jim says:

"I feel like part of my soul is in France.  It was never that way when I was younger.  But about fifteen years ago, Elizabeth and I became very close friends with a lovely couple, who introduced us to France.  The husband - Joe -was a screen writer from Los Angeles, and his wife - Framboise - was a Parisienne.  About forty years ago, Joe flew into Paris cold, mastered the French language, and became a successful French screenwriter.  He met his wife Framboise there in Paris.  After about twenty-five years, Joe and Framboise returned to Los Angeles, and we became very close friends.  

"I had never thought much about France; but we traveled there with Joe and Framboise a couple times, and they introduced Elizabeth and myself to their friends, and we traveled to different parts of the country, and Elizabeth and I became hooked on France."

Searching for and buying a home in France is very different than the United States.  So Jim has spent a lot of time developing relationships with a handful of French agents in Paris, Provence, the Dordogne and on the French Riviera, who are both skilled and reputable and devoted to service, and who can help buyers from the United States navigate the shoals of French real estate.  Jim and Elizabeth act as go-betweens to facilitate the process and share their knowledge and experiences of France, and in return they receive a referral fee from the French agent.  So their services cost their clients nothing additional.

To Jim and Elizabeth, the greater San Francisco Bay Area and France are two of the most magnetic, attractive places on Earth.  They love both places, and they love beautiful homes; so their matchmaking services become a love affair all around.

Jim uses his video making talents to capture events and interviews and festivals all over the greater San Francisco area, and posts them to their website, The Matchmakers, at  http://www.thematchmakers.org. There are also photos and video clips of the beautiful French countryside.  

Jim and Elizabeth love their role as match maker.  In their own lives, also, they have also brought together two of their own loves - San Francisco and France.  This is a marriage that will last.

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About The Matchmakers:

The Matchmakers is a Real Estate Company located in El Cerrito, California, specializing in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and France.
Website: http://www.thematchmakers.org
Jim Hilgendorf: CA DRE #00667290
Elizabeth Hilgendorf CA DRE #01891419