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January 2024 by Victoria Wentz
Cori prepared us for buying a house in a way other people did not. Before we even started looking at houses together, she and Rory walked us through the entire buying process including paperwork, buying considerations, and strategies for making an offer. Based on previous experience, we knew this was going make the offer process so much smoother and less stressful when we finally did find a house. After 2 months of focused searching, we found a house for which we wanted to make an offer. Armed with prior knowledge of the strategy, and with Cori and Rory’s coaching, we were able to quickly agree on an offer with escalation considerations. We even made last minute adjustments without too much additional angst. In the end, our offer was accepted on a house that met all but one of our criteria and was under our budget. They helped us realize our new home with less stress, making the process so much easier. We are grateful for the patience, attention, and care they showed us during the process in such a tight market.
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October 2023 by Terry Bayless
Cori and her team were totally efficient, successful, and supportive throughout our quest for the perfect new home. We could not be more grateful.
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October 2023 by Deanna Sarkar
My husband and I moved to Washington in late 2008 (2008! Remember that fun time in real estate??) and needed to find a home during Seattle's two November blizzards...Cori found us a perfectly-located home for us in Bothell that worked so well for us that we lived there for nearly 15 years!This year, we had a sudden opportunity to move to Spokane and our very first step in the process of moving was to contact Cori *even though* in the 15 years since she had helped us buy this house, she had gone on to build a truly incredible and high-profile real estate team and booming business (we thought "she's definitely moved beyond our tax bracket, but maybe she can recommend someone...?").BUT! Cori responded to us immediately, made time for us the following day and began pulling details together from her impressive stores of research, resources, experience, expertise, and sheer business savvy. During a dizzying time to try to make wise business moves (2023!), we were happy to be able to trust Cori so completely for every seeming bump in the road. Her whole team is a delight to work with, and they are so cohesive that we never felt as though we weren't all on the same page -- it's a lovely, tight ship with people who are also on the top of their game.Cori is very accessible and willing to 'educate without overwhelming', so we felt like every decision and strategy really was the best for us.We put in some of our own elbow grease in order to put Cori's (and her team's) selling strategies/suggestions into place, and boy, did that turn out well for us. We felt like each suggestion had a direct and strategic cost-benefit ratio in our favor, and it was knowledge we simply could not have had ourselves; it came from Cori's well-gleaned years of experience selling so many house all over the region within a huge array of market and demographic variables. Cori has an enthusiastic zeal for watching market trends that goes beyond statistics; she understands people in a way that allows her to facilitate the process in a way that's as seamless as possible. (She even does this while sometimes holding our nervous hands without making us feel stupid for needing this!)We feel a bit overblessed that Providence led us to Cori to help in real estate adventures 15 years apart, but we are so thankful. She is simply the best.
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October 2023 by Virginia Moore
Cori and her team are AMAZING! Cori is the ultimate professional. The service she provided to us was far above our expectations. We HIGHLY recommend Cori for your real estate needs?
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June 2023 by Jessie Falkenhagen
This is the second time Cori and her team have assisted our family; one sale and one purchase, and we couldn't be more impressed with her professionalism, experience, skills/prowess, and genuine drive to help us every step of the way with both homes!! I wish I could properly articulate how much we appreciate all of the hard work and dedication, and how much both transactions have meant to us-all I can say is thanks a million, and I would HIGHLY recommend Cori (and team!) and only Cori to anyone looking to buy or sell their home!! She is better than the best of the best!!???????
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October 2022 by Mike Ersser
Cori was great to work with and her teammate Rory P. was a fantastic addition to the process. This was our first home purchase and they both provided solid advice throughout the whole process. It was great to work with an experienced team which had many important connections that helped make things as smooth as possible.
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September 2022 by Jen F.
We can't say enough nice things about working with Cori! Our house sold in 5 days!! She is extremely personable, knowledgeable, communicative, and has a very positive attitude. Cori's staff are also wonderful. She and her team staged our house beautifully. We knew Cori was the right agent for us because she also lives in our neighborhood and could speak to all it has to offer. Working with Cori was a pleasure. She really goes above and beyond and we wouldn't hesitate to work with her again!
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March 2022 by Janet G.
If you plan to sell your home, I recommend contacting Cori Whitaker, Windermere. I'd owned my Richmond Beach (Shoreline) house for over 40 years and didn't know where to start in preparing for a sale. Cori stopped by and suggested what should be replaced and what could stay without updating. Best of all, she recommended people she trusted to paint, do landscape updating, window cleaning etc. It would have taken me weeks to find competent workers! She also recommended a "stager" who made our house look amazing and definitely helped it sell fast. Because she knows the local market, the house was competitively priced and sold in under 5 days. And, it sold for over the listed price because 3 families bid on it. Her office staff also was helpful in guiding me through the escrow/title/sales process right up to the closing date.
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March 2022 by Christine Cote
We strongly recommend working with Cori, a top quality, experienced realtor even in a hot market. Cori worked very hard to ensure that our house was competitively priced and beautifully staged. She thoughtfully guided us through what was an important and emotional decision. Each house is unique. Preparing, presenting, listing and closing on a house can be a lot of work. We are very pleased with her work.
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March 2022 by Steve Sherard
Cori Whitaker and her team are absolutely the best. She is a dedicated real estate agent who always keeps her clients interests in mind and diligently ensures all facets of a transaction are attended to. She has a thorough knowledge of her job, communicates effectively and is a pleasure to work with. Selling our fathers home was seamless and efficient. Thank you Cori.
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March 2022 by Debra Brown
Working with Cori and her staff was such a great experience. From start to finish the entire process of selling our townhome was easy and problem free.Cori’s exceptional knowledge and experience in the real estate market resulted in us receiving an excellent price for our property, above what we were hoping for! We honestly had no stress or worries throughout the sale knowing Cori always had our best interests at heart.We can’t thank Cori and her staff enough for all their hard work and highly recommend working with her and her team for all your real estate needs.Thanks Cori, you’re the best!!Mike and Deb Brown
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March 2022 by Michelle R
Cori helped me and my husband purchase a wonderful home that fulfilled all of the needs and wants for our lifestyle change. She worked well on our behalf to work with the sellers and come to an agreement with terms that suited everyone. We felt so taken care of by Cori and her team that when we were ready to sell our "old" home we let her take the reins on staging, marketing, price and what a knockout job everyone did! We appreciate that she is a numbers person and market driven. We feel very confident recommending Cori and her team.
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March 2022 by Hal Davis
We were looking for a real estate agent with the skills, experience and attitude to sell our custom home at a price significantly above the surrounding neighborhood valuation. After comparing many agents specializing in our area, comparing their sales statistics and interviewing Cori in person it was clear Cori was a perfect fit. Cori and her team met and exceeded our expectations; Our home staging was perfect, the pictures were superb and the sales process was handled smoothly. Best of all Cori was able to negotiate a higher price than we'd expected! My advice to a home seller would be to hire Cori and adhere closely to any suggestions she and her team make about preparing, pricing and marketing your home. Cori sees your home with fresh eyes in a way you can't, and she has adroitly surrounded herself with pros who know how to help you get the most for your home. Superb staging, pictures, marketing, timing, negotiating... you always hope you're hiring a consummate professional, it's wonderful to discover you actually found one!
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July 2021 by Cam M
We have executed 5 real estate transactions and Cori Whitaker Homes was by far the best realtor we have ever worked with. Cori and her team's expertise showed throughout the entire process - from listening to our needs, to providing intricate knowledge of the area, to presenting detailed comp analysis, to giving exceptional guidance during the negotiation processes. Moreover, each step of the way, she and her team provided a customer-focus partnership that made them a pleasure to work with and easy to trust. We would absolutely recommend Cori Whitaker Homes to anyone looking for top notch in the industry.- Andrea & Chris Mulhall
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June 2021 by Melissa Hardtke
We had planned on interviewing several realtors and Cori was the first interview. After about ten minutes, my husband and I both realized we needn’t look any further. We immediately connected with her. She is so kind, knowledgeable, has a positive attitude and is very professional. Best of all, she had several great suggestions about working with our situation.We were building a home which wasn’t going to be done until six months later. Our perfect sale would be to find a buyer off market who would be agreeable to rent back to us, until our house was finished. She said she knew of a couple who might be interested. They visited the house, staying 1-1/2 hours at the first visit, and they fell in love with our house. A week later we had the ‘perfect’ agreement in hand. It was such peace of mind!Cori went above and beyond, guiding us through the process, making suggestions along the way. We would HIGHLY recommend Cori. On a scale of 1 to 10, we’d give her a 15! We would use her again and would refer family and friends to her. And the best part of the interactions with her is that we made a new friend.Thank you for everything, Cori!!