Welcome!

If you are looking to buy, sell or rent a Home or Condo in the Toronto central corridor, you’ve come to the right place!      

At the Lauretta Stewart Group we strive to provide a seamless real estate experience. Our expertise extends to all aspects of residential real estate with particular emphasis on strategic planning and negotiation to maximize the opportunity to fulfill (and at times exceed) the client’s expectation.

Our raison d'etre is our group leader Lauretta Stewart.

Lauretta is an acknowledged top performer in the Toronto real estate community with an enviable reputation among both her peers and her clients, many of who are repeat purchasers and sellers and an ongoing source of referrals.

Of course it hasn’t always been this way. Lauretta arrived in Canada 22 years ago from her homeland, South Africa. Landing in Toronto with nothing but a winning attitude and a burning desire to succeed in her new surroundings.

Drawing on a financial background and experience in computer sales Lauretta hit the road running. Within a week she had secured employment, purchased a car and was touring real estate brokerages across the length and breadth of the city selling a real estate, office management, software package.

While embarked upon this venture, several Realtors® suggested, that with her go-getter spirit, negotiating and people skills she should consider a career change and get on the other side of the desk….and become a real estate sales representative.

Sage advice!
Attaining her real estate license by nighttime correspondence, selling software during the week and real estate part time at week-ends, Lauretta slowly transitioned into a career she is passionate about and dedicated to.

Starting humbly, haltingly, Lauretta’s business has gradually evolved from tramping through neighbourhoods, door knocking and distributing self promotion flyer’s by day, and, evenings spent making ‘cold calls’, into a business driven predominantly by referrals from satisfied, loyal clients, some of whom hark back to those early beginnings 20 years ago.

Not only has Lauretta built a business; she’s built a ‘Brand’. Lauretta’s cartoon has become an instantly recognizable identity, differentiating her from the plethora of agents in the city. Initially, Lauretta’s colleagues, managers and even her friends questioned why she chose to go the ‘comic book’ route, saying it was not the way to go! But, it’s in Lauretta’s nature to zig when everyone else is zagging. Intuition and perseverance prevailed and the cartoon has become more than a quirky character. It’s become a logo, a corporate identity and a brand….and not just another retouched photograph.

Along the way, Lauretta has elevated her professional standing, becoming a Real Estate Broker. Lauretta has repeatedly been among Royal LePage’s Top 1% Nationally and is a Lifetime Member of the elite Royal LePage Chairmans Club. No mean achievement for an immigrant without a network of school chums or family friends to draw from when she first embarked upon a journey that really could have benefitted from roots in the community from the outset.

That’s history and the future looks bright and full of promise.