{"id":1216,"date":"2018-12-20T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T16:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/20\/berkshire-hathaway-broker-joins-coldwell-banker-bain\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:18:38","slug":"berkshire-hathaway-broker-joins-coldwell-banker-bain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/20\/berkshire-hathaway-broker-joins-coldwell-banker-bain\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Berkshire Hathaway Broker Vera Brodsky and Team Joins Coldwell Banker Bain of Lincoln Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Top Berkshire Hathaway Broker Vera Brodsky and Team Joins Coldwell Banker Bain of Lincoln Square<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/coldwell-banker-bain.jpg\" alt=\"coldwell banker bain\" width=\"255\" height=\"170\"><\/p>\n<p>Coldwell Banker Bain, a leading provider of real estate brokerage services and a market leader in home sales in 2017, is pleased to announce that top local broker Vera Brodsky and her team have joined Coldwell Banker Bain of Lincoln Square, the company\u2019s flagship global luxury office. Previously the managing broker of Berkshire Hathaway Northwest in Bellevue, Vera, and the Brodsky Team has closed $40 million in transactions over the past 12 months, and nearly $100 million in total since 2016.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more excited to welcome Vera and her team \u2013 Anthony Jacobs and Michelle Santos-Fischer \u2013 to our office. Vera\u2019s practice, that includes broad expertise and significant success in selling homes at all price points \u2013 from entry level condos to luxury homes \u2013 will fit in nicely with our group,\u201d said Jennifer Johnsen-Cameron, principal managing broker of Coldwell Banker Bain of Lincoln Square.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She continued, \u201cThe Brodsky Team\u2019s success has been built on repeat clients who work with them from the purchase of their first home to multiple investment properties. It really is an impressive business model.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-53646 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Vera-Brodsky.jpg\" alt=\"coldwell banker bain\" width=\"114\" height=\"152\">Vera offers high integrity, professionalism and a proven ability to close transactions quickly. She has experience handling complex issues, and provides an extensive marketing portfolio for her clients and conducts training. Vera specializes in relocation, investment properties, and owner-occupied properties, and her extensive knowledge of the banking industry and real estate market helps her clients\u2019 achieve the highest return on their real estate investments.<\/p>\n<p>Vera knows the Eastside market well, having served for 10 years with Berkshire Hathaway and two years before that with RE\/MAX Eastside Brokers. She holds a B.S. in International Economics from the University of Washington, has a 5 out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/profile\/Vera-Brodsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5-Star Zillow rating<\/a> with 96 verified reviews, and is a member of Five Star Real Estate Agents. She is also regularly sought out by media for her expertise and has a <a href=\"technology-impact-newsletter\/\">technology-savvy<\/a> approach which includes her own app.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Said Vera, \u201cThere were many reasons I decided to join Coldwell Banker Bain of Lincoln Square \u2013 the company\u2019s stellar reputation and market dominance, the Coldwell Banker international network that provides my clients more options than any other company, and its burgeoning focus on the services it provides its brokers, including marketing and technology support.<\/p>\n<p>But beyond that, the new office in Lincoln Square is unlike any I\u2019ve ever experienced \u2013 it has an energy and state-of-the-art facilities that are uncommon in my experience. All of this will allow us to provide luxury services to my clients no matter their price point, as we pride ourselves on a client base that stay with us through their real estate journeys in all aspects of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>About Coldwell Banker Bain<br \/><\/strong>Coldwell Banker Bain is the #1 Coldwell Banker affiliate in the world with over $6 billion in volume in 2017, and has been helping people buy and sell homes in the Pacific Northwest since 1972. With 1,100+ brokers in 33 offices throughout Washington and Oregon, the company provides the full spectrum of services to buyers and sellers, with special expertise in the luxury realm.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the company has once again earned the national Coldwell Banker Chairman\u2019s Circle designation for outstanding performance in volume for 2017, ranking as a No. 1 network affiliate out of 3,000 offices in 48 countries. The company also provides services in property management, commercial real estate and real estate investment, and relocation management. Coldwell Banker Bain consistently ranks among the Top 20 Real Estate Companies in the nation as cited by <a href=\"http:\/\/realtrends.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Real Trends <\/em><\/a>and RISMedia\u2019s<em> Real Estate<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Berkshire Hathaway Broker Vera Brodsky and Team Joins Coldwell Banker Bain of Lincoln Square Coldwell Banker Bain, a leading provider of real estate brokerage services and a market leader in home sales in 2017, is pleased to announce that top local broker Vera Brodsky and her team have joined Coldwell Banker Bain of Lincoln 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