Just Call Claudia

As the Director of Community Relations at Belmont Village Lincoln Park, Jessica Roote has a unique and valuable perspective on connecting seniors with the community and care resources they need. In today’s episode, Jessica gives us a window into her world linking seniors living at Belmont Village Lincoln Park with the larger community. This can be as simple as trimming greenery so that residents can see the hustle and bustle of the neighborhood when they’re sitting on their patio! In this info-packed episode, Jessica also shares some strategies for touring and selecting senior communities.

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Have you been wondering what working with CMFTO is like? This episode, with Claudia’s clients-turned-friends Barry and Arline Kaufman, gives an inside look into how a CMFTO project works, what it’s like to collaborate with CMFTO team members, and how impactful it can be to prepare your home for market, rightsize your possessions, move, and accessorize your new home in a meaningful way.

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Arline and Barry Kaufman are dear friends of Claudia and the CMFTO team. Arline worked as a college admissions coun...

Fiona Forde is head of sales at Trulee Evanston, where CMFTO coordinated and facilitated 95% of the initial moves when Trulee was launched in Evanston in 2021. Fiona has so much to share about making the decision to move to a senior community—and how to select the community that’s right for you. She gives an overview of the care options and partnerships offered by Trulee, including some cutting-edge technology that keeps residents safe. If you’re looking for a senior community, today’s episode is a must-listen.

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In this episode, Lyric Hughes Hale—an instrumental voice and founder in independent economic and financial journalism—and Claudia discuss their journey coming up together in the Chicago business community and how their careers have grown since those early beginnings. CMFTO has been there for Lyric through two important, complex moves: first from the city to Winnetka with a huge library of books in tow, and then from Winnetka to a unique, four-story home in the city where Lyric made her own Japanese garden. Listen to hear more about these moves and how these two women have impacted each othe...

In this continued conversation, Claudia and Nancy talk about the challenges and rewards of staging properties and building relationships with their clients. Nancy also covers current trends in real estate, managing differing opinions between her clients and their adult children, and recalls the first time she met Claudia.

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Nancy Nugent is known as a leading expert in the Chicago luxury market and the luxury home market of the North Shore. Nancy's current affiliation with Jameson Sotheby's International Realty brings a wealth of diversified experience...

Almost 25 years ago, one of Nancy Nugent’s real estate clients was in crisis: she needed to relocate quickly—in six weeks!—and rightsize her possessions to fit a smaller home. “I’ll call Claudia,” Nancy thought, “because she’s the only person I can think of who might have the skill set to do this.” And the rest is history! Listen along for the full story of how CMFTO came to be, and learn more about Nancy’s celebrated career as a specialist in luxury real estate in Chicago’s North Shore.

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