Extremely unprofessional and irresponsible. Stay away! Alex was the original mortgage broker. He…read morelied to me for over 3 months stating that they were expecting mortgage approvals from TD and ScotiaBank. He recommended the high net worth program without understanding the rules himself. After 15 mins of Google search, I learned 90% of what he said about the rules were completely wrong. David the owner took over with 2 weeks to closing attempting to save the file because there were so many mistakes on the original TD and Scotiabank applications that resulted in TD rejecting the application and Scotiabank requiring to redo the application from scratch. David made even more mistakes by omitting over 50% of my income on the application which resulted in Scotiabank forcing me to liquidate over $220k in stocks increasing my tax bill by over $100k at the very last minute. All of their mistakes almost led to missing the closing date and losing my property. I personally talked to TD myself after closing and was able to get a mortgage directly from TD at a better rate and higher amount (1.25% $1.565 million) but I have to pay the penalty ($7,000) to discharge the bad mortgage from Scotiabank to switch TD. Olympic mortgage is now refusing to take any responsibility for the damages their negligent actions caused. David LIED saying they will use the commissions (over $14k) they received from the deal to make up for the mistakes they made but they have paid me $0 and they kept all the commissions. 5 different mortgage specialists at TD I talked to said they have no idea what these mortgage brokers did that led to TD rejecting my application. Even before working with these mortgage brokers, I already had a conventional 20% down preapproval from TD. So what did I get for working with these mortgage brokers? 2 weeks of incredible stress and almost losing the property, $7,000 of penalties/fees to discharge the bad mortgage terms they got me, $100,000+ increased tax bill for 2021, a worse mortgage rate of 1.35%, a worse amount of $1.495 million, having to pay for the appraisal which they said they would reimburse

I am so thankful for the care and service I consistently received from everyone at Olympic…read moreMortgages. Making decisions about a Reverse Mortgage was a very difficult and lengthy process for me. I needed to be sure I was doing the right thing. The considerate patience I received particularly from Roxan Shanks helped me throughout the process. I highly recommend Olympic for all your mortgage needs. Their touch is personal and appreciated. Top drawer all around in my opinion ! Val

We asked Cliff to help us find the perfect home and negotiate an offer. We're thrilled we did. His…read moreprofessionalism and understanding of our needs made the experience a very positive one. We love our new garden suite condo! If you are looking for a Realtor that you can put your confidence in, we highly recommend Cliff! Patricia & Jose Castello, San Diego, CA Muchas gracias

When considering a move from AB to BC to buy a new home we contacted Victoria Real Estate Agent…read moreCliff Wettlaufer. His Knowledge of the local market helped us view homes that would fit with our budget and needs. Our tour was well planned and we were supplied with print-outs and floor plans of every home we viewed, which is helpful for jotting down on-site thoughts for later review. We enjoyed working with Cliff and would recommend him for anyone looking to buy a home in Victoria BC.

I highly recommend Dale Sheppard for his professionalism and look forward to dealing with him again…read morein the future. Dale is highly knowledgeable of the Victoria and area real estate market, both purchasing and selling. He listed our property, which sold in just 23 hours! He clearly and calmly explained the process of preparation and selling our property in understandable language.. and he has been very supportive to us during this process.

I've had the pleasure of working with Dale now on multiple real estate sales and purchases, and he…read morehas always been professional and gone above and beyond what he needed to do. He offers valuable insight, but allows his clients to ultimately make their own decisions. I highly recommend Dale as an experienced realtor who is a great person and a pleasure to work with.

Brian Mills helped us with the difficult task of selling our family home after a separation. He…read morehelped us navigate all the hard questions and decisions that are involved in pricing, staging, and selling our home. Brian was our proverbial Switzerland, keeping us on task and prioritizing fair and open communication at all times. We accepted a great offer approximately 2 weeks after listing: far sooner than I had expected. I highly recommend listing with Brian, and look forward to buying and selling with him in the future.

Brian was a pleasure to deal with and offered insightful market information allowing us to…read moredetermine an asking price that was inline with market conditions. We were out of town during the selling process and the necessary communications and documentation signing was a breeze. Our house sold in one day and at full asking price allowing a stress free and seamless transaction.

As first time homebuyers, we were very new to the real estate market. Sean took time to answer our…read morequestions honestly, be forthcoming and transparent, show us properties within our budget, and act quickly. We were having a hard time finding something that was just right for us and Sean found a brand new build that was right in our price range and within half an hour was at the show suite ready to meet us. With his quick actions and prompt communication, Sean found us the perfect first home for our little family. Thank you Sean!

While we weren't ultimately able to buy in Victoria due to a change in our circumstances, we felt…read morethe service provided by Auxilium was excellent. From first contact, responses were quick, Kam met us at their downtown office for our convenience and we knew exactly where we stood with regard to financing. We would use them again in a heartbeat.

This is the second mortgage we've gotten through auxilium (different properties). Kam is fantastic…read moreto work with. I've recommended him many times to people over the years. I look forward to purchasing my next property with him, also.

was a little disappointed in the lack of response and uninterest from Mariann Abram. I am new to…read morethe area and had to move on to another real estate company....

In 2022, we were looking for a local realtor in Sidney BC. Found Holmes Realty through the…read moreinternet searches and sure glad we did! Our contact was Mariann, who is a sole buyer realtor (works on the buying side only). She was fantastic from the start. Very professional, excellent research and knows the market. We wanted a 2-bedroom condo that accepted dogs (2) and needed to have enough room for our furniture from Calgary. Mariann did the work - she reviewed all the Strata documents and floor plans to find condos that could work for us. In the end, she found us our Island Dream home condo. Just outside Sidney (North Saanich) and in a nice quiet area. We can't thank Holmes Realty and Mariann enough for their outstanding service. Don't look anywhere else as Holmes Realty is based in Sidney and knows the market better than others. 5 Stars from us!

Six STAR rated! We found Stephen online when we were looking at float homes on Fisherman's Warf in…read moreVictoria last year and saw his YouTube channel where he had given a virtual video tour . When we were ready to look at homes we called Stephen and made an appointment to finally meet . We met for coffee to get to know each other and then he took us around town sharing his local knowledge of the area and then showed us a home we found on stephenfoster.ca which was easy to use and made out of country communication easy. We had returned home to get our home in Portland Oregon ready for sale . Several months passed and we had made contact as we were ready to come up for viewings of homes that were in our budget. We viewed homes in the Cowichan and found his enthusiasm for the homed we chose to be genuine and encouraging. He has a very keen eye for quality craftsmanship and design and said to us, "guys, this place is great." And we couldn't agree more .The affirmation from Stephen was what I valued most out of our entire buying experience. Stephen Foster didn't sell us a house. He helped us buy a home and welcomed us to Vancouver Island with a casual and easy process that met our needs . He also is very well connected with a network of referrals that we found useful for us as we were getting settled in. He is very easy to communicate with and is thoughtful and easy to get in touch with when needed. Stephen Foster made us comfortable and we recommend him and his team with absolute confidence. We trust Stephen.