Caroline Gau Top real estate agent in Northbrook

Caroline Gau

Real
24 Years of Experience
(40)
$9M
Total Sales Last Year
24
Years of Experience
77
Recent TransactionsTransactions from the last 3 years
$554.2K
Average Price Point

    About Caroline Gau

    Caroline Gau is a highly regarded REALTOR® serving Northbrook and the North Shore suburbs for over 23 years. Affiliated with Real Broker LLC and ranked among the top agents by the North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS®, she specializes in luxury homes and helping downsizers make seamless transitions. With more than 70 Google reviews and 40 Zillow reviews, Caroline is known for her client-first advocacy, sharp negotiation skills, and data-driven marketing. Her consistent results and deep local expertise make her one of the most trusted real estate professionals in the North Shore.
    Community Involvement
    Northbrook Woman's Club, Northbrook Chamber of Commerce
    HOBBIES/INTEREST
    North Shore Wind Ensemble
    FAMILY
    Husband Derek Gau, sons Benji, Peter and Ian Gau, Airedale Terrier Remus and Jinx, Cat
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    Credentials

    LICENSE
    Real Estate - Illinois - # 477132190
    Designation

    SFR (Short Sales & Foreclosure Resource)

    REALTOR

    Top Producer

    Certified Negotiation Expert

    Real Estate Broker

    Licensed Realtor

    ABR (Accredited Buyers Representative)

    Specialties

    • Sellers
    • Residential Property

    Awards

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    Caroline Gau's Reviews & Ratings

    40 Reviews
    (5/5)
    Note: Reviews may include other agents on their team
    What clients say about this agent....
    • Responsive
    • Professional
    • Communicative
    • Knowledgeable
    • Trustworthy
    • Attentive
    • Available Remotely
    • Outstanding
    • Hard working
    • Great for new buyers

    Amy Megran

    Review for Member: Amy Megran
    December 30, 2020
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    Process Expertise
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    Negotiation skills
    zillowZillowVERIFIED

    5 days on the market with 7 offers! Wow! Caroline impressed me right off the bat with a personalized plan and booklet for my home. Pricing was easier with her comparisons to other homes in the community. Her negotiating skills were key. End result was $26K over asking price. Thank you! Will recommend Caroline to my friends and family.

    Basia365

    Review for Member: Basia365
    December 4, 2020
    Local Knowledge
    Process Expertise
    Responsiveness
    Negotiation skills
    zillowZillowVERIFIED

    Caroline is a very professional and dedicated person. She helped us to prepare, organize, and go through the whole process from the beginning to the end. Thank you Caroline for your support and for making this process easier for us.

    Maryeleep

    Review for Member: Maryeleep
    November 17, 2020
    Local Knowledge
    Process Expertise
    Responsiveness
    Negotiation skills
    zillowZillowVERIFIED

    Caroline Gau was so great to work with! She is very knowledgeable with the current market and gives excellent advice and feedback to her clients! We recently sold our home with Caroline during very trying times. She made the experience less stressful and all went very smoothly. Shes available any time to answer your questions and is a joy to work with. I highly recommend Caroline for your buying or selling needs!

    Nancybooks

    Review for Member: Nancybooks
    August 19, 2020
    Local Knowledge
    Process Expertise
    Responsiveness
    Negotiation skills
    zillowZillowVERIFIED

    Caroline is a dream realtor! She helped me buy a new home quickly, and sell my old home - in a day! Unbelievable! She really knows what she is doing, and gave me excellent advice every step of the way. Caroline is very easy to get along with, yet under her sweet exterior is very clear/ decisive/expert when it comes to negotiating contracts and the myriad of details involved in the buy/sell. She listens well, and is highly skilled and patient in calming down anxious/panic times in the process. Caroline is very experienced, and really knows the market. She also has a great list of people to call for repairs, donations, estate sales etc. Don't miss a chance to have her make an epic home video of your house! She has a great team of photo/video/drone people to market your house. Working with Caroline was such a pleasure, I highly recommend her!

    Johnmullin04

    Review for Member: Johnmullin04
    August 14, 2020
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    Process Expertise
    Responsiveness
    Negotiation skills
    zillowZillowVERIFIED

    I normally do not take the time to write a review, but in this case, I was so impressed with Caroline's knowledge and expertise I'm definitely making an exception. Here is a brief summary of our experience using Caroline which I hope will help anyone who reads this understand a little bit more about why we were so pleased. First, being from out-of-town and trying to sell my wife's mom's lifetime home, we did not know any realtors. I began searching the internet on realtor reviews and information regarding their training completed and awards earned. We also wanted a realtor that had consistently sold a lot of homes year after year. Caroline quickly rose to the top in that search. Next, we met with her in person. She came fully prepared! She explained what she would do for us, gave us a detailed road map of exactly what would happen when, and provided excellent guidance as to what to price the home at using comps and her local knowledge. After meeting with other realtors, we decided to choose Caroline as it was clear she would get the job done. Being from out-of-state, we wanted things to move quickly so that we could get back home. Within a few days, she had a team in with her taking excellent photographs inside and out as well as from the air using a drone. Another person came and using a state of the art program, beautifully created a floor plan of the home. Caroline also created herself a full walk-thru-video of our home so people could do a virtual tour prior to coming out if they wanted. In addition, she did a short highlight video to help those that wanted just a quick snapshot of the best features of our home. Shortly after that, Caroline started working her magic on the internet. Within a couple of hours she had my mother-in-law's home out on Zillow as well as all of the other major sites. We instantly had both a local and a global reach. Within 24 hours we had thousands of views and numerous saves of our home. She set us up on a mobile app that allowed us to easily accept requests for showings and know when we needed to be out so that someone could tour the home. That proved to be extremely helpful. We started receiving showing requests almost immediately and within the first few days we had 28 in person showings. The day after our home was listed, we received our first offer. Then we received several more offers. Caroline suggested that she could go back to each person that had made an offer and explain to them the situation and ask each to give their best offer. They did, and we sold my wife's mom's home just a few days after it was listed for more than we had listed it for. Caroline knew exactly what best to do every step of the way to get our home "out-there" and "looking-good" to potential buyers. We needed to do a couple things prior to listing the home and as a result of the buyer's inspection, and thankfully Caroline knew exactly who we should call to get those items done well and done promptly. That in itself was invaluable to us. If you want a person that is truly personable, professional and knows exactly how best to get your home sold, we definitely recommend Caroline.

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    Location

    1363 Shermer Road #211 Northbrook, IL, 60062

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