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Carolyn Graven

Keller Williams Elite Realty
51 Closed Sales
$25.9M Total Value
$259K - $1.5M Price Range
$508.4K Average Price
Prior 5 years

About Carolyn

Carolina Triangle Estates is my solo real estate practice, and solo is deliberate rather than accidental. You are never handed off here. From the first phone call to the closing table, the person answering your questions, pricing your home, negotiating your contract, and coordinating your vendors is me. Client load stays small on purpose, because a concierge experience is not something that survives being spread across a team.

My work stays in three areas.

First is Brier Creek and the surrounding 27617 area, which is home. Living inside Brier Creek Country Club means the answers buyers want come from daily life here rather than from a listing sheet, and every open house on my listings is one I host personally, as a resident.

Second are the 55+ and active-adult communities across Wake and Durham counties. Downsizing is rarely just a transaction. Most of my clients are leaving a house they raised a family in, and that decision carries more weight than any price tag. Communities across both counties get researched, visited, and written up so families can compare them honestly before anyone gets in a car.

Third is relocation from California, and that one is personal. About a decade ago my own household left the Bay Area for the Raleigh-Durham area to be closer to family. The questions my relocation clients ask are questions my family already sat with at a kitchen table. For clients still on the West Coast, that also means being reachable on their clock rather than only on mine.

Real estate came second in my career. More than 25 years of running my own businesses came first, which shaped this practice more than any sales training could. When you own the business, the problems land on your desk. Lifelong client relationships were the entire model long before they were a strategy, and clients here get an owner's accountability rather than an employee's.

What that looks like in practice: a staging consultation in your home with every listing. An appraiser's price opinion, arranged by me after the listing agreement is signed at no extra cost, so pricing rests on a licensed professional's judgment rather than an algorithm. Optional home preparation through the Market-Ready Method, where vendors work for you, are paid by you, and every quote is approved before anyone starts. Showings scheduled and coordinated by me, conducted by the buyer's agent, with lockboxes that log every access to your home. Buyers represented by me directly through closing, never referred out.

My husband and I also own rental property in Brier Creek and Chapel Hill, so the investment side of this market is familiar ground rather than theory.

The through line in all of it is calm. Selling or buying a home in the middle of a transition is stressful enough without an agent adding to it. My job is to take the weight off, tell you the truth even when the news is hard to hear, and get you to the other side in good shape.

Living starts here. Your next chapter, handled with care.
Home Types: House, Multifamily, Condo, Townhouse
Years of Experience: 7

Transaction History

Seller Deals

Total Deals 4
Total Value $2,221,000
Average Sale Price $555,250
Price Range $244K - $885K

Buyer Deals

Total Deals 8
Total Value $3,001,433
Average Sale Price $375,179
Price Range $273K - $740K

Production Over Time

1 Year View by Quarter

Seller Deals

Total Deals 7
Total Value $4,077,000
Average Sale Price $582,429
Price Range $244K - $911K

Buyer Deals

Total Deals 8
Total Value $3,001,433
Average Sale Price $375,179
Price Range $273K - $740K

Seller Deals

Total Deals 14
Total Value $7,028,350
Average Sale Price $502,025
Price Range $185K - $940K

Buyer Deals

Total Deals 37
Total Value $18,898,444
Average Sale Price $510,769
Price Range $226K - $1.5M

Production Over Time

5 Year View

Carolyn's Listings and Deals

Other Experience

First Time Homebuyers, Investments, Senior Communities, Luxury Homes, New Construction
Agent License: North Carolina #319609
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Carolyn Graven