Why Our Team

“Josie and Valérie: yin and yang, left brain – right brain, the perfect complement. Josie is focused, analytical, and intensely driven. Valérie is calm, diplomatic, and instantly likeable. Both are brilliant and 100% dedicated to the client.” – Alexandra Muller-Gass, PhD

We boast 70 years of combined real estate experience and together we have sold over 3,400 properties in the GTA. We both began our real estate careers in a declining Toronto market in 1989, which provides us with a unique perspective.

Throughout each year, the real estate market experiences ups and downs. We believe “timing is everything” and our past experience allows us to read early signals and anticipate their impact on the market allowing us to make recommendations to ensure a positive result for our clients.

We are both well-respected REALTORS® and we are uncompromising when it comes to our reputation by always placing our client’s interest above all else.

What will get you the most money for your property is hiring an agent who can bring the most buyers to view your property. Our network of buyers and agents is extensive built up over many decades.  We tap into our massive database of buyers, our great relationship with other agents and our powerful marketing plan to bring an impressive number of potential buyers to view your property ensuring that you get the highest number of offers and the highest possible sale price.

• From 2013 up to & including 2023, we ranked #1 for units sold in C03.

• In 2023 #1 in C2 & C3 Combined in Units

• In 2023 #3 in C2 & C3 Combined in Volume

• In 2023 #6 out of 11,552 agents for units sold in all of Central Toronto (C01- C15).

• In 2023 our Average Sale is 107% vs TRREB Average of 101%, ($59,876 more on Avg. Sale Over List, across all of TRREB).

• In 2023, our average Days On Market for our listings is 10.3 vs TRREB average of 22.1 (53% faster than avg.)

• Statistics from TRREB data for only freehold/condo listings & buyer sales & does not include rentals, commercial transactions & all non-MLS sales.

Josie’s previous job experience and training as Director, Information Systems for Sanyo Canada brought critical thinking, the ability to analyze information, and strategic planning to the Josie Stern Team. We put these skills to use every day when we advise and represent you, delivering optimal results for your real estate needs.

Josie’s creative writing courses are paying off. We are known to use the power of language to market our listings in an eloquent way that grasps immediate buyer attention and interest. Also, Josie personally writes all our blogs with the objective to educate the consumer with the information to steer your own real estate experience. Our blog has been nominated one of the top 50 blogs to follow in North America in 2013 for the quality of its content.

Valérie has the expertise to advise you on renovation planning, as her father, an architect, has passed to her a great passion for this field. We advise our clients on the best use for their renovation dollars and provide advice on getting your home ready for sale to maximize the final selling price.

Valérie’s specialty and experience with selling investment properties allows us to give sound financial advice to maximize long term growth.

We are always thorough in everything we do for our clients. We are proactive — always thinking ahead, we anticipate instead of react to the ever-changing real estate market.

We provide every client with a detailed business plan that includes a state of the art marketing plan to achieve maximum exposure to just the right audience. The more potential buyers who view your home, the better the chances of interest from multiple buyers. We leave no stone unturned to accomplish this.

We perform our marketing magic to get as many buyers as possible through your house and strategize to generate as many offers as possible. Then we exercise master negotiating skills to get you top dollar for your most valued asset. We are known not only to live up to the expectations of our clients, but to exceed them.

“Josie was the perfect partner in helping us sell our home. She was careful to listen to our needs and then took charge to make it happen (from staging through final sale). She exceeded our expectations and we would recommend her if you want top dollar for your home.” – Luke and Samantha

When dealing with buyers, we implement unique and powerful strategies for you to come out the winner in this fast-paced real estate market. We don’t lose sight, though, that we’re dealing with your money and aim to secure your new house at the lowest possible price.

“Josie, Valérie and their team created the perfect scenario. They found our dream house and we procured it for less than asking in this frenzied seller’s market. It was another broker’s exclusive listing which Josie and Valérie heard about through their vast network of contacts.” – Carmen Woo & Jason Peterson

We work with a myriad of professionals to help clients from beginning to end. Marketing specialists, administrators, technology experts, lawyers, home inspectors, mortgage brokers, photographers, home staging consultants, painters, electricians, and handymen are all a part of our support team.

You can count on the Josie Stern Team to provide exceptional service throughout the buying and selling process. Our clients David and Dorothy summed it up: “You made us feel like we were your only clients.”

Understanding the special needs of every individual buyer and seller is crucial for client satisfaction. We know how important it is to listen and put ourselves in our client’s shoes before taking action.