Starting your real estate career
Start with mentorship, training, and hands-on onboarding from Vancouver Island's oldest independent brokerage — family-run since 1887.
Why Pemberton Holmes
Whether you're exploring real estate for the first time or preparing for your licensing exam, we invest in your success from day one.
Live classes, forums, and insider perspective from agents who have built successful careers on the island.
Get mentorship and contract guidance from brokers with decades of experience — available when you need them most.
Hands-on help getting licensed, set up, and ready for your first transaction, with staff who know the local market.
A true community brokerage with a presence in 25+ communities — each office is a local hub, rooted where our agents live and work.
Six generations of island leadership, independently owned and committed to developing agents who build lasting careers here.
Full back-office services, marketing tools, and CRM — with lower fees so you keep more of what you earn from day one.
Your career, your way
Starting a career in real estate takes more than a license — it takes guidance, training, and a brokerage that invests in your success from day one.
At Pemberton Holmes, new agents get hands-on onboarding, weekly learning, and accessible managing brokers who are there when questions come up.
Browse agents below to read their experience with Pemberton Holmes Ltd.
Thriving in a Competitive Market: Insights from Mike Williams
“Having accessible managing brokers was one of the most valuable resources I had as a new agent—it felt like having over 25 years of experience at my disposal. Weekly training with real agents who shared insider perspective helped me become successful in a competitive market.”
About Pemberton Holmes
One of Canada's oldest independently owned brokerages — family-run, locally rooted, and built for Vancouver Island agents.
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Generations of service
Our roots run deep on Vancouver Island. It began in 1851, when Joseph Despard Pemberton arrived to survey the region — laying out Victoria and communities from Sooke to Nanaimo.
In 1887, Pemberton & Son opened as engineers, surveyors, and real estate agents. The firm became Pemberton Holmes in 1933 — beginning a brokerage legacy that has never left the island.
Six generations of family leadership have carried us forward, most recently with Michael Holmes in 2003. Through every era, we've stayed independently owned, locally led, and committed to the communities we serve.
Today, that history shows up in how we work. We put people before transactions, invest in local relationships, and give agents the training, technology, and support to build lasting careers here at home.
Agent resources
Whether you are exploring real estate or ready to take the next step, we are happy to answer your questions. Every conversation is confidential and there is no obligation.
Sacha Cownden
Manager, Agent Growth and Development
Pemberton Holmes Ltd
