Coldwell Banker

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an old Coldwell Banker office in downtown Chicago, a delivery driver once found a mysterious envelope taped inside the door of the supply closet. Curious, he opened it to discover a handwritten note reading: 'Take one listing and sell it for double the asking price.' The next day, every desk had such notes. Soon enough, each broker was scrambling to list their own properties—even those they barely knew existed. By lunchtime, everyone was laughing as they realized that half the listings were for non-existent houses in far-off suburbs. A delivery driver, passing by later that week, saw a neighbor frantically trying to sell a garage sale sign that read ‘For Sale: Unicorn Ranch.’

2. At Coldwell Banker’s branch in sunny Miami, a realtor named Alexis swore she heard her computer whispering ‘Sold!’ just before listing after listing sold out. One day, an exhausted delivery driver dropped off some packages and asked if everything was okay. Alexis nodded, still listening intently to her computer. Suddenly, the machine chirped again—‘SOLD!’—and everyone burst into laughter, realizing it was just the air conditioning kicking on.

3. In a quiet corner of Boston's Coldwell Banker office, every morning around sunrise, someone hears the distant sound of violins playing classical music. One day, a delivery driver arrived early and caught the melody just as he was unloading boxes. Thinking it was coming from his truck’s radio, he turned up the volume—only for everyone else in the office to hear nothing but static. Since then, whenever anyone asks where the violinist is, they shrug and say, ‘He must’ve switched to AM.’

4. At Coldwell Banker's cozy branch in San Francisco, a neighbor remarked one day, 'I swear I saw a ghostly figure signing listing contracts!' Another time, a delivery driver claimed he heard an eerie voice saying ‘Commission check, please!’ from an empty office. The manager just smiled and replied, ‘Welcome to Coldwell Banker—we’re always negotiating deals here!’