AWARDS

• 2019 RISING STAR REAL ESTATE AGENT

SPECIALTIES

• Areas of Focus: Portland SE, Portland NE, Portland N, Portland SW, Portland NW, Milwaukie, Lake Oswego, Beaverton, Tigard, and more!
• Specializing in: Buying and selling in the Portland Metro area, first time home buyers, relocation, out of state buyers, investors, multifamily properties, listings, staging, and more!

Client Testimonials

“I recently purchased my first home using Colleen Glaab as my agent. I selected Colleen after reading her reviews, meeting in person with several agents and decided she was the best fit. She was easy to get along with, very knowledgeable about the wide span of neighborhoods I was searching in and went above and beyond my expectations. We ran in to some issues with the sewer line running through the neighboring property which could have been a major roadblock. Colleen worked with the sellers agent, made several trips to the city of Portland Permit office (yuck), and worked with a plumber to ensure everything was recorded properly and resolved the sewer issue in time for closing.

I would recommend Colleen to anyone buying or selling a home in Portland. She helped me find the right house in my budget, showed me the pros and cons of each house we visited, was not pushy when it came to writing offers and had great negotiating skills when it came time to finalizing repairs and contracts. I am so happy to have found my first home think that she was a key part in making my dreams come true!”

-Michael J.

“Colleen Glaab acted as our buyer’s rep for a home we purchased in Portland in August 2018. The following isn’t only a testimonial for how great Colleen was to work with, but also a sincere thank you for being the wonderful person and professional she is.

This is the 3rd time we’ve used a buyer’s representative to help us find a home and navigate the buying process. For those of you who don’t know, unless you have a buyer’s rep, a real estate agent has a legal responsibility to the seller to attain the highest price possible for a house. Even though you may be driving around with a realtor for weeks looking at homes, and that person appears to be friendly and helpful, the fact is that they can share any and all info they glean from your conversations with the home seller, such as whether you’d be willing to pay more than the offer you’re making, or if your finances are good enough to put more down, etc. etc. Having learned the hard way with our first home purchase, we will always use a buyer’s rep for all future home purchases. A buyer’s rep has a fiduciary responsibility to the buyer, not the seller, to hold all information in confidence and help attain the lowest cost possible.

We found Colleen through an internet search of well-rated Buyer’s Reps in Portland. Colleen was absolutely fantastic to work with…knowledgeable, friendly, hard working, low keyed…really terrific in all respects! She keyed in on what we wanted, where we wanted to be, and the priorities we had for the type of house we wanted. Colleen has an impressive amount of knowledge about homes, plumbing, electric, and city ordinances. She quickly assesses homes for what they are and what they’ll need to make them more livable. As much work as she put in to finding a house, she quadrupled that effort during the buying process and closing on the house. Though we’re hoping this might be our last-ever house, we’d use her again, in a second, if we needed to buy another house. Colleen is a fine person and a great real estate agent. We couldn’t have been any happier with our experience with Colleen and would readily recommend her to friends and family looking for an agent.”

-Kevin H. and Deb W.

“Colleen Glaab is an absolute pleasure to work with! She is thorough, highly communicative, and an indispensable resource for first-time home buyers, like myself. She was always available to answer questions, schedule tours, and provide guidance throughout the process. Would definitely recommend Colleen to anyone.”

-Niko G.

 

 

“Colleen Glaab is fabulous! My home buying situation was a little tricky with one of us being out of the country but Colleen made it a breeze! From talking with my out of state lender, to ensuring that my power of attorney was good to go, she is very thorough in all aspects of the home buying process. She was very quick to answer any questions that we had and made excellent recommendations. I would HIGHLY recommend Colleen to anyone looking to buy a home in Portland!!”

-Courtney W.

“Colleen Glaab guided us through the purchase of our first rental property with calm, responsive, caring, thorough expertise. She navigated a web of communications between an astonishing number of parties with ease and diligence. And she advised us masterfully at every turn. With her help, what could have been a confusing and stressful experience was exciting–even fun–and ultimately satisfying.”

-Marcia J.

“Colleen was a pleasure to do business with and I would definitely work with Portland’s Alternative Realtors Inc again.”

-Andrew D.

“When we chose to purchase a home in Portland while still living in San Francisco, we knew that our choice of realtors was going to be a key component in determining whether the experience would be smooth or a huge source of stress.

Colleen Glaab was our realtor, and she made the purchasing process a breeze. We viewed many, many homes over 2 weekend trips, with Colleen giving us the local perspective and feedback on properties and different neighborhoods.

Colleen handled so many of the details for us, including negotiations with the seller, setting up and meeting with inspectors, and Facetimed/texted/emails/called us throughout the process. We now have a home that we love, but the next time we buy, we would definitely work with Colleen again!”

-Lorin T.

“We used Portland Alternative Realtors for the second time just recently. After attempting to work with two other realtors – friend of a friend, we decided to go back to our previous agent. He wasn’t available and referred us to Colleen Glaab. Honestly, we were reluctant at first to work with a young agent. She quickly proved her value and helped us refocus to buy a house in a neighborhood we were less familiar with.

Colleen was terrific and worked hard to help us find a house, get in contract, and close the deal. She consistently exceeded our expectations and we wholeheartedly recommend working with her. Thanks Colleen!”

-Beth M.

“Our realtor was Colleen and she was such a pleasure to work with – truly went above and beyond our expectations! We bought our home from out of state and she made the process so easy, and we loved all of her referrals as well for a lender and inspector. She was quick to respond to all emails and phone calls and made everything stress free. So happy with her service, we would definitely recommend Colleen!”

-Bryan V.

“Colleen is amazing. I found her on yelp, so thank you to everyone else for leaving glowing reviews! I joined yelp just so that I could leave her the stellar review she deserves. I have family in Portland and am moving there this fall but I currently live in Texas and my work schedule did not allow me to visit Portland. Colleen helped coordinate EVERYTHING. She put me in touch with a lender who was trusted (helped support me when the sellers made decisions about what offer to accept) and was great about recommendations for offers. Her counseling was invaluable–I think paying this is good, I think that would be too much etc. I never felt pressured to put in an offer and she was always available to look at a house, to Facetime tour a house for me, or to answer questions in the process of buying. She is EPIC at communicating, counseling, advising, and she makes great recommendations. Colleen coordinated multiple estimates, inspections, paperwork, and all with such a pleasant and fun attitude!! I recommend Colleen to everyone! She is the best realtor I have ever worked with, especially for someone buying from out of state–she is really amazing and experienced!”

-Margaret B.