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With over 20 years of marketing, sales and business development background and experience in both Real Estate and Fortune 500 companies, Ileana brings innovative marketing ideas and tools, powerful communication and negotiation skills, and a disciplined approach that enable clients to realize their full real estate goals. With this diverse background, Ileana is not just any real estate agent, but a real estate consultant whose experience in marketing, sales and finance ensures a successful transaction. Whether you are looking to market your home or purchase a property, Ileana will work patiently and tirelessly to ensure that your home selling and buying experience is both rewarding and positive.
Ileana holds an engineering degree in Construction Industry and an MBA in Marketing and International Finance from NYU. She is a member of the Greater Fairfield County Consolidated Multiple Listing Service, New Canaan Board of Realtors and Multiple Listing Service, Greenwich Multiple Listing Service, a certified Exceptional Homes Specialist and is recognized by the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate.
Ileana holds an engineering degree in Construction Industry and an MBA in Marketing and International Finance from NYU. She is a member of the Greater Fairfield County Consolidated Multiple Listing Service, New Canaan Board of Realtors and Multiple Listing Service, Greenwich Multiple Listing Service, a certified Exceptional Homes Specialist and is recognized by the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate.
Here is what home sellers and buyers are saying:
“Ileana did a fantastic job as our real estate agent for both selling our condo in Norwalk and buying our house in Wilton this summer. She is incredibly professional and provided information and detail to make us both feel good and confident about the numerous selling and buying decisions we needed to make. She is also a pleasure to work with and would literally work day and night to get things done. We will be recommending her to people we know as a extremely efficient and thorough real estate agent who helped sell our condo in about 6 weeks and helped us fine a home we love. Thank you so much Illeana!! - Donna Thompson and Dave Weinberg
"I loved working with Ileana as a home buyer in Wilton. She is by far the most intelligent, organized and analytical agent I’ve ever worked with. She very quickly understood the type of house that would be right for my family and was very rarely off-target in the types of houses that she showed us. When it came to purchasing a home, I felt like I had a true partner in the negotiation process. Ileana is patient, friendly and definitely goes the extra mile for her clients. In fact, she spent over an hour with me, after normal business hours, teaching me the process an appraiser would follow to calculate the value of the home that I was selling in New Jersey. On top of all that, Ileana is a kind person who is very pleasant to spend time with. I recommend Ileana Barns-Slavin without reservation!" - Brian Meltzer
"Ileana helped us to navigate what is inevitably a stressful experience: both selling our existing home and buying a new home within a few months of each other, and in the middle of the ‘Great Recession’. She provided us with laser sharp advice, winning recommendations, and brought it all together seamlessly. We were especially impressed with the online marketing and leave-behind brochure that Ileana authored for the sale of our existing home, as well as the ideas she would offer up whenever we went into another home viewing. Moreover, Ileana did this all with great cheer and a wonderful sense of humor – which is important when you’re spending so much time driving around looking at homes day after day.” -Eric F. Schneider
“Ileana Slavin provides an excellent service. We listed our home with her after six months on the market with a different agent. We had had little interest and no offers, but Ileana came in with a game plan. She helped us stage our home and set the right price. Ileana took brilliant pictures of each room and set up a beautiful website that really showcased the house. We had 17 showings and received two offers in the first two weeks. She was an excellent negotiator and very helpful at each step in the process. Ileana is a true professional and we highly recommend her.” -Jennifer & Rocco D’Andraia
"We had the privilege of working with Ileana during our relocation to Connecticut. Her knowledge of the area and of the real estate market was exceptional but what distiguished her was that she really took the time to know our family and she engaged our children throughout the process. The properties she presented to us were right on point. She is extremely dedicated, well prepared, patient and we always felt she was looking after our best interest. The level of service was exceptional and Ileana treats all her clients the same way. Ileana provided objective and relevant comments along the way. We highly recommend Ileana and wouldn't work with anyone else." - Steeve Jean and Sophie Couture
"There is no doubt that we would not have sold our home without Ileana. Her mastery of statistics, combined with an incredible intuition and understanding of the needs of her clients and potential buyers, is a winning combination. She was able to sell our condo in less than two weeks in a building with over five almost identical (and lower priced!) units. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone." Amanda A.
"Ileana was our agent during our hunt for a home in the town of Greenwich. At the time we lived in a small NYC apartment, and with the pending arrival of our first baby, we needed a home as soon as possible. She was organized, tireless, frank, analytical, and very detail-oriented – all of which we came to greatly appreciate. Every meeting she prepared a bound booklet of homes with all the details of the houses we would see that day, as well as a summary chart comparing prices, square footage, etc. Not wanting to rush into such a big purchase, we were insistent on seeing many homes before making a final decision, and Ileana kindly accommodated. There was one Sunday where she showed us 15 homes in one day! We also came to highly value her opinion. If we asked Ileana what she thought, she would tell us in a frank manner, without falsely sugar-coating poor workmanship or a sub-optimal location. Finally, when it came time for the final price negotiations, Ileana approached the process as a shrewd negotiator and true advocate for us. She was armed with many details, including other home sales in the area, averages, price trends, and the finances of the other party. She overlooked nothing and was always available to us as we worked through the closing details. We closed the deal with both a price and a home that were much to our satisfaction. Ileana is a kind person and a true professional, who certains has the best interests of her clients at heart. We are now happily settled into a home we love, and we heartily recommend her services." -Erin & Gabriel Bisio
“My numerous real estate experiences have not been positive until my most recent transaction, which was a unique challenge - a seven million dollar house, only 70 % complete, to be offered for sale in the New York area on the eve of the economic collapse. The failure of Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns was simultaneous with the marketing of the house. The timing and circumstances required not only an agent of exceptional still and diligence, but one with the capability to create marketing tools and develop resources independently. Also required were the talent and credibility to present a fairly high end sale that was complex and expensive for the buyer”. Ileana Slavin met that challenge and sold the property within three months of her retention. As I was in Europe for most of that time, I was able to depend on Ileana to manage all aspects of the project and to consummate the transaction during my absence. Having been a business executive and corporate project manager for most of her career, there was no dimension of this commission that was not well within Ileana’s capabilities. In particular, Ileana’s marketing of the property was without peer, and given the extraordinary nature of the property, there was no surprise when Ileana both listed and sold the property herself. I would recommend Ileana to anyone who would insist on the highest quality representation delivered on the most professional basis.” -E.Jachmann
“To say that Ileana Slavin is exceptional is an understatement! Not only is she knowledgeable about the area but she was tireless in her efforts to find the perfect house for me. When we would see an interesting property Ileana would immediately produce spreadsheets of comparable properties, research the history of the property and conduct other pricing analysis. Her backgrounds in business, marketing and the Internet have been invaluable in aiding my efforts to make the right choice.” -Marianne Howatson
"Ileana has the intelligence, work ethics and superb customer service to take care of a real estate client. I'll recommend her highly any time, any day" -EJ Lee MD
"I loved working with Ileana as a home buyer in Wilton. She is by far the most intelligent, organized and analytical agent I’ve ever worked with. She very quickly understood the type of house that would be right for my family and was very rarely off-target in the types of houses that she showed us. When it came to purchasing a home, I felt like I had a true partner in the negotiation process. Ileana is patient, friendly and definitely goes the extra mile for her clients. In fact, she spent over an hour with me, after normal business hours, teaching me the process an appraiser would follow to calculate the value of the home that I was selling in New Jersey. On top of all that, Ileana is a kind person who is very pleasant to spend time with. I recommend Ileana Barns-Slavin without reservation!" - Brian Meltzer
"Ileana helped us to navigate what is inevitably a stressful experience: both selling our existing home and buying a new home within a few months of each other, and in the middle of the ‘Great Recession’. She provided us with laser sharp advice, winning recommendations, and brought it all together seamlessly. We were especially impressed with the online marketing and leave-behind brochure that Ileana authored for the sale of our existing home, as well as the ideas she would offer up whenever we went into another home viewing. Moreover, Ileana did this all with great cheer and a wonderful sense of humor – which is important when you’re spending so much time driving around looking at homes day after day.” -Eric F. Schneider
“Ileana Slavin provides an excellent service. We listed our home with her after six months on the market with a different agent. We had had little interest and no offers, but Ileana came in with a game plan. She helped us stage our home and set the right price. Ileana took brilliant pictures of each room and set up a beautiful website that really showcased the house. We had 17 showings and received two offers in the first two weeks. She was an excellent negotiator and very helpful at each step in the process. Ileana is a true professional and we highly recommend her.” -Jennifer & Rocco D’Andraia
"We had the privilege of working with Ileana during our relocation to Connecticut. Her knowledge of the area and of the real estate market was exceptional but what distiguished her was that she really took the time to know our family and she engaged our children throughout the process. The properties she presented to us were right on point. She is extremely dedicated, well prepared, patient and we always felt she was looking after our best interest. The level of service was exceptional and Ileana treats all her clients the same way. Ileana provided objective and relevant comments along the way. We highly recommend Ileana and wouldn't work with anyone else." - Steeve Jean and Sophie Couture
"There is no doubt that we would not have sold our home without Ileana. Her mastery of statistics, combined with an incredible intuition and understanding of the needs of her clients and potential buyers, is a winning combination. She was able to sell our condo in less than two weeks in a building with over five almost identical (and lower priced!) units. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to anyone." Amanda A.
"Ileana was our agent during our hunt for a home in the town of Greenwich. At the time we lived in a small NYC apartment, and with the pending arrival of our first baby, we needed a home as soon as possible. She was organized, tireless, frank, analytical, and very detail-oriented – all of which we came to greatly appreciate. Every meeting she prepared a bound booklet of homes with all the details of the houses we would see that day, as well as a summary chart comparing prices, square footage, etc. Not wanting to rush into such a big purchase, we were insistent on seeing many homes before making a final decision, and Ileana kindly accommodated. There was one Sunday where she showed us 15 homes in one day! We also came to highly value her opinion. If we asked Ileana what she thought, she would tell us in a frank manner, without falsely sugar-coating poor workmanship or a sub-optimal location. Finally, when it came time for the final price negotiations, Ileana approached the process as a shrewd negotiator and true advocate for us. She was armed with many details, including other home sales in the area, averages, price trends, and the finances of the other party. She overlooked nothing and was always available to us as we worked through the closing details. We closed the deal with both a price and a home that were much to our satisfaction. Ileana is a kind person and a true professional, who certains has the best interests of her clients at heart. We are now happily settled into a home we love, and we heartily recommend her services." -Erin & Gabriel Bisio
“My numerous real estate experiences have not been positive until my most recent transaction, which was a unique challenge - a seven million dollar house, only 70 % complete, to be offered for sale in the New York area on the eve of the economic collapse. The failure of Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns was simultaneous with the marketing of the house. The timing and circumstances required not only an agent of exceptional still and diligence, but one with the capability to create marketing tools and develop resources independently. Also required were the talent and credibility to present a fairly high end sale that was complex and expensive for the buyer”. Ileana Slavin met that challenge and sold the property within three months of her retention. As I was in Europe for most of that time, I was able to depend on Ileana to manage all aspects of the project and to consummate the transaction during my absence. Having been a business executive and corporate project manager for most of her career, there was no dimension of this commission that was not well within Ileana’s capabilities. In particular, Ileana’s marketing of the property was without peer, and given the extraordinary nature of the property, there was no surprise when Ileana both listed and sold the property herself. I would recommend Ileana to anyone who would insist on the highest quality representation delivered on the most professional basis.” -E.Jachmann
“To say that Ileana Slavin is exceptional is an understatement! Not only is she knowledgeable about the area but she was tireless in her efforts to find the perfect house for me. When we would see an interesting property Ileana would immediately produce spreadsheets of comparable properties, research the history of the property and conduct other pricing analysis. Her backgrounds in business, marketing and the Internet have been invaluable in aiding my efforts to make the right choice.” -Marianne Howatson
"Ileana has the intelligence, work ethics and superb customer service to take care of a real estate client. I'll recommend her highly any time, any day" -EJ Lee MD