Oliver Katz

Born in Melbourne, Australia Oliver has resided in BC since 1988 and here on the Island since 1994. Married to Julie for 25 years this year together they have two young daughters, as a family they are entrenched in the community.

Oliver is consistently recognized as one of the Victoria Real Estate Board's leading Realtors and as a recipient of the MLS Gold Award (recognizing the top 10% of all Realtors & highest award attainable) for the past 10 years Oliver has been recognized with the President's Gold Award acknowledging his sales achievements.

Oliver’s service oriented approach and his desire to negotiate the best possible price and terms for his client are the hallmarks of a career well into it's second decade. With DFH & The Sooke's Home Team local community based approach combined with the reach of the Victoria Real Estate Board's Multiple Listing Service via such avenues as Realtor.ca if your selling your home can be seen everywhere and for those looking for a home we can help you find it throughout the entire Victoria Region.

Helen Lochore

Helen moved from Calgary to Sooke seven years ago, welcoming the change of pace and quickly finding herself involved in many aspects of community life.
She began her real estate career with one of western Canada’s largest builder/developers and in 1991 overlapped her new home sales and marketing experience, with becoming licensed as a Realtor.  The experience gained in having lived and worked in Ontario, Alberta and BC, she has found of great benefit in the advice and representation she is able to offer clients, particularly those who are relocating.

Helen is an intuitive thinker who works tirelessly to help you achieve your real estate goals and is valued for her honesty, integrity and skills in marketing and negotiating.  She finds nothing more satisfying than doing everything she can to make the process of buying and selling real estate a good experience, respecting that it is one of the most important decisions of anyone’s lifetime.

She brings a caring attitude to everything she does and that along with her professionalism has resulted in her creating strong committed relationships and clients who don’t hesitate to refer her to their friends and family.

Helen has her real estate license for both BC and Alberta, with a team network that simplifies your transaction in either province.

We believe selling Real Estate is a team game rather than a solo effort.  With our team of motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic Realtors, all working together to sell your property you'll enjoy the power of exponential effort and faster results.

Each of our Realtors are exceptionally skilled real estate negotiators, who have honed their negotiation skills to ensure you get the best possible sales terms and price.

We carefully select our Realtors based on their teamwork, ethics, integrity and expertise.  Real estate is their passion and selling your property is their priority.

THE POWER OF EXPONENTIAL EFFORT EQUALS FASTER RESULTS

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide the highest level of service and achieve the best possible results for our clients.

OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATION

Our Realtors are known for exceptional communication with both buyers and sellers.

• Every call is promptly returned and contact followed up on
  
  
• As a Seller you receive weekly phone calls and calls during the week with market feedback.
  
  
• We ensure every administrate detail is triple checked to make sure your contract is smooth and trouble free. We provide you with honest communication and personal attention to make sure selling is an easy and enjoyable experience.
  
  

RESULTS ORIENTED

When selling a property naturally you want to achieve the best possible price.  That's why You want to list with successful Realtors who understand the Sooke market.  Our highly experienced Realtors with proven track records in smooth and successful sales are here to assist you in your every real estate need.

Our aim is to work closely with our clients to determine their needs and provide them with e best service possible, providing new ideas to save them time and more importantly money in their real estate transaction.

A strong focus on good old fashioned service merged with the latest in 'New Age' technologies is the aim of DFH & Sooke's Home Team.

Sooke's Home Team is a vibrant Real Estate sales force located in the heart of Sooke that values and understands the importance of building lifelong relationships with their clients - "Life Clients"

Our focus is to provide our clients with a unique service, superior to any other Offered in Sooke.  We are committed to going above and beyond our client's expectations to ensure the Real Estate experience is smooth & successful.

Sooke's Home Team offers provides its clients with a better way to handle their properties, founded on the principles of:

• Exceptional service
  
  
• Leveraged use of the internet for maximum results
  
  
• Strategic property marketing
  
  
• Streamlined systems
  
  
• Teamwork and team dynamics As a 'New Age' real estate sales team Sooke we specialize in the sale of residential property as well as some new home sales throughout the entire Sooke   Region. GOOD OLD FASHIONED SERVICE MERGED WITH THE LATEST 'NEW AGE' REAL ESTATE MARKETING TECHNOLOGIES
  
  

SMART MARKETING

We apply strategic marketing to achieve our sales results.  Every piece of marketing is selected with surgical precision to give you maximum return. Our state of the art database matching system ensure registered, qualified buyers are matched to your property.

• Superb high-quality digital images are captured - designed to showcase your property's best features.
  
  
• We leverage the power of the internet to give you maximum exposure.
  
  
• We utilize a network of private websites as well as well as harness the potential of Canada's leading Real Estate website along with Social media - all designed to drive high traffic to your property.
  
  
• Our in house graphic design team produces high quality marketing materials that professionally present your property to attract the right buyers.
  
  
• Extensive listings means constant pools of new buyers are attracted to Sooke's Home Team - this results in more buyers being exposed to your home creating higher demand and maximizing your sale's price.
  
  

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Never under estimate the power of local knowledge in selling property. Sooke's Home Team are local experts.  We intimately know every road and every street in the Sooke region.  We know the sales figures and unique features of property in Sooke.  We can accurately tell you the market for properties in your area and maximize  your return.  We can help you set the right pricing strategy so you don't leave money on the table.