I adore the team at CIE - always thoughtful, consistent, timely and knowledgeable!…read more They take all the guesswork out of the home buying process and truly take care of their clients and client's clients! Hands down the easiest and most thorough team to partner with when buying / selling / investing!

If I could give them less than 1 star I would. It's almost as if it's nothing but a bunch of…read moreSpecial Ed recipients there-especially the one named Lanise!! She's the most challenged of them all!! It took her 20 minutes just to make 1 simple photocopy of a document! Be very, very CAUTIOUS!!!

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY…read more If you cancel escrow they are pissed as if they are paying for the purchase themselves. Suzanne isn't even able to hold a conversation and hung up without even explaining the fee. Charging for canceling escrow has never happened to me and is unheard of for a buyer. Horrible service, charging me fees illegally and then not willing to have a conversation. Says she had experience but had to confirm with her board of what she is doing is inappropriate. What a joke. Must not have any clients.

We had a great experience using Peninsula as our escrow company. Everyone was really helpful. Paul…read morewas especially great. He was always very patient and explained things well. He took the time to communicate and answer all our emails, texts, calls without any hint of annoyance at our million questions. The whole process was very smooth and it was thanks to them. Highly recommend them!

We could not have asked for a better real estate agent to guide us through the home-buying process…read more From the beginning of our search through closing, Mina was incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, and consistently responsive by text, email, and phone. Her attention to detail was exceptional, especially when reviewing and drafting buyer documents and ensuring we understood every step. She volunteered to host a video call anytime we had questions or wanted to review documents with her! Mina handled communication with the seller's side seamlessly and provided thoughtful, insightful guidance during negotiations that helped us develop a strong purchase strategy. We always felt informed, supported, and confident that our interests were being represented. I can confidently say that Mina has always prioritized our interest as buyers and never pushed us to make rash or hasty decisions. She is a very supportive agent! We are incredibly grateful for Mina's professionalism, dedication, and expertise, and we would enthusiastically recommend her to anyone looking to purchase a home in the Southern California market.

Mina was incredible helping us buy our first home!…read more Huge thanks to Mina for making our first home purchase in Culver City such a smooth and positive experience! She was incredibly patient with all our newbie questions, always gave us quick responses ( even after hours!), and handled everything with total professionalism. Mina was so helpful every step of the way - from finding places to closing - and was genuinely a pleasure to deal with, calm and helpful even when things got stressful. We highly recommend Mina, especially to first-time buyers. She's amazing! Thank you, Mina!

If you dream of listing your beloved home with a real estate agent who will massively overstate his…read morecompetency, verbally promise you everything you want to hear, and then continually extensively fail to follow-through, then Kevin of Kevin and Kaz is the man for you! But on a serious note everyone... just learn from my experience and do not hire this man. Our experience with Kevin, prior to a MUCH-needed cancellation of contract, was one of the most horrific professional relationships of my life. Our association was riddled with cases of Kevin assuring us that he had notified and organized open houses and brokers opens with the cooperation of our tenants, only to find out that this was unequivocally false. We were promised both an open house that had to be cancelled, and a brokers open that had never been organized in the first place. Kevin then gleefully blamed our (lovely) tenants for his gross incompetence, and appeared genuinely shocked when we wouldn't jump on the "you have problem tenants" train with him. If these had been the only issues, we could have chalked it up to miscommunications (Kevin resists putting anything in writing until forced - I assume to avoid being caught in his falsehoods), however - this was only the tip of the iceberg of our issues with the "spouses selling houses." Prior to our house being listed on MLS, Kevin had recommended his starting list price. My husband and I incorrectly assumed that Kevin's recommendation would be appropriate and based off of current comparable listings. The night before our house was to be listed, we started looking in depth at the price - it felt off to us. Calling Kevin, we had to request that he take a closer look at the list price. We ended up having to decrease the price by $100k, as his original estimate was so off-base. The client should not be more adept at determining that the original recommendation was hugely inflated than their "expert" realtor. We had to chase Kevin to actually get the house listed. Everything, from photos to the actual listing took much longer than Kevin's original promised timeline - again, he never put the promised timeline in writing, so that he could tell us we were "mistaken". We were promised that we were a "top priority" of Kevin, but we were shown that this was false repeatedly through actions. Kevin was asked repeatedly on a Thursday night (when we learned that our initial open house needed to be cancelled), to reach directly out to our tenants to confirm an ongoing schedule. This schedule was to include a brokers open the following Tuesday (the one we later discovered had never been organized), times during the week where the house could be shown privately, and an open house the following Sunday. On Friday we were verbally told that he had reached out, and that our tenants were being very cooperative. On Saturday I had another phone call with Kevin - the same message was reiterated. Kevin assured me that he had reached out with his proposed schedule, and that he foresaw no issues. On Monday, I discovered that not only had Kevin not reached out to our tenants at all since Thursday, but that he had outright lied to me about doing so. However - our property was now listed, we felt trapped. We received a sight unseen offer the day that I write this review. Kevin called us to inform us of the offer, and emailed it to us. Before we opened it, we asked Kevin if he had reached out (as we had repeatedly asked him to do), to a frequent buyer in our area. He indicated that he had reached out (although my confidence in this assurance is very low), but that he had not heard a word back from them. Imagine our surprise when we opened the offer and, lo and behold, it is from the buyer we inquired about. When we asked Kevin about this, he tried to gaslight us by telling us that "of course he'd said that, we just didn't understand" and "the buyer is represented by {competing real estate company} so he didn't misrepresent anything." When we informed Kevin that we required a cancellation of contract, he completely stopped answering us. While evening, it was MUCH earlier in the day than Kevin frequently contacted us. I once answered a call from Kevin at 10:30pm my time - and he did not have enough common courtesy to answer an 8pm call, even though he'll assure you that "he's always reachable" until you have an issue with him. Do not misunderstand - this was out of pure pettiness of Kevin and Kaz's part. Learn from our mistakes - scroll right on by in your search for a realtor.

While Kevin was always upbeat and pleasant I don't believe he was always 100% honest while selling…read moremy house during a divorce sale. He had his son showing the property a few time which I though was odd since he is not a licensed realtor? The house was on the market for 5+ months and he at times seemed just in a hurry to take any offer.

Justin went above and beyond through the entire process of securing our house in LA! From start to…read moreend, his attention to detail made the process so smooth! He was able to beat out other offers. He was such a great negotiator that he offered to keep the seller's dogs in order to seal the deal! Words can't explain how grateful I am to have such amazing representation. He's now considered a friend of ours for life!a

Justin was great to work with. He is very responsive and walks you through the home buying…read moreexperience. He has his pulse on the market and asks intelligent questions to the sellers. The LA market is extremely competitive and at times it can be disheartening. Justin was supportive and persistent which is extremely important in order to successfully win a bid. Once we won the bid, the REAL fun begins. Justin helped us meet demanding deadlines even while we were traveling!!! Knowledge, support, and persistence are all qualities that your real estate agent must possess to help you successfully buy property in LA and Justin embodies all of them.

My husband and I cannot say enough about how professional and competent Nanci is as a real estate…read moreagent. My father passed away in January and we needed to sell our family home. This was an emotional experience that Nanci handled with compassion and professionalism. She put our home on the market and helped us make decisions about how to position our home to sell best. Nanci was easily available and in frequent contact with us, which we very much appreciated. We received many offers, and were pleased at how Nanci explained the pros and cons of each offer to us. She led us through the negotiation process with the buyer who ultimately bought our home. We were very happy at how smoothly the sale went. And her work did not stop there. She helped us find a great crew to clear our home, remove everything we did not need, and clean our property! I cannot recommenced Nanci more highly. She is clearly a 5 star real estate agent who's experience and care for her clients shone thorough the selling of our home from beginning to end. Thank you Nanci!

Nanci helped us to close 2 deals in Westchester area and I would highly recommend her! I've worked…read morewith many real state agents in the past as I buy properties for investment and Nanci was the most caring of them. She would be there at every single step throughout the process and stays on top of the whole process until it closes. She has years of experience and knows Westchester area better than anyone. She doesn't hesitate to hire the best photographer and do the best advertising for you. Any way, I can't recommend her enough!

If you're looking for a realtor who genuinely cares about his clients, Andrew Mason is the person…read moreyou want in your corner. As first-time homebuyers, we had a lot of questions, a LOT of nerves, and a very specific list of things we were looking for in a condo. We spent more tiem than most keeping an eye on the market and waiting for the right place, and Andrew was incredibly patient through all of it. We never felt pressured or rushed. Instead, he helped us stay focused on finding a home we truly loved and felt good about. Then, when the right condo finally came on the market, Andrew jumped in as our guide through the process. He got us in for a showing within 24 hours, helped us put together a strong offer within 48 hours, and guided us through every step with so much confidence and expertise that what felt intimidating suddenly felt manageable. Our offer was accepted quickly, escrow was smooth, and just 15 days later, we were homeowners. Andrew is thoughtful, responsive, and somehow makes a stressful process feel fun. We really felt, and still feel, like we can trust him in what is the biggest decision of our lives so far. We always felt like he was looking out for us and giving us honest advice, not just trying to close a deal and move on. And any time we were with him, he was never rushing out the door. He was patient and always answered our (many) questions. We're so grateful for his help, and in many years when we are ready for an upgrade, know that he will be our first call.

I couldn't be happier with my home-buying experience with Sitah Mahadeo from Compass | The…read moreStephanie Younger Group. Sitah was incredibly knowledgeable, professional, and proactive throughout the entire process. Her deep understanding of the local market and strong relationships were absolutely critical--she was able to uncover an off-market opportunity that we never would have gotten without her. She guided us through a smart, strategic offer that ultimately secured the home. I truly felt supported and confident every step of the way and would highly recommend Sitah to anyone looking to purchase a home, especially if you want an edge in a competitive market.

I had a great home buying experience working with Alyssa. From the first time I reached out to her,…read moreshe was consistently helpful and had great communication. My partner and I were first time homebuyers and didn't know anything about the process. I met with Alyssa and she walked me through the basics in a way that I could easily understand. She got us set up with the Compass app so we could search for homes through the app and let her know ones we were interested in. For every home, she followed up with the seller's realtor to get the status of the home. She went with us to open houses or set up private showings. It's such a big purchase, and having someone knowledgeable about what to look out for was super helpful. She let us know pros and cons for the homes we looked at and it really helped us make a decision. Once we found a house we loved, she put in the offer and took charge from there, which I appreciated. She explained the steps in escrow and kept us updated along the way. We had to counter offer and her advice on was probably what got our offer accepted! Alyssa helped set up the home inspections, plus contractor inspections to get quotes for repairs. I didn't have any experience with this, so being able to rely on her and her trusted contacts was invaluable. The closing process was very smooth and we ended up with a great house. The whole Ito Orio group were great throughout the entire journey - always sending updates, getting signatures, communicating with all the parties, everything was seamless. They all made the process super easy and I'm especially thankful to have had Alyssa's guidance during the process.

We had the pleasure to work with Scott Hamada as our real estate agent when looking to purchase a…read morehome in Torrance. My husband and I initially were looking on our own and were having such a difficult time due to the craziness of the housing market recently. Once we were connected with Scott, everything was less stressful and he was able to help us navigate the home-buying process from start to finish. My husband and I also are not originally from the South Bay area so having someone who grew up here and is familiar with the area was extremely helpful! Communication: Easy peasy! Scott was always easy to reach and promptly replied if any questions came up. Expertise: Scott was able to answer any questions that we came up with based on his knowledge and previous experience. He was able to clearly explain the process and paperwork to us non-real estate folk and provided us with insight throughout the entire process. Overall, we had a great experience working with Scott! He is so friendly, easy to work with, and gets the job done! We honestly do not know if we would be able to have purchased a home without his assistance. We highly recommend working with Scott!!! Thank you so much, Scott and the Ito Orio group!