Our Journey
Our Journey
Once upon a time there was an entrepreneur by the name of William Henry (W.H.) Bosley. His journey began with a bang in the 1920's when W.H. assisted in the formation of what is now commonly referred to as The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB). Upon completing this historic feat, he ventured on to create his very own brokerage in 1928, originally known as W.H. Bosley & Co.
In 1953, William Henry sold the Brokerage to his two sons, Murray and Raymond Bosley. From 1928-1975, the brokerage quickly became known for assembling very large plots of land for future development on sites today known as Toronto City Hall, the downtown Bank of Nova Scotia, Stelco, Erie Steel and lastly, the Ford Plant located in Oakville.
In 1985, Raymond's son, Thomas Bosley, purchased the brokerage from his father and uncle. After spending over 15 years working in the family business, Tom chose to forge his own path. He quickly retooled the brokerage from what was previously known as a commercial brokerage with an extensive appraisal division (Murray's speciality) to what is now known to be an incredible and innovative residential real estate company. Residential real estate was Tom's passion and you can feel that every day walking through the floors of our homey offices.
The Bosley's contribution to organized real estate in Ontario and beyond is unparalleled. Every Bosley leader has at one time been President of the Toronto Real Estate Board - Ann Bosley included! Throughout the years, Bosley has had...
9 TREB Presidents
5 RECO Chairmen
3 CREA Presidents
2 OREA Presidents
...as part of our leadership team. To say we have experience would be an understatement! Today, the company houses 200+ successful residential Realtors in 6 branches throughout the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. As we move forward with the fourth generation, Christan Bosley, the future is bright. We remain a 100% Canadian, family owned and operated brokerage and we continue to be proud of the success of our past, present and future. It is our goal to remain your trusted Real Estate Advisors for years to come!
If you are interested in a more detailed family tree, feel free to continue reading here.
Testimonials
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Sean is more than your typical Real Estate Agent. He is a true professional in his field and he goes above and beyond for every single customer. As I decided what the next step for my Real Estate needs would be, Sean spent a great amount of time going through all the options, analyzing what would be best for my particular needs and guided me on the execution, which went flawlessly. He knows the market, he truly cares about his clients, and his level of service is simply impeccable. I will be entrusting Sean in all my future Real Estate needs and I highly recommend him to trust yours.
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- Karolina Kluczewski
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Professional, attentive, understanding and knowledgeable. We are very pleased with Sean's work and would highly recommend him to our family and friends. He did a great job with helping us sell and buy our new property.
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- Ilinca and Sinan Colpan
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Sean was very adept at helping us to identify our needs, wants and objectives.
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- Robert Mitchell
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As a first time buyer there was a lot about the process I didn't know. Fortunately for me I had Sean to help me every step of the way. Whenever I had a question he was there to answer. Whenever I had to make a decision he was there to provide guidance. He was helpful, informative and patient with me and I ended up buying a great condo in a great building and a great neighbourhood that I'm really excited about. I'd absolutely recommend Sean to anyone looking to buy or sell.
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- Jesse Valianes
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Sean Holmes definitely knows his stuff! Home buying is a challenging adventure, with lots of twists and turns along the way. Sean helped us understand the process, listened to our needs and sat with us to create our list of 'must haves'. He was patient, knowledgeable, and always had our best interests at heart. Prompt and professional Sean never cut corners and made sure that we felt comfortable with our decisions. After a thorough search of the market, Sean found us our dream home :) We can't thank him enough and would recommend him as an agent (and person) any day of the week.
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- Tanya and Jarrett Flindall
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Sean Holmes was/is a godsend. I had a VERY short amount of time to find my place and somehow he managed to pull it off. He is extremely professional, courteous and friendly and really seems to go the extra mile for his clients. I could not recommend and trust someone more in the real estate business then him!
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- Jordan Howard
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It has been a pleasure to speak and work with Sean. He is professional, efficient and is well knowledge on the market and trends. Any time I had a question, or required information he got back to me promptly and provided all the information I required. I cannot state enough what an amazing and reliable agent Sean is and I look forward to working with him once again in a near future!
Thank you once again Sean!
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- Richard Toledo
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As first time home buyers, we are so happy we had Sean to work with us on our purchase. We knew we wanted to purchase a condo in Toronto, and knew we wanted to act fast. We had a few real estate agents in mind and met with all of them to discuss. During our meeting with Sean, we were convinced that he was going to be the guy to make our dream come true. His understanding of the market and knowledge of the buying process gave us a sense of assurance when making the biggest purchase of our lives. We must have sent him hundreds of messages and he was always there to offer his expertise and invaluable advice in a timely manner. Sean made the whole process fun with his lightheartedness and calm and friendly demeanour, but his experience shines through every step of the way. We have and will recommend Sean to all our friends looking to get into the market or looking to sell their home.
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- Stefanie Lam
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We interviewed several real estate agents before our sale, but as soon as we met Sean the choice was clear. If you meet him for an interview you will know what I mean. His understanding of how to achieve the ideal sale is in a different stratosphere compared to others. You will feel entirely comfortable leaving everything to him because his management philosophy is top notch and he leaves nothing to chance. He will utilize the skills of his professional team to tease out the absolute best price for your property. Sean achieved a sales price we didn't think was possible! I would use Sean's service again without thinking twice!
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- David Carere
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Sean is an amazing realtor who above all is extremely patient! My husband and I are very indecisive and picky. Sean was able to listen to our needs and apply them with the upmost care. He made sure we felt extremely comfortable in our new home and continues to follow up with us to this date. We've never met a realtor who cared more than him. We are planning on moving next spring and are going to use Sean yet again!
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- Ryan Morin
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Excellent, professional and caring.
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- Stacey Faloon
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My Wife and I couldn't have been happier with our Realtor. Sean Holmes was definitely along for the ride with us on the nearly 2 year journey, ever patient along the way. Incredibly thorough and meticulous with his follow up and attention to detail. Highly recommended for anyone who may be entering the market on either side (Buying or Selling).
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- Sean Perkins
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Sean Holmes is reliable and made this experience feel flawless. Great service!! Best agent ever!
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- Aimara Toledo
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Sean is considerate, kind, caring and highly competent in his ability to market real estate. Highly Recommend Sean for his talents in this industry. Thank you for all your help and speedy rental of our Condo. We appreciate it greatly, Mark
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- Mark Stewart
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After interviewing numerous real estate agents when we were looking to sell our Lawrence Park Home, we decided to go with Sean Holmes from Bosley Realators. It turns out we made the correct choice, his superior knowledge and guidance enabled us to maximize the selling price of our home during the turmoil of the Sping 2017 market. We would highly recommend Sean to anyone selling their home. I even used him a second time to sell my Mothers Condo with the same excellent result.
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- Geoff and Joanne Ackland
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Sean is attentive, responsive, knowledgeable and excellent to work with. He is objective, transparent, trustworthy and has your best interest (as a buyer of an investment property in my case) in mind.
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- Karen Mak
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A pleasure to work with my agent Sean Holmes. He made the very stressful process of selling a home become a smooth and positive experience. His professionalism and constant availability was very much appreciated.
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- Carla Alvarez
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Sean was very attentive while selling my condo. His hands on approach during the selling process put my mind at ease. As a first time seller he was always available to answer my questions and I had a lot. I was under a bit of a time crunch and I had to sell quickly. Sean sold my condo in 5 days! I highly recommend him!
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- Elizabeth Innes
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Wonderful experience
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- Louis-Philipe Deslauriers
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Sean is a FABULOUS real estate agent. He is the perfect combination of incredible knowledge and experience, as well as a good listener who understood and found exactly what I wanted. He took the time to patiently explain the nuances of the Toronto market to me (I was new to it), and he was always on the ball with communication- responded within the hour to emails, and always had the background information on properties of interest. During negotiations for my purchase, Sean equipped me with all the information I needed to make a sound decision and navigate the deal. I couldn’t imagine going to anyone else for my real estate needs- what a gem!
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- Neesha Fernandes
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Sean’s market insights, patience, and all-around calming influence made buying my first condo in the crazy Toronto market a huge success. Sean was very helpful in explaining the entire buying process to me, from applying for my mortgage to taking possession. As a first-time buyer I had been uneasy about the process so this really helped put me at ease. Sean brought me to see a ton of condo options around the city and set me up with alerts so I could see relevant new listings. Over the course of a couple of months Sean brought me to see several units based on what I told him I wanted in a perfect condo as well as a group of units that didn’t exactly fit the mold I set out. His advice was that I should get the best idea of what is available before I commit to buying something that isn’t the best place I could get and that he was more than happy to take the time to show me my possibilities. In the end, this is exactly what I needed because I was able to find a place that had all of the features I wanted and a few others I didn’t know I wanted until I saw them. I placed bids on two units and got the second one. Where Sean really added value was in keeping me rational in the bidding process. The first unit I bid on went for significantly over asking, and well outside my stated price range. Sean helped bring me back down to earth and to understand that there were other units out there for me before I bid myself into buyers remorse. Lo and behold, a few short weeks later we found my perfect unit and, with Sean’s help, I was able to get it within my budget.
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- Andrew Innes
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An Agent with integrity!
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- Mario Marchese
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