Paula
Gold-Nocella

Growth Strategist

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Celebrating 30 + years Listing and Selling Real Estate in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

Gold-Nocella’s life-long commitment to serving her professional real estate community has afforded her the credibility and fortitude to be a risk-taker, trend-setter, and ceiling-breaker.

In 2020 Paula returned to her first true love, real estate sales!

For the past 30 years Paula worked as a Top Producing Agent and as a Managing Broker. 15 years in the trenches listing and selling real estate full time before transitioning to a leadership position, hiring, and training agents as their managing broker.

Along with James Nunemacher and Frank Nolan, from 2011 to 2018 Gold-Nocella successfully led the expansion of Vanguard Properties tripling its footprint and sales volume.

Throughout her career Paula Gold-Nocella has been involved in the development, structuring, selling of Tenants in Common (TIC) properties, Fractional Ownership Properties Globally and has a passion for Resort and Community Development. Creating “Intentional Communities” has been a life-long passion for her.

Paula is highly respected and well known in the real estate community, recognized for her philanthropic involvement with local charities, community development and has been a strong advocate in the industry.

In 2022, two years after returning to sales, Paula was recognized by Real Trends, an industry aggregator, as “The Best in America” ranking top 1% of Realtors Nationwide and Vanguard Properties “Top 21 Club”.

Board Director - San Francisco Association of REALTORS® (SFAR) 2012-2017
Past President - North Bay Association of REALTORS® (NorBAR) 2008
President North Bay Association of REALTORS® Director (NorBAR) 2007
Vice President - North Bay Association of REALTORS® (NorBAR) 2006
Board Director - North Bay Association of REALTORS® (NorBAR) 2004&2008
CAR Director - California Association of REALTORS® Director 2003-2009
Past President - Women’s Council of REALTORS®, San Francisco Chapter 1997
President - Women’s Council of REALTORS®, San Francisco Chapter 1996 Vice President - Women’s Council of REALTORS®, San Francisco Chapter 1995
Treasurer - Women’s Council of REALTORS®, San Francisco Chapter 1994 Member
San Francisco Association of REALTORS®,1990 - Present
Member California Association of REALTORS®, (CAR) 1990 - Present
CIPS - Certified International Property Specialist
RSOS - Resort and Second Home Property Specialist