Why we recommend Alex Daredia for Bakersfield
Bakersfield is a big, spread-out market. Redfin's figures for the three months to September 2026 put the citywide median sale price at $419,800, but ZIP 93314 sat at $559,304 and 93305 at $294,413. An agent who sells here every week knows which of those markets a street belongs to and what a fair offer looks like in each.
Alex Daredia's work is centered on Bakersfield and the rest of Kern County, with Tulare County as a second base. Two things set him apart for this page. First, his background is in banking, which shows in the way he talks buyers through payments and sellers through net proceeds. Second, he takes on estate work: probate, trust and divorce sales, where court timelines and family decisions shape the deal. This is our recommendation, not a ranking of every agent in the city. Interview more than one agent before you sign.
About Alex Daredia
Alex Daredia's background before Bakersfield real estate
His own site says he grew up in Visalia and Hanford, graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2012 on a full scholarship with a degree in human resources, and then worked for about four years at Wells Fargo, rising from teller to business banker, before holding a business banker role at Citibank. He moved into real estate with Century 21 in 2018, where his site says he earned the Centurion Award, and joined Watson Realty as a broker associate in 2023.
Brokerage and California DRE license for Alex Daredia
The California Department of Real Estate public lookup lists Ali Daredia, license 02035436, as a licensed broker with no disciplinary action and no other public comments. His salesperson license was first issued on June 6, 2017, and his broker license on December 3, 2025; it expires December 2, 2029. He works as a broker associate for Watson Realty Services Inc (corporation license 00782354), whose main office is at 9101 Camino Media, Bakersfield. His website shows the same license number under the name Alex Daredia.
Specialties: probate, trust and divorce sales
He reports two designations, Certified Probate Real Estate and Certified Divorce Real Estate (CDRE); we could not confirm either on a public certifying page, so ask to see the certificates. His probate page describes both full-authority (IAEA) sales and court-confirmed sales with overbids, and says he coordinates appraisals, cleanouts, painting and staging for estates. It lists 38 estate sales completed; that is his own figure. Our California probate real estate guide explains the process.
Areas Alex Daredia covers
His site lists Bakersfield, Shafter, Delano, Wasco, Tehachapi, McFarland, Taft, Lamont and Arvin in Kern County, and Visalia, Porterville, Tulare and Hanford to the north. He lists English as his working language.
Alex Daredia's record: sales and reviews
His website says he has sold more than 383 homes and was the number one agent at Watson Realty company-wide in 2022 and 2023, out of more than 600 agents; one page of the same site says 233 or more homes, so ask which figure is current. He reports 450 career transactions, $155,759,373 in career sales volume, an average of 24 days on market and a 99% list-to-sale ratio. We could not confirm these totals on an independent public page, so treat them as his own figures.
A Zillow review from a seller, user mencmom, reads in part: "After only 5 days on the market, he sold our home for above asking price in what is now considered a “buyer’s market.” His communication skills are stellar: prompt, factual, and when he doesn’t know something, he finds it out."
A Google review from Megan S. of McDonald Coons Law Group, on a probate sale, reads in part: "Alex and his team were polite, patient and knowledgeable with a probate sale for mutual clients."
How Alex Daredia works with Bakersfield buyers and sellers
Buying in Bakersfield with Alex Daredia
Buyers here weigh newer homes on the edges of the city against older, lower-priced homes closer to the center. At Freddie Mac's 7.24% rate (October 29, 2026), every $100,000 borrowed costs about $681 a month in principal and interest, so a ZIP choice can move a payment by several hundred dollars. Ask him to run the payment, tax rate area and water provider for each home you shortlist, and to show recent sales on the same street.
Selling in Bakersfield with Alex Daredia
Citywide, homes sold at 99.1% of list price in the three months to September 2026, and 26.4% sold above list (Redfin). Pricing to the market matters more than pricing high. For inherited homes, ask how he handles court confirmation, overbids and repairs before listing, and what the estate pays up front. Our California real estate commission guide explains what a listing fee covers.
Local knowledge: Bakersfield prices by ZIP
Zillow's typical home value for Bakersfield was $385,686 in September 2026, unchanged on a year earlier. For the full picture see our Bakersfield real estate guide and the Bakersfield housing market page.
| ZIP | Redfin median sale price | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|
| 93314 | $559,304 | 42 |
| 93311 | $513,599 | 40 |
| 93312 | $444,869 | 35 |
| 93306 | $369,891 | 43 |
| 93309 | $344,899 | 42 |
| 93304 | $314,907 | 42 |
Figures are Redfin's rolling three months to September 30, 2026. Smaller ZIPs swing from month to month, so read them as a range.
How we chose Alex Daredia
We confirmed his license, broker status and brokerage on the DRE lookup, matched the license number to his website, and read the reviews he shared with us. We looked for an agent whose daily work is inside Bakersfield and who covers the estate and divorce sales that come up often in an older housing stock. Every featured agent passes the same checks. Read the full method on how we choose agents.
How to contact Alex Daredia
Call or text Alex Daredia at (661) 903-3183, or visit Watson Realty at 9101 Camino Media, Bakersfield. His website is alexdaredia.com. Before the first meeting, have a rough budget or sale timeline and the ZIP you have in mind; for an estate sale, bring the letters of administration or trust documents.