71dvertorial Realtor Cindy Kahn

Stress-Free Buying

Shannon Mackie { Contributing Writer

ealtor Cindy Kahn often shares this
story: A client bought a new home
nd the broker wanted to send flow-
ers for the occasion. They arrived at the home
and the owner read the card; it said, 'Rest
in Peace." The owner was angry and called
the florist to complain. After he had told the
florist of the obvious mistake and how angry
he was, the florist said, "Sir, I'm really sorry
for the mistake, but rather than getting angry
you should imagine this: Somewhere there is
a funeral taking place today and they have
flowers with a note saying, "Congratulations
on your new home."
Kahn feels that buying a home doesn't
have to be stressful and that the process
should make you smile and be a positive
experience. In the 11 years she has been in
the business, Kahn's goal has always been to
make the home-buying experience as uplift-
ing and positive as possible.
"The real estate market in this area has
improved immensely and this remains a
great place to live," Kahn said. "Downtown
Birmingham has never been more vibrant. A
new state-of-the-art high school in Bloom-

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field Hills is being built and the auto industry
in Michigan is enjoying a renaissance. Now is
a great time to buy or sell a home. The mar-
ket has really improved, and I see it continu-
ing to improve. There are so many positive
things happening in our area right now."
Kahn's real estate career began when, after
years of hands-on retail experience running
Kiddlywinks, a children's boutique, she chose
to redirect her sales and marketing skills. As
Kahn does in all her endeavors, she hit the
ground running in real estate and has never
stopped.
From her first listing of $1.5 million to her
current status as a top producer, Kahn con-
tinually and enthusiastically puts her skills for
negotiating, market knowledge and personal
attention to detail to use for every client.
On top of her business acumen, Kahn
prides herself in giving all of her clients
thoughtful, well-considered marketing advice
and tons of personal attention.
"To me, this business is about personal
relationships and my list of clients will attest
to my discretion, understanding and com-
mitment to going above and beyond what is

expected of me," she says.
Kahn grew up in Birmingham and is a grad-
uate of the University of Michigan. She went
on to earn a master's degree at Columbia
in the field of speech and language therapy
for the deaf, a career she enjoyed for many
years in the Detroit area. Kahn has raised two
daughters in the Birmingham/Bloomfield Hills
area and shares a home with her husband in
Bloomfield Hills. A lifetime of experience in
the area, along with a keen interest in archi-
tecture, has given her an unparalleled scope
of market knowledge.
Recognized as one of the top 1 percent
of Realtors nationally and as an SKBK Top
Producer since 2008, Kahn holds a reputation
as one of the most highly referred luxury real
estate agents in Southeast Michigan — selling
more than $50 million year-to-date in 2013,
and more than $31 million in 2012.
She is a founding member of the Birming-
ham Bloomfield Realtor Network and has
been featured as one of the Top 100 Agents
in 2012 by HOUR magazine, as well as named
a Top Area Producer by Crain's Detroit Busi-
ness in 2012. •