Barbara and her team are amazing! She not only ensured an amazingly smooth escrow process, she went…read moreabove and beyond to tie up all the loose ends of my transaction and get me documents in an incredibly fast turnaround. Barb and James also helped field a million questions as a first time seller and made the process easy and reassuring for me!

What can I say !! They have help my family so much !!! To answering all my questions yo making…read morethings very clear .we closed almost 2 weeks ago I had a few more questions and they answered them for me when buying a home lots of money and paper work! But barb and James!!! Awesome people!! Very knowledgeable and very experienced on what they are doing !!!! Thank you !!

Lisa Ahumada and Vivian Dia (Loan Officers) were amazing. The guided me through, what for them was…read moresimple, but for me not so much. I am the Trustee of my brother's trust and I did not have all the records needed for clear Title. They tracked down old statements for my signature, notarized them and made the entire escrow close exactly on time. These women know their business. I have another property to sell in 2027 and will definitely use them.

Excellent customer service even almost 3 years after we completed escrow!…read more If you do need copies of documents with all signatures, you do have to request that from them specifically, since that is currently not their default (they only send documents with no signatures in a USB drive after finalized). Other than that they have been a great, professional, and happy team to work with during and after escrow. Our escrow went smoothly and they even provided extra service such as Deed of Trust for private loans.

Very dissappointing. My former employer sold this house but 3 days after I moved a package from…read moreEBay was accidentally shipped to that address. The agent of that property had opened the package and strewn the item where there was dust and filthy items around it. Fortunately I still had the key, with the owner's permission I went inside and found my package IN THAT CONDITION!! Isn't it illegal to do that?? Petty and careless to say the least. Don't trust this Realtor!! MOST REALTORS ARE ALL ABOUT THE $$.

Gary is probably one of the most honest guys you could work with. I got burned a bit on my purchase…read morea few years back with an agent that just wanted to close the deal rather than advocate my position regarding needed repairs. Gary is nothing like that. In fact, last year he actually suggested I *not sell* -- that other options were in my best interest. Well, I can tell you he was right and things have worked out quite well. It's worth pointing out that the house was sellable and would not have been a short, so he wasn't trying to stay away from a commissionless short sale, there was money to be made here. He just did the right thing. He works with and recommends top notch people as well, like Lee Viera (loans). Usually even a good agent is at the mercy of the other personnel involved in the transaction, but Gary has through decades of experience and his integrity, assembled a wonderful group of contacts that make sure you don't get screwed at any stage.

I have been doing business with Maria and her team for over a decade. She's handled my purchases,…read morerefi, and investment properties. Great communication, excellent service and very competitive rates. Thanks again, Maria!

As a first time homebuyer, It can feel extremely overwhelming navigating homeownership but I'm so…read moregrateful to Cheryl Bratz for helping me and my husband to be not only first time homebuyers but the first in our families to own a home! Being a homeowner has been a lifelong dream of mine since I was a child so It means so much to me that Cheryl played an important role in making this dream a reality. Thank you Cheryl for making my dreams come true!

We hired DiAnne Spain at ReMax Tiffany to sell my Mother's Buena Park, Ca. home in January 2019…read more BEST DECISION EVER! I consider myself to be a smart, well educated, DIY kind of guy. So why hire an Agent when you can do it yourself with the help of all of the internet services available today? I'll tell you why: Because buying/selling real property never goes smoothly and it isn't cookie cutter. Every property needs one thing or another (or a bunch more) to present it at its best, pass inspection, and ensure the maximum price can be generated. This means managing contractors and staging, selecting the right bidder/offer that takes time honed experience, dealing with the opposing agent, and there are also always problems that need to be rectified along the way through to escrow closure. This is where an experienced realtor comes in, and DiAnne Spain is the best agent I have had in my experience in buying, selling and refinancing multiple real estate properties over several decades. My experience with DiAnne went as follows: We met for 1-2 hours and walked through my Mother's 1956 home. She had several home improvement suggestions to enhance the homes sale valuation without doing extensive renovation or remodeling (read: without pouring in more $$$ than necessary). She called it "rehab", and the room-by-room, interior and exterior plan she devised was meant to bring the home out of the 1950's and 1970's, and into a more contemporary design that would appeal more to today's buyers. It became quickly apparent that we were not just dealing with a real estate professional that only had a keen sense for the market in our area and what Buyer's wanted, but we were also hiring an interior/exterior designer, a contract manager, and an on-site coordinator all in one - and for the price of just the realtor. There was never any pressure to implement the plan, and she accepted our guidance freely. She was willing to work with us in a way that made us comfortable. At the end of that first meeting, we had an improvement plan in hand with a draft budget for labor and material expenses...and we knew we had the right agent! DiAnne's connections are vast. We were able to bring in handyman professionals that cost less than contractors but were able to get the job done equally well. The house was soon ready and up on the market within the proposed timeframe, at a price that was significantly higher than we had originally expected prior to meeting DiAnne. There was some plumbing, termite, electrical and other issues that DiAnne also dealt with along the way to ensure the house would meet code and be a safe environment for a new buyer. She coordinated it all! Then the marketing began. You know the "Energizer Bunny?" DiAnne is like that: She just keeps going and going and going. DiAnne had every base covered: MLS and web presence on every search engine with professional photos, she even went door-to-door throughout the neighborhood handing out flyers to ensure everyone knew the home was now on the market. She staged the house herself and it looked great, costing us $0! We had three open houses in the first two weeks and several offers as a result to choose from. In the end, we had a 100% positive experience. DiAnne's communication skills are excellent, and she will keep you abreast of everything at every step of the way. Not to say that everything went perfectly. Remember that it is never a smooth/cookie cutter process. Our first buyer had complications on their end necessitating that they back out of the deal, but DiAnne was in close contact with the Buyer's agent and knew of the potential issue as it materialized. She had continued marketing the home, and after the deal went south, we had two other offers on the table within 24 hours - and at a higher sales price than the original offer. Had it not been for DiAnne, we would have made significantly less on the home's sale, and it would have taken significantly longer to close. Now we feel smart, happy, and know that our buyers have a terrific new home - and our old neighbors are very pleased too at the sale price we received! Hire DiAnne without hesitation.

If you want to sell your house cheap or don't need a realtor that can sell outside of an ideal…read moresetting (like the Covid-19 environment), John is the realtor to go with!! We contacted John Binder as a local Real-estate Representative and after 35-days of back and forth corrections to our listing and without a single showing by him, we requested to terminate our contract. The only showing we got were from other realtors in the 35-40-days it was listed. After a another weekend of frustration and not hearing from him, we asked to terminate our relationship. He repeatedly apologized and admitted he dropped the ball and didn't do a good job for us but would start from here on out. He repeatedly begged us to keep the listing with him. We explained again we had lost faith in him and really just wanted to go a different route. This experience has been extremely exhausting that we no longer want to sell or rent out our home. If you sign with John Binder, we hope it works out for you. I'm sure it will for him.

3.5 stars. We were…read moreassigned this Escrow company, per request of the sellers, so we didn't really have a say in choosing them. That said, University Escrow, (with Kim Zaan being our escrow officer) was extremely professional, although a little snippy via email communication at time. Our 30 day escrow closed on time, even with the labor day holiday being the day before our closing date.

Team Christina is the BEST!!! Making an appointment with…read moreKarina was smooth. Christina, the Escrow Officer who was in charge of me was very calm and excellent at explaining thing. I knew exactly what I was signing! I have signed couple of loan documents but no one had ever go over what all the documents were. After signing with her I knew I wasn't signing my life away. Everyone in her team were nice and well mannered. I would definitely recommend her to everyone I know and use her company if I ever sell or buy a house again. Thanks Christina & Team!!

Tina was such a pleasure to work with. She is dedicated to her clients and always honest and…read moreconstantly communicating and letting us know what was going on every step of the way. She made the entire transaction easy and enjoyable, and I always felt I could trust her guidance. I highly recommend Tina to anyone looking for someone who genuinely cares and has your best interests at heart.

I had the pleasure of working with Chris and Pam approximately a year ago . When I say, " Pleasure,…read more" that is an understatement. I met with many realtors that were delightful over a 6 month journey, yet they diid not have my best interests at heart, rather a let's just settle on this attitude and you will be fine . Pam and Chris took the time to help me find what was necessary within my budget within the location I chose. It was a bit of a chaotic time for me but they didn't blink an eye. They kept on task , were great negotiators and even provided solid advice in the long wrong. You definitely will be in good hands and pleasantly surprised at the level of service and knowledge you will receive with this team whether listing or purchasing.

Appleby has managed my property for 20 years, and the provide consistently excellent and responsive…read moreservice. They help with the City programs around low-income assistance for tenants and are proactive about repairs. I work with two other property management companies and Appleby is by far the best. For tenants entering negative reviews, remember that this is a property management company, often it is your HOA Board Members or the landlords are making the decision to accept/fix your maintenance request, not the management company. The property managers are not the final decision maker on your requests or complaints, but they have to deliver the bad news.

If you're looking for a property management company that treats homeowners like adversaries instead…read moreof clients, you've found it. I've owned/managed my unit for years, and nearly every interaction with Appleby Property Management has turned into an unnecessary battle. Instead of helping owners, they seem far more interested in creating obstacles, sending warning letters, and making simple issues far more complicated than they need to be. Need to perform improvements? Expect pushback. Trying to rent your property? Expect more pushback. Need a straightforward answer? Prepare for vague responses and finger-pointing. One incident was particularly absurd: a noise complaint was lodged against my unit when my tenants weren't even home. They weren't in the building. Despite that, the situation escalated to the point where legal counsel became involved. That's not competent management--that's poor judgment. Most recently, someone parked in my assigned garage space without authorization. Rather than offering any meaningful assistance or even attempting to help identify the responsible party, the response was essentially, "Not our problem. Call a tow truck." Yet this same management company seems to have no shortage of time when it comes to policing owners over far less significant issues. Consistency matters. If the Association is going to take a hands-off approach when owners need assistance, then it should stop inserting itself into every other aspect of owners' lives. Homeowners pay HOA dues with the expectation of professional, fair, and consistent management. Unfortunately, my experience has been the opposite. Communication has often felt dismissive, accountability is lacking, and the overall approach has been unnecessarily adversarial. I sincerely hope the Board takes a hard look at how owners are being treated because this level of service does not reflect what homeowners should expect from a professional management company.