About Elena
Twelve years in the same five neighbourhoods
I registered in 2014, worked two years in leasing before I sold anything, and I still take lease listings. It is the reason I can tell a buyer what a basement unit is really worth.
The same agent at a kitchen island with a client, paperwork and a laptop between them, mid-sentence. Working, not smiling at camera.
src/assets/demos/real-estate-agent/agent-about.jpgThe short version
I grew up two streets from where I now work, which is either a good sign or a very small life depending on who you ask. I registered in 2014 and spent the first two years almost entirely in rentals, because that is what a new agent gets.
That turned out to be the useful apprenticeship. Leasing teaches you what a unit is actually worth to somebody who has to live in it, and it teaches you to answer a phone. Both of those are still how I work.
I take on fewer files than most agents on purpose. If you have ever been passed to an assistant halfway through a purchase, you already know why.
What you can hold me to
You get me
Not a team member, not an assistant. The person at the showing is the person who writes the offer.
Same-day reply
Every enquiry, seven days a week. If I am at a showing it will be short, but it will come the same day.
The comparables, unedited
Including the ones that argue against my number. You cannot make a decision on half the sheet.
No pressure to sign
A representation agreement comes when you want one, not before I will show you anything.
Recently sold
A sample of closed sales. Sold price against list, and how long it took.
| Where | Type | Listed | Sold | On market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farrier Walk, Aldershot | Bungalow | $899,000 | $941,000 | 6 days |
| Halyard Gate, Millcroft | Detached | $1,399,000 | $1,372,000 | 21 days |
| Brant Mill Lane, Downtown | Condo apartment | $649,000 | $641,000 | 14 days |
| Wrenfield Common, The Orchard | Semi-detached | $1,025,000 | $1,060,000 | 4 days |
| Kilbourn Lane, Waterdown | Townhouse | $849,000 | $838,000 | 33 days |
Street and area only — a sold record is somebody's home and somebody's finances. On a live site this list is published with the seller's consent or not at all.
The areas, honestly
What actually trades in each one, and who tends to buy there.
Downtown Burlington
Condo stock between six and twenty-two storeys, plus a thin band of century semis behind Brant. You can live here without a car; you cannot park a second one.
Typically One- and two-bedroom condos, $2,000–$3,200 to lease
Aldershot
Post-war bungalows on deep lots, most of them within ten minutes of the GO. It is the part of town where the lot is worth more than the house, which cuts both ways.
Typically Bungalows and second-unit conversions, $850k–$1.1m
Tyandaga
Seventies subdivisions against the escarpment, with mature trees and a lot of original kitchens. The ravine backings are the ones that move fastest.
Typically Four-bedroom detached, $1.1m–$1.4m
The Orchard
Late-nineties and 2000s family stock, narrow lots, two elementary schools inside the loop. Bought by people with a five-year-old and sold by people with an eighteen-year-old.
Typically Semis and towns, $950k–$1.2m
Millcroft
The larger detached homes around the golf course, most built between 1990 and 2005. Big rooms, big driveways, and the price band to match.
Typically Four- and five-bedroom detached, $1.3m–$1.8m
Waterdown
Newer builds and freehold towns on the Hamilton side of the line, ten minutes to the 403. The commute is why people look here and the taxes are why they stay.
Typically Freehold towns, $780k–$950k
Start with a phone call
Twenty minutes, no agreement to sign, and a straight answer about whether I am the right agent for it.