Cara Ameer is an award-winning Broker Associate, REALTOR, author, real estate media commentator, speaker, columnist, and industry thought leader. Prior to selling real estate, Cara worked in the legislative and legal arenas including the United States Senate, American Bar Association, and corporate legal departments as a paralegal. She has regularly achieved top producer status as a listing and selling agent and has earned numerous awards receiving recognition both locally and nationally, including being named a Coldwell Banker Presidential Premiere Associate. Cara has consistently been ranked among the top agents within Coldwell Banker Vanguard for her production year after year. She has regularly earned the FIVE STAR REAL ESTATE AGENT designation by FIVE STAR PROFESSIONAL for exceptional customer service. Cara is committed to professional development through numerous certifications, designations, and licenses. She holds a Florida real estate broker's license and a California real estate license. She is also a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing and has obtained the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury designation for working with luxury buyers and sellers. She also holds the Cartus Network Buyer Specialist, Marketing Specialist and Referral Specialist certifications for working with affinity, military, and relocation customers. Cara is a designated representative of the Sports Star Relocation Network, an exclusive group of real estate professionals dedicated to assisting professional athletes, sports executives, coaches and staff with their relocation and housing needs.
Working in real estate since 2002, Cara has navigated through all cycles of real estate markets from pre to post crash, short sales, foreclosures, depreciating values, buyer's markets, seller's markets, challenging appraisals, difficult property inspections and complex repair issues. She has successfully managed real estate transactions and worked with buyers and sellers through the threat and aftermath of natural disasters, having experienced numerous tropical storms and hurricanes. Cara's diverse background allows for immense professional perspective and insight in handling a diverse range of properties and clientele. Whether it is working with luxury properties, gated communities, second homes, new construction, architecturally and/or historically significant properties, investment properties to include vacation rentals, general resales of single family, condominiums, townhomes or vacant land, Cara has never met a challenge she didn't embrace. She is passionate about attention to detail and takes a hands-on strategic approach to every transaction. Cara thrives on being a connector to people and resources and has developed a vast network of service providers and vendors to assist clients with a variety of real estate related needs. If you are interested in exploring another area or planning on relocating, Cara utilizes the power of the Coldwell Banker network, along with her numerous personal connections to agents across the globe to connect you with other markets.
Cara is a pioneer of the use of video to tell a property's story. Her channel on YouTube - Real Estate TV features property films and real estate content. Cara serves as a real estate commentator for a variety of local and national news outlets in print and on camera. Cara has served as a contributor for Coldwell Banker's national blog-Blue Matter and is a columnist for Inman News, providing insight and perspective on industry issues. Cara provides commentary and insight for Realtor.com and various national news outlets on celebrity and luxury real estate, buying and selling trends and general advice. You can also find her sharing her insights on Realtor.com's video series, House Rules.
A real estate transaction can often be a confusing conundrum for the consumer. Cara aims to enlighten, empower, and inform every client she serves and offers straightforward, unfiltered advice so that buyers and sellers can make the best decisions possible, walking through every possible scenario. She is an out of the box thinker that will develop unique approaches and solutions to every real estate situation. When presenting a property for sale, she believes every property tells a story and will develop that story across a variety of mediums when presenting a property for sale. When it comes to negotiations, Cara thrives on building an effective case to support the position and diving into the details. She continues to set herself apart in the industry by her unwavering commitment to being a highly responsive, detail oriented, tech savvy, dynamic and proactive problem solver.
