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This was a learning event for myself to say the least with many curves I/we had to work through.
Val with her knowledge of all areas of the real-estate business as well as other guidelines I needed to know, made this a very smooth transition.
Without her support and follow-up it could have gone the other way quickly is what I gained knowledge of.
I’d say for anyone going through a buy and sale in the Vancouver market the way it is now, Val is your go to person 100%.
Thank you Val for all you time and caring.

Brian


Valerie made selling our home a non-stressful experience. She walked us through the process step by step and was helpful explaining all the details that we didn’t know we needed to know. We were very pleasantly surprised how quickly the house sold and the ease with which the transaction took place. She is the consummate real estate professional, and her friendly manner made every step of this process easy and efficient for us.

Kendal


Valerie was our agent for the sale of our old house and purchase of our new house, the constraint we had was that both sides of the transactions (sale and purchase) had to close within 90 days of each other. Valerie was extremely diligent with all paperwork when we were receiving and making offers. Often she would find errors in other agent’s paperwork. She was punctual for all viewings and very responsive to any texts/calls/emails from us. Valerie really understood what we were trying to accomplish by changing houses and she was able to help us navigate, weigh, and choose from what we were presented with, given the market conditions. Selling a house first and buying one second, adding a time constraint so that we wouldn’t have to move twice was a feat I honestly thought would not be possible. Valerie’s response? “I have never left anyone homeless.” True to her calling, she knew exactly what needed to be done with the dates and new rules etc., I was amazed and thrilled at the same time. If you are looking for a realtor who is very knowledgeable, who makes the process of selling and buying less stressful, someone you can trust and believe that they really do have your best interest at heart, please use Valerie’s services, you will not be disappointed.

Zuzana


Val was a pleasure to work with. She assisted us with a quick sale of our townhouse and ensured that the process was smooth and clearly understood. Val is extremely professional, knowledgeable, personable, and responsive. I would highly recommend her services to anyone.

Rob


It’s our pleasure to have had Val help us with our first home purchase in Canada. Val was very patient and professional in answering all of our questions and finding the right home for us. She followed up on every detail during the process and pointed out the good and bad things that we needed to know before making the purchase. We will definitely contact Val again if we decide to buy or sell in the future. Thank you, Valerie!

Angie



Our family has been working with Valerie on multiple occasions. She is our go-to real-estate agent without hesitation. She is always responsive, efficient, knowledgeable and professional. Recently she helped my parents to sell their house after they moved to a senior home. With patience, compassion and understanding, she guided us through the daunting task of clearing and sorting a lifetime collection of belongings to get the house ready for the market. She worked diligently on all details during the process. Her professional knowledge and insights helped the house being sold in less than one week in a slow market at a fair price that all parties were happy. We highly recommend Valerie to everyone!

Vivienne


We had to sell our Mother’s condo on tight time-lines, while living at a distance; a potentially stressful situation. Val took the stress out of the equation; guiding us through the process, advising on how to present the property, keeping us informed, finding a great buyer, and supporting every aspect of the sale through to completion. She was constantly professional, positive, and pragmatic. A delight to work with. I would recommend her to anyone in her service area.  So fortunate to have you in our corner.

Mishtu and Mita


Valerie Laurendeau was the realtor representing me in the sale of my home.  I found Valerie to be very knowledgeable, hard working and dedicated.  She was clear and concise in explaining her role and what I should expect throughout the process.  She took her time and never made me feel rushed.  She was a good listener and provided me with all the necessary information and options to make informed decisions.  I found her quick to respond to my messages and very good at following through with details.  I would not hesitate to request her services again in the future or recommend her to a friend.

Gail


Thanks for the news on the condo sold next door.  That’s wonderful you were able to sell our almost identical place for so much more.  We really appreciated having you and your experience on our team during this difficult market of falling demand.  Your consistent level of communication with us throughout the process was especially appreciated.  Your effort in presenting our place into the market, your time spent hosting ‘endless’ open houses and your tenacity with following up on potential buyers was excellent.  It proved successful!  

Thank you for making this sale work for us.

Sibylla and Michael


Val is the best realtor we’ve ever had! She was professional, extremely pleasant to work with and knew exactly what we were after. We would not have found our new home without her help! Thank you Val!

Dominic and Dorothy


Valerie was a pleasure to work with selling our family home. She is very professional, patient and knowledgeable in the real estate business. I would recommend Valerie to friends and family. 

Jeff


Our family worked with Val in selling our home and buying a larger home in the Richmond area.  In an extremely challenging housing market, we were able to not only sell at an incredible price but purchase our ideal house soon after.  We deeply appreciated Val’s honesty, tact and professionalism in all her dealings whether with our family or other parties.  All along the way, Val was committed to ensuring our wishes were understood and communicated.  Her market experience, promptness, communication and approachability are second to none.  We were truly heard and cared for.  Thank you Val for helping us on this journey and for being an assuring and patient presence in the midst of inevitable stress and anxiety.  We look forward to many happy years in our new home!

Jessica


I had the privilege of dealing with Valerie Laurendeau,  Realtor with RE/MAX Westcoast Richmond B.C.

I was not the seller or purchaser of real estate I was a tenant in a rental property that was on the market in central Richmond B.C.  My experience in dealing with her was excellent, Professional, Respective of my position in this transaction.  Appointments were on time and my personal requests and privacy were adhered to.  There is disruption in ones life when one is a renter with no financial benefit, all went smoothly and my personal requests were followed.

If I was to require services of a realtor my #1 choice would be Valerie Laurendeau 

Shirley


We were so fortunate to have Val work with us for our son’s first home purchase. Val was patient finding the perfect property that checked all the right boxes. Val always did her homework before a viewing and pointed out everything we needed to know (good and bad). She tirelessly reviewed strata minutes and always had the time to explain the finer details that mattered. If we had to buy or sell in future, Val would be the first person we would call.

Aiden


I want to comment on what a wonderful experience it was to work with Val. She was so professional. Val provided such great direction with selling my place. The skillful way she put my condo on the market. It sold within hours of the listing. 

Val also found my forever home. I was worried about not finding a place in time. She reassured me that she had never left anyone homeless and she was spot on. 

If you ever need a realtor please reach out to her. She is a true professional. 

Thanks again Val! 

Kathie


I had such a great experience working with Valerie! I am a first time home buyer and Val spent so much time with me explaining every step along the way. She blew me away with her experience, knowledge, and her due diligence. She was a great communicator throughout the whole process, even after the sale. She was always available and got back to me so fast. I don’t have enough good things to say about working with Valerie! I would recommend her to everyone!

Emma


Val is an absolute gem. I’ve known Val since I was in high school as I played hockey with her daughter, and 10 years later as us millennials are now budding adults, she was the realtor I thought of when looking for my first apartment. I had absolutely no idea of the ins and outs of purchasing property in Vancouver, but I also had no worries about asking novice questions (like, what the heck is a subject removal), because I knew that Val would explain things to me without feeling like I was wasting her time. She was really clear and quick with when we needed to get things sorted for sending an offer, and even though the market was quite heated at the time of my purchase, the process went more smooth than butter on hot toast. Val made sure that I understood the importance of strata docs, AGMs, financial reports, and all documents associated to understanding what to absolutely avoid when purchasing a place to live. I honestly feel so lucky to have purchased the place that I did. As long as she is working, she will be the realtor I refer folks to, as well as the one I choose in the future as well.

Zahra


We would recommend Valerie Laurendeau in a heartbeat! We’ve known Val for a long time and have worked with her both as our buying agent (for our first home) and, more recently, as our selling agent. Not only is she a delightful person with whom to interact, most importantly, we trust her implicitly. She clearly explains the legalese, offers many tips for consideration, and makes the whole process as stress-free as possible. She even recommended another wonderful realtor on the east coast for our current interprovincial move! We feel truly blessed to have Val on our side.

Julie and David


I was referred to Valerie by a friend and right off the bat I was blown away with level of service just to start! Valerie took the initiative and reached out to me to start asking more about me and what I was looking for in a property. She took my list of odd specifics and vague feelings about designs without question, managing to put together an extensive list of options right away for me to review all the while explaining to me how the process works taking the time to explain each thing to me clearly. As a first time home owner, the process of starting to look seemed daunting but Valerie made it into an enjoyable afternoon!

When we started our viewings, she was very prompt in arranging each one quickly and ensuring that I remained up to date on each listing with any changes to them or the schedule. Valerie asked questions of the listing agents I would never have thought of, definitely putting her years of experience to work! By our 3rd viewing, Valerie was pointing things out to me before I could even mention them to her having already adapted to my preferences and quirks.

After finding “The One”, Valerie ensured that I understood every step of the process and what each clause of the offer meant answering any questions I had. It was extremely reassuring having questions answered confidently, and made me more comfortable with the offer process. She had extremely helpful insight and advice for me, which was perfect during that stressful period knowing that she had my best interests at heart. Once we had a completed offer, she put together a list of everything I needed to do before the final day along with recommendations of where to start; from insurance options to notary suggestions. Valerie stayed in touch with me the whole time, giving me updates on how things were proceeding and checking in on how I was doing. Even after completion, Valerie continued to stay in touch to see how I was settling in and how the move went.

Working with Valerie was an absolute pleasure, she made me feel comfortable and relaxed while also having a fun time! Valerie will be the first person I go to for any future real estate needs, and is the only name I give out to friends who are thinking about starting their own hunt either for the first time or the 10th time. Thank you so much Valerie for all your hard work!

Scott


Everything you want in a good realtor when you’re looking for a condo! Professional, knowledgeable, and patient!

We looked at many strata properties in many areas of town and she was able to explain to us the pros and cons of each one. When we finally found THE ONE, she took the time to explain the process every step of the way.

Thank you so very much for everything, Val!

Sharon


Valerie is Marvellous!!

As in a dream, an offer came knocking upon my front door to sell my property.  I wasn’t ready, the time was wrong, the season seemed wrong, and I had no idea of how to proceed.

Fortunately a chum was able to point me toward one of the most ethical business persons I have ever dealt with – and luckily she was clothed as a shrewd real estate agent.

Valerie helped me through an interesting proposal, and when the logical conclusion, and the offer, expired it was with great confidence and a large measure of relief I requested Valerie to represent me as a Sellers’ Agent.

She quickly embarked upon the appropriate paperwork, paper trail, surveys, photographers, and in a dizzying few days there was a sign upon my corner, a photographic spread on the web, and a Doll House view which made me wonder why I was selling after all. 

To make the tale short for the time pressed … there was also a SOLD sticker on that sign very quickly.  Valerie guided me through the process, the setting of a reasonable price, based upon an amazing array of graphs and charts, with no small amount of sooth-saying on my part.  She lined up appointments, suitable in times of COVID replete with all the necessary wipes, masks, declarations and such, and we had an interesting evening of negotiation resulting in happy buyers and a delirious seller – all in four days.

The question you should be asking is whether I would sign with Valerie again.  And the solid gold answer is – Absolutely.

In fact if all agents were as professional as Valerie there would be no need for oversight and a boatload of rules, regulations, bylaws, and ethics statements.  

Valerie is a fabulous agent — you will not have a moment of hesitation.

 Capt DP


I can’t thank Val enough for working so hard and taking such good care of me with the sale of my house of 29 years and the purchase of my new home. She is definitely an expert in her field, always being so patient during this very challenging time of the COVID Pandemic. A confident negotiator, diligent in offering her opinions, listing pros and cons with every viewing, always pleasant, always accommodating and never disappointing. It was a most positive experience working with Val, a pleasure to have her help me with one of the most important decisions in my life. I would most certainly recommend her to anyone who needs a Realtor, one who is most sincere and trustworthy. Thank you.

Alayne


At the beginning of this listing process we had a long discussion to determine on our options. You were extremely professional, knowledgeable and personable as we knew with this Strata Property with all of its restrictions would be a challenge to sell.  Your hard work, diligence and patience with us saw us through our frustrations. 

We also want you to know that we would not hesitate at all in referring you to family and friends .

Thank you so much for all your hard work, dedication and professionalism in selling our father’s condo, we will be forever grateful.

Bernd and Gary


Just a note to say a sincere thank you for everything you have done for us. Without you we would not be moving into our lovely new home and we are so grateful. You have made us one happy family.

I would also like to thank you personally for the work you have done for us both which you have handled very professionally. 

Emily and Steve


Valerie had been referred to me, which was a great way to start. We were selling a much loved home of a very dear relative. This made the situation somewhat emotional which she recognized. Valerie is a relationship builder and a great communicator. She is also very professional and worked extremely hard on our behalf. Thank you Valerie.

Helen


You’ve made everything run so smoothly we just loved having you as our Realtor. Again thank you so much for handling the sale of our condo. You made everything so easy and it was a pleasure working with you!

Donna and Peter


Valerie has been an incredible support and negotiator in the selling of my mother’s townhouse and buying a new beautiful place in Steveston. Valerie has an excellent balance of professionalism and humanism. She made a stressful process for both my mom and I, into an enjoyable journey and life change. Her insight on the market and fair and competitive negotiating created a very positive experience for both of us. Thanks Valerie for your support and expertise.

Farrah


Valerie was able to find us the perfect home for our growing family, we saw several properties over a couple of months and Valerie always offered insight as to what might be some potential shortcomings and benefits of each place. As this was our first time buying a place we had some many questions, Valerie answered each one throughly, when we took possession of our new place, Val was there to help with the transition. Val’s professionalism and dedication to her client’s happiness make her stand out. I highly recommend Valerie and would definitely ask her to help us in the future.

Ramon


We are grateful to have worked with Val – a realtor with such a wonderful combination of kindness and diligence. She was receptive to our needs, and addressed our many questions and concerns swiftly, patiently and comprehensively. We appreciated her professional expertise and insights, along with her genuine desire to help us both sell our home and find a new place to call home. Even after the sale was done, Val continued to advocate and communicate with the other realtor on our behalf. Thank you for everything, Val!

Karen


Valerie was really helpful and made the whole process easier for us. She was really patient throughout the process and arranged showings in a timely manner to fit our schedules and knew what we like & disliked. Will recommend her highly. Thank you Val 🙂

Anna and Jae


Valerie was fantastic for us. She really paid attention to what we liked and didn’t like when we were looking for our place, and made sure that what she was showing us really was what we were looking for!
As first time home buyers, we really appreciated her not only walking us through the process carefully, but also just really making sure we were taken care of; she was available at any time, had suggestions for everything from notaries to moving companies, and was always amazingly quick to respond to any questions we might have (even at 11pm at night!). We were able to get a home that we’re really happy with. Thanks, Valerie!

Shannon and Anthony


Working with Val has been an absolute pleasure. Not only have I had the opportunity to work with her as a colleague, but took the opportunity to have her assist us with listing and selling our place, so we can go on to our next adventure. We very highly recommend Val to get your place listed and sold, efficiently, effectively, to the highest of industry standards, and above all, professionally.

Traci and Sean


We met Valerie by chance while walking through the mall in Richmond Mall and boy are we glad we did! She has been courteous and professional throughout our entire home purchasing process! She has always been available to help us whenever we needed assistance. She is very knowledgeable, trustworthy, and always looked out for us. We will certainly be reaching out to her for any future needs. We highly recommend her.

Tarek and Hadir


Valerie was recommended to us when we were seeking an agent to handle the sale of our rental condo. We are very happy to have chosen her. She was very prompt, professional and knowledgeable in every aspect of the sale process.

Herman and Jeani


My husband and I were first home buyers who did not know much about the market or how purchasing real estate works in Vancouver. We first met Val at the mall at a realtor’s kiosk. She was approachable, friendly and quickly identified our needs as a young couple. At that time, we did not realize the importance of having a realtor in this market and we started independently looking at listings on MLS. After months of going to open houses, creating offer letters and unsuccessful bids, my husband and I were both discouraged and disheartened about the prospect of ever owning a home in the Lower Mainland. During this time, my husband contacted Val and she remembered us from our first encounter in the mall. We met up with her again and had a chance to talk to Val about our experiences in this competitive market. She encouraged us to try looking again and she diligently explained to us the whole process of purchasing a home. We arranged to meet up with her on a Saturday to view four listings of townhomes that met our requirements for adequate space and commuting convenience for work. We were impressed by the way she organized and arranged the viewing of the homes in a time efficient manner, and how she spent her time walking us through the pros/cons of each listing. With Val’s help, we created an offer letter for the townhome that we both loved at first sight. As expected, it was a multiple bid/offer situation for this townhome. However, Val used her excellent communication and negotiation skills to work with seller’s realtor on our behalf to help us win the bid and purchase the townhome. During this whole process, Val was supportive, knowledgeable, trustworthy, quick to listen and very professional towards us. We value her work ethic and we would highly recommend Val to our friends and family for their real estate needs. This experience has been a huge learning experience for us and we are grateful to Val for her guidance and expertise during this roller coaster ride of buying a home for the first time. Thank-you Val for your help, commitment and dedication towards us during this experience!

Viju and Christine


Our house in Richmond sold in June 2017 by Valerie during a difficult time. The single house market had suffered from B.C. imposing a ‘foreign buyer tax’ in July 2016 and our original realtor could simply not do the job and was removed at the end of that year.

Valerie became our realtor at the beginning of 2017 and from the start we knew her approach was different. More professional, more dedicated to clients and most of all honesty. No more ‘sky’s the limit’ prices on evaluation. Just a realistic price to fit the market using size of lot, size of house, location and most important here was Valerie’s knowledge of the Richmond market and where our property fitted in.

Research on local house sales in the area became most important for we did not want to under or over price it. Gradually the market for sales came back. We got our asking price and the sale went through without a hitch.

My thanks to Valerie and RE/MAX for their professionalism, conduct with potential buyers and presentation in their sales literature including the contract which was altered several times to suit buyers needs and our own with new condo purchase.

Best regards for your future Valerie.

John E. M.


We met Valerie at one of her open houses we walked into back in 2015. We were very impressed by her professionalism and sincere attitude. We then decided to list one of our properties with her. Valerie is great listener and provides her clients with clear guidance throughout the selling/buying process. Valerie always successfully delivered our expectations. We love the way she works so hard to deliver her commitment to clients.  One open house ended up 7 property transactions as of today and we are still searching for more properties together. Thank you Val for all your patience and having you as our agent the past 2 years has been very positive experience for both of us! Thank you!

Gerry and Sally


I am a busy lawyer acting as an executor of an estate with complex family matters. Valerie was very professional and attentive in the manner in which she arranged a quick sale of the property.

Trevor


It was an absolute pleasure dealing with Valerie. Not only did she help me find a property that had to fit all my specific set of requirements, but she was also able to help me consider options that I would otherwise not have thought of. Valerie is very responsible, and she very knowledgeable of the market and the different areas of Greater Vancouver. She is very committed to her clients, and works very hard in ensuring that you get your ideal property. You can also feel that she values all her clients, and goes the extra mile to make you feel that your business is appreciated. Valerie, I thank you once again for helping me find my home! I look forward to dealing with you again in the future.

Ian


We were extremely satisfied with the services that Valerie Laurendeau of RE/MAX Westcoast provided when we recently sold our family home and purchased a condo.  Valerie listened very carefully to all of our wants and needs and guided us every step of the way.  She is very professional, personable, caring and searched very hard to find us our wonderful new home.

Valerie constantly communicated to us and promptly provided answers to all of our questions.  We would not hesitate to recommend Valerie Laurendeau to anyone purchasing or selling a home.  Thank you, Valerie, for all your hard work and making it as easy as you could for us!

David and Carol


Val helped us find our first home.  She was thoughtful and considerate from the very beginning.  Finding the right first home was a daunting task but we’re so glad we had Val with us every step of the way.  She had answers to questions we never even thought to ask!  Most importantly, Val is honest about what she thinks of a home an we can always rely on her expertise.  If you’re looking for someone who is personable, dependable, and great to work with, consider giving Val a call!

Jeff and Carina


I had the privilege of dealing with Valerie for not only selling my condo but also purchasing my new house. On the Selling side, Valerie was able to assess the value of my condo and obtain the asking price within a very short period of time.  Valerie’s knowlege of the market and negotiating skills secured the sale with the critical requirements of a short closing time with minimal subjects. When shopping for a new house, Valerie’s commitment to arranging a private viewing at the times convenient to me was very helpful.

Even while on holidays, Valerie was available to discuss prospective properties.  Her commitment to following through with getting the required details to obtain the perfect property are admirable and would serve anyone well who is in the market and needs expert advice on all aspects of buying or selling a property.

Allen


My boyfriend met Valerie when he was looking for a bigger place for us. We were so impressed by Val’s service as she never said no when we asked her to show us a place, even if it was on a holiday.  She knew what we were looking for, and never pushed us to buy a place.  Even when there were 3 properties we wanted to see, she managed to arrange to view all 3 places the very next day. She found us an amazing place, good price, bright and spacious. I decided to sell my place and used her as my realtor.  Once again she was super professional, took amazing pictures of my place and got me the best price possible.

I recommend Val to anyone that is looking to buy or sell, as she truly looks out for her clients needs and not just the commission, and I will definitely use her again.

Alejandra 


Valerie helped us buy our first home. The house she found for us was not even on our radar. The home owners were very difficult to get in touch with and even arranging showings etc was difficult at best. She worked hard for us and through all the frustrations we had with the sellers she still managed to negotiate a good deal for us. After speaking with our new neighbours we found out that it was an even better deal than we thought.

I would trust Valerie with any future home purchases. Thank you so much for everything you did.

David and Julie


I first met Valerie when I was referred to Anita Chan and Austin Kay’s Realty group.  As a first time home buyer I was apprehensive and didn’t know where to begin.  From the beginning Valerie listened attentively to my needs and offered her knowledge and expertise where needed.  She was very knowledgeable of the market place in Richmond and Lower Mainland and did a lot of preliminary research for me to ensure I was only viewing condos which matched my needs.  She was very thorough and quick to respond to questions and if she did not have an answer she would always get back to me very quickly.  She helped me throughout the entire process from start to finish and definitely went above and beyond!  I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a home!

Marianne


My husband and I were expecting our first baby when we first met Valerie. We were desperate to find a place that was not only affordable but also suitable for our about-to-be-3-people little family. We were (still are actually) very happy with the house we ended up buying in one of the best neighborhood we could ever ask for. Valerie had made the whole process easy and smooth for us. She put everything into consideration and is a natural pro for this. We couldn’t have asked for a better agent and we were very lucky to have chose Val. She is now not only someone we used to work with but also a friend we can trust.

Lisa and Andy


Valerie helped my family to purchase our townhouse and also our apartment in the past. She is very knowledgeable and flexible to work with. She is also very efficient in suggesting potential listing and providing related details. It’s very lucky of us to have her help and professional advices during the purchase of our new home! We will definitely recommend her to our friends!

Mandy