Coco Harris
coco.harris@compass.com | 847.372.3324
With a sales career that began at the Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago I was able to acquire strong communication and negotiating skills while working with clients as varied and diverse as my designated markets. With clients ranging from huge corporate travel programs — for financial institutions — to working with a Hollywood studio to manage a long term stay for a celebrity filming a movie in Chicago, being able to multitask and meet everyone’s needs was a must.
Having been raised in a “real estate” family and then marrying my husband John, whose family owned and ran a successful wholesale furniture business, means that almost all conversation unsurprisingly leads to talk of the "home". The transition into real estate was very natural after spending 12 years working with my husband in his showroom at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. Whether working with homeowners or buyers, just as when I was selling luxury hotel rooms or working with interior designers at the Mart, my clients can count on me to listen to their needs and to provide an unparalleled level of service. I approach each situation with honesty, integrity and a sense of humor while also engaging a creative eye that helps buyers visualize how they can turn a house into their home and also help a seller better position their home for sale.
I have lived in the Chicago land area since 1995 and ultimately settled in Wilmette in 2002 because it reminded me of my Connecticut roots. Our family quickly became immersed in all that the North Shore has to offer and I have enjoyed many volunteer roles from Chairing the Parent Board for my children’s nursery school to serving as a room parent during their elementary and middle school years to being involved in our church as both a Sunday School Teacher and a Department Chair for our Annual Rummage Sale. I am currently serving a three year term on the Board of Directors for the New Trier Booster Club and am an active member of the League of Women Voters in Wilmette and The Wilmette/Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce. When not running around the North Shore for work I enjoy walking my dog along Sheridan Road, reading a book at Gillson Beach, breaking a sweat in a yoga class or cheering from the sidelines as one of my two boys plays football, basketball or baseball.
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Specialties
Buyers Agent + Listing Agent
First Time Homebuyer
CNE - Certified Negotiation Expert
National Association of REALTORS®
Staging
April Callahan
april.callahan@compass.com | 847.971.7273
Almost 20 years ago, April turned her passion for buying, selling and renovating homes into a successful real estate career. Since then, she has been devoted to helping her clients accomplish their real estate objectives in all aspects of the purchase and sale of their homes. Before joining Compass, she worked for The Hudson Company in Winnetka, IL specializing in the residential real estate luxury market on Chicago’s North Shore.
April loves all things real estate and she truly appreciates the architecture and design elements of homes. She has renovated several personal residences and owns investment properties in Boston’s South End, Somerville, Wellfleet and Honolulu. Most importantly, April loves helping others find their perfect place in this world.
After receiving her BA from Tufts and MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management, April worked for LaSalle Partners Asset Management Group and was Managing Director for DGA International, an international marketing consulting firm. Each of these experiences has helped prepare her for a successful career selling real estate by providing a strong foundation in business and marketing.
With April’s extensive real estate experience, she is ideally suited to help you buy or sell your home quickly, efficiently and with some fun in the process! In particular, April’s unique ability to connect with her clients and understand their needs, in-depth knowledge of the market, client service focus, strong relationship with other brokers, highly-tuned negotiating skills and 24/7 tenacious work ethic will help you get the job done. She is committed to doing everything possible to ensure that your goals are achieved. Whether you are buying or selling your own home or looking for an investment property, April will work with you — before, during, and after – to bring the transaction to a successful conclusion.
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