The Gregory James Group team Two licensed brokers, one office, and the people you meet are the people who do the work.
The Gregory James Group team is broker Greg Toussieng, who runs every listing and purchase himself, and Esther Buede, a licensed broker who works alongside him and leads the mortgage side at Choice Home Mortgage. Both licences are public on the California Department of Real Estate's lookup, and each profile below links to its record.
Updated October 28, 2026
The Gregory James Group is two licensed California brokers working out of one office. Greg Toussieng is the designated broker for Montana Real Estate Inc, the company behind the Gregory James Group, and holds broker licence #01495415. He takes the first meeting with each seller and buyer, prices and markets the homes, runs the showings and negotiates the offers.
Esther Buede holds her own California broker licence, #02144679, and works as a broker associate under the same company. She leads the mortgage side at Choice Home Mortgage, a second trade name of Montana Real Estate Inc, for clients who want their loan arranged in the same office. Greg and Esther are married and run both businesses together. Each profile below lists the licence, a link to the public record and the way to reach that person directly.
Who will handle my sale or my purchase?
Greg Toussieng handles it. There is no hand-off to a junior agent after the listing appointment: Greg prices the home from recent nearby sales, plans the preparation and photography, runs the showings and negotiates every offer. Buyers get the same, from the first tour to the final walk-through.
Read Greg Toussieng's profile for his licence record and how he works with a client.
Who helps with the loan?
Esther Buede leads the mortgage side through Choice Home Mortgage, for clients who want their financing handled alongside the sale. Using Choice Home Mortgage is optional, and Greg works the same way with any lender you choose.
Read Esther Buede's profile or see how homes and loans under one roof works.
How can I check the team's licences?
Search each name or licence number on the California Department of Real Estate's public lookup. Our licences and credentials page lists every licence with its status, expiry date and a direct link to the record.
Talk to Greg about your move.
Common questions
How many agents work at the Gregory James Group?
The Gregory James Group is a small brokerage with two licensed brokers: Greg Toussieng, the designated broker, and Esther Buede, a broker associate under the same company. Greg takes the first meeting with every client and handles each listing and purchase through closing, so the person you meet is the person who does the work.
Is Esther Buede a real estate agent or a loan officer?
Esther Buede holds a California real estate broker licence, DRE #02144679, and her DRE record also lists a mortgage loan originator endorsement, NMLS #2003644. At the Gregory James Group she works as a broker associate under Greg's company, and she leads the mortgage side at Choice Home Mortgage.
- California DRE public licence lookup: Greg Toussieng, #01495415 · checked 2026-10-28
- California DRE public licence lookup: Esther Buede, #02144679 · checked 2026-10-28
- California DRE public licence lookup: Montana Real Estate Inc, #01822046 · checked 2026-10-28
Start with the address. Greg does the rest.
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