I have worked with Cara for over 10 years on multiple sales and purchase transactions. When it comes to professionalism, responsiveness, market knowledge and effective negotiation, Cara is without a doubt the best agent I've ever come across. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for above market sales terms and/or below market purchase terms. In addition, she is so charming and likable but without a hint of pushiness. This leads her to be great to work with and also great for identifying off-market opportunities. She is revered by her peers and she often knows of opportunities well before other agents and that provides you, the buyer, with a lot more houses to look at without competition. I would recommend Cara and her team without reservation.

My wife and I were searching for our first home and Cara and Jen were a perfect fit! Our initial consultation with Cara was very valuable. She asked all the right questions and helped guide us to the right neighborhoods and properties. Cara's colleague, Jen Kirstein, showed us a number of properties and helped us purchase our first home. Jen was extremely knowledgeable, patient, and responsive as we looked at different homes. When we focused in on a property we thought was well out of our budget, she helped us craft an offer and negotiating strategy that not only got us the house, but also came in under asking price.  In short, our experience with Jen and Cara exceeded all our expectations. We could not recommend the Cara Pearlman Group more highly.

Working with Cara Pearlman and her excellent team to buy our first home was a pleasure from start to finish. They answered our very large number of questions about the process at all times of day, arranged visits quickly to all the properties we wanted to see, worked professionally with other realtors to get information about issues, arranged inspections, worked seamlessly with the lender and titling company and provided excellent advice all along the way. It made the whole stressful process smooth and successful. We would definitely come back to this hard working, knowledgable and professional team for any future real estate needs!

Cara has my highest recommendation. I used her for both buying and selling my home and her and her team were professional, knowledgeable and easy to work with.
Cara is a great professional. She is very organized, patient, responsive, sharp, diligent and most importantly she values her clients and their interests are a priority. I trusted Cara with everything and I am extremely thankful for what she did for me and my family.
I had a very tough situation in December of 2020 and had to pull out of the sale just a few days prior to closing. Even though Cara was losing out on the sale, she was extremely supportive, understanding and just amazing handling the situation. She handled the communications between all parties extremely professionally, efficiently and respectfully. She truly put my family's interest first and went above and beyond helping my family in a time of struggle.
A few months later the house was back on the market and Cara did an outstanding job preparing the house, handling the sale, negotiations and making sure it was the smoothest closing! It was an amazing sale! I am thankful to know her, and I can't thank her enough for making the buying and selling my home so successful. It was not an easy experience for me, being a single parent and having no one in the area to rely on. She truly is the best agent you could ask for.
The support and contact never stopped after the closing. Whenever reached out for an advice or recommendation, Cara always responded timely and ready to assist in any way. I will always use and recommend Cara and her team for all real estate transactions.

Couldn't imagine buying or selling with anyone other than Cara and her super team which explains why we've used her and her team for all our real estate transactions.  They are endlessly patient, expertly knowledgeable, and unbelievably responsive in everything about the  buying and selling process to include providing great recommendations of other house related people to work with - we don't know where we'd be if Cara hadn't put us in touch with what seemed like the only mortgage broker who does bridge loans so that we could buy first and then sell.   The support and recommendations don't stop at the end of the buying/selling process and any inquiries at any time are met with a speedy response and warm words.  They are flexible and can accommodate any engagement level you desire as evidence by giving us space the first time around when we didn't have kids and had the time to take the lead on things while then pivoting and taking care of everything our second time in the real estate market when we had two little kids.  I would not hesitate to recommend Cara and her team to anyone as evidence that I've recommended her to friends and they had similar stellar experiences and superlatives to describe Cara and her team.

Cara and her team were incredibly competent, professional and overall amazing to work with-- from our first conversation through closing (and after!). 

Cara is incredibly knowledgeable about the area and her years of experience really show. She made great recommendations about where to search, pricing, etc. down to specific neighborhoods and even streets. She was incredibly responsive and made herself available for calls, touring houses, etc. very quickly. We were nervous buyers, and she really took the time to explain things to us and answer questions. When she took us to homes, she had so much knowledge about home maintenance, construction, values, etc. She had incredible attention to detail and was quick to point things out-- good and bad, so that we could make an informed assessment. She took the time to understand what we wanted, and she was incredibly honest in her assessment of the property. We really felt like we could trust her. She provided great advice on how to put together a competitive offer, but she was not at all pushy. All of her advice first and foremost protected our interests. Her priority was to get us a home we loved, not just to make a quick sale. With that said, once we found a home we loved, she sprung into action, negotiated and got the deal done. The rest of her team were also incredibly responsive and professional. I cannot recommend her more highly. Working with Cara was definitely the best real estate decision we ever made!

We had two kids in a very old, 1,300 sf house. We loved the neighborhood we were in, but knew we needed more space. We had high expectations because of how much we loved our existing neighborhood. We wanted the same situation we had but with twice as much space. We couldn't afford to buy in our neighborhood so Cara and her team showed us homes in neighborhoods that had many of the same characteristics. The market was extremely hot and we missed out on the first few we chased because we couldn't afford where the pricing was headed. Cara then showed us a premarket building another Compass agent had just landed. We toured before the open house and with Cara's guidance we were able to put together an offer attractive enough to win the home without a competitive bid process. Cara helped us with inspections, lease back to sellers and even negotiating the purchase of some of the furniture owned by seller. We were terrified of a long, difficult process because of the horror stories we had been hearing, but we got exactly what we wanted at a price we could afford.

Cara was wonderful to work with! Responsive, knowledgeable about the area we were looking to purchase in (Bethesda/Silver Spring) and honest. We looked at several homes with Cara over about a one month time span, with her even able to make us appointments with agents that allowed us to look at properties that were not yet listed on the market. She helped us form two competitive offers on homes with multiple bids, and we ended up purchasing the second home we made an offer on. Covid conscious and industry savvy, would recommend to anyone!"

"I have bought several properties with the assistance of Cara. She picks up immediately what you are looking for. She gets to know her customers, their needs and exactly what you are looking for. She knows also where those properties might be. It is always a pleasure to work with her. She is pleasant, and has a lot of experience. She also is very good at negotiating a property. I highly recommend her." 

Cara and her team provided a first-class experience from our initial meeting through our closing date (and even afterwards). She was attentive to our needs, detail oriented and most importantly proactive during the entire process. 

It was clear from the get-go that Cara had an unwavering desire to help us find the perfect home and do so within our financial parameters. We especially valued her intimate knowledge of our desired home location and her vast personal and professional networks. 

Not to mention, she is fully accessible day or night...we could get in touch with her by phone/text/e-mail easily and receive a response almost immediately. 

We would highly suggest Cara when searching for your new home!" 

Chris & Ashley Weiner

Cara was a fantastic partner throughout the entire process. She took her time to help us find the home that met our specific needs (which were quite specific). All along, she displayed exceptional knowledge of the area, homebuying process, and market dynamics that enabled us to negotiate and close on a great home. Thank you Cara!

We are more than happy to share our thoughts after working with Cara. 

To start with, I personally worked at Compass DC for two years, and thus have a close relationship with dozens of top real estate agents in the DMV. 

When it came time for us to pick an agent, Cara was the first person that came to mind. She is a hard working agent that is relatable, well connected, and client oriented in a manner that eliminated any stress in our home buying experience. She is also incredibly relatable and easy going, which made being straightforward with her regarding our thoughts and opinions on listings a breeze. 

We began our home search in early February, right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the DC area. The only thing that could have been better about our experience working with Cara is that there truly was not much inventory for us to look at, but that is certainly no fault of hers. With that said, we found an incredible apartment in the building of our dreams, and had every ounce of confidence in Cara handling the transaction in a swift and impressive manner.  She is highly skilled with the innovative tools accessible to Compass agents, which meant we were in constant communication with Cara and she was quick to send us listings the second they hit the market. Cara had no issues breaking down real estate lingo to make them easy to understand to us as first time home buyers. 

She is also well-liked and respected in the real estate community, which means the professionals she advised to us (lenders, home inspectors, etc.) were also wonderful to work with.

We can't say enough great things about Cara, and have no doubt that you will feel the same if you choose to work with her. 

Evan Ayres & Dan Morton

I have worked with Cara for over 10 years on multiple sales and purchase transactions. When it comes to professionalism, responsiveness, market knowledge and effective negotiation, Cara is without a doubt the best agent I've ever come across. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for above market sales terms and/or below market purchase terms. In addition, she is so charming and likable but without a hint of pushiness. This leads her to be great to work with and also great for identifying off-market opportunities. She is revered by her peers and she often knows of opportunities well before other agents and that provides you, the buyer, with a lot more houses to look at without competition. I would recommend Cara and her team without reservation.

My wife and I were searching for our first home and Cara and Jen were a perfect fit! Our initial consultation with Cara was very valuable. She asked all the right questions and helped guide us to the right neighborhoods and properties. Cara's colleague, Jen Kirstein, showed us a number of properties and helped us purchase our first home. Jen was extremely knowledgeable, patient, and responsive as we looked at different homes. When we focused in on a property we thought was well out of our budget, she helped us craft an offer and negotiating strategy that not only got us the house, but also came in under asking price.  In short, our experience with Jen and Cara exceeded all our expectations. We could not recommend the Cara Pearlman Group more highly.

Working with Cara Pearlman and her excellent team to buy our first home was a pleasure from start to finish. They answered our very large number of questions about the process at all times of day, arranged visits quickly to all the properties we wanted to see, worked professionally with other realtors to get information about issues, arranged inspections, worked seamlessly with the lender and titling company and provided excellent advice all along the way. It made the whole stressful process smooth and successful. We would definitely come back to this hard working, knowledgable and professional team for any future real estate needs!

Cara has my highest recommendation. I used her for both buying and selling my home and her and her team were professional, knowledgeable and easy to work with.
Cara is a great professional. She is very organized, patient, responsive, sharp, diligent and most importantly she values her clients and their interests are a priority. I trusted Cara with everything and I am extremely thankful for what she did for me and my family.
I had a very tough situation in December of 2020 and had to pull out of the sale just a few days prior to closing. Even though Cara was losing out on the sale, she was extremely supportive, understanding and just amazing handling the situation. She handled the communications between all parties extremely professionally, efficiently and respectfully. She truly put my family's interest first and went above and beyond helping my family in a time of struggle.
A few months later the house was back on the market and Cara did an outstanding job preparing the house, handling the sale, negotiations and making sure it was the smoothest closing! It was an amazing sale! I am thankful to know her, and I can't thank her enough for making the buying and selling my home so successful. It was not an easy experience for me, being a single parent and having no one in the area to rely on. She truly is the best agent you could ask for.
The support and contact never stopped after the closing. Whenever reached out for an advice or recommendation, Cara always responded timely and ready to assist in any way. I will always use and recommend Cara and her team for all real estate transactions.

Couldn't imagine buying or selling with anyone other than Cara and her super team which explains why we've used her and her team for all our real estate transactions.  They are endlessly patient, expertly knowledgeable, and unbelievably responsive in everything about the  buying and selling process to include providing great recommendations of other house related people to work with - we don't know where we'd be if Cara hadn't put us in touch with what seemed like the only mortgage broker who does bridge loans so that we could buy first and then sell.   The support and recommendations don't stop at the end of the buying/selling process and any inquiries at any time are met with a speedy response and warm words.  They are flexible and can accommodate any engagement level you desire as evidence by giving us space the first time around when we didn't have kids and had the time to take the lead on things while then pivoting and taking care of everything our second time in the real estate market when we had two little kids.  I would not hesitate to recommend Cara and her team to anyone as evidence that I've recommended her to friends and they had similar stellar experiences and superlatives to describe Cara and her team.

Cara and her team were incredibly competent, professional and overall amazing to work with-- from our first conversation through closing (and after!). 

Cara is incredibly knowledgeable about the area and her years of experience really show. She made great recommendations about where to search, pricing, etc. down to specific neighborhoods and even streets. She was incredibly responsive and made herself available for calls, touring houses, etc. very quickly. We were nervous buyers, and she really took the time to explain things to us and answer questions. When she took us to homes, she had so much knowledge about home maintenance, construction, values, etc. She had incredible attention to detail and was quick to point things out-- good and bad, so that we could make an informed assessment. She took the time to understand what we wanted, and she was incredibly honest in her assessment of the property. We really felt like we could trust her. She provided great advice on how to put together a competitive offer, but she was not at all pushy. All of her advice first and foremost protected our interests. Her priority was to get us a home we loved, not just to make a quick sale. With that said, once we found a home we loved, she sprung into action, negotiated and got the deal done. The rest of her team were also incredibly responsive and professional. I cannot recommend her more highly. Working with Cara was definitely the best real estate decision we ever made!

We had two kids in a very old, 1,300 sf house. We loved the neighborhood we were in, but knew we needed more space. We had high expectations because of how much we loved our existing neighborhood. We wanted the same situation we had but with twice as much space. We couldn't afford to buy in our neighborhood so Cara and her team showed us homes in neighborhoods that had many of the same characteristics. The market was extremely hot and we missed out on the first few we chased because we couldn't afford where the pricing was headed. Cara then showed us a premarket building another Compass agent had just landed. We toured before the open house and with Cara's guidance we were able to put together an offer attractive enough to win the home without a competitive bid process. Cara helped us with inspections, lease back to sellers and even negotiating the purchase of some of the furniture owned by seller. We were terrified of a long, difficult process because of the horror stories we had been hearing, but we got exactly what we wanted at a price we could afford.

Cara was wonderful to work with! Responsive, knowledgeable about the area we were looking to purchase in (Bethesda/Silver Spring) and honest. We looked at several homes with Cara over about a one month time span, with her even able to make us appointments with agents that allowed us to look at properties that were not yet listed on the market. She helped us form two competitive offers on homes with multiple bids, and we ended up purchasing the second home we made an offer on. Covid conscious and industry savvy, would recommend to anyone!"

"I have bought several properties with the assistance of Cara. She picks up immediately what you are looking for. She gets to know her customers, their needs and exactly what you are looking for. She knows also where those properties might be. It is always a pleasure to work with her. She is pleasant, and has a lot of experience. She also is very good at negotiating a property. I highly recommend her." 

Cara and her team provided a first-class experience from our initial meeting through our closing date (and even afterwards). She was attentive to our needs, detail oriented and most importantly proactive during the entire process. 

It was clear from the get-go that Cara had an unwavering desire to help us find the perfect home and do so within our financial parameters. We especially valued her intimate knowledge of our desired home location and her vast personal and professional networks. 

Not to mention, she is fully accessible day or night...we could get in touch with her by phone/text/e-mail easily and receive a response almost immediately. 

We would highly suggest Cara when searching for your new home!" 

Chris & Ashley Weiner

Cara was a fantastic partner throughout the entire process. She took her time to help us find the home that met our specific needs (which were quite specific). All along, she displayed exceptional knowledge of the area, homebuying process, and market dynamics that enabled us to negotiate and close on a great home. Thank you Cara!

We are more than happy to share our thoughts after working with Cara. 

To start with, I personally worked at Compass DC for two years, and thus have a close relationship with dozens of top real estate agents in the DMV. 

When it came time for us to pick an agent, Cara was the first person that came to mind. She is a hard working agent that is relatable, well connected, and client oriented in a manner that eliminated any stress in our home buying experience. She is also incredibly relatable and easy going, which made being straightforward with her regarding our thoughts and opinions on listings a breeze. 

We began our home search in early February, right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the DC area. The only thing that could have been better about our experience working with Cara is that there truly was not much inventory for us to look at, but that is certainly no fault of hers. With that said, we found an incredible apartment in the building of our dreams, and had every ounce of confidence in Cara handling the transaction in a swift and impressive manner.  She is highly skilled with the innovative tools accessible to Compass agents, which meant we were in constant communication with Cara and she was quick to send us listings the second they hit the market. Cara had no issues breaking down real estate lingo to make them easy to understand to us as first time home buyers. 

She is also well-liked and respected in the real estate community, which means the professionals she advised to us (lenders, home inspectors, etc.) were also wonderful to work with.

We can't say enough great things about Cara, and have no doubt that you will feel the same if you choose to work with her. 

Evan Ayres & Dan Morton