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Reviews for Broker/Owner Catherine Ann Tarquini

We had an outstanding experience working with Catherine Tarquini.

“From start to finish, she worked tirelessly on our behalf and truly went above and beyond to ensure we got the best possible price for our home.

What stood out most was her constant communication - she kept us informed every step of the way, answered all of our questions promptly, and made what could have been a stressful process, feel smooth and manageable.

Her professionalism, market knowledge, and dedication were evident in everything she did. She is simply the best at what she does!"

—Marilyn White

They were a group that worked well together...

“I can't begin to say how much I appreciated all the work and help Catherine, Pam and Joe did and being there when I needed them at trying times.

They were like one big family anything that was needed they were there to help me with even putting up with me when sometimes I was not knowing where to turn.

Always there with a smile and words of encouragement.

They were a group that worked well together and I can't thank them enough for helping me to my big day in selling my home. They can be proud of doing a good job well done earning my friendship and love.

They were always just a call away if you needed them for anything. Thanks again."

—Diane Hoffmeister

I would highly recommend Florida Fine Homes Realty...

“Catherine helped me purchase a home in 2019 and then sell it in 2024. While living in Ecuador in 2025 I decided to move back to Florida and purchase a home.

Catherine, and now Delvys, were there every step of the way. Even though I was still living in Ecuador during the purchase process, they made it as easy as if I was living right next door.

I would highly recommend Florida Fine Homes Realty for either your next home purchase or if you decide to sell your home."

—Susan Herron

Catherine and her team made selling my house non stressful.

“From the very first visit, I knew they were the firm I wanted. Catherine is professional and knows how to sell a house. I merely followed her advice.

Once the sale was in process, Joe was the detail man. About daily he checked in giving updates and making sure any questions were answered. From start to finish, the team was positive and encouraging. I would highly recommend Catherine and Florida Fine Homes Realty when you're looking to buy or sell a home."

—Donna Sarber

Catherine was professional, honest and very pleasant.

“We recently sold our home in The Villages with the Florida Fine Homes Realty. Our Realtor/Broker, Catherine Tarquini was amazing.

Catherine was professional, honest and very pleasant. She walked us through the whole process of selling, providing us much knowledge which lessened our anxiety.

We were out of state for most of the selling period and Catherine gave us very frequent updates, including the number of people attending each open house. With our many questions she was always available, via email, phone calls or texts.

We really appreciated her honest opinion on what was a reasonable selling price. I would highly recommend doing business with Catherine and her associates."

—Sarah & Walter Briggs

Simply the best!

“Catherine is so knowledgeable and professional. Not only that, she’s your best friend looking out for your best interests!

She will lead you every inch of the way. Simply the best!"

—Nancy Sorrentino

Reviews for REALTOR® Jill Buckley

Both went above and beyond...

“Jill and Lana were very helpful with the purchase of our home in The Villages. Both went above and beyond compared to experiences I have had with previous home purchases.

They communicate well, return messages quickly and provide sound advice. I would highly recommend them without hesitation!"

—Ellen Rugghia

Jill Buckley stayed close to us all...

“Jill Buckley stayed close to us all through the process of inspecting our new villa and downsizing out of the house we chose to sell in these difficult times.

Her knowledge, research, advice and support during the difficult time of completing a mountain of documents was invaluable."

—Allan & Fay McFarlane

Jill Buckley was an amazing help...

“Jill Buckley was an amazing help with the purchase and closing of our new home purchase in The Villages. She was the seller's agent but went out of her way to assist us...

...the buyers, with the closing. Jill was so knowledgeable and was able to answer all of our questions. We highly recommend Jill for all of your real estate needs."

—Dean & Joann Hauser

She continues to be our realtor of choice...

“Jill Buckley was a great help to my father-in-law Allan McFarlane in the recent purchase of a patio villa in The Villages.

She continues to be our realtor of choice and will be working with her again."

—Kathy McFarlane

Reviews for REALTOR® Joseph F. Zahner

It was unbelievable how they took care of the house and the open house and within nine days the house was sold.

“I don’t know where to start. In July I lost my wife to Alzheimer’s after 47 years of marriage.

We lived in northern Kentucky for 30 years prior to that so I took her ashes and buried her at our home church. I spent two months back at the house and couldn’t stand it so I got a hold of Pam who is a close friend. I told her that I needed to sell the house as quickly as possible.

Normally in The Villages, it takes some time to get the house sold. Pam, her husband, Joe, and Delvis toured the house and started to put everything together for the sale. It was fully furnished and they had it on the market within days.

It was unbelievable how they took care of the house and the open house and within nine days the house was sold.

I can’t thank them enough for all they did and how they handled all the paperwork, everything that was needed to be done.

I was able to take my personal items in the U-Haul and move up to Kentucky even before the closing. All three of them were terrific."

—Ken Novak

That is such personal service we never expected.

“My wife and I recently purchased our house in The Villages and had Pam Zahner and her husband Joe as our real estate agents.

They are both the nicest people we have met and were willing to go out of their way if we needed anything. Once Pam knew our parameters she searched for houses that fit our needs. When it came time for the home inspection, they were willing to go to the house and oversee it since we were out of town. The house we ended up buying had an old hot tub that we had removed and Joe even went and power washed the area to get rid of the stains. That is such personal service we never expected. I would not hesitate to recommend Pam Zahner and her husband Joe Zahner as your agents since they truly make you feel like family!"

-Liam Looney

Pamela and Joe were THE BEST realtors we have ever had.

“Buying a home from another state made us both nervous and excited. Pamela and Joe made it feel seamless.

They went ABOVE AND BEYOND to facetime us when they were looking at homes for us, gave us their honest opinions and Joe went over and checked on the home before and after the hurricane, making sure our deliveries didn't get wet. I will recommend them to anyone who is looking for a home!"

-Kelley & Todd Myers

Pam and Joe were great to work with.

“They were patient with us during the home buying process and they were very helpful in getting us into the home we wanted.

Everything went smoothly and we highly recommend them to anyone who's in the market for a new home in The Villages® or surrounding area."

-Jeff & Brenda Schueler

Reviews for REALTOR® Lana S. Goldston

Both went above and beyond...

“Jill and Lana were very helpful with the purchase of our home in The Villages. Both went above and beyond compared to experiences I have had with previous home purchases.

They communicate well, return messages quickly and provide sound advice. I would highly recommend them without hesitation!"

—Ellen Rugghia

Your office is blessed to have them.

“The experience my husband and I had working with Crissy Gibbs and Lana Goldston was absolutely amazing.

Their care, professionalism and such hard work in obtaining for us our dream home is astounding.

We have worked with other realtors in New York and Florida and truly we never felt such genuine concern and graciousness from any as we experienced with Crissy and Lana. Your office is blessed to have them."

—Vicky Dumas

My agent was Lana Goldston and what a great agent she is.

“I recently sold my house in Summerfield, Florida at Spruce Creek South. My agent was Lana Goldston and what a great agent she is.

If you want someone that will be there for you any time you have a question she is the one. Very professional and friendly. I would definitely have her again. She knows her business."

—Lois Hewitt

We highly recommend her...

“We really enjoyed working with Lana to find our perfect home away from home! Not only is she neighborly and friendly, but guided us through the correct channels until closing.

We highly recommend her and give her 11 out of 10 stars. ⭐️"

—Gwen & Charlie Frey

Reviews for REALTOR® Lori Purcell

Jill & Lori were a great team in helping me sell my mom's home.

“I didn't live in the same town, and they went above and beyond in helping with questions, setting up open houses, acting as a liaison with vendors and with the buyers real estate agent.

They held my hand the whole time and I couldn't have been more comfortable and confident with the whole process. Thanks Jill and Lori!"

—Ann Wright

We had a full-price offer within 30 days and the closing was completed by July 31st!

“Over the years, I have worked with many qualified real estate agents to buy and sell properties. Lori Purcell and Catherine Tarquini of Florida Fine Homes Realty are the first that I would considered to be "EXCEPTIONAL".

We have been working on the possibility of an international move for a long time. We met early on with both Lori and Catherine to discuss the possibility of listing our home. When they arrived at our home they had already done their research and had organized all of the information available from public domains. They had sample contracts and information about the current market conditions. They spent time walking through the house and identifying all it's unique features. Then then sat with us and covered their approach to marketing, comps of similar houses in the area, their listing contract and some of the favorable contract clauses they offer. (Length of contract, cancellation of contract, earnest monies). They questioned us on what would be our idea of a perfect buyer and offer. We decided to sign a listing agreement with Florida Fine Homes Realty with Lori Purcell and Listing Realtor and Catherine Tarquini as Broker.

We are so glad that we did!!! The materials they prepared to list and market our home were professionally done and included:

  1. on-line video for potential buyers to walk through of our home
  2. marketing sheets showing all of the unique features
  3. comprehensive booklets showing in-depth home features, floor plan with room sizes,home improvements, tax bills, utilities bills

Our home was listed for sale June 1st. We had a full-price offer within 30 days and the closing was completed by July 31st! I attribute the success of our sale to Lori and Catherine and would not hesitate to use them again for any real estate transaction.

I attribute the very stress-free and successful sale of our home to both Lori Purcell and Catherine Tarquini."

—Jeff & Mary Kline

They are all action!!

“The unexpected death of my late father was a tragedy for me and a shock!
After going through all that sadness, I had no time to waste as I lived out of town and needed immediate help to sell my father’s home in the Villages!

I could not travel to my father's home all the time and maintain my own life and duties while managing his estate.

My father had once mentioned these nice realtors that he had worked with in passing! I did not know their names.

A miracle happened when Catherine Tarquini and Lori Purcell reached out to help. I realized these were the great ladies my father had spoken of!

I was thrilled and it turned out they would not only be life savers but excellent agents and wonderful real estate professionals!

Lori and Catherine fit me in their busy schedules working very late hours to get going and then make it all happen to successfully sale my father’s home.

They are full service and big time action agents. They immediately found an estate sale vendor who did a great great job with thousands of items, they helped with off site storage units, they got general contractors out to do a major pool repair that was critical, they met with all the minor contracts millions of times to coordinate those repairs!

They checked on the house all the time so I didn’t have to! They shot wonderful marketing videos of the house with drone shots. They held three open houses a week til it sold! They negotiated a great offer and then followed up while both attending the closing.

No stone was left unturned and never anything but a can do happy attitude that had nothing but a positive attitude with awesome results.

They always had a smile and never missed a beat! They are all action!! Their follow up on all detail was superb!!!!

As Tina Turner once said, “you are simply the best, better than all the rest” and when it comes to full service real estate these agents are the BEST!"

—Lucy Walser

Lori is by far the best agent that I've ever dealt with!

“Lori is a fabulous agent... you're fortunate to have her! I have bought and sold homes 13 times in my life...

Lori is by far the best agent that I've ever dealt with! She never missed completing any task even though I missed a few. Always followed up on everything. She is a rare breed in real estate sales! I'm so privileged to have been able to buy through her!"

—Rich Breyer

Reviews for REALTOR® Pamela A. Zahner

They were a group that worked well together...

“I can't begin to say how much I appreciated all the work and help Catherine, Pam and Joe did and being there when I needed them at trying times.

They were like one big family anything that was needed they were there to help me with even putting up with me when sometimes I was not knowing where to turn.

Always there with a smile and words of encouragement.

They were a group that worked well together and I can't thank them enough for helping me to my big day in selling my home. They can be proud of doing a good job well done earning my friendship and love.

They were always just a call away if you needed them for anything. Thanks again."

—Diane Hoffmeister

It was unbelievable how they took care of the house and the open house and within nine days the house was sold.

“I don’t know where to start. In July I lost my wife to Alzheimer’s after 47 years of marriage.

We lived in northern Kentucky for 30 years prior to that so I took her ashes and buried her at our home church. I spent two months back at the house and couldn’t stand it so I got a hold of Pam who is a close friend. I told her that I needed to sell the house as quickly as possible.

Normally in The Villages, it takes some time to get the house sold. Pam, her husband, Joe, and Delvis toured the house and started to put everything together for the sale. It was fully furnished and they had it on the market within days.

It was unbelievable how they took care of the house and the open house and within nine days the house was sold.

I can’t thank them enough for all they did and how they handled all the paperwork, everything that was needed to be done.

I was able to take my personal items in the U-Haul and move up to Kentucky even before the closing. All three of them were terrific."

—Ken Novak

I would absolutely recommend Pam to anyone who is looking for a home.

“I had the extreme pleasure of working with PAM ZAHNER on our purchase of our home on West Schwartz in Lady Lake Florida.

I first met Pam on a short visit to the Villages in early April of this year where she drove me around and showed me properties that were in our price range.

After that visit, I continued to communicate with Pam via email and phone and she was always not only professional, but upbeat and positive.

Buying a home remotely is not something that I had ever done before but with Pam's attention to detail and out of the box thinking made it so easy.

She is the most honest real estate person I have ever met and I appreciated this quality in her. Plus, she is upbeat and never seemed to tire of my asking about home after home after home, going above and beyond to find answers to my questions.

I would absolutely recommend Pam to anyone who is looking for a home. She is the realtor to put your trust in."

-Norma Linscott

That is such personal service we never expected.

“My wife and I recently purchased our house in The Villages and had Pam Zahner and her husband Joe as our real estate agents.

They are both the nicest people we have met and were willing to go out of their way if we needed anything. Once Pam knew our parameters she searched for houses that fit our needs. When it came time for the home inspection, they were willing to go to the house and oversee it since we were out of town. The house we ended up buying had an old hot tub that we had removed and Joe even went and power washed the area to get rid of the stains. That is such personal service we never expected. I would not hesitate to recommend Pam Zahner and her husband Joe Zahner as your agents since they truly make you feel like family!"

-Liam Looney