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Specialties
Buyer's Agent, Listing Agent, Relocation, Luxury Homes
About Clare
As a veteran specialty broker with one of the highest closed sales price averages in the city,
Clare enjoys tremendous reward in building relationships with clients and the support network of
people it takes to complete a successful transaction. Formerly Midwest partner with the world's
largest non-profit advertiser, The Ad Council, Clare shares her talent for bringing state-of-the-art
market intelligence to each client's purchase or sale. Since 2003, Clare focuses on luxury
residential property. She founded Growing Family Real Estate Network at Rubloff, the City’s top
luxury firm. Her mission since then is to provide relocating city families a reliable source to find
understanding, assurance, insight and direction on property purchase and sale transactions.
Particularly, her out-of-town buyers enjoy the benefit of her extensive vendor list, in-depth
neighborhood insight on move-related lifestyle, school and economic considerations.
Clare enjoys tremendous reward in building relationships with clients and the support network of
people it takes to complete a successful transaction. Formerly Midwest partner with the world's
largest non-profit advertiser, The Ad Council, Clare shares her talent for bringing state-of-the-art
market intelligence to each client's purchase or sale. Since 2003, Clare focuses on luxury
residential property. She founded Growing Family Real Estate Network at Rubloff, the City’s top
luxury firm. Her mission since then is to provide relocating city families a reliable source to find
understanding, assurance, insight and direction on property purchase and sale transactions.
Particularly, her out-of-town buyers enjoy the benefit of her extensive vendor list, in-depth
neighborhood insight on move-related lifestyle, school and economic considerations.
Clare's clients include relocating families and executives from many Fortune 500 companies,
top law and accounting firms such as Bain, Price Waterhouse, KPMG, Jones Day, Kirkland and
Ellis, CitiGroup as well as graduates from universities such as Yale, Princeton, Harvard, SAIC,
Loyola, Northwestern, Stanford, University of Chicago, Vanderbilt, London School of
Economics, and MIT to name just a few. Clare's upper bracket sales average, solid market
knowledge and strong negotiating skills help clients to know that they bought or sold for the best
possible price. In the last 10 years, Clare significantly outperformed the industry average often
with a goal-driven sold to list price average and a record time to contract.
Buyers working with Clare are prepared to transact confidently and decisively using her
proprietary *20 Questions Lifestyle Profile. A respected source of real estate insight, Clare
has been quoted in Chicago Magazine, Tribune, Sun Times and Luxe Home regarding market
trends in Chicago's most popular neighborhoods. Awarded a Consumer Science BS Degree
from Purdue University, Clare pursued postgraduate study at UCLA, & received a Certificate in
Focus Group Moderation from Nielsen/Burke Research Institute. She is a long-standing member
of the Lincoln Park, Park West and Latin School communities. An Appleton area native, she
enjoys projects in vintage restoration, art and skiing. Her proprietary work includes:
• Defining Luxury in a Luxury Market • Selling the Home You’ve Outgrown
• School Ambassador Resources • The 20 Questions Lifestyle Profile
• Top Ten Things Growing Families Should Know When Buying in the City
Clare Zaro’s Transactions
Past Sales
Past Rentals
