About Us

Our Team

We are a property management firm in the Central East Bay Area, specializing in leasing and management of about 400 apartments, condominiums and houses – mainly in the Berkeley and Oakland area.
Jonathan Weldon

Jonathan Weldon | Broker/Owner

Lic. # 01308018

I am Jonathan Weldon. Broker/Owner and Founder of Cedar Properties. I was born in Koror, Palau, but mostly grew up in Stockton, California. When I was twelve my family moved on to a sailboat and a couple of years later (after much much work on the boat) sailed to Hawaii, where I spent my high school years. Ended up graduating from the same school as President Obama, Punahou Academy.

One of my first loves growing up was real estate. I was always fascinated by how much impact it has on our lives – visually, emotionally and financially.

After completing my high school education at Punahou Academy in Honolulu, I returned to California and enrolled in Junior College in my hometown of Stockton. In 1991, I transferred to U.C. Berkeley and subsequently graduated in 1993. After graduating, I flirted with a few options for my future, including becoming a lawyer, but ended up coming back to my original love, Real Estate.

I worked hard to garner a General Contractor’s license in 1999 but during that time got some exposure to small real estate management companies and really felt that my skills and demeanor were far better suited to that profession. In 2002 I opened up my own management company, Cedar Properties, and have never looked back.

After all these years, I still really enjoy this profession. I feel like I am always in the middle of two groups of people (residents and owners) that are so passionate about their experiences with their buildings that they own and/or reside in.

I am also very blessed to be the father of three amazing young men and have enjoyed countless hours coaching and supporting them in sports (baseball, flag football, basketball, soccer) and their other love, theater.

Rose Roque | Real Estate Business Manager & Leasing Agent

Lic. #02056924


Rose Roque was born in the Philippines in 1988. She immigrated with her family from her home country to Los Angeles in 1999 and became a U.S. citizen more than a decade after.

 

She interned for the Los Angeles Mayor in 2005 and worked in several successful political campaigns. She trained in Culinary Arts and earned a degree in Political Science with an International Affairs concentration from University of California in Riverside. She, then, pursued a career in Real Estate and became a California-licensed sales agent in 2018.


In 2023, upon being approved by a jury panel of art experts, the 130-year-old historic San Francisco Women Artists organization whose founders helped Frida Kahlo launch her first solo exhibit welcomed her as a member. She held a successful art exhibit in September 2023 alongside her daughter who is also a painter. Rose owns Rose Roque Art, a company that creates and sells artworks made by her internationally to private and business collectors. See her work in her website  www.RoseRoqueArt.com.


With all of her experiences thus far, what keeps her going in Real Estate is her passion for helping people find a place they can proudly call home.