Praveen is a first class real estate agent! Praveen recently helped my family secure our home in Arlington Heights, IL. What was unique about our transaction is my family and I were moving to Arlington Heights from another state. Before starting our home search our #1 goal was to close on a home upon arrival in order to minimize my family's time in any temporary housing. To achieve this would mean we would have to begin our home search months in advance and would have to conduct the home search virtually. Knowing this Praveen was very empathetic and patient to meet our home searching demands. In doing so Praveen was instrumental in providing us extensive insight into the various cities and homes we were considering. Eventually Praveen found a home that he believed would meet our needs. We also agreed after seeing the listing. Praveen then offered to visit the home and provided us a virtual tour over facetime. After walking through the home Praveen believed the home was listed under value. This was due to Praveen's understanding of the various upgrades already made to the home and knowing the nearby comparable home sales. Praveen's excitement and encouragement that this could be our next home compelled us enough to make an offer. Praveen also advised that although we made an offer it was not binding until the home inspection was complete. Considering that Praveen encouraged us to make a trip to tour the home prior to the scheduled home inspection just in case we wanted to back out. We agreed and after visiting the home we were thrilled that everything Praveen mentioned about the home was spot on. With an offer in hand with the seller Praveen still managed to negotiate that the offer be updated with a desired 120 day close in order to meet our inter-state moving timeline. Praveen knew the owners were motivated to sell and as a result they agreed to the 120 day close. The home also appraised over the contracted price, which substantiated Praveen's assumption that the home was listed under value. Instant equity, got to love it! The purchase of the home seriously could not have gone any better. This was no doubt due to Praveen being empathetic to our situation of having to buy while being in another state and operating as an honest broker on our behalf. His comprehension of the home buying process and his knowledge of the various in's and out's is invaluable when developing a tactical home buying strategy. Praveen delivers and I would no doubt recommend him to work alongside with when purchasing a new home. Thank you, Praveen! read more

Parveen Mathew is a very conscientious, tenacious, and a great communicator. He came to us with the knowledge of the real estate market in our area. We had other realtors give us the similar pitch. The reason we decided to go with Praveen was because he gave us "The Parveen" analysis which was specific to our house as is and with The PM Touch. What is the PM touch you ask? It is not only telling us how to do touch ups and declutter, but on how to bring in the vow factor. He spent hours with us working on how each room should look like, from changing the lighting, to removing mirrors, to adding a specific paint, etc. He is extremely responsive to questions, often responding immediately to our late-night emails after midnight. Praveen is not the type of agent to hang his realtor sign outside the house, he makes the house his only job. He marketed the house like it was his most precious commodity. Praveen had our house photographed, video graphed, and utilized the latest sales technology like social marketing along with the traditional. He gave prospective buyers a story of a home not just brick and mortar. He made it into a showpiece that could be featured in any design magazine. When we saw our listing, we were blown away. His hard work and knowledge of what it takes to sell a home really paid off - our listing looked amazing and knocked out the competition. If you want the best price and the least time spent on market, then Praveen Mathew is the Sales Marketer for you. read more

Praveen has been a fantastic leader on my journey of selling a condo and purchasing my new home. His immense guidance and advice in preparing the property for the sale, including providing precise support on decluttering, touch-ups and minimal updates to devise a strategy to bring out the best from the property coupled with his conscientious approach and effective communication in the marketing strategy of utilizing the latest social marketing techniques along with the traditional approach provided me with the results that far surpassed my expectation on selling the property. Praveen is a great communicator, tenacious in working for the client in meeting all of the interests, starting from providing guidance and resources to find the perfect house for my needs, and most importantly, applying his masterful skills of negotiation, impeccable knowledge and professionalism, which helped me rise above the competition in the highly competitive market to purchase a house that best fit my overall needs. His proactive approach in providing the resources and thorough guidance on the services that were needed and his dedication and professionalism to be available day and night to meet his client's goals and needs made the process of a sale and the subsequent purchase of my new home enjoyable and stress-free. It has been a true pleasure to work with Praveen and I highly recommend him for real estate transactions. read more

My wife and I recently got married this year. So when she moved in with me into my apartment, space was limited. We both decided we needed to find a bigger place. We were first time home buyers without a clue where to begin the new home buying process. We were turned to Praveen through a mutual friend. After reading his reviews we decided to give him a call. Praveen deserves every star in all his 5 star ratings. He made every step of the home buying process easy from the beginning. He explained every detail, every terminology until we were comfortable to take the next step. Even though we had a strict budget, Praveen worked with us until we found the perfect house. One of his best qualities as an agent, is that he is very patient. Together we must of looked at half of what Chicago had to offer. Even still, Praveen patiently worked with us and not once did he push us into buying a home until both of us were satisfied. He educated us in what to look for when buying and resale value of each property we visited. He negotiated for us to get the best price possible so that we remained within our budget. Praveen even helped us get in contact with an amazing team of lenders and lawyers. Today, we live in our amazing house which we got under our budget. I would definitely recommend Praveen to anyone who is looking to buy a home. read more

Praveen Mathew is a top-notch realtor and his results prove his excellence. Previously, we had listed our house for 6 months with very poor results. Having had a bad experience with our first realtor during these 6 months, we did extensive research and came across Praveen's information. We were impressed with his breadth of experience and his glowing reviews. After we met with Praveen, we knew that it was the right decision to have him take over our listing. He was refreshingly honest and professional. He suggested staging and other steps which were reasonable and the results spoke for themselves; we had 21 showings in 21 days. We did not have a total of 21 showings our first six months with our prior realtor. Praveen is accountable and easily reachable at all times of the day. Since our previous experience was terrible, we were a little apprehensive at first when we retained Praveen. He helped alleviate all our fears, with the use of reassurances and real-time statistics. We were going into the winter and he was able to sell our house in just over 1 month. This was our first time selling a house, and our experience with Praveen was incredible. Choose him to be your realtor, whether you are a first-time buyer/ seller or need a fresh look at your previous listing. You will be thrilled with the results! read more

My brother and I made a "Perfect Move" and decided to work with Praveen based on great reviews he had on Yelp. Just on the first day we started working with Praveen, we knew we had the best person for the job! Being younger than typical first time homebuyers, there were many things we did not know about the home buying process. Praveen was able to answer all our questions and gave his honest opinion on the homes we visited without forcing us into buying. Praveen was very professional, friendly, trustworthy and had our best interests at heart. Throughout the entire process he kept us informed and made himself available for all our questions, even late at night. When we found a home we liked, he did market research and made sure that we were getting the absolute best deal for the house. Praveen is an excellent negotiator and he was able to get us the home we liked for 8% less than the list price. Also, we used his recommendations for lender, attorney, and home inspector, and couldn't have asked for a better experience working with them. I highly recommend Praveen for anyone looking to buy a house in the North Shore and Chicagoland area. It has been a wonderful journey working with him! read more

After my mom passed I had to figure out what to do with everything in her condo of 20+ years. I didn't even know where to start. Praveen helped me develop a plan of attack, guiding me through each step. And calmly reassuring me every step of the way. Once the place was empty he knew exactly what we needed to do to get top dollar. His knowledge of current trends and what sells quickest was spot on. A fresh coat of paint including the cabinets and new carpeting made a huge difference and Praveen knew exactly the right colors to go with. He has a network of dedicated professionals at very reasonable prices, which greatly helped every step in this process. His listing was beyond anything I'd ever seen from the pictures to the description. And the day he listed it he had immediately scheduled 10 showings in the next few days. As it turned out the very first people immediately put in an offer for $15,000 over asking price. And we pushed the asking price to the limit. Praveen's passion and dedication to his work is palpable. He's the first to admit he's a perfectionist. And it shows. I cannot recommend him enough and look forward to his help selling our house in the future. read more

He did it AGAIN. When we had to move from the city to the suburbs, we contacted Praveen who had helped us secure our first condo 2 years prior. He was well prepared, confident and knew most if not all the burbs we were interested in moving to. We didn't have a lot of time for house hunting since we had a newborn at home so Praveen didn't waste our time. He only found houses he knew we would be interested in and if there was something he was unsure of, he would go check out the place first to see if it was worth it. Although we knew he was working with other customers...he never let it show that he was busy--it always felt like we were his VIP customers. Besides his charm, his practicality, his incredible good sense---he is always on time and organized. In the end we looked at a burb that we never thought we could move into until he showed us that it was in our budget. Our amazing story of how we got this house is another incredible story of how dedicated he was to help us secure this deal. Let's just say we got a "steal". Thank you so much Praveen for all your help! Hugs from little Henry who loves running around with more space. read more

We had such a great experience selling our home!! One of the best decisions we made was choosing Praveen Mathew to be our realtor. For our first meeting together, Praveen had done an analysis of our neighborhood. He discussed with us what updates we would need to do to make our home more "sellable" in a competitive market.Of course we had our doubts doing upgrades, because we wanted to keep the costs low and not spend a lot of money on the home. In the end, we trusted Praveen's suggestions because of his experiences and successes selling and buying homes, and it definitely paid off. We ended up getting an offer in 8 days and for the FULL asking price!!! Everything went very smoothly from the day the house was listed all the way up to the closing. Selling a house is a big decision, and you should always do your research and choose the best, most qualified realtor. Praveen is exactly that person, he is experienced, professional and very easy to communicate and work with. In the end, you want to get the best offer for your home and that is exactly what we got by choosing Praveen. read more

We were incredibly impressed by Praveen's exceptional market knowledge throughout the home-buying process. His deep understanding of market trends and the real estate industry helped us make informed decisions at every stage. We truly felt we had the best realtor guiding us through the process, ensuring we got the best deal on our dream home. Buying a home can be overwhelming, but his expertise in the real estate business made the journey easy. Throughout our home-buying process, he was incredibly communicative. He promptly answered calls and emails, keeping me informed about every development. His strategy during the negotiation phase was impressive, as he leveraged his market knowledge to our advantage. He educated us about each step, from mortgage pre-approval to closing. As first-time home buyers, we were nervous about the whole process, but he made it a breeze. If you're looking for a phenomenal agent who understands the local market and has tremendous negotiation skills, I highly recommend him. read more

Praveen Mathew is an excellent realtor. He took the time needed to understand our needs and worked very hard to find properties that fit within them. We had a very tight timeline to find and purchase a home. Praveen assisted us in selecting a number of potential properties and compiled a very detailed packet of information to use during our very short property finding trip. He had excellent incite during our home tours and helped us narrow our search quickly. During the process our preferences changed and Praveen rapidly adapted and suggested properties that could meet these new needs. Once we selected a property, he worked very hard to get it to a price point that worked for us and matched the property's true value. His negotiating skills are excellent and he was able to secure a great price. Praveen is very easy to work with, a great communicator, and makes you fell comfortable during the entire process. We have already recommended him to others moving to the area. read more

Seven years after first working with Praveen, I was in need of a listing agent to sell a property for my parents. Honestly I did shop around a bit to explore options and was a bit apprehensive as Praveen planned a list price that was notably higher than the other agents suggested. In the end, we stuck with him and he delivered -- in fact, got multiple offers quickly and the home sold for slightly ABOVE that asking price. Why we stuck with him comes down to two main things. One is his hustle. He doesn't just hand you comps generated by an algorhithm. He will call the listing agents for those comps to better understand situations where things don't add up to find out why. His abilty to obtain information and influence people is world class. The second is his marketing. We had a LOT of showings quickly, got offers and went under contract quickly because Praveen is ready to move and understands modern digital marketing better than most. read more

I wish I could give more than 5 stars! We purchased our first home (single family) and would not have navigated through the process of being first time buyers without Praveen's expertise, guidance and support. Praveen stayed on top of every listing and filtered only the one's that fit our requirements and scheduled visits very fast. Praveen's level of professionalism, responsiveness, organization and attention to detail are unparalleled. He helped us all along the way and guided us with references for everything and anything. He always made himself available to us 24/7 and would give us status updates and open up discussions on our next course of action. He defines "above and beyond" and we are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work with such a remarkable listener and dedicated supporter. Thank you Praveen for a top notch and successful experience ! Sam&Raji read more

My wife and I first met Praveen at an open house and immediately could tell he was a great agent. We were buying our first house and needed a lot of coaching and guidance which Praveen was more than willing to provide. As the other reviewers noted he is ethical, patient, organized, detail oriented, and responsive. He kept us focused on buying a home that met our needs within our budget. He is completely dedicated to providing the highest level service and value to his clients possible. What really sets him apart from the typical agent is his genuine enthusiasm and passion for the real estate trade. He thrives on the hunt, the competition, and the negotiations. His enthusiasm was critical as it kept us motivated even when things got tough. We are completely happy in our new home and it was in large part due to Praveen's expertise. read more

We had a fantastic experience working with Praveen to buy our first home in Glenview! As first-time buyers, we appreciated how he took the time to walk us through the process and made everything feel straightforward. He really listened to our preferences and showed us homes that matched what we were looking for. During showings, he pointed out key features, both positive and negative, that we might not have noticed on our own, which helped us make a confident decision. He was motivated, efficient, and always made time to meet with us- something that was crucial since we were hoping to find the right home before our lease ended. His knowledge of the local market and dedication to his clients made all the difference. We couldn't be happier with our new home and highly recommend Praveen to anyone looking to buy! read more

My spouse and I recently purchased a single-family home and Praveen did a fantastic job in helping us throughout the process. Being a first-home buyer, we initiated the process with a lot of unknowns. But, with Praveen on board and guiding us through every step, we were able to tone in on our preferences and make timely decisions. Needless to say, Praveen brings in years of experience as a realtor that gives the home buyers a more personalized experience with various aspects of house hunting. His timely responses to my endless questions (even at 11 pm!), communication skills, productive suggestions on whether to approach a house-on-sale for tour or not, and negotiation skills (brought down the listed price by $35K!) are some of the best and we are happy to use Praveen as our realtor. I highly recommend him. read more

Praveen is simply AMAZING! When he says he will get the best for you, he definitely delivers. My husband and I just recently purchased our first home with Praveen and not only did he provide EXCELLENT customer service, he went over and beyond, maybe even a little more (if that is even possible) than a regular realtor, I believe would. He made the whole house hunting process so easy and efficient. He made sure we didn't waste our time looking at homes that just did not cut it. He even sat and went through our list of 200 "interested homes" and brought the list down to an acceptable interested list by spending three hours of his own time weaning the list down to only good or great choices that best fit our multiple interests. Praveen is the best and only choice for home buyers. read more

We worked with Praveen for buying our new home and selling our current home. He was the perfect agent for both parts of the process, being communicative and updating us on everything as it was going. Praveen was able to smoothly communicate with the sellers agent to streamline the buying process, while giving us very helpful advice on making small changes to list our property! These changes and his advice was 100% the difference between the property selling quickly vs the property sitting for a while (was able to get multiple offers within days of listing and ended up selling for 100% list)! Overall, Praveen is a very intelligent agent who really cares for his clients and his track record matches up to this! He gets results made and will 100% be using him again in the future! read more

As good as it gets! Praveen is a very dedicated, professional and knowledageble realtor. My husband and I were very lucky to have him in our corner. He does his research and knows the inventory--he comes prepared! He helped us prioritize what was important to us--what's a deal breaker and what is negotiable. We were selling our house and buying a new home which is quite stressful but Praveen was always available to be our "therapist" if you will. He was a perfectionist when it came to our open house and came to all of our showings. There are plenty of ups and downs in this business and Praveen was able to center us and help us navigate. He knew what our goal was and made it happen! I definitely will use him again and recommend him to my family and friends! read more