Welcome to Meet the Agent, an ongoing series profiling real estate agents from across Canada. With more than 150,000 agents, brokers, and salespeople working in 75 different boards and associations across the country, we thought it was about time they had a place to properly introduce themselves.

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THE DETAILS

Name: Shane Little and Jenny Simon

Areas of Focus: Leslieville, Riverside, the Beaches, and East Toronto

Personal Channels: Instagram | Website | Brokerage Website

Years of Experience: 27 years combined

THE INSIGHTS

Where did you grow up?

Shane grew up in Springwater, just north of the city, backing onto the Simcoe County forest trails. Jenny is a born-and-raised Beacher. It still takes her half an hour to walk one block on Queen Street because she always runs into someone she knows.

Where do you live now? And what neighbourhood (in Canada, or worldwide) would you love to live in (that isn’t your own)?

We live in Leslieville but spend just as much time in Riverside and the Beach. Between friends, family, and work, it feels like we’ve got one foot planted in each neighbourhood. If we had to pick somewhere else? Jenny says Paris. Shane says Mexico City. We’ve travelled to both and fell in love with the art scenes, vibrant street life, and food that makes you want to stay forever.

How did you end up becoming a real estate agent?

Jenny started in interior design. Shane started right out of school. Real estate let us combine everything we’re passionate about, people, storytelling, strategy, and transformation. Once we started working together, we realized our clients didn’t just want to buy or sell homes. They wanted a guide. We built a business around becoming that guide.

In a few sentences, describe what a typical “day in the life” looks like for you. Does this align with what you expected before you became an agent?
Our days are a mix of strategy, problem-solving, and community connection. We split our time between property check-ins, marketing coordination, negotiations, showings, event sponsorships, and working with our partners at the BIA to plan local initiatives. It’s far more varied and people-focused than we ever imagined before becoming agents.
What’s the single best advice you have for sellers?
Measure twice, cut once. The better your plan, the better your outcome. Taking the time up front, and working with the right team, to ensure your home presents at its best almost always leads to a faster sale and a higher price.
What’s the single best advice you have for buyers?
Patience. Fear of missing out is what drove the height of the market, but the best results come when you take your time, trust the process, and accept that it doesn’t happen overnight. In our experience, your dream home has a funny way of finding you. Last year, we had clients in the Beach who lost out on a house they thought checked every box. They were discouraged, until a week later, when we helped them beat out 21 other offers to win the home they truly wanted. We caught up recently and laughed about how they almost bought the other one. When you’re prepared, patient, and strategic, things have a way of unfolding exactly as they should
What made you choose to work for your current brokerage?
We met with the team at Sage and loved their approach. They truly understand how to enhance our marketing efforts and get the most qualified eyes on our clients’ homes. It’s a big piece of the puzzle when combined with our full project management, curated staging, and house-and-home-worthy photography. With a full-time design team who lives and breathes real estate marketing forty hours a week, we know all the hard work that goes into preparing our clients’ homes for the spotlight gets the attention it deserves.
Who do you believe is making the biggest waves in the industry today? Is there anyone you recommend people should be paying attention to right now?
I actually think Sage is a little slept on right now. They don’t spend a lot of time shouting about how great they are, but if you’re an agent who’s serious about providing the absolute best service to your clients and growing your business, I truly believe there isn’t a better brokerage in the city. We went from zero to 28 homes sold in our first year, and we’re on track to almost double our GCI in year two and that’s in no small part because of the resources, expertise, and in-house team at Sage. They’ve built an environment where every part of your business can level up, from marketing to client care, without feeling like you’re on your own.
What is one professional goal you have for the next year? What’s one that you have for the next 10 years?
Next year: We want to keep finding ways to invest in our community and create opportunities for our clients to reach their real estate goals, whether that’s buying their first home, upsizing for a growing family, or making a smart move in a tricky market. Next 10 years: Our hope is to play a lasting role in helping East Toronto thrive. If we can look back and see that our work not only helped hundreds of families find the right home, but also strengthened the neighbourhoods we love, then we’ll have done our job
Tell us about your favourite (or most memorable) sale, and why it stands out to you.
One of our most memorable sales is one of our more recent ones, at 14 Long in the Beaches. We’d helped the sellers buy it in 2019, when they were a young couple starting out, much like the buyers who ended up purchasing it. Years later, with two kids and a new chapter ahead, it was time for them to move on. The buyers had been searching for months, and this home felt instantly right, it was even on the very street where they’d taken their wedding photos. It was a full-circle moment that felt meant to be for both families, and we were grateful to play a part in it.
What are the three words you hope your clients use to describe you?

Prepared. Trusted. Invested. Prepared, because we believe every move deserves a clear plan and thoughtful execution. Trusted, because our clients know we’ll tell them what they need to hear, not just what they want to hear. Invested, because we’re as committed to their goals as they are, and to the community we all call home.

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