The Lara & Chelsea Collaborative

If I could give Lara a 10/5, I would! Our family embarked on a life-changing move from the West Coast to the East Coast. At the time, we didn’t know where to start. We found Lara through Instagram(!) and we still can’t believe how lucky we are to have such a knowledgeable, skillful, and sweet agent to represent us. She remembers every little detail and was completely accessible throughout the day, even with the 3 hr difference. Watching her work, especially when it came time to buy our house, was like watching a magician working her magic. Lara was able to negotiate the price down, get us a full inspection, and received a further discount after the ...

Chelsea Robinson is an absolute superstar! My husband and I recently worked with Chelsea to buy and sell in Wellesley. We initially met Chelsea at an open house and were immediately impressed with her knowledge of the market, her professionalism and her enthusiasm. We knew we wanted to work with her. Chelsea is a great listener and quickly understood what our needs were. She knew the ins and outs of existing listings and always pointed us in the right direction. She is extremely responsive (at all hours!), honest and was always very flexible to accommodate our crazy schedules. Not to mention she was a tremendous help entertaining our young kids (alw...

Lara is unequivocally the best realtor I've ever worked with. Her energy is positive, but realistic. Her advice reflects a deep understanding of her client's needs and wants and dreams and a knack for elegant solutions to tough issues. She has a passion for what she does and it comes through in tireless availability, market knowledge, relationships with everyone and, ultimately success for her clients. We hope we never move again, but if we do we will call Lara.

We worked with Chelsea Robinson on finding our forever home! She was incredibly knowledgeable about the market and helped guide us through some tough decisions as we searched for a new house. During the process, she was always very responsive and professional. I would certainly use her again if we were ever to purchase a new home, and I would most definitely recommend her to anyone looking for an agent in Wellesley or the surrounding area. In addition, for anyone who may be relocating, Chelsea is an outstanding source in the community as she lives there herself and has raised her family in Wellesley. I honestly can’t say enough positive things about...

My wife and I could not recommend Lara more. She was professional, her local knowledge and insight was vast and incredibly helpful as we looked for and purchased our very first home. She was attentive, responsive and we truly felt she went to bat for us. We would recommend her to anyone looking for an agent and look forward to using her and her team in the future.

Lara and Chelsea were excellent to work with throughout our buying process. As first time buyers, we had a lot of questions and were often uncertain about the process and steps. Lara and Chelsea were patient, friendly, and guided us in decision making. They are always available and responsive, and we look forward to running into them around town in years to come!

We just sold our Wellesley house with Chelsea Robinson, and we are so happy we went with her. We interviewed probably 5-10 other agents, and Chelsea really stood out. Our situation was a bit complex because of our young kids, the location of our house on a major road, and of course Covid. We were in a bad spot. Chelsea made it as easy as possible for us and took so much stress off our minds. This was so valuable and allowed us to live our lives while still getting our house sold quickly and at a good price. I would enthusiastically recommend her to anyone.

Lara worked with us for years patiently listening to our needs and really understanding us as clients. She was not pushy but was always there and willing to help and had a wealth of data to educate us on the market. She worked with us as both for buying and selling. I was overwhelmed with the idea of moving (all the work that goes with it after living in a house for years) and she helped simplify it and make it bearable. She helped way beyond what was expected and was always there for us and we got great results! I would strongly recommend Lara for both selling and buying a house.

Wow! Each one of the 1-5 ratings, we are looking for a 6th star, because Lara is masterful. Looking for a new home can be a tough/stressful process. From the moment we met her for the first open house she brought the positive energy and guidance. She listens to clearly understand your wants/needs, she is constantly providing additional information about the neighborhood, the house, general home-buying processes etc. She has clearly built a strong reputation, and lives up to it! Even past the closing, she was checking in, offering recommendations for additional support painters/contractors etc. If we ever need to move again we know who our first call...

Chelsea Robinson is an absolute superstar! My husband and I recently worked with Chelsea to buy and sell in Wellesley. We initially met Chelsea at an open house and were immediately impressed with her knowledge of the market, her professionalism and her enthusiasm. We knew we wanted to work with her. Chelsea is a great listener and quickly understood what our needs were. She knew the ins and outs of existing listings and always pointed us in the right direction. She is extremely responsive (at all hours!), honest and is always very flexible to accommodate our crazy schedules. Not to mention she was a tremendous help entertaining our young kids (alwa...

Lara O’Rourke is the realtor of our dreams. In a phrase: She has your back. Lara’s unparalleled advocacy for clients, mastery of the industry, and localized expertise, coupled with her speed, efficiency, and bias for action, have made her an absolute powerhouse professional. Above all, Lara operates from a people-first mentality, treating everyone involved in the real estate process with only the utmost respect and positivity. Our family orchestrated a cross-country move in a pandemic with two kids under two from start to finish, the process was absolutely seamless because we had Lara. She went above and beyond to ensure that we understood an unfami...

We had the pleasure of working with Chelsea Robinson. She sold our old home in Wellesley, and also helped us buy our new dream house in Wellesley. We were lucky enough to meet Chelsea at an open house that she was showing in town. We immediately hit it off. Compared to the many realtors we have worked with in the past, Chelsea is on another level. She knows the housing market in Wellesley better than anyone. She also has an unbelievable work ethic that sets her apart from any other realtor we've worked with in the past. She spent countless hours with us, looking at houses, discussing strategy, and of course negotiating the purchase of our current ho...

Lara is unequivocally the best broker I’ve ever worked with. Her energy is positive but realistic. Her advice reflects a deep understanding of her clients’ needs wants and dreams, and she has a knack for elegant solutions to tough issues. She has a passion for what she does, and it comes through in tireless availability, market knowledge, relationships with everyone, and ultimately success for her clients. We hope we never move again, but if we do, we will call Lara.

We recently had the pleasure of working with Chelsea Robinson. We were looking to buy a house in Wellesley or Weston (ultimately purchased in Wellesley). Chelsea took the time to understand our needs and priorities. She showed us over 20 houses, some mainly so she could understand how we would respond to things. She was quickly responsive, often by text. She helped talk me through a few tough decisions and offered advice with the buying and selling. She connected me to local people in Wellesley who helped make our decision better. Further, she assisted with many aspects of the purchase that were not necessarily within her scope, such as arranging fo...

We worked with Chelsea Robinson on finding our forever home! She was incredibly knowledgeable of the market and helped guide us through some tough decisions as we searched for a new house. During the process she was always very responsive and professional. I would certainly use her again if we were ever to purchase a new home and I would most definitely would recommend her to anyone looking for an agent in Wellesley or the surrounding area. In addition for anyone who may be relocating, Chelsea is an outstanding source in the community as she lives there herself and has raised her family in Wellesley. I honestly can't say enough positive things about...

Lara O'Rourke is the epitome of what a real estate broker should be; She's incredibly knowledgeable, experienced, hardworking, communicative, kind, compassionate, responsive and proactive. Our family felt 100% confident that Lara had our best interests in mind with every action she made during our time working with her. After an unexpected medical emergency in our family, we were forced to sell our 2 homes in Weston, and quickly. The situation was daunting, stressful and intimidating and we were desperate to find a broker who could guide us through it. We were introduced to Lara O'Rourke directly through a previous client of hers. The client was ov...

We worked with Chelsea Robinson on our recent home purchase in Needham and had an incredible experience! We bought a new construction home and found her expertise on both the construction process as well as neighborhoods throughout Metrowest to be incredibly helpful in our search and purchase process. She is beyond dedicated, knowledgeable and a pleasure to spend time with. She was always available for our questions and was great about sharing her opinion on finishings, allowances and current trends. We would highly recommend her for anyone looking to buy or sell in the Metrowest and hope to get the chance to work with her again in the future!

I cannot overstate the positive experience we had working with Lara O’Rourke. She is a superstar who consistently and without fail made us feel as though we were her only and best client. Her local knowledge is unmatched. Her responsiveness isn’t just great, it’s instantaneous 24/7. Through every step of buying our new home and selling our existing home, Lara provided a true advantage over the competition. From pricing, to staging, to photos, to negotiating the offer, to managing the timing of the closing, she was an amazing advocate for our family and generated results that were consistently beyond our expectations. I have worked with several real ...

Probably one of the best signs of a great broker is when you work on the opposite side of a transaction but are tremendously impressed by their representation of the counterparty and decide to retain that broker for future deals. Lara O'Rourke intervened and salvaged a deal that almost was not going to happen. She quickly brought the parties together and successfully guided the transaction to close. Lara is smart, energetic, enthusiastic and easy to work with- I since have referred her to friends who are equally impressed with her skills and were grateful for the reference. Lara answers the phone at any hour of the day- works through any issues and ...

After a fruitless 6 month search, a friend recommended Lara to us. Quite simply, she was phenomenal! From the outset, Lara was outstanding in all aspects of the process and unlike any realtor we had ever met before. The depth and breadth of her knowledge on all aspects of purchasing a property is staggering - she has a remarkable understanding of the locale, context on prior transactions, properties currently on market as well as those expected to come to market. Importantly, as we were looking for a new build, she knows the reputation of all the local builders and has an extensive network of additional service providers. Lara always listened to us ...

For the past 4 months we have worked exclusively with Lara O'Rourke to purchase our first home; I have struggled for several days to start this review because I am not eloquent enough to describe how unbelievable the experience has been. I can truthfully say that Lara is one of the most professional, kindest and hardest working people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing in my life. One of the first vignettes I have about Lara refers to her incredible ethics. I recently completed a decade of medical training, and this spring my husband and I began to look for our first home. We are not flashy people, and initially we felt like we may want to purc...

We recently worked with Lara O’Rourke to search for and buy our new home in Wellesley. Lara was introduced to us and highly recommended by close friends who had worked with her to find their home in Wellesley. It was the type of raving endorsement/introduction where you didn’t expect the actual experience would come close to living up to the high bar that was set, and somehow Lara managed to exceed every expectation. Lara is absolutely exceptional. We went through an extensive 6 month search, looking at approximately 40 homes (several multiple times) and making multiple offers before finally closing on our new house. Admittedly, we assume we were th...