About Coleen Novak

Coleen

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Meet Coleen

Real Estate Agent | SRES®
A multitasking maven in her own right, Coleen Novak spent over twenty years managing high-profile bands (Sarah McLachlan and Barenaked Ladies, anyone?) before pivoting into the real estate realm. Her experience proved immeasurable. One-part therapist and two-parts business manager, the artist-Sherpa-turned-real estate agent was a natural fit. She successfully segued her talent for coordinating multi-million-dollar tours, album campaigns, and entertainment careers into a thriving real estate business. And the rest is history.
 
Imbued with a natural gift for anticipating needs, Coleen is no stranger to clients relying on her at all hours. Strategic, resourceful, and exceedingly honest, she takes a hands-on approach to guiding clients, ensuring they feel informed and confident every step of the way. To Coleen, real estate is more than simply helping clients buy or sell a home. She truly treasures helping folks navigate one of the most personal decisions of a lifetime, and arguably, the largest financial leap they’ll ever make. Fiercely protective of her clients, it’s a responsibility she doesn’t take lightly.
 
Born and bred on the West Coast of Canada, Coleen hopscotch the globe during her music manager career. From New York to London, Toronto, and back again, she gleaned an impressive appreciation for the historic homes that punctuated her mélange of tour stops. Convinced that “every home tells a story,” Coleen worked to ensure her 1929 English Tudor in Pasadena was awarded the Mills Act designation before tackling a 1920s Spanish Revival remodel in Glendale. Beloved for its fascinating architecture, Coleen adores her hillside community and its proximity to LA’s niche neighborhoods.

Our Client Voices

Sarah V.

Sarah V.

Jayna was great! She made the process so easy, was incredibly easy to meet and communicate with, and got us below asking on our dream place. Jayna was super efficient. She worked quickly to finalize our contract and went to bat...
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Leah K.

Leah K.

Special accolades to my agent Sasha. First off, she is simply great to work with. The kind of person I'd want to go grab coffee with and just chat. She's super stylish and cool, not in the snooty intimidating way, but down to e...
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Mairin H.

Mairin H.

I cannot say enough wonderful things about our experience working with Coleen. We were first time home buyers and had so much to learn. She helped explain every process so thoroughly along the way which really eased any of our ...
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Janie B.

Janie B.

Cari has been my Agent for many, many years. She’s helped me buy and sell four homes, one income property and with renting a few others in between. Here’s why, Cari is the best ever! Anyone who’s ever worked with her says the s...
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Mairin H.

Mairin H.

C3 had so much patience with us, showing us a plethora of listings, and taking the time to find the perfect place that we now call home. I always readily recommend them to anyone I know looking for a new residence.
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Shannon S.

Shannon S.

I absolutely adore my agent Sasha! Her professionalism and support during my home buying process was stellar. She kept me calm and cool through every step of the process as a first time home buyer. She has amazing vision and st...
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Colton & Lolly

Colton & Lolly

Jayna was an invaluable part of my partner and I finding the place we call home. She went above and beyond and was there to see every listing with us. She was attentive, responsive, and proactive throughout the entire process. ...
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Jonathan M.

Jonathan M.

Coleen is the absolute best and we feel incredibly lucky to have had her on our side. She's incredibly patient, meticulous, and timely. Colleen’s integrity is obvious in everything she does and everything she advises you to do....
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Mariana R.

Mariana R.

My husband and I feel so lucky to have been introduced to Cari. When we moved down to LA from SF we were unfamiliar with LA, the market and the process of buying a home. Cari walked us through everything providing extensive kno...
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Noah C.

Noah C.

They worked with us as we considered selling, helping us to best prepare the house, selecting appropriate contractors to help with the prep work, coordinated everything, and all that as well as the listing and selling were amaz...
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Robert G.

Robert G.

Our family had an amazing experience working with Coleen to purchase our home. She helped us find a home that we truly love. We were a particularly difficult case: We needed to sell and buy a home within a short period of time ...
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Laura F.

Laura F.

We'd been struggling to find a realtor that we felt like we could trust. The few we tried all felt like they were trying to strong-arm us into whatever place they could find as quickly as possible, without taking into account t...
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Steven A.

Steven A.

Jayna found me the perfect house in my price range!! She listened to my needs and my non-negotiables and took time out of her schedule to always answer the phone or a text. She made the entire process seamless, from the beginni...
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Jen B.

Jen B.

C3 Group knows Los Angeles, especially the Eastside. They always find the right home by teaching you not by selling and never pressuring you. They make the buying and selling experience as hassle-free as possible while taking e...
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Peter Y.

Peter Y.

For over 15 years I have worked with Cari, who helped me buy my first place in LA. Since then she's been the best at helping me buy and sell multiple properties. Each step of the way she makes the process easier and has helped ...
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Kevin B.

Kevin B.

C3 helped me sell my Silverlake condo in 12 days with multiple offers and well over list price while I was overseas! They did the same with my home in Los Feliz a few years later getting a price higher than my wildest dreams. T...
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Casie L.

Casie L.

Jayna is amazing! She made finding a home super easy, including the paperwork process which she handled for me. She really cared about my family getting into the *perfect* home and helped us do just that.
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Margaret J.

Margaret J.

When we started house hunting, we were lucky to find Coleen Novak with Compass Realty. Coleen is all in for her clients. She is extremely responsive to your needs. Your problems are her problems. We looked at over 50 houses and...
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Agnes W.

Agnes W.

The whole team was amazing and supportive, and their inventory of houses is just nuts. Like, some of the most stylish and gorgeous Los Angeles real estate finds out there. I still check out every one of their new property posts...
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