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Joined 08/21/2008

Carol Best

ePRO, CRS, GREEN, CDPE, CLHMS-Luxury Market Certified

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

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CRS, ePRO, CLHMS, GREEN, CNHS, RCC, CDPE

A recognized authority in the Chicagoland and suburban real estate market, Carol epitomizes what other Realtors would aspire to become with more than 17 years of experience in residential real estate marketing developer projects, management, and general contracting a 5 bedroom - all adds to her in-depth knowledge. Carol's extensive listing & selling experience in a wide-range of areas and different types of projects throughout the greater Chicagoland, North Shore, Northwest, & Western suburban communities, has allowed her to establish an enviable reputation based on her personable approach, keen business acumen & extensive market knowledge from Chicago's Gold Coast to Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Bucktown, and suburban communities including Lake Forest, Barrington Hills, Inverness, Elmhurst, Western Springs, Arlington Heights, Hawthorn Woods, Long Grove, Kildeer, Wynstone & many other upscale communities.

Carol is passionate and dedicated to providing her clients with a higher standard of service, coupled with a no-nonsense, results-driven approach. She has emerged as an expert in marketing luxury homes and condos. Her extensive internet marketing efforts continue to attract clients from around the world, enhancing her tremendous success. She utilizes sound planning, professional ethics, persuasive skills and superior negotiation abilities. Her internet marketing program of is among the best in the industry. Carol incorporates an incredibly high degree of honesty and integrity, coupled with passion, high energy and enthusiasm for every client. Her elite designations and membership in the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing places her among the best agents when it comes to innovative marketing. She is well-connected with a network of luxury brokers throughout the country.

My Comments

  • WELLS FARGO: Appraisers |
    By Carol BestJuly 11, 2010 - 4:49am

    WELLS FARGO: Appraisers | BPO's | Short Sales | Buyer Loans Continuous Horrible Experiences with Wells Fargo - 3 Strikes & You're OUT! Wells Fargo has been nothing but a disaster [for me and my clients] here in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. 1) I referred my buyer with a great loan officer with Wells Fargo. Too bad Wells Fargo wired the check to some bank in Indiana - that was only a 4+ hour disastrous closing! 2) I have a $375,000 short sale of a 3 year old townhouse. Wells Fargo orders a BPO from a broker/owner of a C-21 office in Chicago/Cook County, who is doing 100 BPO's per week! Apparently this agency does not work with buyers or sellers, just stayin' alive with BPO's. I checked out his company's transactions over the last several years - his agency/agents have never sold, closed, or probably even been in Lake County, IL! Do you think he or the assistant that did the BPO has a true clue about how to understand the comps? Did he look at the single family homes in this community where prices have tanked, NO. A buyer can purchase a large single family home for the price he put on this townhome. What a huge disconnect! Hello Wells Fargo, have you ever heard of garbage in/garbage out? 3) I have a $275,000 short sale listing - Wells Fargo's number. Another Wells Fargo mess - talk about clerks pushing files to new negotiators, to W.F. Marketing Managers to whomever else. It's a shell game! Let's see, this house has been on the market a total of 373 days and counting. We have an offer on the table from a buyer willing to pay $232,000 and EVEN APPLY for a Wells Fargo loan to get this deal done. Wells Fargo has approved a sales price of $275,000. Let's see, there have been no/zero/showings in this very depressed area and this is one of the Top 4 highest-priced 4 year old new construction ranches on the market. The home is marketed with 25 photos on Realtor.com, featured on Trulia, etc. Hello Wells Fargo - maybe YOUR CHOSEN APPRAISER would like to buy this house. This is another out-of-area appraiser. My confidence in Wells Fargo with ANY transaction, remains at zero - you've outdone yourself Wells Fargo and are a true embarrassment to to the full-time professionals that have been in & remain in this business. Perhaps it is time to involve Channel 7 Eyewitness News. This needs to be reported! Realtors: did you know that unlicensed spouses of licensed agents are doing BPO's? Speak up and be heard - the government continues to make changes that do not work. Thank goodness they did not give the banks/lenders the carte blanche real estate licenses they wanted several years back! Carol@CarolBest.net www.CarolBest.net Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Barrington, IL 60010

  • Carol@CarolBest.net Coldwell
    By Carol BestJuly 11, 2010 - 4:17am

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  • It seems clear to me that
    By Carol BestMay 15, 2009 - 1:54pm

    It seems clear to me that the news media: CNN, CNBC & the Financial Networks are living in a world of their own - still very out of touch with reality. How can they possibly call a bottom to the housing market? The tsunami has yet to hit - short sales are impossible, banks are in denial, Realtors are working 24/7 to no avail, even losing their own homes. The impact on our housing market is like turning around the Titanic! Check out my discussion with the Chair of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, back in October of 2006: http://www.carolbest.net/Blog/Archive/?c=CHICAGO FEDERAL RESERVE ...While these economists may have graduate degrees from very fine Ivy League universities, they are clueless when it comes to truly understanding the reality of the majority of the people in the United States. A bill should be passed to force the SEC to actually perform their oversight jobs and another bill should be passed that would force those in Congress and the Senate who are over age 62 to retire. They have milked the system long enough - all at our expense. Unless we start speaking up/out, nothing will change... How sad for so many hard-working Americans who have lost so much to the greed of Madoff & Enron, just to name a few. www.CarolBest.net Serving Chicago's Gold Coast & Lincoln Park neighborhoods & the North, NorthWest & Western Suburbs of Illinois