Helping Buyers and Sellers Succeed in Southeastern Wisconsin Real Estate
Experience, trust, and results you can count on from your real estate agent. Whether you’re buying your first home, selling a treasured property, or searching for the perfect place to call home, Treasured Homes provides personalized guidance, local market expertise, and dedicated service every step of the way.
Our Approach
Treasured Homes: Your Southeastern Wisconsin Real Estate Experts
At Treasured Homes, we believe every real estate journey deserves care, attention, and a personal touch. Founded by Carla-Jane Wood, we’ve built our business on trust, local expertise, and a commitment to delivering results. Whether you’re buying your dream home or selling your property, we’re here to make the process smooth and stress-free – that is one of the many benefits of working with a real estate professional.
Our team handles everything—explaining your options, negotiating fiercely, and managing every detail—so you can focus on what matters most. With a deep understanding of Southeastern Wisconsin real estate, we’re ready to guide you every step of the way.
Client-focused approach to real estate
We put you first, tailoring our services to meet your unique needs and goals. Your satisfaction is our priority.
Expertise in Brookfield, Waukesha & SE Wisconsin
With years of experience in Southeastern Wisconsin’s real estate market, we know the neighborhoods, trends, and strategies to get results.
Seamless experience buying and selling property
From start to finish, we make buying or selling your home simple and stress-free by managing every detail with care.
Meet Our Team of Real Estate Professionals
Start your search for the perfect home right here! Browse our current listings through the MLS to see the latest elite homes and properties available in Southeastern Wisconsin. Let us help you find the one that feels just right.
Carla-Jane Wood
Real Estate Broker/Owner
After majoring in psychology at the University of South Africa and working in the field of Information Technology for 15 years as a director of a software company, I moved to Wisconsin in 2005. After finally finding my own perfect home after years of searching, I decided to focus my attention and follow my passion into Real Estate. My desire and ability to work with people across the board has made Real Estate incredibly rewarding for me. I enjoy meeting new people and I treat them as family and friends and take great care of their hard-earned money as if it was my own. I have experience in investment properties including small commercial buildings, lake properties, working with first-time homebuyers and helping clients to purchase vacant land to build on or farm. I have also obtained a broker’s licence in real estate and I enjoy training new agents in the field. In my free time I enjoy running, playing the guitar and flying a small plane to explore the beauty of Wisconsin from the air.
Stephanie Wandler
Real Estate Agent
Stephanie Wandler is a full time real estate agent specializing in but not limited to the Brookfield/Elm grove area. She is dedicated to focusing on each client individually, working hard to help them find their perfect home or to sell the home they currently own. Stephanie works for Treasured Homes. Stephanie believes that quality surpasses everything else and she works hard to ensure that her clients always receive the quality real estate experience that they deserve.
SE Wisconsin’s Top Women Real Estate Sellers
Women real estate agents bring a powerful combination of empathy, intuition, and determination to every client relationship. They excel at truly listening—understanding not just what clients want in a home, but why it matters. Their attention to detail ensures nothing is overlooked, while their natural ability to build trust makes the buying or selling process smoother and more personal. Women agents also tend to approach negotiations with both confidence and compassion, creating win-win outcomes. At Treasured Homes, we celebrate these strengths and the difference they make in helping every client feel seen, supported, and empowered throughout their real estate journey.
Traits of a Good Real Estate Agent
A great real estate agent is knowledgeable, adaptable, and deeply committed to their clients’ success. They combine market expertise with strong communication skills, ensuring every client feels informed and confident in their decisions. Integrity and reliability guide their actions, while problem-solving skills help them navigate challenges with ease. Above all, a good agent builds lasting relationships by putting people first and always striving to exceed expectations. Understanding the benefits of using a real estate agent can help make the home-buying process simpler and less stressful.
How to Make a Competitive Offer on a House
A competitive offer is about more than choosing a price. The strongest offer takes into account the home's value, current market conditions, competing buyer interest, financing, contingencies, and what matters most to the seller. Before submitting an offer, we help buyers review comparable properties and the circumstances surrounding the sale so they can make an informed decision about how aggressively they want to compete. Depending on the situation, a stronger offer might include solid financing or pre-approval, reasonable contingency periods, flexibility with the closing date, or other terms that make the transaction easier for the seller. That does not mean giving up important protections or paying more than you are comfortable with. Our role is to explain the options, help you understand the potential risks and advantages of each approach, and negotiate an offer that is competitive while still protecting your interests.
What Happens After Accepting an Offer on Your House?
Accepting an offer is an exciting milestone, but the sale is not finished yet. Once the offer is accepted, the transaction moves into the closing process. Depending on the terms of the agreement, the buyer may complete a home inspection, finalize mortgage financing, and have the property appraised. Title work and other closing requirements also take place while any contingencies included in the purchase agreement are addressed. During this period, questions or negotiations can still arise. An inspection may uncover an issue the buyer wants addressed, an appraisal may affect financing, or details may need to be coordinated before closing. Treasured Homes helps sellers stay on top of deadlines, understand what is happening at each stage, communicate with the parties involved, and work through issues that could delay the transaction. As closing approaches, the buyer typically completes a final walkthrough before ownership officially transfers and the sale is completed.
Find your treasure with Treasured Homes
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