"Helping you is what we do."
Left to Right: Brenda and Richard Jacques, Cheri Crause and Rick Hoogendoorn
Our combined years of experience, knowledge of the local market, and expertise as property investors, provide you with the edge you need in today's real estate market. Whether you're buying your first home, your fifth home, or downsizing to a retirement residence, we can help.
OUR TEAM
CHERI CRAUSE, CSA
Real Estate AgentCertified Senior Advisorformer Certified Financial Planner Cheri is a real estate agent with Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty, a real estate investor, and a former independent, certified financial planner. She relies almost exclusively on referrals (and the odd seminar) to expand her practice.
Cheri has been involved in the financial services industry since 1979. She started out doing administrative work for a life insurance agent, and began doing personal and estate tax returns two years later. In 1987, she expanded her offering to include the sale of mutual funds. During the 1980's, she was also involved in farm estate planning in Saskatchewan.
In 1990, Cheri moved to Victoria where she began building and expanding her business and skills. Her income tax preparation business was particularly successful, and at its peak, she was doing approximately 800 personal tax returns a year. She has now eliminated the investment and financial planning aspects of her business, preferring to concentrate on real estate.
Cheri is a former Certified Financial Planner (CFP), and a current Certified Senior Advisor (CSA). She is on the faculty of the Canadian Academy of Senior Advisors, training other professionals on the health, social and financial aspects of aging.
Cheri has three children. She lives with her partner, Rick Hoogendoorn.
RICK HOOGENDOORN, CSA
Real Estate AgentCertified Senior Advisor Rick Hoogendoorn is a real estate agent with Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty, a real estate investor, and a Certified Senior Advisor. In 2007, he was named as Canada's first Certified Senior Advisor of the Year for his work in helping to make Victoria a more senior-friendly city.
Before becoming a real estate agent, Rick was a real estate investor, an insurance agent, and an investment and personal financial advisor. However, he began his career as a television news and sports reporter in Vancouver.
Rick volunteers on the the board of the Family Caregivers' Network, an organization dedicated to providing education, resources, and non-financial support to unpaid family caregivers in the Greater Victoria area. He is also on the executive of the South Vancouver Island Classics' Soccer Association. When he is not selling houses, chances are you will find him on a soccer field somewhere in Greater Victoria.
BRENDA & RICHARD JACQUES
Real Estate Agents
Richard and Brenda Jacques have almost 40 years of experience as top producing real estate agents. Richard has 12 years experience as a volunteer firefighter, while Brenda is an artist, and a member of the Canadian Federation of Artists. She is also a 4th generation Victoria resident.
Over the years, Richard and Brenda have built their real estate practice primarily through referrals.
They are well known in central Alberta, and love helping Albertans relocate to the sunny climes of Vancouver Island.
Cheri Crause, Rick Hoogendoorn, Richard and Brenda Jacques
ROYAL LEPAGE COAST CAPITAL REALTY - OAK BAY
1933 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria, BC V8R 1C8
Phone: 250 592-4422
Toll Free: 1 800 263-4753
Fax: 250 592-6600