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Testimonials

Shona & John exceeded our expectations as professional realtors for selling our home.  They were strategic in positioning our home for the market, and their advice on staging, timing, and pricing was deliberate and invaluable.  Our home sold quickly and for significantly more than we were asking.  They are strong communicators, and were able to leverage their reputation and professional network to our tremendous benefit.  John & Shona represented our home with genuine enthusiasm and they were honest in how they conveyed to prospective buyers the value of the home.  Upon reflection, it is their integrity that stands out.  They took us under their care, asked us to trust them, guided us through each step, and over-delivered.  They work as a team, and they complement each other perfectly.

Shawnee and Michael 

It has been an absolute pleasure working with Shona Scappaticci as my realtor in selling my home. She worked together with me to figure out some simple things I could do to get my house ready for showing; and when they were done, I couldn't believe the difference they made! Always cheerful and positive, I believe Shona really cares about her clients and meeting their needs. She arrived promptly for scheduled meetings and responded in a very timely way to texts, emails, and phone calls regarding my many questions and concerns. I was a nervous home seller and Shona helped alleviate my fears. I felt I was well cared for.

My house was on the market for six days and sold for higher than the asking price. I am very happy with how everything worked out.

Thank you, Shona, for your very capable management of my home sale.

Marlene Huebert

Working with Barbara-Ann was truly a great experience. We were so pleased by this hard working individual that we would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell their house. From the start she advised on on many ideas that would help sell our current house including staging, the several items that needed attention in order to get a better response from perspective buyers, and her attention to detail which would have been overlooked by us. 

We are long time clients of Shona Scappaticci. We were placed in Barbara-Ann's capable hands while Shona and John travelled to Saskatchewan for a weekend. We of course had mild reservations about dealing with someone new with the major 'mid-life' lifestyle decision of down-sizing to a condo. I have to say it was love at "first email" with Barbara-Ann! She was respectful of our wants and needs, but also opened our eyes to some other interesting options. Her honesty and sincerity was delightful, and of course the splash of humour made our experience amazing. Her faith, integrity and professionalism are all characteristics that make us respect and admire Barbara-Ann whoreheartedly!

All three of our kids LOVE Barbara-Ann, and believe me they are hard to please! You'll understand when I explain that one is a teenager and two are young adults. We still send the odd email to Barbara-Ann just to keep in touch, but also to tease her or share a funny story. We believe we have been blessed by Barbara-Ann and are pleased that we have made a friend and experienced a very capable professional, who definitely has found her calling in serving others through her work. Through buying our condo and selling our home with Barbara-Ann's assistance, we have very fond family memories of the whole experience.

So fear not who are put in the hands of Barbara-Ann in Shona & John's absence! I would like to say that will will experience a gift that can not be fully explained through these words. Thank you Shona and JOhn for introducing us to Barbara-Ann and sharing your "treasure" with our family!

- Many Blessings, Michele Carruthers

I just want to take this opportunity to thank Shona and Barbara-Ann for all the help with selling my parents home and the purchase of my parents condo.  These two ladies went far beyond our expectations.  Their kindness, and big hearts were greatly appreciated during such a BIG move!  I will definitely  recommend your team to everyone I know. 

-Blessings from Alda Fawcett and the gang!!

PS - Shona your bread was FABULOUS, yum yum!

We had initially tried to sell our house through comfree and had found the experience rather stressful. Although comfree generated a lot of viewers, it seemed like we had no serious buyers coming through. Shona and John did a great job of alieviating our stress and ensuring the sale of our house was concluded quickly and at the price that we wanted. We would thoroughly recommend their service and found them to be both professional and personable.
-M. Stacey

Buying your first home can be a daunting endeavour, but Shona and her team of professionals at Realty Executives First Choice made our experience both easy and enjoyable. 

Being new to the city of Winnipeg, we had no idea on where or how to begin the process purchasing a home. From the open house to possession date was a mere 21 days, leaving us with a long list tasks and a very short period of time in which to get them accomplished.  Shona offered us advice and provided guidance on all of the aspects from making an offer, setting up our mortgage, scheduling a home inspection and choosing a Lawyer.  Not only was it a pleasure to deal with the members of Realty Executives, but all of the other individuals her firm recommended.  Each of these experts made sure that we accomplished the various steps and ensured that they were done correctly the first time.

If the choice was presented to us again, we can say without a doubt that we would definitely choose Shona and her team.  If you are in need of a real estate agent, make Realty Executives your first choice (pun intended).

Shona Thank You again for everything you have done to help us in purchasing a home that we absolutely love.
-Cassie & Andrew

 My husband and I decided to try and sell our house using Comfree. We thought we would be able to sell it ourselves and save the commission. A Comfree employee came out to talk to us and take pictures of the house to use for their website. We also received some basic feature sheets for prospective buyers. And after that we were on our own. We paid for an ad in the Free Press and posted one on Kijiji. We were not given a proper appraisal and we priced it much higher than we should have. We showed the house a number of times, mostly to curious neighbours. We received one low offer and ended up taking it off the market.

This spring we decided to hire the services of a real estate agent. We came across Realty Executives First Choice website and called Shona Goulden & Associates.  Shona and John came to our house and we hit it off right away. We appreciated the way they conducted themselves in a friendly yet professional manner. We knew we could trust them with the sale of our home, which is very dear to us after living and raising three children in it for over 27 years. That’s a lot of memories! I can tell you with all honesty that they took care of every detail along the way for us. They always had time to answer our questions and address our concerns, with kindness and just the right amount of humour. We had several showings over five days, all qualified buyers this time, and the house was sold in less than a week. It’s obvious that it was priced perfectly, and marketed expertly. We had no idea it would be so easy for us.

A co-worker of my husband’s was having trouble selling their house with Comfree, so he told them about our experience with Realty Executives and Shona and John, and now they are on the verge of selling their house too. I know I will be referring them again and again because I know they will not be disappointed. They are so good at what they do, but more than that, they have very big hearts. It’s not what you might expect in the real estate business, but there you have it. We want to thank Shona and John for all they have done for us and to wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

Sincerely,
Bev Spooner and Craig Brinton