Alvaro Mallarino MBA, CFA Broker

Alvaro was the best thing that could have happened to us when buying our new house. He went above and beyond. He wasn't just our agent; he was a trusted advisor who made this process a fantastic experience.

He took the time to thoroughly understand our needs and preferences and made everything possible, always with a very positive attitude. His patience, commitment, and expertise make him much more than an agent. I would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone looking for a fabulous experience when buying or selling their house.

Alvaro and his team helped us in the process of buying our new place and selling our condo. He gave us lots of market information which was very helpful when time to make a decision. The strategy for selling the condo was very successful and we were very happy with the process.

I had the pleasure of working with Alvaro as our real estate broker during our house hunting journey in Oakville, and I can confidently say that he exceeded our expectations in every way. Alvaro's deep knowledge of the Oakville market was evident from the start, and was supported by several reports he would provide to us with house price evolution, demographics, school ranking, etc.

What truly set Alvaro apart was his unwavering commitment to understanding our unique needs and preferences. He took the time to listen to us, and it felt like he was genuinely invested in finding the perfect home for our family. This personalized approach made the entire process smooth and stress-free.

Moreover, Alvaro's great human relationship skills made working with him an absolute pleasure. He was not just a broker but also a trusted advisor and a friendly face throughout our journey. Perhaps most impressively, he was refreshingly non-commercially pushy, allowing us to make decisions at our own pace without any pressure.

Several friends recommended Alvaro's services to us, now it's my turn to do so! Gracias Alvaro!

Wonderful experience having Alvaro and his team as our Real Estate Agency. We really found our dream home and are very happy with our purchase. They are very professional and good to work with. I truly recommend.

It is always such a pleasure to team up with Alvaro and his team at Black and White. Not only does he have an exceptional understanding of the Real Estate Market and years of experience, but also you know he will do the impossible to get the deal that is right for you! His negotiation skills are truly fantastic and so are his communications skills. Most of all, you can tell he cares, he really cares about you, and that makes all the difference in the world!
Thank-you Alvaro!

I have worked with Alvaro for over 10 years, and I have always been extremely satisfied with his service and advise. Alvaro has a very deep understanding of the market in the GTA and always puts the client’s interested first: there is never pressure to rush a decision or make a choice. Over the years I have recommended Alvaro multiple times and the feedback has always been very positive.

I recently got the rent of an apartment with all the the help and advice from Alvaro to find the best fit for me and my family. He was really professional and honest with all our options, we felt a true support from Alvaro and I will recommend him with all my friends to find the right place to live.

My Experience with Alvaro have been Amazing. Have bought/sold several properties with him and very happy with his approach, professionalism and service. First, he truly cares about what is best for you based on your particular need. Second, his strengths with numbers combined with the marketplace knowledge gives you plenty of confidence you are making a informed decision. Last but not least, his personalized service makes a big difference on feeling somebody is listening and truly looking for what's best for you.

Alvaro is an excellent realtor and his team is also wonderful. He helped us to find our first house and then to sell it and to buy a bigger one. He helped us understanding the market, helped us with the staging and make the whole process of buying and selling going smooth. We've just purchased another property and we are grateful for his guidance. He knows the real state market and he explains it to his clients in a way you can understand it and take informed decisions. It's not just about buying or selling a property. I totally recommend him.

Alvaro is a really professional broker. He helped me and my family to find our perfect home according to our needs of location, space and budget. He is very honest, responsive and really focused on closing deals that will be of benefit for the landlord and the tenant. I highly recommend Alvaro and their brokerage if you want to find your perfect home!

Great team! Very knowledgeable and experienced, we would definetly recommend Alvaron and his team to anyone looking to buy in the GTA. They did a great job and had a lot of patience with us during the search, until we got an amazing place we love.

Alvaro is one of the most impressive professionals that I’ve worked with. To provide context, this was mine and my wife’s first home purchase in the Greater Toronto Area, and I was skeptical about any realtor being able to create differentiated results in a tight market during the height of Covid demand.

I was wrong after getting to know Alvaro over many months.

Alvaro has a strategic approach to locate and bid on homes that is deeply informed by data and sound analysis. He is former Bay Street management consultant and he has combined his business acumen with his passion for real estate. He understands that purchasing a first family home requires melding personal living needs with financial discipline and realities.

Alvaro patiently taught us about the market, showed us numerous homes to help us prioritize our preferences with real world examples and trade offs, and moved quickly with us to pivot and avoid ridiculous bidding wars. We found a home that fit all of our needs by following his approach.

Most importantly, Alvaro has integrity and fulfills his promises. He helped us when we had issues with closing delays and leftover items from the seller by hiring someone and getting his team to remove them and clean our home. Instead of feeling disappointment and stress, he helped us feel grateful that we had the fortune to meet someone as caring as him.

Thank you to you and your team. We look forward to continuing our professional relationship and friendship.

I recommend Alvaro and his team as trustworthy consultants in the real estate industry. You will always find support and help to meet your goals when buying or selling your property. Excellent team!

Thanks to Alvaro and his team we are enjoying life in our first home, it is what we always wished. They dedicated all their time to accomplish our requests, listened and guide us through the whole process. Thanks again Alvaro and your team for such a dedicated work to find the home we were looking for.

If you are looking for a transparent, unbiased and trustworthy real estate advisor, Alvaro and his team is the way to go. In such a crazy market, the In Black and White Real Estate team made the experience of purchasing our home smooth while educating us along the way.

We purchased our first propert with Alvaro's help, he helped us navigate a growinly stressful and hot market. Alvaro kept us going when we felt we wouldn't find what we were looking for, but finally we found the apartment that checked all our must-haves and thanks to his amazing negotiating abailities we were able to secure it. We are always grateful to him and his team for their help in the almost impossible task of finding the perfect home in Toronto.

Alvaro is our realtor (period). He is very good at what he does and is a pleasure working with him. He has helped us with finding a new home for our family and finding tenants for our rental property in several occasions. He focuses on us and our needs, he understands well what we are looking for. He is patient and guide us through many of the considerations and processes needed so our decision can always be made with all information and facts. He is also an excellent negotiator that puts our interests first and advises/provides recommendations as needed or requested. I strongly recommend him, and I definitely will keep working with him in the future.

We have worked with Alvaro since 2016, when he helped us search for our first property. From then on, we have only worked with him because we know we are working with the best Real Estate expert in the GTA area. We would reccomend him and his team with our eyes closed.
Conocemos a Alvaro desde el 2016, cuando nos ayudo a conseguir nuestra primera propiedad. De ahi en adelante solo hemos trabajado con el por que nos sentimos a gusto y sabemos q estamos trabajando con el mejor equipo, siendo Alvaro un experto en el area de Real Estate en el GTA. Lo recomendariamos con los ojos cerrados.

Third time we use Alvaro for a real estate transaction. He is the most professional realtor u will find. He gives his clients a 2 hour training before you start going out and seeing houses. This training makes all the difference as thanks to it u are educated on how to approach a potential buying opportunity. Alvaro easily saved us 100k on the purchase of this property, just by educating us on how to identify and bid for a property. 100% will use him again.

I met Alvaro when I bought my first condo back in 2016, my wife and I were so happy with him that we contacted his services again when we bought our house this year and he helped us with the transition and the whole process. Very professional and always willing to help. Thank you Alvaro.

Alvaro Mallarino and team were instrumental in the process of selling our condo and buying our house. Alvaro’s advice helped us to position our condo in the market, get several offers and sell it over asking, even though it was a low season, in just 1 day.
They were very detail oriented, from getting the condo ready to go out to the market, great staging, marketing material, to an overall great and smooth end to end experience.
His team was also a great support in the process, always available and able to help.
For the process of buying our new house, he made himself and/or team always available and they were very patient and knowledgeable. His experience and strategies helped us get the house that we wanted. I would highly recommend Black & White’s services!

We had a great experience with Alvaro to purchase our first home. Alvaro understands the market really well and listened to our needs and provided wise and great suggestions. We really appreciate how he presented us the options for our budget in the preferred areas and the way that he guided us to find what really matters to us when choosing our first home.

Last year, we decided to sell our downtown condo and buy a house. However, the pandemic started. Alvaro has been very strategic in planning for the sale and purchase during the pandemic. He kept us informed of the housing market and suggested a good time to put our condo on sale and buy a new home. It's very challenging to sell a downtown condo for a great price during the pandemic in 2020, but Alvaro nailed it (amazing!) Also, we bought a new house in midtown for a great price too. He is very knowledgable about the value and condition of the house, which help us to determine a reasonable price for the house to purchase in the hot housing market.

He is not only a professional realtor with knowledge and experience in the housing market, but also very understanding and caring as a friend. He listened to our needs and situation, and presented us the data about the hot housing market and help us understand the market well and feel comfortable to sell and buy. We've learned a lot about the market with him. We can't recommend him enough!

We got the results we were expecting but with such a personalized and warm approach that took us by surprise. The process of looking for a new home is not easy but the B&W team assisted us in every step of the way. Thank you!

I've known Alvaro for many years which was the initial reason I turned to him for my recent purchase of a loft in the Junction / Wallace-Emerson. But it was his team's attention to detail and exceptional level of client service that gave me absolute comfort that I was trusting the right partner for this very important purchase and project. In Black and White is unwavering in their attention to their clients. Even as the initial appraisal came in low because of the lazy findings of the first appraiser, Alvaro and team pulled together an exceptional, data-driven analysis at the 11th hour to bring the appraisal back onside to reality and ensure no risk to my financing. These people actually care success in your home purchase. They take the time to understand what you want, share the vision with you, architect a plan, take you through their proven process, execute with you and close on the RIGHT property for you. I will trust Alvaro and his team with my subsequent real estate investments and would endorse him unequivocally. Thank you amigo.

Alvaro truly understands the real estate market. He was very patient with us and helped us find a home in the perfect location. Thank you Alvaro and team!

Alvaro and his team are extremely professional and deliver an outstanding service. His ethics are top notch and his attention to detail and disciplined approach are beyond anything I had experienced before. He responds to questions and inquires at all times of the day and night

In the middle of the Covid pandemic he rented our condo quickly and for a good price.

1st Home Purchase

My wife and I interviewed a number of Real Estate agents and found Alvaro and his team (Efrain) to be the most thorough, patient and knowledgeable professionals. First they must have taken us to about what feels like one hundred houses so that we could understand the market. Than, when we were ready, gave excellent direction upon the offers stage of the process. All this culminated in my wife and I getting, not just the home that we wanted, but one which exceeds our expectations.

We would definitely work with both Alvaro and Efrain again on our next purchase.

We worked with Alvaro right in the middle of the pandemic to find us a new home and also to sell our place.

As a family, we had to make many difficult decisions as we were moving back into the city and downsizing as a result - Alvaro was always right there for us, giving us the best advice and guiding us through the process.

Buying and selling a home can be overwhelming, it requires a lot of work and good decision making - Alvaro made the process much easier for our family!

I would recommend Alvaro as a real state agent without any hesitation. He is very professional, understands the market, is very responsive and has great negotiation skills.

Alvaro is an incredible agent. We started our journey with him over a year ago. We wanted to own a home, and he helped us understand the purchase process and what to look for in a home—looking beyond just the esthetics of a house but the bones of a house. He showed us what to look out for, what to avoid and what was good. He never pressured us and only encouraged us to look more and take our time. He's incredibly thoughtful and kind as well. When we finally found a home that we wanted to bid on, we lost it as the market was incredibly competitive. He then went above and beyond and found us a home that was previously on the market but was not at that time. He used his expertise and unbelievable negotiating skills to contact the agent and secure us this home in the neighbourhood we wanted. We purchased it that very same day. We can't praise him enough for his fantastic work and would highly recommend him.

From the very beginning, Alvaro was extremely helpful in walking us through the home buying process. As first time home buyers, there was a lot to the process that we weren't familiar with. Alvaro spent the time to educate us and point out helpful things during the house search process we wouldn't have thought to consider. He was also very responsive and great at providing us with updates - making sure our home was in the best possible condition before move in. We highly recommend him if you're looking to purchase your next home.

I used Alvaro's service for the purchase of my home. His help was invaluable. Learned a lot about the process. He has lots of patience and full of advice about the different properties we visited.and there were a lot of them! Thank you Alvaro!

I have known Alvaro for over 10 years and have recommended him extensively. All of us, including myself, end up extremely satisfied. He just makes magic happen! Since day one you know your interests are paramount and through the process you confirm you have partnered with an experienced agent that provides the best advice and will execute the deal impeccably. Alvaro is patient, knowledgeable, a good listener and a fabulous negotiator. I will always ask for his help in any real estate transaction.

Finding a new home in a new country was a mayor concern for me and my husband. We needed someone that could understand all our needs and that was willing to dedicate time in finding that special place. That person was Alvaro, he exceed all expectation! He dedicated time to understand what were our mayor concerns, he recommended areas of the city that he thought suited our lifestyle. He accompanied me to appointments to reviews housing options. He was the key of success because not only does he knows all the details but he is one of the most dedicated, trustworthy and ethical person I know.
I enjoyed working with Alvaro and wouldn’t hesitate in working again with him in a future.