Mac DuBose, Realtor
For over a decade Mac DuBose has been dazzling real estate clients with her commitment to service, market knowledge, and exceptional sales skills. She brings to the table a unique background in design and development. Her experience also includes 20 plus years in her own business. This background which combines business acumen with construction industry and design experience helps her clients immensely in being able to evaluate properties for sale or purchase and find creative customizing solutions. She can see the potential in a property and helps clients to visualize possibilities. Mac works as a Realtor out of the number one office on the entire North Shore, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage of Winnetka and serves real estate needs in the following communities: Winnetka, Kenilworth, Wilmette, Glencoe, Glenview (the New Trier District), Northfield, Northbrook, Deerfield, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Evanston, and the surrounding neighborhoods.

Selling Your Unique Home
Mac believes she can sell a home in any market any time. She is never daunted by a challenge and is fiercely committed to the successful sale of your home. When listing your home she takes the time to carefully explain the market and go through the competition with you so that together you can devise a strategy to price the home to sell and not sit. She has expertise in any price-point and employs boundless effort in the promotion of your home. In addition to professional photos and traditional marketing, she has an impressive staging portfolio and is adept at property enhancement, a must in today’s market. Mac has read the same data you have: over 90% of today’s homebuyers begin their search online. Therefore she places your beautifully staged home on over 60 major websites including, but not limited to, enhanced branding on what we call in the business ‘the big six’ : Zillow, Yahoo, Trulia, Realtor.com, Aol real estate, and MSN. These websites together receive over 60% of all web real estate search traffic and it is vital that your home be a stand out. Mac also has a professionally designed property website for your home with unique domain name ensuring ‘googleability’ for your home. She looks forward to speaking with you about listing your home and hearing how she can help you to reach your real estate goals.

Buying Your Next Home
Mac finds it a privilege and a pleasure to get to take part in the next major purchase in your life. She adapts to any buyer’s needs and schedule and listens to what it is about a house that makes it feel like home to you. She prides herself in staying up to-date with market trends, providing comprehensive market analysis and educating buyers on what a ‘good buy’ is in today’s market. Mac has a coveted list of tradesmen and contractors, with whom she’s had years of experience, that she refers to her real estate clients. She knows most buyers want their home to be customized to their needs and does everything she can to help make your space a place you can’t wait to come home to! Mac loves the art of negotiation and will work diligently on the behalf of her clients to broker the most advantageous deal possible. If you are relocating to the area, Mac has vast experience with the multitudes of neighborhoods and looks forward to touring you through each one highlighting the unique characteristics, schools, and amenities of each so that you can find not only a house that you love but a community you can enjoy.

Personal Background and Community
Mac has lived on the North Shore for the past 10 yrs. She currently lives in Glencoe with her family including her two children. Giving back is also very important to Mac. One of the special community outreach programs she enjoys being involved in is “Glencoe Interfaith Builders” building for Habitat for Humanity.” “I love the build-days…the physical labor, getting dirty and all the while making a real difference.” Mac has been an active member in her place of worship where she has served and continues to actively service on the vestry, missions, and outreach committees, and buildings and grounds. Mac and her family also support Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter, where the families’ beloved mutt ‘Bobby’ was adopted.

Continuing Education

Mac believes in the importance of continuing education in real estate to better serve her clients. She currently holds the following coveted designations that help her exponentially in serving her clients well:

• ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative)
• SFR (Short Sale and Foreclosure Representation)
• BPOR (Broker Price Option Resource)
• CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert)
• CIAS (Certified Investor Agent Specialist)

Memberships and Specialties

• Illinois Licensed Realtor
• Member of the North Shore Barrington Associations of Realtors
• Buyer Specialist
• Seller Specialist
• Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource.