Holmgren & Associates Broadway, Oakland

Mr. Holmgren is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. He kept us informed every step of the way thru a very difficult situation. John helped us understand all available options and helped ease our stress. We felt optimistic knowing that we could depend on John's guidance. We highly recommend anyone that needs the assistance of a mortgage broker to call Hohn...you will be glad you did!

I met Sheila Perez several years ago when I bought my first property. Since then, I relocated and purchased another home. Due to the pandemic, my circumstances changed, and I went through the refinance process. Sheila was more than just a mortgage advisor. She is a magician, the best kind. The mortgage is a significant portion of our monthly expenses, and Sheila showed kindness and interest in finding the best solution to remedy my financial situation. She helped me develop and execute a plan to support my financial goals. Her knowledge and experience made the process seamless. She saved me twice, and I am forever grateful for that. I highly recommend her services.

I had a great experience obtaining both a home mortgage and a refinance with Jim Valler. His attention to detail and willingness to explain everything along the way was a great help in this tedious process. I highly recommend working with him.

Jim was so communicative and helpful while we navigated this process. Being new to this geographic market, he took the time to make sure we understood our options and make informed decisions that made sense for us.

John Holmgren is an amazing lending agent. He worked very hard for us, always kept us informed of what pieces of information we needed for each submission and worked hard to ensure that our lending process went smoothly. We really appreciate how quick he was to respond and all of his help. We would strongly recommend using him in the future.

Sheila Perez at Holmgren & Associates is outstanding. Honest, genuine, direct, an excellent and prompt communicator. She knows the real estate and mortgage business well and ensured that I was a well-educated buyer by the end. I am so grateful to have worked with Sheila and Holmgren for my first home buying experience. And their products are outstanding. A mortgage lender is often a long term relationship and I'm grateful to have found Sheila and the team at Holmgren.

John and his Team were fantastic to work with - and provided my. clients with an incredibly smooth and on-time Closing - which was noi small feat considering our short-timelines and long Holiday Weekend in the middle of our Escrow! Great job, John and Team!

Very knowledgable and communicative, which are important traits in a lender. Sheila was customer focused and wanted the transaction to proceed as we had planned, and did everything she could to make it so. Very smooth transaction, no bumps or surprises, which is the hallmark of a good transaction -- when nothing goes wrong even though there is a lot happening behind the scenes it seems like nothing happened and that everything was easy, which is how it should be! Many thanks and I will continue to recommend Sheila to my East Bay buyers.

We owe John a debt of gratitude. From the first call we had with him, I felt extremely confident he had our best interest in mind. He was patient as we changed from looking for a duplex property in the bay area to a single family home in Sacramento, always giving us the right guidance on what we qualified for. When it came time to getting our financial documents in order, he was ready and available, even on short notice. His office staff were wonderful to work with as well, responding quickly and efficiency so there were no delays in the loan process. I highly recommend Holgrem and Associates, we could not have asked for a better experience. Thank you John!

John Holmgren (and especially Jim Valler, with whom I've worked on a mortgage and a recent refinance) are the best in the biz. Simply tops. They consistently go above-and-beyond the call of duty and provide excellent, excellent customer service. Total pros.