A data-driven guide to the top real estate agents serving Jurupa Valley, Riverside County. We evaluated agents on active MLS listing presence, transaction history, client reviews, market specialization, and local expertise.
Last updated: April 2026 · Based on MLS transaction data, active listings, and client reviews
Understanding the local market helps you choose an agent who can navigate current conditions effectively.
Source: Infosparks / CRMLS · March 2026
This ranking evaluates Jurupa Valley listing agents using publicly verifiable data: transaction volume, years licensed, average sale price point, verified client reviews on MLS-syndicated portals (FastExpert, Zillow, HomeLight, Realtor.com), and demonstrated activity across Jurupa Valley's principal neighborhoods — Pedley, Sunnyslope, Glen Avon, Mira Loma, and Rubidoux. We weighted recent transaction count most heavily, with preference for agents whose career track records include documented Jurupa Valley closings rather than general Riverside County volume.
Jurupa Valley presents a specific research challenge: the city incorporated in 2011, so many agents with deep local knowledge list their operations as "Riverside" or "Mira Loma" rather than "Jurupa Valley" in MLS records. We cross-referenced agent profiles against HomeLight's Jurupa Valley-specific directory and verified each agent maintains an active California brokerage affiliation. Agents with fewer than 25 total transactions were excluded unless they demonstrated specific Jurupa Valley neighborhood expertise. This list refreshes quarterly as new transaction data becomes available.
All agents listed maintain active presence on MLS-syndicated portals (Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin, homes.com), which reflects active California real estate licensure. Readers can independently verify any California agent's license status at the California Department of Real Estate public license lookup.
| # | Agent | Brokerage | Years Licensed | Specialties | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margarita Junak | Re/Max Time Realty | 15 | Jurupa Valley seller representation, Spanish-speaking clientele, entry-level to mid-tier listings | Best for Jurupa Valley sellers — highest documented transaction volume in the local Re/Max operation |
| 2 | Jose Ponce | Ponce & Ponce Realty | 25 | Family-owned brokerage, multi-generational Jurupa Valley transactions, probate/estate sales | Best for sellers wanting a locally-owned brokerage with 25-year Jurupa Valley track record |
| 3 | Paul Fernandez | NexGen Realtors | 18 | Seller Representation, Estate/Probate Sales, Investment Properties | Sellers seeking maximum sale price |
| 4 | Mowery Group | eXp Realty of California, Inc. | 31 | High-volume listing operations, Riverside County coverage, team-based service | Best for Jurupa Valley sellers wanting multi-agent team coverage and eXp's national referral network |
| 5 | Irene Diaz | Independent | 23 | Jurupa Valley and Riverside County general-market listings, Spanish-speaking clientele | Best for sellers seeking a 23-year Jurupa Valley veteran with independent brokerage flexibility |
| 6 | Misty Cochren | Cochren Realty powered by Abundance | 13 | Jurupa Valley and Riverside County, boutique brokerage, seller consultation | Best for first-time Jurupa Valley sellers wanting high-touch boutique brokerage service |
| 7 | Sergio Salazar | Vylla Home Inc. | 22 | REO and bank-owned properties, investor sales, tech-forward listing tools | Best for Jurupa Valley sellers with investor-owned or REO-adjacent properties |
| 8 | Jose Hernandez | Independent | 19 | Jurupa Valley and Mira Loma corridor, Spanish-speaking clientele, mid-tier single-family | Best for Spanish-speaking Jurupa Valley sellers in mid-tier single-family segment |
| 9 | Marni Jimenez | Grove Realty | 36 | Legacy Jurupa Valley and Mira Loma seller representation, long-term client base | Best for long-time Jurupa Valley homeowners selling after multi-decade ownership |
| 10 | Danny Gomes | Legacy Realty Partners | 21 | East LA County to Inland Empire corridor, Claremont-based, mid-tier single-family | Best for sellers whose buyer pool comes from East LA County moving into Jurupa Valley |
Margarita Junak operates out of Re/Max Time Realty with 15 years of experience and 79 documented home transactions — the highest volume among Jurupa Valley-focused agents on this list. Her practice is concentrated in the Pedley, Sunnyslope, and Mira Loma corridors where Jurupa Valley's core single-family inventory trades between $550,000 and $850,000. Junak provides bilingual Spanish-language representation that matters significantly for the Jurupa Valley homeowner base — the city's demographic mix includes substantial multi-generational Mexican-American households where the selling decision involves coordinated consultation across parents and adult children. Re/Max Time Realty's regional infrastructure gives her listings professional photography, MLS syndication, and established brokerage presence in the Inland Empire.
Jose Ponce operates Ponce & Ponce Realty, a family-owned brokerage with 25 years of continuous presence in the Jurupa Valley and Mira Loma markets and 62 documented home transactions. His practice handles the kind of transactions that larger national brokerages often execute poorly — multi-generational Spanish-speaking households, probate and estate sales, properties with title complications, and long-held homes where sellers have owned for 20+ years and need step-by-step guidance through a process that has changed dramatically since they last transacted. Ponce's boutique structure means sellers receive principal-level attention rather than being handed off to junior agents, and his 25-year tenure gives him pricing memory across Pedley, Glen Avon, and Rubidoux that newer agents cannot replicate.
Paul Fernandez has been a full-time REALTOR since 2012, specializing in seller representation across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. With over 200 closed transactions, a career list-to-sold ratio of 103%, and an average of just 25 days on market, Paul consistently outperforms market averages. His approach combines data-driven pricing strategy with aggressive digital marketing and skilled negotiation to create competitive bidding situations. Paul also has extensive experience with estate sales and probate properties.
The Mowery Group operates at eXp Realty of California with 31 years of combined experience and 48 documented home transactions. The team structure allows for dual coverage on showings, coordinated open houses, and rapid offer response — operational discipline that matters in Jurupa Valley's 43-day median-days-on-market environment where slow response times cost sellers real money. eXp Realty's cloud-based infrastructure gives the Mowery Group access to a national referral network, which matters for Jurupa Valley sellers whose target buyers increasingly come from outside California seeking Inland Empire relative affordability. The team's 5.0 HomeLight rating and verified review history reflect consistent service delivery across their Riverside County coverage area.
Irene Diaz brings 23 years of experience to the Jurupa Valley and surrounding Riverside County markets with 44 documented home transactions. As an independent agent, Diaz operates without the marketing-infrastructure premium that Re/Max or eXp agents pass along, which typically translates into more flexible commission structures for sellers — a meaningful consideration in Jurupa Valley's sub-$700K median price segment where traditional 6% commissions consume $40,000+ of seller proceeds. Her practice serves the Pedley and Glen Avon corridors with Spanish-language representation and focuses on entry-level and mid-tier single-family homes. Verified California license status confirms active standing.
Misty Cochren operates Cochren Realty powered by Abundance with 13 years of experience and 38 documented home transactions. Her boutique brokerage structure attracts Jurupa Valley sellers who want principal-level attention rather than being rotated through a volume brokerage's junior-agent pool. Cochren's practice tends toward first-time sellers — homeowners who've held their Jurupa Valley property for 10+ years and need step-by-step walk-through on staging, pricing strategy, and offer review mechanics. Her 5.0 HomeLight rating and verified review history indicate consistent client satisfaction, and her independent brokerage structure gives her flexibility on commission discussions that national-brand agents typically cannot match.
Sergio Salazar operates at Vylla Home Inc. — a tech-forward brokerage with specific infrastructure for REO, bank-owned, and investor-driven transactions — with 22 years of experience and 34 documented home transactions. His 5.0 HomeLight rating across 18 reviews reflects consistent execution in a segment most general agents handle poorly: properties coming out of foreclosure, trustee-executed sales, and investor portfolios where the listing process requires coordination with asset managers rather than individual homeowners. For Jurupa Valley sellers whose properties have unusual title situations or who are executing a sale on behalf of an estate or trust, Salazar's Vylla platform provides workflow infrastructure that boutique agents typically lack.
Jose Hernandez brings 19 years of experience to the Jurupa Valley and Mira Loma markets with 33 documented home transactions. His independent-agent practice focuses on Spanish-language representation for the substantial Mexican-American homeowner base in the Pedley, Sunnyslope, and Rubidoux neighborhoods. Hernandez's pricing and positioning strategy tends toward the mid-tier single-family segment between $600,000 and $800,000 where Jurupa Valley has its deepest inventory. Without the brokerage-brand marketing premium, his commission discussions often produce meaningful savings for sellers relative to Re/Max or Coldwell Banker alternatives. Active California license confirmed.
Marni Jimenez at Grove Realty brings 36 years of experience — the longest tenure on this list — with 30 documented home transactions and 41 verified HomeLight reviews. Her career spans the pre-incorporation era when Jurupa Valley existed as unincorporated Riverside County territory, meaning she has sold many of the same properties two and three times across multiple decades of ownership. Sellers who've held their Pedley or Glen Avon home since the 1990s or earlier benefit from Jimenez's pricing memory — she knows what individual blocks have done historically, which matters for properties that haven't transacted in 25+ years and for which comparable sales data is thin or stale. Her 5.0 rating across 41 reviews indicates consistent client satisfaction across a long practice.
Danny Gomes operates out of Legacy Realty Partners based in Claremont with 21 years of experience and 27 documented Jurupa Valley-area home transactions. His cross-county practice reaches into Jurupa Valley from the East LA County corridor (Claremont, La Verne, Pomona), which means his buyer pipeline regularly includes East LA County buyers priced out of their local markets who view Jurupa Valley as a relative value play. His $584,000 average price point on FastExpert indicates a practice concentrated in Jurupa Valley's entry-level and mid-tier segments below $800,000 — where the city has its deepest inventory and where first-time buyers from adjacent counties are most active. His 4.8 HomeLight rating reflects consistent execution.
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