Erik van Joosten

Erik van Joosten is a licensed California real estate broker with more than 20 years of experience serving San Diego. As a Broker Associate with Whissel Beer Group at eXp Realty, San Diego County’s #1-ranked real estate team per the Wall Street Journal and Zillow, Erik combines the personal attention of a boutique practice with the reach, technology, and proprietary programs of the region’s most productive team.

Erik’s path into real estate has more chapters than most. He trained originally as a doctor and served as a C-suite executive across software, medical technology, and other industries before real estate became his full-time focus. That background shows up in how he works with clients. Every home decision gets treated the way a business owner treats any major asset decision: strategic, patient, and grounded in what the numbers actually mean.

In 2006, Redfin recruited Erik as their First Vice President of California Real Estate and Designated Broker of Record. He built their entire Southern California operation from the ground up across San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles, and led it to profitability before returning to independent practice in 2008. For the next 18 years, he ran his own boutique brokerage in Solana Beach.

In 2026, Erik joined Whissel Beer Group at eXp Realty to concentrate on high-touch advisory work, with the backing of the team’s marketing engine, technology, and support specialists across transactions, listings, and operations. Every engagement runs through him personally, from the first strategy conversation through close.

Where Erik works: Erik serves buyers and sellers across San Diego County. His deepest market expertise is in North County coastal: Solana Beach, Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Encinitas, Cardiff, Carlsbad, Rancho Santa Fe, and Leucadia. He also handles inbound and outbound relocation clients moving to or from anywhere in the country and works with clients across the full residential spectrum, from first-time buyers and move-up families to luxury coastal, investors, downsizers, and estate or trust transitions.

How Erik works: Every client engagement begins with a strategy conversation, not a listing appointment. As part of Whissel Beer Group, Erik gives his clients access to the team’s proprietary programs, including the 7-Day Listing Launch™, Cash Advantage™, Buyer Rewards™, and Home Match™. The strategy, the negotiation, and the day-to-day come directly from Erik.

If you’re weighing a move, Erik would welcome a conversation. Even if you’re a year out, the first strategy call is complimentary.