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Buying luxury real estate in the Chicago suburbs requires more than access to listings. It takes local insight, precise strategy, and an experienced advocate who understands both the market and your lifestyle goals. When you work with Helen Oliveri and her team, you can expect a guided, high-touch buying experience designed to deliver clarity, confidence, and results.

From the start, we take a consultative approach to understand your needs, preferences, timeline, and long-term plans. Whether you are relocating, upgrading to a luxury home, downsizing, or purchasing a high-end investment property, we create a tailored home buying strategy focused on Lake County, Northern Cook County, and the most sought-after Chicago suburban communities.

When working with us, buyers can expect:

  • Deep expertise in luxury real estate in Chicago suburbs, including Hawthorn Woods and surrounding areas

  • Access to curated listings, private opportunities, and off-market luxury homes

  • Strategic guidance on pricing, market trends, and competitive offer positioning

  • Strong negotiation and contract management to protect your investment

  • Clear communication and hands-on support through inspections, financing, and closing

We help buyers evaluate neighborhoods, home features, resale potential, and market conditions so every decision is informed and intentional. Our role is to simplify a complex process, manage the details, and proactively address challenges to ensure a smooth, efficient path to ownership.


If you are considering buying luxury real estate in the Chicago suburbs, Helen Oliveri provides the experience, market knowledge, and personalized service today’s buyers expect. Discover a smarter, more confident way to buy your next home.

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Our mission is to curate exceptional real estate experiences that encompass the entire spectrum of sales, marketing, media, and content production. As an autonomous brokerage, helmed by the esteemed Helen Oliveri, an award-winning Designated Managing Broker Owner, we harness cutting-edge technology to present properties in groundbreaking and captivating ways. Our commitment is to ensure each transaction stands out as an unforgettable and unparalleled journey. Embracing the power of media, we are at the forefront of this transformative future. With two decades of expertise and nearly 3,000 successfully closed sales, you can trust that we are the ultimate choice for making your best move.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We specialize in the Chicago suburbs, especially Lake and Cook Counties, including Hawthorn Woods, Long Grove, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Mundelein, Buffalo Grove, and surrounding communities. Our deep local market expertise helps buyers find the right neighborhood for their lifestyle and long-term goals.

We help buyers find a wide range of homes, including single-family residences, luxury estates, golf course community homes, new construction, and properties that fit first-time buyers, move-up buyers, and relocation clients.

We guide first-time buyers through every step of the process, including budgeting, mortgage preparation, touring homes, writing offers, inspections, and closing. Our goal is to make the experience feel clear, organized, and confident from day one.

A strong offer involves more than price. Terms like timing, financing, contingencies, and earnest money can all impact how competitive your offer is. We help buyers evaluate the home’s true market value and structure an offer that stands out while protecting your interests.

Yes. While we do not provide loans directly, we work closely with trusted mortgage professionals and can connect you with lenders who match your financial needs and buying goals.

Most purchases take around 30 to 60 days from the time your offer is accepted. The timeline can vary depending on financing, inspection negotiations, appraisal, and underwriting. We keep you informed at every stage so the process stays on track.

We bring deep local knowledge, personalized service, and years of experience in the Chicago suburban market. Our clients receive hands-on guidance, strong negotiation support, and a relationship-first approach from start to finish.

Yes. Through our network, local connections, and proactive search strategies, we often identify opportunities before they are widely marketed. This can be a major advantage in competitive markets.

Beyond the mortgage payment, buyers should plan for property taxes, homeowners insurance, utilities, maintenance, and HOA fees if applicable. We help buyers understand the full cost of ownership so there are no surprises after closing.

The first step is scheduling a consultation. We will talk through your goals, timeline, preferred locations, and must-have features. From there, we create a plan to help you buy with clarity and confidence.

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Success Stories

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"Helen is a superstar. Her deep experience and knowledge of every step of the process helped us to feel secure that we were in the best hands. She was two steps ahead in every part of the process, especially when dealing with underwriters and attorney…
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Bill Moylan
63 Tournament Dr S, Hawthorn Woods, IL - Seller
"Where do I begin!!! My journey started a couple years ago when I reached out to Helen about selling my home in Hawthorn Woods, at the time I wasn’t quite ready to pull the trigger, but she left the door open. Fast forward to September 2025 and there …
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Angelina Fakhoury
SOLD 5 University Cir, Hawthorn Woods; Purchased 437 Caren Dr, Buffalo Grove
"The beautiful thing about working with Helen is that she stays on your case until the desired outcome is achieved. You are consulted every step of the process and advised on the best next steps. I really appreciate her patience and calm approach. Tha…
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JOHN OLAGUNJU
35 Open Pkwy N, Hawthorn Woods Seller
"Helen was wonderful to work with. Efficient with great results. We are grateful for all her work in selling our home in HWCC so very quickly. I highly recommend Helen and team for selling/buying a home. Thank you, Helen!!"
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Chuck & Mae Hentz
24 Tournament Dr S, Hawthorn Woods - Sellers
"I cannot say enough wonderful things about my friend Helen and the incredible work she does as a realtor! Nine years ago, she guided me through the purchase of my first home—a beautiful condo on Bangs Lake in Wauconda, IL. As a first-time homebuyer, …
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Ashley Eccles
Lake Zurich - Buyer
"My wife and I were blessed to have the Helen Oliveri team navigate us towards first-time home ownership. Our Buyer's Agent, Katie Haruska, was the advocate you want in your corner. Katie's years of real estate insight showed during negotiations and a…
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John Lambert
53 Tournament Dr S, Hawthorn Woods - Buyer
"After 55 years in our family home, my father decided to move to the city and we chose Helen Oliveri as our realtor. She and her team were very knowledgable and fantastic to deal with, and we especially liked that she put a sign on his lawn with a …
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Christina Grass
9132 Central Ave, Morton Grove - Seller
"When we recently decided to buy a house in the NW suburbs, we had already seen several of Helen Oliveri's signs at several available homes and reached out to her to help us with our search. We had a very friendly, embracing welcome by Helen and he…
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Janet Bacher
1018 Holly Circle, Lake Zurich Buyer
"Seamless Home Selling and Buying Experience with Helen Oliveri! I recently had the pleasure of working with Helen Oliveri as my realtor for both selling my previous home and purchasing a new one in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois. Helen's expertise, prof…
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Alejandro Valladares
49 Palisades Blvd, Hawthorn Woods Seller; 27 Doral Dr, Hawthorn Woods Buyer
"Helen is a great realtor, she helped us buy some off the market property, negotiated with the seller and cut to the chase. The whole process was painless and she kept us up to date at every step. Would definitely recommend Helen and her team!"
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Richard and Anne Cunliffe
27117 N Chevy Chase Dr, Mundelein - Buyer
"My experience working with Helen has been nothing short of excellent. Her knowledge and experience in her field were abundantly clear during all of our interactions. She is accommodating, easy to get a hold of, and works tirelessly to help make the s…
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Kristin Bauer
21327 Shady Lane, Lake Zurich - Seller; 1208 Cougar, Cary - Buyer
"I wanted to take a moment to send you a note to express my sincere gratitude for your help and time this weekend. As you know, relocating is stressful with tons of moving parts. Through your collaboration, you have taken one big piece of the proces…
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Brian & Kristine Sizemore
10 Palisades Blvd, Hawthorn Woods - Seller; 44 Old Lake, Hawthorn Woods - Buyer
"Helen and her team were great to work with through out my search for a house. They were patient as I looked at a range of properties to narrow down what exactly it was that I was looking for and helped pull things together when I did find the house I…
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Brian Rick
3262 Middlesax Drive, Long Grove - Buyer
"Thanks so much. You made the process painless and we knew you always had our interests represented. Thanks for all your help and counsel! Thanks also to Katie she is wonderful as well. Happy to be at HWCC and to be neighbors. Can’t wait to hav…
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Edward & Sandy Pitlik
22332 Greenmeadow Dr, Kildeer - Seller; 82 Tournament Dr N, Hawthorn Woods - Buyer
"Helen Oliveri delivers! Her extensive knowledge of the HWCC market made the process of selling our home a smooth and quick experience. Helen handled the process from start to finish, all the while honestly informing us of any actions we need to take…
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Debra Stockert
27 Harborside Way, Hawthorn Woods - Seller
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191-197, 197 Peterson Road 191-197
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Hawthorn Woods, IL
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4 baths 4 beds 2,622 sqft
$555,900
28722 N Madison Avenue
Wauconda, IL
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$495,900
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Long Grove, IL
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23 Red Tail Drive
Hawthorn Woods, IL
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$395,900
3734 Deerwood Drive
Long Grove, IL
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2.69 acres
$374,000
B36, 25205 W St Elizabeth Drive B36
Channahon, IL
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3 baths 3 beds 1,900 sqft
$374,000
B32, 25225 W St Elizabeth Drive B32
Channahon, IL
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3 baths 3 beds 1,900 sqft
$374,000
B34, 25215 W St Elizabeth Drive B34
Channahon, IL
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3 baths 3 beds 1,900 sqft
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B35, 25211 W St Elizabeth Drive B35
Channahon, IL
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