Lender, Direct Lending, Correspondent Lending, Broker Lending, Real Estate Transaction
Colton Daines
“Redfin Recommended” service providers are highlighted strictly as a resource, and are chosen based on their positive relationships with our agents, and/or consistently high customer reviews.
I have been a Redfin Recommended lender for over 12 years and it is a great opportunity to work with Redfin clients.
In the high-priced Bay Area real-estate environment, buying a home is as much a financial decision as it is a lifestyle decision. Sage provides key financial advice when purchasing a home. Our rates and products are among the most competitive in the industry and each loan we provide is in the best interest of the client.
Colton's Reviews
We survey everyone who has submitted a loan application with this lender, whether the loan closed or not.
Colton was fantastic and helped shepherd us through a very bumpy close. He was flexible, very responsive, and always available to jump on a quick phone call to walk us through our questions. And, almost miraculously, he ensured an 8 day close so that we could go on vacation as homeowners. I can’t recommend him enough! Big banks may have a marginally better rate but, in the grand scheme of things - what’s an 1/8th of a percent? What they don’t have is a real human being that really owns the entire mortgage process.
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Buyer Closed Nov '17 EAST PALO ALTO, CA
$1,260,000 • 1st Time Buyer
5.0
I've done several mortgages with Colton and he's always extremely responsive, capable, professional, and helpful. He got our latest closing done early and helped drive aspect (e.g. home insurance) that were taking too long, even when they weren't his responsibility.
Colton is a very hard worker. He is very responsive (which to me is *very* important) and stuck with us through several offers, always ready to provide us with updated pre-approval letters. He is very aggressive about running down issues and getting the deal done. Highly recommended.
Colton is such a great lender to work with. From the very beginning of our process, he addressed our financial concerns. He was great at explaining things and letting us know our options. And Colton helped us get into underwriting before we made an offer. He's responsive and thorough. He really made sure we had all our ducks in a row, so we could close on time. We were so happy to have worked with him. It definitely made things less stressful.
Colton was wonderful to work with, very attentive to detail, patient, and very good at explaining critical points and answering questions. Also great at shepherding the whole process, and making sure I understood each step. Excellent!
Colton is extremely responsive and goes the extra mile in a very fast-moving market. We made offers on several homes and Colton always responded quickly to us and our agent to provide all the information for our offer.
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Buyer Closed Jun '14 San Carlos, CA
$1,229,000 • 1st Time Buyer
5.0
Colton was extremely helpful and was very approachable throughout the length of the loan approval process. He patiently answers all your questions and is very easy to work with. You can be rest assured that your loan would be approved provided your papers are clean. We highky recommend Colton.
We looked at several lenders when buying our home, and Colton was by-far the best choice. He closed us very quick, kept us in the loop often, and always picked up the phone when we called, a huge plus when trying to get through the process in the least amount of pain. This is as close to a personal experience as you can get with a lender. We would 100% recommend his services.
Colton and his team were a pleasure to work with. They were very fast and helped us throughout the process. Not only was Colton able to close our loan faster than other lenders but everything went through without any problems or surprises. Highly recommend.
Colton and his team at Sage Financial were an absolute pleasure to work with. Any and all questions I had with the financing of my home were quickly answered. He worked with me to aggressively close on my purchase. I wouldn't hesitate to work with him for a future purchase.
We really liked working with Colton - he was always easily accessible via email or phone, and it was very easy to make appointments with him to see him in office. He explained and broke down every step of the process to us first-time buyers, and he got everything together in time for us. On top of his professional excellence, he was also just a very nice person who was easy to work with; we felt that he was very committed to our process and did all he could to ensure it went by quickly. We would recommend working with Colton to other homebuyers.
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Buyer Closed Jun '13 Oakland, CA
$417,000 • 1st Time Buyer
5.0
It was a pleasure to work with Colton during my long house/condo-hunting process. He always responded to my questions very quickly and honestly (including many pre-approval letters), and was generally extremely helpful. I would definitely work with him again in the future!
I would recommend Colton without hesitation. He is responsive, and goes the extra mile to get the financing done in time, which is key in the tight SF market.
I highly recommend Colton Daines to home buyers. His turnaround time was very quick, he kept in touch at critical points of the deal and he doesn't play games like so many other lenders.
I met Colton through Regina, one of her recommended lenders. I was a bit skeptical at first because I didn't know how it was going to turn out but it turned out well as our loan went through smoothly and Colton went an extra mile to help us secure the loan at the last minute. There's not that many people out in the lending world you can trust but Colton is one of them and I highly recommend him for your next home loan. We didn't ask but Colton also gave us $500 credit for closing. Btw, we did go through 2 years of looking for houses and about 6 different lenders so we know what we are taking about. We learned so much over the last 2 years, you need to find the right lender otherwise you will waste your time with lazy/stupid lenders who waste your precious time, don't learn the hard way like we did, go with a lender you can trust.
Colton was a pleasure to work with. I found him on the Redfin list of mortgage brokers, and from the start he was responsive and very helpful. Colton worked hard to secure our loan in a timely manner. He followed-up with the title company when necessary to move things along, and made sure that we received funding on time (I think he was even a little early) and with a great interest rate. We felt that Colton was working for us every step of the way, and we appreciated everything he did. We will recommend him to everyone we can.
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Buyer Closed Nov '10 Belmont, CA
$865,000 • 1st Time Buyer
5.0
This was our first home purchase and Colton and team were wonderful! Colton was very responsive, promptly addressing our questions and concerns, while guiding us toward a price point that was appropriate for our means. He worked diligently to ensure a timely close and made the process stress free and enjoyable. Major Kudos to Colton and team; we highly recommend them.
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Buyer Closed Aug '10 Castro Valley, CA
$867,000 • 1st Time Buyer
5.0
Colton was always there to ensure everything was done in a timely fashion and to answer any questions I had. We both had vacations scheduled during escrow, but everything went smoothly throughout.
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Buyer Closed Aug '10 Palo Alto, CA
$1,018,000 • 1st Time Buyer
5.0
Colton was wonderful to work with. He understood that lending / financial services isn't what I do best and spent countless times on the phone with us. He even called us back from Whole Foods to answer questions we had after business hours. Thanks Colton!
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Buyer Closed May '10 San Rafael, CA
$650,000 • 1st Time Buyer
5.0
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Buyer Closed Dec '09 Livermore, CA
$490,000 • 1st Time Buyer
5.0
Colton was great! He was with us every step of the way and even though we have moved into our new home still contacts just to see how things are going. He was very helpful along the way, answering all of our questions and making sure everything was clearly explained. He worked hard to contact the listing agent to make sure that there would be no snags at the end of the process. We highly recommend Colton Daines and would definately use his services in the future.
Colton was very responsive, knowledgeable, and professional. His office was able to process documents and communicate such that we made our 30-day closing with room to spare. I highly recommend his services based on my experience as a first-time buyer.