Julie was very helpful, especially in the beginning in preparing the condo for advertising with pictures, early announcements, showings and open house. During the negotiation for brokers’ fees, I felt she advocated more for the buyer’s realtor than for me. Her argument was the buyer is offering $10,000 over asking price. The 3% amounted to $16,050, more than the overbid. A meeting took place with Julie, Maggie the attorney, and me at Julie’s office on June 29, eight days before my scheduled move. Maggie found a problem with a line of credit at Bylinebank that needed attention. Immediately after the meeting I was told to go there and straighten things out. The banker investigated the matter, asked me questions and determined the agreement had been with the previous owner of the bank, and the line of credit had never been used by my late husband and me. He sent a letter to Maggie stating this. Eight days later as I was leaving town, heading for Cincinnati, a call came from my daughter in NYC, who said Maggie wants us to go back to Bylinebank because there’s a problem with the line of credit. The same banker was there to assist us and stated the lawyer probably didn’t read the letter he sent 8 days ago, causing us to return to Evanston and have a 2 hour delay. After the closing on July 14, the transfer of funds to my account became a problem.My ID had to be sent electronically, there were glitches. Julie stepped in after being called for help and vouched for my identity, eliminating the need for an actual ID. I would have appreciated this assistance being offered in advance. This delayed the transfer of $400,000 by a day. A checklist, including all the steps would have been helpful. I would also suggest the transfer could have been set up at the June 29 meeting. In closing, become aware of the lack of computer savvy with elderly clients like me. Janet Larson

Julie is simply excellent. She is calm, knowledgeable and savvy. She is wonderful to work with and made the process so much better. She is a great resource whether you are purchasing or selling.

I have been Julie’s client for two different moves over several decades. Her vast experience in the north suburbs made both selling and buying each home a financial and emotional win. Furthermore, she is a delight to work with—smart, funny, and communicative, Julie always made me feel like I was her number one priority. I have been thrilled with each sale and purchase.

I have been Julie’s client for two different moves over several decades. Her vast experience in the north suburbs made both selling and buying each home a financial and emotional win. Furthermore, she is a delight to work with—smart, funny, and communicative, Julie always made me feel like I was her number one priority. I have been thrilled with each sale and purchase.

We really enjoyed working with Julie. She was very responsive and knew our local market well. She did a great job staging our place for photos and gave us good advice on pricing and when to list. We had two showings and offers with 48 hours of listing. We would definitely work with Julie again in the future and recommend her highly.

Julie is simply excellent. She is calm, knowledgeable and savvy. She is wonderful to work with and made the process so much better. She is a great resource whether you are purchasing or selling.

Julie came to me highly recommended as a realtor and now I know why. Not only is she a pleasure to work with, her expertise in the real estate market is exemplary. Ease of communication, dedication to clients’ interests, and exceptional skill in closing a deal sets her apart from the rest.

Julie was a pleasure to work with: responsive, knowledgeable, calm and professional throughout. Recommend working with her highly.

Julie was the perfect realtor to help list and sell my condominium. She gave me excellent advice on the improvements she recommended to get top dollar. When it was all said and done, it sold way above the listing price. I would recommend her to anyone selling or buying a home.

We met Julie through a close friend who had highly recommended her. We contacted her a few months ago even before we were certain we wanted to sell our house. Right from the beginning, Julie’s expertise in real estate and knowledge of Chicago’s Northshore were very evident. Julie worked with us to genuinely understand our needs and guided us on how best to maximize our returns on the sale. She spent considerable amount of time pulling all the data points we needed to understand the local market and how to prepare our house for the sale. Eventually when we signed the contract to sell our house, Julie was there every step of the way helping us prioritize simple upgrades with best return on investment, developing a solid marketing plan for the sale and leveraging multiple digital channels to advertise the property. All the hard work paid off when we got a great offer from the first showing! While this was the best outcome we could have expected, it was no sheer coincidence. It was an inevitable outcome of the strong plan Julie had developed to sell our house. Even after we accepted the offer, Julie stayed in close contact with us at every step making sure we understood the process leading up to the closing. We are extremely thankful we asked Julie to help us! We are already looking forward to working with her again for our next venture! Mike & Sri.