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Your Bilingual Realtor

Maria Pena-Graham

Sycamore Office
1957 DeKalb Ave Sycamore, IL 60178
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About Maria Pena-Graham

With over two decades of expertise in DeKalb County Real Estate, Maria is a seasoned professional and three-time #1 real estate expert in the area. She was honored with the 2021 HomeLight Achievement Award and recently completed the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury and the Accredited Buyer Representative Courses highlighting her commitment to growth and excellence. Fluent in Spanish, a former real estate paralegal, and a NAHREP member, Maria offers a unique cultural perspective.

Her dedication is evident in her personalized approach, providing individualized attention and customized marketing plans using the latest strategies. Beyond transactions, Maria genuinely listens to your family's wants and needs, drawing on her deep local knowledge as both a resident and professional.

Exceptional negotiation skills ensure optimal representation for clients. Maria's network includes top lenders, contractors, and service providers, offering tailored options. Actively involved in the community, Maria supports events like Safe Passage, Hope Haven, We Care Pregnancy Center, and St. Mary School, DeKalb.

Family-centric, Maria's 30-year marriage to Rob and son Matteo's involvement in local swim teams showcase her commitment. In leisure, she enjoys local events, dining, swim meets, travel, and cherished moments. Choose Maria for a real estate journey marked by expertise, personalized attention, and a genuine understanding of your unique needs

Testimonials

What my clients are saying

Tim K.

Maria was amazing to work with. She's well established in the market and knows it incredibly well. My Wife and I were selling our first home and so had no experience with the process. Maria was incredibly thorough in explaining every step and answering all of our questions. I'm glad we chose Maria to assist us with selling our house and I would definitely recommend her for anyone else, selling or buying!

September 8, 2026
Ms. G.

Maria was wonderful to work with. She quickly understood what we were looking for, our unique needs as a family and was able to find us a great place that worked perfectly, and felt safe in our budget. She advocated for us with every person we would need to work with to make the purchase and was available for all questions. She helped us understand the differences between buying a home in the state that we were coming from to here in DeKalb. She saw things that would be problems ahead for us that we didn’t even know about and helped us avoid places that wouldn’t be right for us in the long run. She was always respectful of our budget. And seems to know every single person in the community that could help us. When our first plans would fall through she helped us find connections with people in the community to help us with the next steps and made our home purchase possible. Abundantly clear that she is well respected by the community and very involved which gave us a great introduction to the area. She is someone that is prompt and quick to respond. We would gladly recommend her to anyone looking for a realtor. She’s kind, compassionate and incredibly knowledgeable. We feel extremely lucky that we got to work with her.

September 8, 2026
Amber L.

We would highly recommend Maria. She met with us a year before we were going to sell to give us advice on what things would best help our home sell. Then when the time came she helped us sell our first home and took us to see quite a few homes we were interested in. The market was very fast paced so it took us a few different homes we put offers on and then the perfect home came on the market and she helped us navigate the best offer to put in to secure our home!! We appreciated the help she gave through each step of the process!

August 28, 2026
John O.

Had a great experience working with Maria. She took care of every detail. Closing was very easy. All l had to do was sign a couple papers and pick up the check.

August 25, 2026
Marissa H.

Working with Maria is working with a real estate expert. Maria is the most knowledgeable real estate professional you will find— from knowing the market, the trends and the numbers. Maria is the person you want in your corner to help you navigate your real estate transaction. We will always be eternally grateful for Maria’s assistance. Thank you!

August 12, 2026
Michael B.

Maria was first to respond when I started my search for an agent. She found a buyer quickly for my home and made the process of selling very easy. She was always there when we needed her.

August 12, 2026
Maria Pena-Graham

Listings

$619,900
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4bds 3ba2,600sqftActive
40w719 Longshadow Lane, Campton Hills, IL 60175
MLS #: 12741076
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$464,800
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5bds 4ba2,688sqftPending
1109 Nottingham Road, Sycamore, IL 60178
MLS #: 12705998
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
1426 Beach Lane Property Photo 1
Price Reduced
$458,900
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3bds 2ba2,051sqftActive
1426 Beach Lane, Sycamore, IL 60178
MLS #: 12736821
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$354,900
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4bds 3ba1,740sqftActive
499 Bantam Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12759786
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$325,000
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4bds 3ba1,736sqftActive Under Contract
224 Lexington Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12725875
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$299,900
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4bds 2ba1,789sqftActive Under Contract
826 Birchwood Drive, Sycamore, IL 60178
MLS #: 12723475
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$279,900
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3bds 3ba3,752sqftPending
318 Laurel Lane, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12710178
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$255,000
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2bds 3ba1,810sqftActive Under Contract
755 Meridian Court, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12720448
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$249,400
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5bds 2ba2,184sqftActive
220 N Elm Street, Leland, IL 60531
MLS #: 12720549
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$239,900
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3bds 2ba1,850sqftActive
3853 South Pointe Drive B, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12738061
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$177,500
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2bds 1ba1,056sqftActive Under Contract
1567 Timberwood Court 1567, Sycamore, IL 60178
MLS #: 12744154
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$145,000
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2bds 1ba718sqftPending
1016 S 6th Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12719530
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$420,000
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4bds 4ba2,946sqftClosed
1395 Oakland Drive, Sycamore, IL 60178
MLS #: 12714728
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$305,000
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4bds 3ba1,540sqftClosed
813 Water Stone Way, Malta, IL 60150
MLS #: 12719232
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$899,000
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6bds 7ba6,160sqftClosed
345 Bethany Road, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12084356
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$19,999
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0.40 acre lot$49,998/AcreClosed
411 Billings Court, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 11892938
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$180,000
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3bds 2ba1,396sqftClosed
653 N 11th Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12045786
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$225,000
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2bds 2ba1,699sqftClosed
719 Blackstone Court, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12046456
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$262,500
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3bds 2ba1,464sqftClosed
1621 Mayflower Drive, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12072144
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$194,900
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3bds 2ba1,863sqftClosed
620 Normal Road, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 11864698
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$19,999
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0.32 acre lot$62,497/AcreClosed
434 Rutland Road, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 11892955
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$19,999
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0.35 acre lot$57,140/AcreClosed
512 W Quinlan Court, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 11892966
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$180,000
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-Units$-/Unit-sqftClosed
111 S 9th Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12023141
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$199,900
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3bds 2ba1,308sqftClosed
148 N Dogwood Street, Cortland, IL 60112
MLS #: 11955178
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$36,500
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0.34 acre lot$107,353/AcreClosed
Lot 256 Parkside Drive, Sycamore, IL 60178
MLS #: 11992859
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$90,000
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3bds 2ba-sqftClosed
830 S Tenth Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12096924
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$279,900
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3bds 2ba1,504sqftClosed
589 Knolls Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12119656
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$245,000
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3bds 2ba1,500sqftClosed
1501 N 1st Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12295517
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$75,000
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3bds 2ba-sqftClosed
1015 Bel Air Lane, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12370895
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$44,900
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2bds 1ba-sqftClosed
1017 S 9th Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12489703
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$197,500
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3bds 1ba1,045sqftClosed
613 S 1st Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12560388
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$153,000
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3bds 2ba1,200sqftClosed
1302 State Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12646838
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$75,000
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3bds 2ba-sqftClosed
1015 Bel Air Lane, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12370895
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$245,000
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3bds 2ba1,500sqftClosed
1501 N 1st Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12295517
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$399,000
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4bds 4ba2,233sqftClosed
207 Barb Boulevard, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 12702191
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
$128,900
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2bds 2ba1,122sqftClosed
1437 Moluf Street, Dekalb, IL 60115
MLS #: 10958546
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group