I have a pleasure to work with Clara Lee at Coldwell Banker for a mutual client, and I have found Clara being extremely responsible and knowledgeable. She is very patience and asks very detail questions to prepare for the transaction and I was very impress. I will refer Clara for any real estate transactions. read more

Clara is our real estate agent, and I feel so lucky to have her there while we were looking for our first house! Clara is very patient. Before we even start going to open houses, Clara spent hours understanding our needs, educating us and explaining current market. She accompanied us to the first few open houses and during the open houses, she explained to us in detail how to observe the condition of the house. As we got more and more familiar with the process, Clara didn't go to open houses with us anymore; however she would still go to visit our favorite houses and provide valuable suggestions, no matter how busy she was. Clara never pushed us into buying a house and was always there to help us when we need her. She toured the candidate house herself and provide suggestion; she gathered as much information as she could to help us make an informed decision; she prepared offers for us regardless of how late into the night it was. Clara is more like a friend than a real estate agent. She has all kinds of resources: who to contact for roof renovation, where to buy a special kind of nails, and who to contact for professional cleaning services, etc. We always went to her for suggestions, and she was always eager to help! I would highly recommend Clara! read more

Clara helped my fiancee and I buy a single-family home in Santa Clara in an extremely competitive market. She always took the time to make sure we were well informed about the home buying process and the current market, and she was very responsive to our emails and texts at any time of the day and night. We challenged her a bit by asking her to make an offer with 1 day's notice and making 4 offers in 4 days. However, she worked tirelessly to make it happen on time. When we made an offer on the final house, we were competing with a higher bid. Clara managed to work her magic and win us the house! Clara works very closely with a loan agent named Caroline Wolf. They have both earned my absolute trust, and I highly recommend working with both of them. read more

We feel fortunate to get Clara Lee as our agent. She helped us through the selling and buying a new property. Besides the market cool down, she was able to guide us and get the deals closed in a short time. She is a market expert and a very detailed oriented agent. She stayed positive and calm, gave us enough details and data about the market, and was a winner on both selling and buying. She was always available for us, worked beyond her schedule to get things sorted; and she never paused on anything, listened to us, and gave us reliable details to move forward. I would rate Clara as the most dependable and trust winning agent in the bay. I bet anyone who worked with her would feel the same. Kudos, and thank you for all the hard work. read more

I feel extremely lucky to have been referred to Clara Lee. The bay area housing market is extremely competitive and finding a house in the right location with the right price was not easy. We were outbid several times and now I've learned that the way to win a house around here is to have a very capable agent. Clara went above and beyond when making the offer on our current house, making sure we made the most attractive offer, negotiating with the sellers, and other small tricks that she knows about. We would not have won without her expertise and efforts. Another special quality of Clara is that she is trustworthy. She is fair and honest with all parties. One of my biggest concerns was finding an agent that was honest and would have my best interests in mind. Clara will not push you to make offers and she will actually dissuade you from purchasing houses that she thinks you won't like even though it would make her job quick and easy. The third great aspect of working with Clara is that she works with Peter Keller at Princeton Capital. Peter is wonderful to work with and he truly works hard for you. The loan process is very stringent and it is important to have someone who will meet all the deadlines and resolve any issues. I could go on about how punctual and responsive and knowledgeable Clara is, but really no one should be working with agents that lack those basic qualities! You will be in good hands with Clara and Peter. read more

I had a positive experience with Clara, not only once but twice as my real estate agent. Clara's skill set went above my expectations in both instances. She envelopes her knowledge of the market, economy, aesthetics of a home, and utilizes a wide variety of resources to transform a home into a beautiful property. With Clara's guidance, the transactions with her went smoothly and effectively. I would recommend Clara for your real estate needs read more

Clara truly listens and understands what her clients need. She even oversees the home preparation process herself to make sure the house is beautiful. Because of her, my house gave that "Home Sweet Home" ambience to any prospective buyers. She not only has attention to detail for the disclosures and the offer process from beginning to end, but she made my home selling experience effortless and enjoyable. Overall, she's resourceful, knowledgeable and honest! read more

Ode to Clara Lee Clara Lee, Coldwell Banker Realtor Is a real estate super star! She will work day and night To make your house look just right. There will be days when you are discouraged And go astray, Clara will be there to show you the way, Disclosures, Inspections...and all the intricacies She'll get you to contract and thru the contingencies. If you need a loan to buy your home, She knows how to find someone to help you get the cash So the home you want won't be a thing of the past! Clara has clients pulling her in many directions But when you are with her, she gives you all her attention. I will refer Clara again and again She is great and will always be my friend. The End! Marcia Y read more

So, perhaps I am remiss for not having posted this review ten years ago when Clara first entered my life as a guardian angel and real estate agent wrapped into one person. But, the silver lining regarding my delay is I now have such extensive experience working with Clara that I can now expound on all that is amazing about Clara Lee with true expert status. At this point, Clara has aided me five separate times with regards to my real estate and housing needs. Clara couples unsurpassable professionalism and real estate acumen with compassion, diligence and intelligence. Really. There is no one who works harder than Clara for her clients (more about that below). She listens to what you want and I can count on her input and guidance in every instance. This is because I know she has her finger on the real estate market and pulse of various regions in the Bay Area and has my best interests at heart every single time. She goes above and beyond EVERY single time. I first met Clara when I was pregnant with my son. We went to look at a rental in Redwood City and were saddened to have just missed out on the listing. But, the rental agent, Clara, really liked us and decided to take us under her wing to help us. To our pleasant surprise, she found us a glorious home built by an architect that was beyond turn key. When our landlords decided to sell, Clara then helped us enter the real estate market in San Jose, as first time home buyers. Honestly, we did not have a lot of cash to expend and were complete newbies. We were probably not always the easiest of clients due to our inexperience. But, throughout the home buying process, Clara was nothing but patient and kind. Clara knew what we were looking for and somehow found us a darling dream home in one of the hottest and most sought after school districts. In spite of not being the most impressive of prospective buyers, Clara was able present our offer in a way that made us seem like the perfect buyers, which caused our offer to be accepted and we got the house! When a few years later I contracted cancer and went through a divorce while still undergoing cancer treatment, Clara helped me to sell the house. I was not physically well and she went out of her way to get the home ready for sale. She again worked her magic, staging the home magnificently and when the home was listed, we received multiple offers with it ending up selling "as is" $150K over asking. In this very arduous time, Clara stepped up and went over and above the call of duty. Clara then proceeded to find my son and me a sweet cottage in Campbell with a gigantic yard. Once again we were blessed by Clara's real estate knowledge. The location and home itself were superb. Fast forward to 2018...After renting for five years, I decided it was time to enter the real estate market again. On June 18, 2018 I emailed Clara with the amount I could afford in terms of a deposit and the price point I was looking for along with my wish list which included an upgraded 2 to 3 BR house with a tree view, a lot of land, a granny unit, located in Scotts Valley with good schools. Later that evening (still June 18), I get an email from Clara (remember how I said she is diligent?) saying she saw a listing in Los Gatos mountains that ticked many of the boxes except for location (not Scotts Valley) and asking if I would be interested in seeing it. Once again, Clara demonstrated uncanny understanding of what I wanted. She asked if I would like to go see the open house the following Sat and Sunday (June 23 and July 24). I said absolutely. We walked in and I knew in my heart it was the house for us. The only way I can describe it other than spectacular is to say that looking out into a forest as far as the eye can see made me feel whole. The home had everything I asked for and more; it even had a rock-climbing wall and home theater! My son was over the moon! Clara introduced me to a great mortgage banker, Caroline Wolf (also phenomenal). These two amazingly talented individuals were able to get me preapproved for a loan and present an offer the next week(!) I, again, was not the most attractive offeror because my down payment wasn't high and there were many interested buyers. We all agreed my offer was a very long shot. Well, the long and short of it is, as I write this review I am sitting looking out on that vast wilderness from my couch at the Los Gatos home that Clara and I went and saw. My house. We closed on July 17, 2018. So, because of Clara (and Caroline's) superlative abilities, the home was seen, loan preapproved, offer made, and closed in 3.5 weeks. Clara made my dreams come true for the fifth time... If you are looking for an agent, you need to stop reading this review and contact Clara immediately. She will work harder for you than any other agent to find precisely the home you seek, and will go that extra mile to ensure you get the home of your dreams. read more

Clara is an amazing realtor! She's helped me sell and buy several times now. Through thick and thin, she's been there to answer every question and assuage any worry. You definitely feel like you're in good hands. Clara has helped me purchase a home on 3 different occasions and each them helped to navigate through all the confusing options and find the one that fits the need and the budget perfectly! She knows the market really well, is caring, and always goes the extra mile. You can't go wrong with that combination. Would definitely use her services again and highly recommend. read more

Some of the most stressful things in life: 1) Relocating 2) Starting a new job 3) Getting married 4) Living with your inlaws 5) Buying a house 6) Taking care of a critically ill person 7) Having a baby 8) Divorce Now, let's see: Number 1.... check! Number 2.... check! Number 3.... check! Uh-oh. I got 3 on the list already. Not a good start. And, I'm doing them all at the same time! Yikes! Time to relieve some stress. What's the best way to do that, you ask? Take a few days off from work? Nope. Go on vacation? Uh-Uh. Go for a spa treatment? Think again. No. We decided the best way to do that was have some fun and go look for a house!! I mean, who doesn't like searching the web on your spare time for houses? Or, driving around the city aimlessly looking for the realtor signs? Or, better yet, picking up those real estate magazines at your local Safeway!!! Woohoo! Hmmm.... on 2nd thought, that sounds pretty stressful. I wonder why that's not on the list. Oh wait.......... Damn it! There it is! Well, since we're going to want to buy a house sooner or later, might as well start looking. I mean, what else are we going to do between yelling at the photographer and deciding if we want lilies or lilies (my wife gives me good choices, huh?). Anyway, we were referred by our good friends, Ellice S. and her husband, to go see Clara. That was the 2nd best advice they have given us (having us try V. Sattui dessert wine was the 1st! Yum-O)! Anyway, Clara made our house buying experience as painless as possible. She started off by adding us to her mailing list. Basically, we gave her the details of what we were looking for and when a house came into the market with those specs, it was e-mailed to us. This was useful to us, too, because it kept all of these houses in our own personal list and we could look at them and compare. Next, she took us to any of the houses we wanted to look at. We looked at a few houses before we actually found a house that we wanted to bid on. When we made our offer, she went over all the paperwork with us with a fine-tooth comb. As new home buyers, we were very green in regards to how all this works. She answered all of our 1 bajillion questions! Well, fortunately for us, we were outbid. Yes, that's right. I said "fortunately." After being disappointed about being outbid, she helped us find an even better house, in a better neighborhood! She pretty much handled all the negotiating and made it very easy for us. Yes, I know what you're saying, "this is all standard stuff for any realtor," right? Wrong! Not only did she treat us as a friend during this whole process, she did even more for us after the house was sold. Since she knew we were planning our wedding, she helped us set up the fumigation appointment, helped us set up utilities, met with the carpet guys, etc. It's hard to find realtors like that. Usually, it's "oh yes, I got my commission, NEXT!" But, I never got that impression with Clara. In fact, we still see each other from time to time. In summation (Yes, I know that was a long review), Clara was not only very professional, but very accommodating. I guarantee you that when I win my $113 million in the Megamillions lottery, I will use her to buy my new house in Los Gatos. Oh wait, that might not be enough. I guess I'll stick with Campbell. P.S. We're doing #4 and #7 now! Yes, I had to make sure #7 happened. Otherwise, we'd be getting a #8! read more

We have absolutely no regrets in choosing Clara as our realtor! Clara never hesitated to go the extra mile to facilitate our home buying process. She really cared about us and always offered valuable advice on things we were never aware of. Unlike some realtors who only want to secure a quick deal, Clara was different - she truly wanted us to be completely satisfied and at peace with our initial offer and eventual purchase. And never once did she pressure us to make decisions quickly - in fact, she wanted to be sure that we weren't being overly excited and impulsive as first-time homebuyers. Clara made the whole process seem like a breeze with her extremely detail-oriented and efficient nature! She is extremely reliable and can always be trusted to get things done ASAP. Homebuying might be an ordeal for some people, but Clara worked her magic and made our initial fears vanish. If you want a realtor who truly cares about you as a person, choosing Clara is the way to go! Thank you, Clara! You made our condo purchase a reality! read more

Clara is simply amazing. I needed to sell my first time home and move out of state. She was there for me every step of the way. She had contractors who could get the work done quickly and inexpensively. She made all of the appointments and was available to meet with the workers. She saved me so much work. I went with her suggestions and was able to get above top estimates for my home. She is friendly and giving and I couldn't be any happier with the results. I consider her to be a friend now. read more

Clara is the kind of realtor I want with no-nonsense dedication to serving her clients's needs. Her dedication is similar to a terrier on a pant leg. She gets the job done. read more