"Cara is patient, professional and communicates in a timely manner. She understands the personal aspects of finding the right home and selling when the time is right for your family — I will be forever grateful for this! Cara has excellent design taste and knows the real estate market. We were able to sit back and not make all of the decisions, which is exactly why you work with someone you trust. I absolutely recommend hiring Cara to assist with finding and selling your home. She is the best!"

"Cara is a fantastic real estate agent. She walked me through every step of purchasing my first property and was able to provide guidance for tough decisions. She is a bubbly and friendly person and knows the industry extremely well. Cara was always available to show me properties and was very easy to work with. I cannot recommend her enough!"

"Cara is one excellent real estate professional hands down. She brings her own strategies she has developed and fine tuned over the many years of selling residential properties. Because of this, our vintage home, resulted in an over asking price the same day as our first Open House. She had the product knowledge of the area because she also calls our neighborhood "home", wanting the best for her clients, community and neighbors. She made me feel that our sale was personal to her even when family drama entered the picture. She is what I believe would be called a rock star in her profession. Cara knows all the new current technology necessary to be competitive but is old school as well. Cara knows people. She has heart. So, for heart and soul, if your selling or looking to buy and put down roots, call Cara Buffa. I guarantee you'll have no regrets. She'll go that extra mile for you like she clearly did for my family."

"Cara was amazing during the entire buying process! Everything from taking us to see properties all the way to closing the deal. This was my first home purchase and could be happier with Cara as my realtor. She is very well versed in the Chicago market which was also super helpful!"

"After having some trouble selling our long term investment property, we hired Cara Buffa and she got it sold quickly and at a fair price. Because of of her experience, she is very good at “reading the room.” When our daughter was looking for a condo a couple of years later, we didn’t hesitate to Cara again. Cara was great with our daughter’s purchase as well."

"I recently had the pleasure of working with Cara, and I cannot recommend her highly enough. Throughout our home-selling journey, we encountered some snags and obstacles, but Cara demonstrated exceptional perseverance and dedication, pushing forward despite the challenges. She was able to navigate unexpected setbacks and tackle each issue with renewed vigor, ensuring we ended up in a better position than we had anticipated. Also, Cara’s positive attitude, professionalism, and resilience turned what could have been a stressful experience into an incredibly rewarding one. If you’re looking for a realtor who will go above and beyond to secure the best possible outcome, look no further!"

"We worked with Cara on the sale of our family home and purchase of our next chapter. We are pleased to provide a glowing recommendation! Her knowledge of the market, and her strategies and negotiating skills, were excellent. On top of that, she was patient, understanding and quite fun!"

"Cara has been the most wonderful agent I could have asked for. She knows the city of Chicago like her back of her hand, has patience, grace, and great people skills. This makes her the best at what she does. She found me the perfect condo and I couldn’t be happier! My home has my name written all over it. I’ll be recommending her forever!"

"Selling a home can be personal, stressful and emotional. Working with Cara eased all of that. She was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and direct. She had my house sold in a weekend and the entire process from start to finish was done in six weeks! Cara ensured every detail was handled perfectly. She was so easy to work with. And sold my home and took care of it all as if it were her own. I am thrilled I used Cara and was extremely happy with the outcome. Highly recommend using her - there is a reason she is in the top 1% of Chicago brokers!"

"You want Cara on your team - she is an excellent real estate professional; she knows the market better than anyone, has an amazing network of trusted professionals to help you wherever you are on your home journey, but more importantly, she will get to know you and your family and will not waste your time with homes that that don't meet your requirements. I could not be more grateful to have been recommended to work with Cara for our first home purchase; it became clear to us from the get go that her experience put us one step ahead, her advice throughout the buying process (and beyond) helped us immensely and she managed to secure a great deal for us!"

"As a first time home buyer, I was initially pretty clueless and intimidated by the whole process. However, Cara's knowledge, professionalism, and enthusiasm made it super simple, efficient and fun to search and buy a condo in the River North Chicago area. Cara was extremely responsive to me and all my family member's inquiries and she was able to coordinate with the apartment property manager, a technician, and handyman with minimal effort on my end. I would highly recommend Cara to anyone looking to buy a condo in Chicago!"

"I worked with Cara on purchasing my home in River North and could not have asked for a better experience. Since day 1 she was extremely professional, responsive, and knowledgeable which made for a seamless transaction. She is a true industry expert and I am so thankful to have met her. I highly recommend Cara and would not hesitate to work with her again in the future!"

"After several months going by with my unit on the market and stalling with no progress I decided to make a change. I noticed Cara recently sold another unit in my building so I thought I'd give you a try. After an initial call she sold me on the dedication she was willing to put towards my unit. In our initial discussion I relayed how important communication is with me between my realtor and myself and she committed to being informative and responsive. She delivered on both fronts. Whether always prompt with text responses or sharing market analysis about unit exposure her information/feedback was always helpful. She was also extremely patient with me when I maintained unrealistic expectations with the current market but she didn't give up on me and in the end, the unit was sold. If I ever move back to Chicago, which is highly probable, Cara will be one of my first calls. If you do happen to go with Cara and she shows up on the first day with her lucky cake plates you're in business. Thank you Cara."

"I was delighted with Cara as my realtor when recently buying my home. I had to deal with a range of issues with the sellers, their attorney, and broker. Throughout, Cara was positive, proactive in keeping the process moving forward, and getting issues resolved so we could close on time and as planned. Cara is exceptionally responsive, supportive, and professional. A savvy realtor, she is knowledgeable in how to negotiate effectively and how to deal with the softer side of "getting to yes". I was glad to have Cara on my team."

"Cara was wonderful. I was traveling a lot during the sale process and she took care of everything from handling the inspection to waiting for the plumbers to finish replacing the hot water heater for me. I would highly recommend her for anyone buying or selling a home."

"Cara went above and beyond to ensure all was in order on our recent sale. She provided sound advice on interior updates, visited and took photos of progress while I was abroad and the work was completed. Thanks to Cara's proactive nature, experience, and dedication we had an offer within 24 hours and closed in short order. I 100% recommend Cara for your real estate broker needs."

"Cara was the most wonderful, compassionate broker we could have hoped to work with! Her attention to detail, knowledge of the market and ability to pick up on small details was the best we've experienced in the US. Her ability to second guess the counterparty and predict how events would unfold with every property we viewed gave us an incredible advantage in our home search. She even predicted, based on our requirements, the length of time it would take us to find our perfect home then helped us secure it despite intense competition. A dream professional to work with!"

"Cara is an exceptional real estate professional. She understands people and the business. I put my house on the market "by owner" and Cara contacted me and shared her knowledge and thoughts on the market with me. After a frustrating 9 months with a deal that fell through, I listed with Cara and the home sold in two weeks without a hitch! If you are buying or selling a home, I highly recommend Cara Buffa!"

"I highly recommend using Cara, her professional, no nonsense attitude made the process wonderful. Always having my best interest in mind! Everything went perfectly smooth with no surprises!"

"Cara is the best! She was thorough and professional and great to work with. We purchased our home and sold it several years later using her experience and strength of operating within the Chicago housing market. She kept us apprised about available appointments and always let us know as soon as a new one came on the market. She was honest and forthright- no games. After dealing with several other brokers in the downtown area and being disappointed, we felt lucky to find Cara."