Traudel and her team were amazing!! As a long-time real estate developer, who built and sold many homes and dealt with many realtors, Traudel is a pro's pro. Her suggestions on staging and positioning the property were on point! We are glad as a family we had her on our team. John S

I recently sold my home in Bethesda, Md using Traudel Lange of Compass as my realtor. I can not imagine a better experience. Having never bought or sold a home on my own before, I expected great difficulty. Traudel walked me through the process explaining what I could expect and took time with me to help me accomplish my goal. The house sold in less than 3 weeks. Traudel offered excellent advice and suggested excellent professional service providers who could do the things I needed help with to ready my house and accomplish my move. The Traudel Lange team at Compass Realty is an excellent choice if you want competent, knowledgeable, and experienced real estate service.

Traudel is absolutely the best agent, and we would recommend her to anyone for buying or selling their home. She, supported by her able assistant, was meticulous with contract negotiations and had foresight in anticipating every next move. She was always present and supportive during the stressful period.

Traudel and her team were outstanding in guiding us through a major life change — selling our home and relocating to another country. She provided invaluable support on marketing and pricing, and after careful market sounding, gave us clear, honest advice on adjusting our expectations. Thanks to her diligent follow-up, we were able to secure a fair price in a tough market. What truly set Traudel and her team apart was their dedication beyond the basics of a sale. They went above and beyond with staging, recommending moving companies, securing legal representation, and even helping us manage unexpected weather damage during the rent-back period. Through every step, Traudel offered professional advice, steady support, and genuine care, making what could have been a stressful transition as smooth as possible. She is a true gem, and we cannot recommend her and her team highly enough.

Traudel was instrumental in helping us sell our home during a very uncertain time. Her advice led us to receive multiple offers above asking! She helped us choose the best offer and our house was pending within 7 days of listing! We couldn’t have been more grateful for her guidance and knowledge in the real estate market!

Update (2025): 8 year after our original review for Traudel (who helped us to buy our first house that we loved very much), we decided to move to another state. Traudel was our go to person again. We were terrified with trying to sell our house (and for the value it deserves) and buy another one in a different state back to back. Coordinating the two seemed like an impossible task. As soon as we reached out to Traudel, she took initiative to make this process as easy as possible with all the guidance, tips, and help by mobilizing her network of professionals to get the house ready for the best market experience. As a result, we sold our house quickly and at a fair price in a very volatile DC-metro area market in early 2025. Traudel's rich experience and dedication to her clients shined especially during negotiations and closing. We are grateful for her help, and recommend her to anyone with a stake in real estate market in the DC metro area. Traudel has been an exceptional resource for us, without whom we would have been lost in our first home-buying experience. During the search for our dream place, she was very diligent in identifying the important parameters for us. She then ran off with those to search the market diligently and showed us a broad set of options. Her expert judgment of houses and deep knowledge of the neighborhood and real estate market were truly impressive. She found us our dream house before it was on the market! Once we decided, which happened rather quickly, she skillfully guided us through the negotiation and closing processes, which could be daunting for first-time homeowners like us. She ensured that we stayed on schedule for our contractual obligations, and was always available to discuss our questions, even if that meant a late evening call for her. We felt at ease at all times, knowing that Traudel was watching our back. Her support to us did not vanish after money and keys changed hands. We extensively relied on her broad network of service-providing professionals for key adjustments in and around the house. Even a year after our purchase, we do not hesitate to reach out to her for warm, friendly advice, and every time we pick up the phone, our 2-year-old daughter runs around the house in excitement, shouting "Traudel is coming, Traudel is coming!

Traudel and her team has been very professional and supportive throughout the entire process of listing to closing. She and her team are always stay on top of every steps and details. Traudel is very pleasant to work with. Highly recommend to everyone!

Traudel and her team were an absolute dream to work with. They made the process of selling my home so seamless. Impeccable attention to detail and they went above and beyond. I could not be happier and they have my highest recommendation.

Choose a professional to sell your home. Traudel Lange and her team are real professionals. They worked diligently not only to market the property, but also on everything needed to prepare the house for sale at the optimal price.

Traudel and her team are phenomenal. As an attorney, I briefly considered trying to figure out the house buying process by myself, without a realtor. I’m glad I didn’t. Traudel knows the game inside and out, whereas I didn’t even know what I didn’t know. She will guide you through each step of the process, and it goes smoothly because she already has all the forms, knowledge, and experience needed. One aspect of the home buying process I did not anticipate was knowing the points of contact you need to accomplish some of the steps. Traudel has them all on speed dial. Need a top-notch expert inspector? Traudel has her go to guy (who is equally phenomenal). Need a trustworthy lender who knows the local market? Traudel knows them all. Need an inspection for pests or radon? Traudel knows who to call. It gave us so much peace of mind and made the (already daunting) process so much easier to have someone who knew all of the answers without us needing to research and put in extra legwork. What’s more - Traudel will go to bat for you if things go awry. The seller’s agent for our house had no idea what she was doing and caused her sellers to breach the contract. Traudel tried to guide her to the right answer but the agent would not listen, so Traudel immediately spoke to her broker who then called the seller’s agent’s broker (her boss) to work things out. We now have a lovely home with which we are very happy. Additionally, Traudel’s staff, including Ann and Emma, know their roles very well and keep the train running on the tracks smoothly along with Traudel. On top of it all, Traudel is simply a joy to be around, a wonderful person, and a genuine human being. We could not recommend her and her team more heartily.

Traudel did an outstanding job helping us navigate the renovation of our family home to get it ready for sale. We are so grateful for her advice and professionalism. It was such a pleasure to work with her and her team at Compass!

Having been a native real estate appraiser for 37 years, I know many agents. Traudel, is a most professional and very conscious real estate agent. I would and have recommended Traudel to clients whose home I appraised.

I highly recommend Traudel Lange, an assertive and confident professional who did an outstanding job in helping me sell my apartment quickly and swiftly considering the market conditions. She is very knowledgeable about the market and listened to and considered all my requests about the process. Her professionalism is remarkable, as well as the supporting team she managed to assemble during all stages of the process. Her work and her credentials are impeccable.

"Traudel listed and sold our home less than 10 days after our first meeting. We received 5 offers all over asking price with no contingencies. She was masterful in handling all aspects of the process including determining the appropriate listing price, connecting us with expert craftsmen to prepare the house for listing, scheduling and conducting 20 showings over the first 48 hours, and negotiating the details of the transaction. She, and her team demonstrated impeccable integrity. At every turn they were respectful of our needs, thorough, responsive and absolutely delightful to work with."

"Traudel was so wonderful to work with. She went above and beyond to help us find our new home. As my husband and I are both working full time, it was difficult for us to dedicate the time we knew was required to search the best areas. Traudel completely met this need on our behalf, educated us on each step of the process, made extra time as we walked to settlement to help us fully understand each paper we signed. She worked so hard to advocate on our behalf when it came to saving even after we agreed to a settlement price with the sellers. She referred us to fantastic services both for inspections, but also for floor refinishing etc. I cannot say enough go thank Traudel for the way she helped us find our new home."

Traudel was extremely helpful in guiding us through the house buying process. She was patient and knowledgeable in explaining how things worked at each step along the way, and we are extremely happy with our home!

I would like to whole-heartedly recommend Ms. Lange as a realtor for anyone wanting to find their dream home. Ms. Lange combines her excellent professionalism with a personal warmth and friendliness that makes working with her an absolutely pleasure. Ms. Lange worked tirelessly to ensure my husband and I found exactly what we were looking for - which we did, thanks to her. Ms. Lange is extremely dedicated, hands-on and proactive, and makes you feel like her top priority at all times. At the same time, she's such a genuinely nice and down-to-earth person that working with her feels like working with a friend. Beyond knowing the homes and neighborhoods of D.C., VA and Maryland like the back of her hand, she also knows all of the key players in the field (inspectors, mold removal experts, landscapers, etc) and makes all of the necessary connections. We loved working with Ms. Lange and would recommend her to anyone looking to buy, rent, or sell a home.

Traudel was a total professional who combined a warm personality with a keen eye for detail as she helped us both buy and sell our homes. She really cares about finding the right house for you and your family. Really you can't do better.

Traudel is a wonderful professional who brings all of her skills and charm to everything she does. We first met her in 1992 and quickly learned the difference between a realtor who merely collects the commission and one who earns it. She makes it her business to know the market, as well as what her clients want and need, and is there every step of the way to ensure that the process goes smoothly. She also fully appreciates that home buying and selling can be a very emotional process and is a wonderful partner when helping her clients navigate this side of the process. Yes, she really is too good to be true!

We had a wonderful experience working with Traudel and her team! Our family had a complicated housing search that spanned a wide range of locations (from Oakton, VA to Potomac, MD), price points and criteria. Traudel was extremely diligent identifying many viable potential properties and was successful in getting us viewings in a very competitive market two years ago. We found her deep knowledge across both Bethesda and Potomac as well as in many parts of Northern Virginia to be extremely helpful. She had great insights into neighborhoods and how they might fit into our family’s needs going forward. Traudel also consistently went the extra mile in providing us with detailed and thorough sales and rental comps. She utilized her terrific contacts with home inspectors to schedule pre-inspections at short notice which was especially helpful in the ultra-competitive market we experienced this Spring. Traudel was very patient with us throughout the process, answered our questions in detail, and provided insightful opinions not only in terms of the homes themselves but also in terms of structuring offers, etc. She was always professional as well as cheerful, energetic and upbeat which we really valued. We were very happy working with her and highly recommend Traudel to prospective buyers or sellers. We are lucky to now count her as one of our friends.