Sources

From CharlesMurch.wiki, a sourced reference on a San Diego real estate agent

By the Charles Murch Wiki editorial team · Published 28 October 2026 · Last updated 28 October 2026

Short answer: This wiki relies on the California Department of Real Estate license records, California statutes, the brokerage’s own pages, Zillow and Realtor.com profiles, public social profiles, the Executives’ Association of San Diego and National Association of REALTORS® explainers. All were retrieved on 28 October 2026.

Disclosure: CharlesMurch.wiki is a reference compiled from public records and public profiles. It is not the official website of Charles Murch or of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, and it is not written or reviewed by the California Department of Real Estate, the National Association of REALTORS® or any listing portal. Facts are cited to state license records, the brokerage’s own pages, portal profiles and association announcements; verify anything important, such as a license, a fee or an agency relationship, directly with the agent, the brokerage and the Department of Real Estate. This page is general information, not legal, financial or real estate advice. See the editorial policy.

Which government records and laws are used?

The California Department of Real Estate license lookup (read in a browser on 28 October 2026 by license number; the URLs open the same records), DRE guidance, and California statutes.

Public License Lookup: license 01264364, Murch, Charles H (salesperson); record read 28 October 2026. California Department of Real Estate (DRE). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
Public License Lookup: license 01317331, Pickford Real Estate Inc (corporation, dba Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties); record read 28 October 2026. California Department of Real Estate (DRE). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
Requirements to Apply for a Real Estate Salesperson License. California Department of Real Estate (DRE). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
Consumer Alert: changes to buyer representation and compensation (amended advisory, 12 December 2024). California Department of Real Estate (DRE). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
Disclosures in Real Property Transactions (RE 6). California Department of Real Estate (DRE). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
California Civil Code section 2079.16 (Disclosure Regarding Real Estate Agency Relationship). California Legislative Information. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
California Business and Professions Code section 10147.5 (notice that commissions are negotiable). Justia, 2025 California Code. Retrieved 28 October 2026.

Which brokerage pages are used?

The brokerage’s own agent pages and one trade-press article about its 2013 rebrand. The bhhscalifornia.com page sits behind a bot check, which this wiki did not bypass; its content was read from the matching agent-site page and search-engine copies.

“Charles Murch, REALTOR® - Sales Associate” (agent page with San Diego Central Office details). Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties (bhhscalifornia.com). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
“Charles Murch REALTOR® - Sales Associate” (agent site home page). Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties (bhhscalifornia.com). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
“Charles Murch, Sales Associate” (agent profile). Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (bhhs.com). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
“Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices open for business”, 23 September 2013. Inman. Retrieved 28 October 2026.

Which portal profiles are used?

Agent profiles on Zillow and Realtor.com. Ratings change; the figures are as read on 28 October 2026.

Charles Murch, real estate agent profile and reviews. Zillow. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
Charles Murch, agent profile, areas served and ratings. Realtor.com. Retrieved 28 October 2026.

Which social profiles are used?

LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. These sites do not allow automated reading, so only the profile titles and public snippets that appear in search results were used, and no login was attempted.

Charles Murch (profile; read through search-engine copy). LinkedIn. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
Post “Feeling incredibly honored and grateful today”, 13 May 2025. LinkedIn (Charles Murch). Retrieved 28 October 2026.
Charles Murch, @charlesmurch (profile found in search results; not opened directly). Instagram. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
“Charles Murch - DRE# 01264364 Berkshire Hathaway Home Services CA Properties” (profile found in search results; not opened directly). Facebook. Retrieved 28 October 2026.

Which association pages are used?

Three public pages of The Executives’ Association of San Diego: its home page and two announcements. Statements there are attributed to the association.

“Connections Build Success” (home page: founded 1923; what the association is). The Executives’ Association of San Diego. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
“Charles Murch from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices receives ‘The Ellis Smith Award’”, 14 May 2025. The Executives’ Association of San Diego. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
“Congratulations Charles Murch from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties for being one of their top 100 producers in San Diego County for the first quarter of 2024”, 20 May 2024. The Executives’ Association of San Diego. Retrieved 28 October 2026.

Which general references are used?

National Association of REALTORS® explainers used on the explainer page.

When Is a Real Estate Agent a REALTOR®?. National Association of REALTORS®. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
Written Buyer Agreements 101. National Association of REALTORS®. Retrieved 28 October 2026.

Where do sources disagree?

Conflicts and how this wiki handles them
Topic	What sources say	Handling
Office phone	bhhscalifornia.com agent page: (619) 294-3113; bhhs.com agent profile: (619) 299-8020	Both shown, with the brokerage’s own site first
Years of experience	Profiles and association posts give different running totals	No total stated; only the 17 August 1999 DRE issue date, which DRE marks unofficial
Title at the association	The association’s May 2025 article says Chair; an older portal biography says president	Dated title (Chair, May 2025)
Association membership start	Different years appear in different association pages	No start year stated
Direct phone	Brokerage pages show (619) 517-5307; one association page shows a different last digit	Brokerage page used

Which sources were checked but not used?

People-search and data-aggregator sites: not used, because they list home addresses and details about relatives.
Sales counts, sales totals and ranking statistics on portals: not used, because they conflict and cannot be tied to a verified record.
Homes.com and Google business ratings: not used; they show different or brokerage-level figures.
Other people named Charles Murch: excluded after checking license numbers, brokerage and location.

Frequently asked questions

When were these sources retrieved?

All sources on this page were retrieved on 28 October 2026. License status and ratings can change, so check the live record.

Why are some social profiles described as not opened?

LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook do not allow automated reading and this wiki does not attempt to get around that, so only public titles and snippets were used.

Why is the license issue date marked unofficial?

The Department of Real Estate itself labels the original issue date “Unofficial -- taken from secondary records”.