Find Your Dream Home

Ela Papazisi
Senior Real Estate Specialist
ABR, SFR, SRES
Edgebrook / McMullen
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2021 - 2024

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2018 - 2020

24+YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

For over two decades, Ela has been helping buyers and sellers with all their real estate needs in the Chicagoland area. She has dedicated herself to knowing and promoting different communities. Ela is a devoted and energetic Real Estate Specialist with a highly competitive mindset and a thorough knowledge of the communities that Chicagoland has to offer. As a specialist in residential real estate, Ela has the drive and the vision that enables her to provide seamless service from the beginning of a transaction to the end of closing. Many buyers and sellers have become repeat clients with her as their needs change. Not only are her clients supremely satisfied, but most refer others to her with the confidence that if you're selling, it's sold; if you're buying, it's yours. With over 600 career sales, Ela has sold homes in every neighborhood in the North, East, West, Northwest, and Southwest suburbs and has worked with countless Real Estate Agents. Her clients benefit from the fact that Agents enjoy working with Ela because she is caring and personable with everyone with whom she works, and they know that she will get the transaction to the finish line.

Credentials/Qualifications

  • Member of National Association of Realtors
  • Member of Illinois Association of Realtors
  • Member of Chicago Association of Realtors
  • Licensed Real Estate Sales Associate
  • Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®)
  • Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource (SFR®)
  • Accredited Buyer's Representative ABR

Languages

Greek, English and Albanian

Achievements

  • 2001 Rookie of the Year for Coldwell Banker Residential
  • 2004 Real Estate Marketing Specialist
  • 2011 MBA in International Business
  • 2017 International Sterling Society Award
  • 2018, 2019 & 2020 International Diamond Society Award
  • 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 International President's Circle Award
  • A Top 5% of all Coldwell Banker agents internationally
  • 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 Top Residential Producer of CAR
  • America's Best Real Estate Professionals 2023 & 2024 Top Agent in Illinois
  • Top 1.5% of Real Estate Professionals in the United States
  • 2025 Real Trends Verified Award

TESTIMONIALS

"I cannot sing her praises enough. As a newly engaged couple, my fiancé and I were looking for a home to start our lives together. And of course, the two of us had very specific criteria of our own that we wanted in a house – two story + basement, min 3 bed/2bath, backyard, 45min train ride, lots of windows…etc. Upon meeting Manuela, she also taught us the importance of good school districts, communities with steady tax rates, and emphasizing resale capability of the home. She took care of us as if she were buying a home for her own children. She was very transparent and speaks with many years of wisdom and experience from working in the industry. She patiently and thoroughly answered any of our questions. Her response time was impeccable whether we called, texted, or emailed her. I would notice she would stay up very late writing emails and searching for new listings every night. I could see her passion not only for the work she does but also for her clients. After a couple of months of searching, we finally found a home we fell in love with that satisfied ALL our criteria. The house was listed on the market for several weeks and when we laid an offer, we unfortunately found ourselves in a bid war. She advised us through the whole process, and we decided to submit a conditional counter offer. She sold our story to the buyer and not only did we win the house, but we also spent less than the sale price. When it came to the loan process, we found Manuela had a reliable and close network of connections she works with. The mortgage process went by very smoothly. I have recommended Manuela to all my friends and family and guarantee that hiring her will be the best real estate decision you ever make."

- Buyer in Glenview, JZ

"If you are looking for real estate representation in the Chicagoland area, this is it. Ela is amazing - frank, warm, and an absolute expert. With her help we sold our home in six days - with four excellent offers to choose between. When I was anxious during the window between inspection and closing she answered every question, gave great advice, and helped make every interaction with the buyers' reps work better. She's top notch. (I just reread this and it sounds made up. It's not. She's magic. I wish she lived next door.... she'd be a fun neighbor.)"

- Seller in Chicago, CL

"Buying and finding a house at the top of the market was not an easy task.. Manuela was very professional as well as personal…my stresses were high as (all) my criteria needed to be met. Manuela is not only a fantastic realtor, she is an excellent support system. ANYTIME there was a house we wanted to see Manuela moved fast as houses were flying off the market. She negotiated and helped us to obtain the house of our dreams, working hard to make sure things like repairs were fair. Manuela and her team are amazing and I would highly recommend the them to anyone looking to purchase a home, you won’t regret it."

- Buyer in Mount Prospect, SS

"Manuela Papazisi is one of the best agents we have known. We are very grateful for her help in finding us a new house to buy. She helped us with any questions we had and explained them to us in a very easy way so that we understood what to do when buying a house. We highly recommend Manuela Papazisi! Whoever is buying a house, Manuela is the right person to find property Thank you again!"

- Buyer in Norridge, TM

"My husband and I are grateful to have had Manuela as our realtor. She is an amazing realtor, very professional and honest, and always on time with our appointments with a positive attitude. We have had the pleasure of working with her on three different real estate deals, and it has always been a smooth process. We would highly recommend Manuela to anyone!"

- Seller in Edison Park, DK

"Manuela Papazisi, paradise, the best is very helpful I recommend to everyone buying, selling, renting houses, buildings, to choose Manuela Papazisi their real estate, Manuela you are available all the time to answer people questions, you are the best, keep it good work, thank you for everything"

- Buyer in Elmwood Park, HP

"Manuela is the best realtor. She is patient, understanding, kind, very polite, sweet and extremely smart. She replies fast at all the requests and gets everything done before we even expect her. She’s so beyond positive, literarily the best person I have ever met. We have a home because of Manuela, she is a real blessing!"

- Buyer in Lombard, KB

"Ela was fantastic to work with! She was very attentive and receptive, answering all questions that I had and bringing a lot of knowledge to the process. Buying or sell property can be stressful, and often you are left wondering what you may or may not have forgotten, but Ela made the whole process a breeze. She was able to get me a full ask offer for my condo and a stress free closing - I highly recommend her!"

- Seller in Ukrainian Village, SZ

"Manuela did a wonderful job helping us close quickly on the condo. This is the 3rd time we work with her and it went as smoothly as the first two. She has excellent knowledge of local condominiums which helped us choosing the right property at the right price"

- Buyer in Lincoln Park, JA

"Working with Ela was a great experience. She is knowledgeable, professional, and helpful. She was available at any time to assist us in every step of buying a new house and selling our house. Will definitely recommend her to all my friends and family and be honored work with her in the future."

- Seller & Buyer in Park Ridge, RS