William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty - Old Lyme Brokerage

Negative experience: Stay away from Sotheby's, Old Lyme. While some good agents may exist there, certainly not so for the "A" team consisting of Allyson Cotton and Liz Squillacote. I started with them and they quickly lost interest when my house didn't sell the first weekend. They were dismissive and condescending when I asked for a strategy. It was so unpleasant that I switched to Jessica Blancato, who was no better. I have bought and sold a total of 7 homes before this house in Old Lyme, and have had very smooth transactions working with agents from William Raveis, Coldwell Banker, REMAX, and Country Living. So it never occurred to me that realtors could be so awful until I worked with these three from Sotheby's, Old Lyme. While they do work for 2 1/2 percent commission, (as many agents do,) the unnecessary stress created, arrogant attitude, and lack of care resulted in an awful experience for me. Seller/buyer beware!

Fantastic experience: My agent was and is top notch.Georgia is just so nice and has a great personality.she is a hard worker,and in my book .she deserves employee of the yr award or at least be recognized.

Fantastic experience: This review is of Georgia LaBonne at the Old Lyme William Pitt Sotheby’s office. Thank you Georgia for a stress free land purchase! You made the whole process enjoyable and seamless. We really enjoyed meeting you. We highly recommend Georgia - she is a very professional, by-the-book realtor who will get the job done to your 100% satisfaction. She went over and above to make sure we were educated on the land purchase, as well as connected us with builders to make the process complete.

Fantastic experience: Dave was helpful and knowledgeable, He made the process seemless, and always returned my phone and text messages in fast time! I would highly recommend. I am very happy and satisfied!

Fantastic experience: Sotheby's Realty was amazing and I cannot say enough great things about our realtor Georgia L. She is a true gem and we could not have done this without her!!

Fantastic experience: Georgia Labonne made what is generally a stressful and overwhelming process as easy as possible. She goes above and beyond to earn the trust of her clients. Everything went as smoothly as possible with her as our realtor. I would recommend her to all friends and family, she is a gem and we appreciate her service very much.

Fantastic experience: Alex Brigandi found me the perfect home for me and provided assistance throughout the transaction. He also sold my existing unit in record time and for a great price.

Fantastic experience: Alex was very professional and knowledgeable. Made buying a home very easy and was able to close the deal in less than 3 weeks

Fantastic experience: Georgia made the process of selling my house seemless. I trusted in her knowledge, listened to her guidance and had immediate results. I had many showings and ultimately a quick sale. I would highly recommend and would definitely use again.

Fantastic experience: Alex B. was incredibly helpful throughout our home buying process! This was our first time purchasing a home and he was willing to accommodate all of our interests as well as providing his own expertise based on what we were saying to provide additional recommendations of listings we might be interested in. This is actually what we ended up going with and we could not be happier with our purchase! Would 100% recommend working with Alex in search of a new home!

Fantastic experience: Alyson and Liz (the A team ) were great, they went above and beyond what we expected, when we were selling our house. We would highly recommend them.

Fantastic experience: Kudos to Georgia LeBonne. Exceptional effort in securing and finalizing the sale of our home. Thanks Jeffrey Tishler

Negative experience: Unfortunately, our buying experience through this agency was less than stellar. Misrepresentations by one of its sales agents were made about the features of a new development that turned out to be false. Lessons learned - GET ALL things in writing because sales pitches here are simply to motivate a sale, not represent with integrity...

Fantastic experience: Georgia is phenomenal! I cannot express enough gratitude toward her for all her guidance and help with our selling process! Highly, highly recommend her for all your realtor needs!

Fantastic experience: Recently we engaged with Robin Linares as seller’s agent to help us sell our Connecticut home for our move to Michigan. We found from the start that Robin really knew what she was doing, was very easy to work with, and was extremely responsive to our numerous texts. She made the whole process go about as smoothly as it possibly could. We were very pleased with how things went, from initial meetings to closing day and follow-up. We’ve worked with numerous realtors over our decades, and Robin is probably the best we’ve had the pleasure of working with.

Fantastic experience: Zoe Zrakas was a pleasure to work with...always caring, extremely knowledgeable, always on top of every situation, and we always felt confident with her. This was the third time we had worked with Zoe, and we'd definitely work with her in the future.

Fantastic experience: We had great positive experience working with Robin Linares as our buying agent. She is awesome.

Fantastic experience: Georgia is wonderful, extremely helpful, understanding and very professional

Fantastic experience: I met Alex at an open house that I attended on a whim as I was driving by. I kept his card and when it became evident that I was going to need to move to the area he was the first person I thought of. He was kind, thoughtful, conscientious and extremely supportive during the process. I will recommend him to anyone I know who is moving.

Fantastic experience: Dave Thomas is great!

Fantastic experience: M.J. was perfect!

Fantastic experience: As far as realtors are concerned, Georgia Labonne is the best option and my only option moving forward!

Fantastic experience: We had a very problematic sale, but our real estate agent "India Cleckley" handled everything as a professional. She dealt with all issues as a total professional. Thank you!

Fantastic experience: Zoe Zrakas was professional, available, and responsive throughout our property purchase. I highly recommend Zoe.

Fantastic experience: Zoe is awesome! Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: MILLION DOLLAR SEVICE Professional, knowledgeable, and just countless extras to make your home stand out. They were very down to earth and easy to communicate and work with. Attentive to your schedule and routines and what you place value in, they are very intuitive to meet what your desires are. I would without any hesitation highly recommend Smyth Realty Team to represent you whether you are buying or selling.

Fantastic experience: Tim Bray is top notch! If you have a real estate need, call Tim.

Fantastic experience: Robin linares is fantastic! She is FAST with texts and emails which is super important in this competitive market. Robin was very patient with us. We nagged her to look probably double the amount of homes as normal buyers, but she never gave up on us. Covid definitely slowed our search down, when I would get discouraged she was always very positive and gave lots of hope. We talked to her almost everyday about houses for the past year before finding our dream home. If it wasn’t for Robin’s fast communications someone else would have bought the house from under us. Robin was always on-top of any questions or concerns we had during the buying process. She also provided us with great recommendations for inspectors and other contractors. We closed yesterday, I actually said to my wife how Robin will forever be considered a friend and I hope she can come to our house for drinks when it’s done!

Fantastic experience: Dylan was amazing with the purchase of my home. He was extremely professional and knowledgeable about the home and the area. He helped me find the perfect home and made it as simple as possible. Dylan and his team answered all questions quickly and professionally. I would highly recommend them for your next home purchase or to help you sale your home!

Fantastic experience: If you are looking for an amazing realtor who will support you, fight for you and will find you the home of your dreams then I would highly recommend Mantas Laureckis. I loved working with Mantas and will definitely use him the next time I buy a place.

Fantastic experience: Dylan LaGrandeur and Mantas L are fantastic. Responsive, social media savvy, and smart. I have recommended to numerous people that if they want to sell their home quickly, Dylan and Mantas are the answer.

Fantastic experience: Stacey was great, she exceeded our expectations. We matched with Stacey on a Zillow request to see a home. After Stacey showed us that house and two other similar homes, we decided to continue using Stacey as she is friendly, has a positive attitude, and did not just push for a sale but wanted us to find a great home! Stacey was available at a moments notice and extremely quick to respond throughout the entire home buying process. I highly recommend Stacey to anyone looking to buy or sell a home!!

Fantastic experience: Shelby Vance was the best agent I’ve ever worked with. Exactly what anyone would want when buying a home. Very knowledgeable, very accommodating, and very helpful with the never ending mortgage process.

Fantastic experience: Wonderful agents who know their jobs and the market.