Real Estate Agent Debbie Miller Cohen Visit my Website View Listings
Highland Park
579 Central Avenue
Highland Park, IL, 60035

I represent sellers, buyers and renters in residential real estate transactions. My goal is to make the process, whether a sale, purchase or lease as easy as possible! As a lifelong resident of Chicago and the North Shore, I have extensive knowledge of all that its many communities have to offer. Whether pricing a house to sell or helping a buyer negotiate a purchase, I am dedicated to educating my clients and making their transaction as smooth and worry free as possible. When working with buyers I use all available tools to find the best property, including special networks only available to realtors. Buyers are so excited to find that perfect new home. I enthusiastically explain every step of the transaction including the mortgage, inspection and walk through process. When working with sellers, I use state of the art marketing and technology tools. I work diligently to sell their home at the best possible price in the least amount of time. Deerfield resident for over 25 years Raised and educated three children in the Deerfield school system Attended New Trier High School Graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in finance. Former member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Member North Shore Board of Realtors Certified Negotiation Expert Leading RE Relocation Expert, Seniors Real Estate Specialist.

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Testimonials

Barbara Silver

Debbie is a knowledgeable and friendly realtor. She always had an answer to our questions or did research to get us an answer. She had lots of good suggestions and was a good listener.

Shayna Lashansky

Debbie’s knowledge and experience in helping us find our first home made our experience so easy and seamless! She explained the process in a way we could understand and walked us through everything with so much patience. We are so happy with our home and grateful for her expertise !

Mary Beth Jackson Declaration Of Trusted Dated 3/21/2000

Very happy using Debbie as my Realtor for both a buy and for selling my home. As gone very smoothly.

Jeffrey Garber

Great to work with. Highly recommended

Edward Rubin

Debbie was excellent to work with. She is professional, knowledgeable, and always avaialble for questions. It was an absolute pleasure dealing with her. My strongest recommendation.

Doug Surovy

It was pleasure to work with and she resolved issues very promptly for us .

Jimmy Griffin

This is the second time we have used Debbie as our real estate agent and we have loved working with her each time. She communicates well and looks out for our best interests. I would recommend her to family and friends and I have.

Lizabeth Burgess

Debbie was above and beyond! Not only was she knowledgeable but a pleasure to work with. She helped us find out dream home and made the process so smooth. We are so lucky to have worked with Debbie!

Anna Graham

It was a pleasure working with Debbie. Debbie had amazing insight of the Chicagoland area and really helped find the right area for my family. I was so appreciative of Debbie’s knowledge and support, I was very concerned that home buying would be an incredibly stressful process, but Debbie made the process very easy. I would recommend Debbie to anyone looking to buy a new home.

Colin Logan

Debbie was a pleasure to work with. She knows her stuff and is johnny-on-the-spot with information. If she doesn't know something she is not afraid to say so, and then go find the answer you're looking for. Debbie was very accommodating with scheduling appointments and trying to fit into our schedule. Lastly Debbie doesn't sugar coat issues she identifies with homes and will give it to y...

Lindsay Slivnick

Debbie was very patient and helpful in the process! She never made us feel rushed or that we were texting her too much. 10/10!!

Richard Goldberg

Debbie helped us find our home in a tough, tight market. She was patient with us throughout the process and gave us great advice. Excellent recommendation if you need a realtor to help you find your dream house.

Richard Goldberg

Debbie helped us find our home in a tough, tight market. She was patient with us throughout the process and gave us great advice. Excellent recommendation if you need a realtor to help you find your dream house.

Stephen Gordon

Debbie was amazing!! Kind, thoughtful and responsive whenever we needed a question answered or her support. She is so knowledgeable and also very calming whenever we had a concern. She was beyond wonderful from the minute we met her till the moment we closed on our home in Northbrook. We’ve moved a handful of times times but so thankful our son recommended Baird and Warner and we were...

Stephen Gordon

Debbie was amazing!! Kind, thoughtful and responsive whenever we needed a question answered or her support. She is so knowledgeable and also very calming whenever we had a concern. She was beyond wonderful from the minute we met her till the moment we closed on our home in Northbrook. We’ve moved a handful of times times but so thankful our son recommended Baird and Warner and we were ...

Alexander Burgess

Debbie is the absolute best. Can’t say enough great things about her.

Daniel Schneider

Debbie was an excellent communicator and made the process go extra smooth. She was always available to us and made numerous trips to the house for inspections, cleaning, appraisals, etc.

Andrew Kaplan

We love Debbie! We will recommend her to all of our friends and family who are looking to buy or rent!

Richard Klein

We were from out of town. Debbie identified the areas where we would like to live, based on the preferences we expressed. She stayed close to our price point and introduced us to the Fort Sheridan neighborhood, which we absolutely loved. Debbie put together informative binders with multiple homes we were touring, complete with pictures and all relevant stats. She sent us immediate update...

Sean Brennan

Debbie was wonderful to work with. Very helpful in explaining all of the options available to us. Participated in all facets of the transaction. Treated us like family. Very happy to have worked with her and look forward to doing so again.

Ayal Weiner Kaplan

TL;DR Smart, professional, knowledgable - Highly recommended! Debbie is a wonderful agent who seems to have a sixth sense for finding gems. I was looking for an apartment on the North Side and Debbie knew just where to look and how to help me navigate the options during this strange time to start renting (during the pandemic). She was able to set up multiple apartment visits on short no...

Ayal Weiner Kaplan

TL;DR Smart, professional, knowledgable - Highly recommended! Debbie is a wonderful agent who seems to have a sixth sense for finding gems. I was looking for an apartment on the North Side and Debbie knew just where to look and how to help me navigate the options during this strange time to start renting (during the pandemic). She was able to set up multiple apartment visits on short not...

Karol Stimling

Debbie was friendly, knowledgeable, attentive, and very thorough. She was always willing to accomodate my needs, coming to chicago so i could sign papers so i did not have to travel to northbrook, attend my meetings, and stay in contact eith my lawyer. I wii forever be grateful to her for getting me through this process. She also guided me to the condo we bought because it is the “righ...

Ludwig Gerdes

Debbie is awesome! She was so helpful and was always available when we needed her. We enjoyed working with Debbie so much and would recommend her to anyone looking for a new home!

John Franzen

We met Debbie at an open house in HP and knew we wanted to work with her. She was terrifically patient, helped educate us on different areas, and even agrees to take us out during the worst of weather. She could not have been better to work with. She put up with our hesitations and four d us the perfect house that hadn't even hit the open market yet. We don't have a lot of friends lo...

C. Maiello

Debbie was a fantastic realtor. She was extremely responsive and understood what we wanted in our home almost instantaneously. She was extremely knowledgeable of our targeted geographical area and was able to leverage that knowledge to provide us a wide array of houses to look at. Furthermore, her  knowledge of the market was instrumental in negotiating a purchase price well below askin...

Philip And Ann Mott

Debby was a pro and great to work with. She made a tough experience (selling our home of 26 years) much easier.

Kirk Nathanson

Debbie was a pleasure to work with. Thanks!

Shelly Smith

Very committed...a really good experience and got the house sold in about 6 weeks! Always positive, gave good advice that carried a lot of weight with me...pertaining to best time to lower price. The condo in the neighborhood that was the most comparable to mine, is still on the market, and just now lowered it from $285 to $275. (On Mulberry) Debby was very good at the "staging" for p...

Andykap22

I can't say enough good things about Deb. She was so helpful and understood what we wanted in a home immediately. We didn't feel pressured at all to make a certain decision, and she was very up-front when we asked her opinion of the homes we looked at. We can't wait to work with her again when we  buy a house!Less 

Andrew Kaplan

Deb was amazing in every way! We cannot wait to work with her again when we eventually buy a home!

Philip Linturn

Debbie was helpful and insightful and a great companion for the sometimes long days of viewings we asked her to put together for us. We would definitely recommend Debbie.

Collin S.

Debbie was a tremendous help in finding my condo. She helped me find a neighborhood that met my needs. She also was very knowledgeable in the process and was able to negotiate well with the seller. Working with her was the easiest part of my homebuying experience.

Mathew Geist

Debbie was great to work with and sold the house in no time. I would recommend her to anyone in the area. She even brought cookies to the closing

Lizzie Burgess

Debbie Miller Cohen was above and beyond in our apartment search! She listened to our needs and wants in order to find us the perfect apartment. She was efficient and organized. Working with her was a pleasure- she is a gem!

Tyler & Paige Horan

My wife and I recently sold and bought a house through Debbie. We are very grateful as she succeeded in getting us the house we had our eyes set on for quite sometime. Thank you, Debbie!

Sammy And Leah Marks

Debbie was great! She gave us access to B&W's extensive list of rental properties, and helped us narrow down some of the important criteria we were looking for. More importantly, she was able to accommodate our hectic out of town schedules and was even able to pick up our keys for us. Thanks Debbie!

Tom Cepa

Its tough to put a finger on which one of Debbie's qualities make the process so enjoyable... ya that sounds lame doesn't it? But it's truth with Deb. She brings such a positive vibe and knowledge of the game that leaves you with confidence in your search for a new home. Just meet with her once and you will understand that yes, she will be your agent, and yes she will take care of you.

Erick and Joanna Taft

Debbie did such a wonderful job for us finding our dream home. We gave her our budget and locations we were interested in and she really kept on top of the market for us. She made us aware of listings before or as they were coming on the market and it gave us an advantage on making an offer on the place we found very early in the listing. We also know that Debbie was truly our advoca...

Max Burgess

"Debbie made looking for apartments SO EASY for us. She really took the stress out of having to search, which made apartment shopping a lot of fun! She knew what I was looking for in an apartment was always honest when we looked at places. Could not thank her enough for finding the apartment she did for us. "

Adam Breseman

Debbie found us our dream apartment with ease at a price that was unbeatable.

Alexander B.

Debbie is the best! Very kind, and beyond easy to work with. She truly takes the time to understand what you are looking for, and is very honest which is always appreciated. Can't thank her enough for helping us find our new apartment.

My Listings

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  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,278 sqft
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$499,000
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  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 3,855 sqft
  • 0.96 Acreage
14410 W Jody Lane, Wadsworth, IL 60083
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$280,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,653 sqft
  • 0.21 Acreage
25160 W Monaville Road, Lake Villa, IL 60046
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$949,999
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  • 3 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,947 sqft
2272 Asbury Road, Northbrook, IL 60062
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$2,900,000
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  • 6 Beds
  • 7 Full Baths
  • 2 Partial Baths
  • 9,886 sqft
  • 1.34 Acreage
1630 Ridge Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$18.60
  • 900 sqft
2144 W Montrose Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618
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$34.36
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1843 W Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL 60622
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$1,450.00
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  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1,150 sqft
6403 N Bell Avenue, Chicago, IL 60645
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$1,450.00
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  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1,150 sqft
6403 N Bell Avenue, Chicago, IL 60645
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$1,995.00
  • 1 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
1645 W Beach Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
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$1,795.00
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  • 1 Full Baths
844 W Ainslie Street, Chicago, IL 60640
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$650,000
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,278 sqft
3232 N Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60657
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