Lauren Spencer – Coldwell Banker

My husband and I purchased another home back in Scotts Valley with the help of Lauren Spencer. When I say a 5 STAR… she is the very BEST Realtor in the Santa Cruz County! After owning 5 homes at one time, I would ask Lauren all over again for her assistance. We have purchased 4 homes with her assistance and sold 3. We also recommended her to 5 neighbors and friends who were extremely pleased with per professionalism. The brochure she did on our last home when it was for sale was a knock out. There’s a reason she has won «Best Realtor in Santa Cruz» because she performs to the very BEST!!!

Lauren is a true gem! Her incredible knowledge of the area and her expertise are matched only by how much she cares about her clients. With Lauren’s help, we bought our first home back in 2002 and she handled the sale when we left the area a few years later. Lauren’s local resources proved invaluable time and again whether we needed contractor references or restaurant recommendations.
When we returned to Santa Cruz County eight years later, we couldn’t imagine using anyone else to help us buy our dream home and once again, Lauren delivered. Her local knowledge continues to be a valued resource. If we ever find ourselves in need of a realtor, there’s no doubt who we’ll call.
Thanks Lauren!!”

Over the last 6 years I have bought two house and sold one with Lauren Spencer at Coldwell Banker. In 2014 alone, I purchased a home and sold one in 2014 so I have some great experiences to share. The purchase of the new home was complex and involved agricultural land and many other tricky aspects. For each item of concern, Lauren always had excellent contacts and references to address any of my concerns to deal with issues or render opinions I needed to evaluate the risks. If you live in this area you know it is a smaller population here with less choices. so knowing who to go to is critical! Lauren, although she has lived in the Aptos/​Capitola area for many years, is a really doer. Lauren gets things accomplished when I feel sometimes we here are a bit too «relaxed» and things can slip. Never with Lauren! She is easy to work with yet always on the ball and as a result helped us get the property at the right price with good knowledge. This despite the fact I was negotiating when I was temporarily out of the country. The other example is the house in Aptos that I sold this year. She professionally helped prepared the house and priced it right. IT SOLD IN 2 DAYS at list price! I have bought many properties in many states and Lauren is definitely tops! You won’t be disappointed.

Lauren Spencer was my agent in 1988 when I bought a Condominium and again in 1999 when I bought a house in Aptos. She was also my friend for 25 years.
Because of Lauren not disclosing that the house had 800′ of non-​permitted additions, my house was red tagged. The loss to me were aproximately $ 300,000 and several years that were total hell. Since I am a senior single woman, I will never recoup the money I lost. What I found most disturbing is that she perjured herself in a deposition. Shame on you Lauren!

Lauren just finished up selling our Aptos home for us.
It was not an easy sale in any way shape or form but Lauren remained cool calm and collected. Her professionalism really shined through even at moments when she could have said «I told you so!».
Lesson learned, never second guess a pro like Lauren.
Three thumbs up!

Lauren is the consummate professional in every way. She is eminently knowledgeable about the marketplace, incredibly thorough and diligent at every step of the process, and genuinely caring and thoughtful during what can be a stressful experience for many people.
Lauren guided us through the sale of our home from start to finish and over-​delivered by getting us multiple offers over asking price, within a week of listing on MLS! Lauren provided us with excellent guidance as we navigated the counter-​offer process and made sure that our best interests were considered and protected.
We strongly recommend Lauren to anyone looking to buy or sell property in the Santa Cruz area.

Lauren Spencer has been voted «Best.» for a good reason. When I decided to put my house on the market, I interviewed her and 2 others as well as considering a couple of friends’ referrals. Lauren stood out among all of them for her ability to listen to questions, answer them in an understandable way, and then to set out the plan for how the selling process would go. I offered ideas which were integrated into the plan. Lauren was always available when I texted (she’d offered that she’d be happy to communicate in the best way for me!). By the time the house went on the market, we already had a good idea of how the transaction would conclude. and it did. Lauren uses the same marketing media as many others but her photographer was a real artist and her advice that I followed worked successfully. I accepted one of the competing bids at the end of the first week on the market and the sale closed within another 3 weeks. Sure the house showed well but I believe the business end of it went smoothly due to Lauren’s expertise. I strongly recommend you consider her when you are ready to sell your own home.

Look no further.
Selling or buying Lauren and her team is who you want.

Wow, Lauren was fantastic! Never did I imagine that selling my house could be so easy! She responded immediately to my inquiry and promptly provided me with an excellent and professional marketing proposal. I knew instantly I was in the right hands. She gave me current and accurate information about my house and the recent market activity, and a property analysis summary showed what I could expect to receive for my home. This was all done without the Hard-​Sell technique which I really appreciated! The photographs posted of my home were top notch and showed the very best of my home! Thanks again Lauren, it truly was a delight to work with you!

Lauren was our realtor when I purchased my place 9 years ago with some investment partners. We had a timeline for purchase to roll over proceeds from sale of an investment property and she took two days out of her schedule just before Christmas that year to show us around and then to work up an offer for my current townhouse during New Year’s week. Her dedication has never flagged, and she made herself available a half dozen times since then to run value estimations and gather comps as we repeatedly considered refinancing options along the way. Most recently I was in a dilemma about whether to buy out my co-​owning partners or walk away and sell. Lauren provided great guidance and also worked up several estimation of value documents with complete comps for us during the process. My buy-​out escrow and refi process just closed today and I get to stay in my home. Thank you Lauren!

I met with a few realtors before choosing Lauren Spencer. She never placed any pressure on signing with her. We met a few times until I was ready. Lauren, always made herself available and was very amenable to my needs. She has great negotiating skills without needing to rely on an aggressive personality. In many ways she went above and beyond my expectations. I don’t typically write Unilocal reviews but I wanted to take the time to let other people know that I sincerely believe I could not have had such a successful outcome had Lauren Spencer not been involved.

I have referred Lauren to several friends knowing she would do a fantastic job selling their house. When we were ready to put our house on the market, Lauren was very professional and made sure we understood all the important stuff and spared us the details we didn’t Ned to know. She helped us make the correct decisions as to what improvements to make and what to leave in the table. She also help us understand what «disclosure» was and made sure we were 100% covered on any and all issues. I recommend talking to Lauren if even considering buying our selling a house.

I have been working with Lauren for almost 10 years now and she has alway projected the highest level of professionalism in all that she does. Lauren embodies all the best qualities of a first class realtor. I would highly recommend Lauren to anyone who is thinking bout buying or selling a home.

When my wife and I decided it was time to buy a house, we chose Lauren as our realtor. What a pleasant experience. She found a house that was in our budget, fit our lifestyle, and is now our home. I have recommended Lauren to friends who have had the same experience. Lauren takes the time to get to know her clients. Thank you for a guiding is through the process.

Amazing! She is more together than any realtor I’ve seen. She has books of recommendations from past clients. She has an organized way of approaching a home that evaluates value carefully and thoughtfully for the best results. No spur of the moment off-​the-​cuff guesses. This is obviously not just a hobby for her. She is well-​organized, methodical, and knowledgeable about the market. And it sure makes it easy with her being so nice!
Highly recommended!

Thank You Lauren for all of your help and guidance over the years!
Lauren began our home selling process with kindness and compassion — let’s face it, we get attached to our homes and the break-​up is sometimes very difficult.
We learned so much from Lauren while going through the process. We continue to use Lauren as a resource and contact her often, her experience had lead the way to much success for many happy customers.
If you want results and professionalism from a genuine person, GO WITH LAUREN SPENCER.