Golfi Real Estate
Golfi Real Estate
Golfi Real Estate
Gina Gratta, REALTOR®
Gina GrattaREALTOR® · RE/MAX Escarpment · AREN & PREN
Golfi Real Estate

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Meet Gina Gratta

Your Trusted REALTOR® Across Hamilton, Halton, Niagara & Brantford

With over 10 years of real estate experience, Gina Gratta is a REALTOR® with RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty, proudly serving Hamilton, Burlington, Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Dundas, Binbrook, Caledonia, Brantford, Niagara, and surrounding communities. A McMaster University graduate with a background in customer service, Gina is known for her professionalism, strong negotiation skills, and personalized approach. Whether you're buying your first home, upgrading, downsizing, investing, or selling, she provides honest advice, strategic marketing, and dedicated support to help clients achieve the best possible results with confidence.

  • 10+ years of real estate experience
  • RE/MAX 100% Club — 2024 & 2025 · Agent of the Year 2024
  • AREN & PREN designations
  • McMaster University graduate
  • Serving Hamilton, Burlington, Halton, Niagara & Brantford

10+

Years Experience

5

Areas Served

2

Pro Designations

Your Ontario Home-Buying Journey

How I Guide You Home

Buying a home across Hamilton, Halton, Niagara or Brantford shouldn't feel overwhelming. Here are the six steps we'll walk through together — from your first pre-approval all the way to the day I hand you the keys.

1. Get Pre-Approved & Sign a BRA

We start by getting you pre-approved with a trusted lender or mortgage broker so you know your true budget — including how the federal stress test affects it. Then we sign a Buyer Representation Agreement (BRA), which under Ontario's TRESA rules lets me officially represent you and put your interests first.

2. Define Your Needs & Search

Together we build your wish list — must-haves, nice-to-haves, budget and the neighbourhoods that fit your life, whether that's Stoney Creek, Burlington, Ancaster, St. Catharines or Brantford. I then set up a personalized search so you see the right homes first, before they hit the crowd.

3. Tour Homes Together

I book the showings and walk through each home with you, pointing out both the value and the red flags — dampness, aging roofs or furnaces, awkward layouts. You'll never feel rushed, and you'll always have an honest second opinion in the room.

4. Make an Offer (APS) & Negotiate

When you find the one, I prepare your Agreement of Purchase and Sale on the standard OREA forms, arrange your deposit (held in the listing brokerage's trust account) and negotiate price, closing date and terms. As a Accredited Real Estate Negotiator, this is where I earn my keep — especially in multiple-offer situations.

5. Satisfy Your Conditions

Most offers include conditions that protect you: a home inspection, a financing condition while your lender finalizes the mortgage, an appraisal, and — for a condo — a review of the status certificate. We work through each one carefully so you can waive them with confidence, never recklessly.

6. Close With Your Lawyer — Keys!

Your real estate lawyer handles title, registration and your closing costs — Ontario land transfer tax, legal fees and title insurance. Closing typically lands about 30 to 60 days after your offer is accepted, and on that day the home is officially yours. Welcome home.

Gina Gratta guiding home buyers
Touring a home in Hamilton
Keys to a new Ontario home
The Buyer's Agent Advantage

Why Work With Me

In most purchases, having me in your corner costs you nothing directly — the seller's brokerage typically pays the commission, and the details are spelled out clearly in your Buyer Representation Agreement (and always negotiable). Here's what I bring to your side of the table:

  • Deep local insight across Hamilton, Halton, Niagara & Brantford
  • I handle the paperwork and never miss a deadline — APS, deposits & conditions
  • I coordinate your lender, home inspector and real estate lawyer
  • I spot red flags before they become expensive surprises
  • As a Accredited Real Estate Negotiator, I fight for your price and terms

Ready to begin? Get in touch with me any time — I'd love to help you find home.

Our Mission

Our Mission & Vision

A Personal Approach to Real Estate

Backed by RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc., Brokerage, Gina Gratta combines big-brand resources with genuinely personal service — helping buyers, sellers, and investors across Hamilton, Burlington, Halton, Niagara & Brantford make confident, well-informed moves.

My Mission

To make every real estate journey clear, honest, and stress-free — putting your goals first at every step and treating your biggest decisions with the care they deserve.

My Promise

Straight advice, diligent preparation, and skilled negotiation on your behalf — so you always know where you stand and never feel rushed into a decision.

Golfi Real Estate
Golfi Real Estate
Golfi Real Estate
Golfi Real Estate

Trusted, Local, 5-Star Service

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Why Choose Gina

Honest Advice, Strategic Marketing & Real Results

Backed by a McMaster education and a background in customer service, Gina Gratta pairs true professionalism with a genuine, personalized approach — guiding first-time buyers, upgraders, downsizers, investors, and sellers alike toward the best possible result.

With over 10 years serving Hamilton, Halton, Niagara & Brantford, Gina brings deep knowledge of Hamilton, Halton & Niagara to every transaction.

Gina's strong negotiation skills and personalized approach help clients secure the best possible outcome, whether buying or selling.

From first-time buyers to seasoned investors, Gina is dedicated to honest advice and support that helps every client move forward with confidence.

What We Offer

Guiding You Home Across Hamilton, Halton, Niagara & Brantford

Golfi Real Estate
Buying A Home

Buying a home is one of life's biggest milestones. Gina guides you through every step — pre-approval, searching the right neighbourhoods, touring, offers and closing — so you buy with confidence.

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Selling A Home

Selling doesn't have to be overwhelming. Gina prepares your home, prices it strategically and markets it professionally — keeping the process smooth, informed and rewarding from listing to sold.

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Renting A Home

Looking for the right rental? Gina helps tenants across Hamilton, Burlington, Halton, Niagara & Brantford find a home that fits their budget and lifestyle — and helps landlords find qualified tenants.

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Investors & Relocation

Whether you're building an investment portfolio or relocating to the region, Gina offers local market insight and hands-on representation to help you make the right long-term decision.

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Your Local RE/MAX Agent

Meet Gina Gratta

Gina Gratta

REALTOR®, RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc., Brokerage

Client Reviews

What Gina's Clients Say

Gina is proud to have earned the trust of buyers and sellers across the region — recognised with RE/MAX's 100% Club award in 2024 & 2025 and named Agent of the Year 2024. Rather than publish anonymised quotes here, we'd rather point you to her real, verified reviews.

Hamilton, Halton, Niagara & Brantford

Find Your Dream Home
with Golfi Real Estate

With over 10 years of local expertise, Golfi Real Estate guides you home — from first showing to closing day.