We had the ABSOLUTE pleasure of working with Laura who exceeded all of our expectations. From the very first meeting with her, her warm demeanor made us feel comfortable and confident in the home-buying process. She took the time to listen to our needs. She went above and beyond to find options that truly fit our style and small-ish budget. She provided invaluable advice at every step. We couldn't have asked for a more supportive and approachable guide during this journey. She truly made a miracle happen. Highly recommend!

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So glad to have found Laura Ely with Coldwell Banker as our Realtor. Laura has so much energy, and is such a positive person. She staged our home so beautifully which helped it sell in just two days. Laura was right on with pricing recommendations and she helped us stay patient till we got an offer to our liking. Laura brought us a delicious homemade blueberry pie while we were decluttering and packing. We’ll be recommending her to anyone looking for a Realtor, and she can cook! – Steve & Cheryl M.

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Laura Ely was recommended to me by a dear relative. We needed to sell a Minnesota family home to settle our cousin’s estate. I live in Oregon, so Laura kept in touch by text, email, and phone. She is an excellent communicator, project manager and negotiator. The house was neglected for many years, so we had to do more work than expected to get the house sellable. Laura’s team of professional packers, movers, cleaners, and stagers got the house ready to show. In a changing market it sold for top dollar, well over the list price.

Laura kindly, patiently, and tactfully helped my cousin cope with the sale and emotional upheaval of leaving his family home. She found an affordable condo for him to buy and negotiated the purchase of the condo. Laura convinced the sellers to wait six months till the estate settled. She helped me stay calm during the lengthy probate process. I highly recommend Laura, particularly if you need a Realtor® who will find the sunshine when others might only see stormy weather. – Mary S.

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It takes a village. Laura sold a condo to mutual friends in Powers Ridge, Chanhassen. I recently moved here from Oregon and we started looking for my MN home. We saw a condo for sale a Powers Ridge and I was ready! Laura’s impressive experience, local expertise, and willingness to listen to my needs made for a winning partnership. Laura put my needs first, sharing important steps I hadn’t considered.

She suggested a lower offer price than what I was thinking of offering, and we got it! Laura kept me focused and I trusted her abilities to guide me through an intimidating process. Laura is patient, kind and thorough. Now, every evening when I sit in my favorite chair, looking out at the beautiful view from my living room windows, I feel a sense of peace. This retiree from Oregon has a wonderful new home! Thank you, Laura, for your untiring energy and for orchestrating a seamless home purchase. – Judith B.

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We were given three agent referrals and we chose Laura Ely. We liked her friendly, professional style and we sensed she would put our needs first. We moved here in February 2021 from Florida and started looking for a home to buy. It's a very different real estate market in Minnesota. Laura was great she gave us freedom to look at many different types houses within our budget. She had absolute patience as we figured things out. We realized a single-family home was going to be too much work for us retirees.

Laura found us a townhouse in Eden Prairie and negotiated with listing agent to choose our VA offer over the others. We got the home and closed in June! Every step of the way Laura had our backs. She has a great team of lenders, title and handy people that supported us every step of the way. We recommend Laura: smart, resourceful, patient, a great listener, negotiator and well-connected.
– Tom & Carolyn C.

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We hired Laura Ely to help us sell our first dream home in St Louis Park in June 2021. We bought our 1.5 story bungalow in 1994 and raised our family there. Laura deeply listened to our wants and needs and educated us about the real estate market by separating fact from fiction. She was on top of all the details, well-organized with written plans and timelines--a great project manager! Laura worked hard to sell our house not just list it. We have three aging animals so we wanted to sell our home quickly--for a good price with a minimum of showings. Within her extensive Coldwell Banker network, she found us a buyer and we sold our house off the market for top dollar.

Laura found us our next dream home in Eden Prairie. At first we were looking at other types of homes. Then we went into a beautiful two-story house and Laura noticed my husband loved the home with the vaulted ceilings and spacious rooms. She knew right away what we wanted and found the perfect pre-list home within her Coldwell Banker network . Our offer was accepted and with no hassle of multiple bids. Laura truly cares about her clients and is an excellent agent: smart and responsive. Best of all, she made it fun to buy and sell a home! – Lisa Marie R. & Eric T.

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Laura was great to work with, she listens. She was very responsive and knowledgeable. Laura was patient and didn't try to force us into any homes we weren't sure about. She helped my husband and I find our dream home and she negotiated well and we got it under listing price. Yay! – Travis & Sarah Meyer

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Laura is a responsive, patient, and creative realtor who we highly recommend. She was always there for us when we wanted to see a property or just talk about options. In 2019 it was very limited, competitive market. It took us several months to find the right place, but she was always patient and positive. When we found our perfect home and decided to sell our townhouse at the last minute rather than keep it as a rental, Laura reached out to her network and found us a cash buyer immediately. Thank you, Laura! – Jason & Burgen Y.

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Laura is truly one of the best - I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for holding my hand through buying my first home. Anxiousness aside it's been painless and easy going! The lender Kelly Molitor you referred and her team are awesome! Your other referral Sharlene Downs at StateFarm in Chanhassen and I are now working together, and I am bundling ALL my insurances with her. LAURA YOU'RE THE BEST! – Scott K.

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Laura is a Realtor® who went above and beyond for me. I loved my townhouse and though it was time to sell, it was hard to get started. I have a demanding job and am the caregiver for family. Laura got me going! Her handyman took care of several repairs, then Laura came and helped start packing. After that I was on a roll. We got the house on the market and it sold quickly for the price I wanted. Laura is smart, personable, patient, organized, calm, and a good negotiator. She had my back every step of the way. If you want the best hire Laura! – Athena M.

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Laura was my second real estate agent hired to sell my house and I couldn't be happier. Laura puts her clients first and is ethical, organized, professional and a skilled negotiator. Laura found the buyers for the house through her network. I am very pleased we got our asking price and we sold the home I loved to people who also love it. She worked hard helping me get the house ready for market. Laura has a great team of lenders, closers/title, cleaners, handymen and landscapers. She made my move as easy as possible considering there was a lot of challenges to overcome. I highly recommend Laura! – Dr. Michael S.

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My wife and I were both apprehensive about finding an agent that really listens to us and always put our requirements first. Laura was always responsive, thorough, and very well connected. If you want the best? Get Laura on your team. – Darreck & Michele L

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If I were asked to summarize the experience of working with Laura, it would be "devoted to her clients." From start to finish -- meaning when you are comfortably settled in your home -- she is looking out for your needs. Laura kept us on track, advocated when necessary, and talked me down a few times when I thought I would never be fully packed in time for the movers. She knows the business and has a great team. – Candice S. & Joe M.

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Laura is great to work with whether your buying or selling. She is fast to reply, resourceful, and thorough not to mention a shrewd negotiator. I have worked with her 3x on purchasing investment properties and she continues to impress. – Chung Y.

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Laura did an amazing job getting the word out about our home before it hit the market. We had multiple offers the day it was listed and she used great negotiating skills getting us well over listing price. We will definitely use her again and highly recommend her.
– Mike & Stephanie B.

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I worked with Laura Ely on finding an investment property in the Twin Cities. I would highly recommend Laura for her extensive knowledge from understanding what locations are best suited based on my needs to helpful design recommendations to attract tenants. Laura is extremely resourceful and connected to others in the industry. She listened to what I wanted and was tenacious in finding options to suit my needs. It was a pleasure working with Laura as she truly enjoys her job especially working with her clients. I plan to work with her on future endeavors and recommend her to family and friends. – Chung Y

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I chose Laura as our Realtor® as she was a long time acquaintance. I live in Oregon with my husband and we were looking for a second home in the Chanhassen area and knew we would be negotiating quite a bit long distance. Laura and I had the chance to view a number of properties in person and she listened carefully to my priorities. A short while after returning to Oregon, a condominium came on the market that fit our criteria. Laura not only helped me negotiate the deal, she was my liaison to have the whole place painted and re-carpeted before we ever saw it. After the deal closed, I flew to Chanhassen and walked into our place and was totally delighted!
Laura is knowledgeable, thoughtful. and responsive. She goes out of her way to be of assistance. Through the process of finding a home away from home, Laura and I have deepened our friendship! – Kathy & Rand R.

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I worked with Laura to prepare my house for sale. She thoroughly researched previous sales, watched the comparable market carefully, and suggested ways to make the house more salable. The house sold for more than expected on the first day of showing, and the closing accommodated my busy schedule. Laura's a smart and hard worker! – Dave S.

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Laura truly exceeded expectations. She was proactive and conscientious from the very beginning, when we sat down for the first time to discuss the possibility of purchasing a home. I was under a tight deadline, having to move out of my current residence. And since it takes 45-60 days to close, I had a small window to find a place in my price range and with all the things I wanted, as well as move through the entire process of making an offer, doing the inspection and other steps – overall, a tall order.

Laura was confident that the right home was out there for me. She worked me every step of the way and answered the questions I had (which were many). I had purchased and sold a home in 2008, but since then regulations and paper work had increased, and the process seemed more complex. Laura had a talent for working with the listing agent to make sure I was getting the best the seller had to offer.

She was very knowledgeable about the aspects of negotiating and the reasons why certain documents or information were needed. She was always working hard behind the scenes on my behalf. As it turned out, I was able to get into a great town home with 95% of what I was looking for and within the necessary time frame. I’d recommend her services to anyone buying or selling a home. – Barbara B.

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Laura did an excellent job selling our home with a personable disposition that made her pleasant to work with. She is very professional in her approach and effectively deals with complex, difficult issues. She backs up her position with thorough research and knows how to use other resources within the company when needed. Specifically, Laura did a great job on pricing our home well beyond our expectations and frankly even above market value. It was a courageous move and given how quickly the home sold was obviously the right thing to do. She is a master at staging. Her advice on staging no doubt helped sell the home quickly and the photos looked great on website listings.

We had some challenges on closing, especially when our buyer was unable to meet their commitment and again with a request for premature occupancy by the buyer. In both cases Laura handled these challenges with aplomb and effectively conferred with other agents as to the best course of action. She loves her job and she loves people. This manifested as a 'client-first' approach which meant our interests were always prioritized throughout the process. We could not have picked a better realtor to sell our home. – Jim & Sally T.

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Laura went above and beyond doing an amazing job helping me through every step of the home buying process. As an out-of-town buyer we faced some unique challenges. Whether it was picking me up and dropping me off at the airport, scheduling a video walk through when I was unable to fly in for an in person viewing promptly responding to texts, emails and phone calls, even rescheduling my closing when my flight was severely delayed. I highly recommend Laura's unfailingly positive, supportive and professional support buying or selling your home! – Christina Andrews

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Laura is a great agent. I highly recommend her if you are buying or selling a home. I had a wonderful experience buying my first home with Laura. I am new to Minnesota and not knowledgeable about how to buy a home. Laura quickly found a house in our price range my daughter and I loved. At one point it seemed like we were going to lose the house. Laura negotiated really well and saved the situation. She is knowledgeable and trustworthy. When I was packing Laura helped me out by bringing moving boxes, which shows she's a wonderful person too! I would not hesitate to work with her again. – Saadia & Muhammad N.

We worked with Laura again. My husband and I just bought land to build our dream home. Laura knows that market too!