Experience you can Trust

“I couldn't have asked for a more patient, understanding, and caring person to handle the selling of my parents house after they passed away. Melissa held my hand throughout the entire process and helped to make what was a very difficult and emotional journey for me as easy as she could. Because of her expertise, openness, honesty, and professionalism I knew that everything would be taken care of and I did not have to worry about a thing. Because of everything that Melissa suggested and did, my parent's house sold in record time and for more than asking price. I am so grateful for all of her help and for making things go so smoothly and stress free!”

Kelly Thompson - Peoria

“Melissa was absolutely wonderful. She answered all of our questions in detail and timely. She provides professional advice that was helpful. We always felt comfortable to ask any question we had. I would recommend Melissa to all my friends and family.”

Jill Vaughan - Peoria, IL

“As a first time homebuyer, i had a knowledge deficit coming into the buying process that was a little scary. Melissa totally took that fear away with her constant education and support about every step of the process. She answered every little question I had - and helped me come up with and answer questions I didn’t even know to ask. I was referred to Melissa by a family member, and I would refer her again to any of my family or friends in the area. I can’t give enough praise or say too many thank yous to Melissa!”

Amanda Dahlquist, Peoria IL

“Melissa Stevenson was wonderful for us to work with throughout the home hunting/buying process. Her knowledge of the market and expertise during the contract negotiations were amazing. We are so grateful her patience, guidance, and professionalism that allowed us to purchase our dream home. Thank you Melissa!”

James and Sara Vershaw, Morton, IL

“I would highly recommend Melissa Stevenson for both sides of any real estate transaction. She treated us like we owned a mansion on Grandview, even though our listing was a condo. She gave her honest opinion as well as options, and allowed us room to learn and try new things, like creating a virtual tour. Melissa is a practical and hard-working professional with a great sense of humor, who knows her market and the people of Peoria.”

Dennis and Wendy Merdian, Peoria

“Melissa is so patient, professional and great to work with. Her knowledge of the community and people to assist with the home buying process is top notch. We can say with 100% certainty that we will never use another local Realtor to buy or sell our home.”

Jill & Tim Wright, Peoria, IL

“Melissa is the best. She handled all aspects of my sale like a pro. The marketing of the property drove lots of traffic to the house and ultimately to an offer. She is an expert negotiator and helped facilitate a quick and equitable agreement. The final steps were a breeze thanks to her planning and organization. I would highly recommend her to anyone who wants to sell their house. Thanks Melissa.”

Kurt, Peoria IL

“Melissa Stevenson was great to work with again.
As always, she is very knowledgeable and in-tune with the local and broader real estate market.
She communicates frequently and provides excellent guidance.
I highly recommend, particularly if buying or selling in the Peoria area.”

Tem Akinlua, Peoria

“Melissa does an excellent job of marketing property and getting it sold very soon after listing it. . I was very pleased with how quickly my house sold!”

Peoria Sharon Schneider

“Mellissa Stevenson goes above and beyond when purchasing a house. She is very personable and knowledgeable with many aspects while looking for a house. She always responded back quickly and would find the time to show me the multiple houses I requested to see within a day or two. I would recommend mellissa Stevenson to anyone looking to purchase a house!!!”

Jennifer McDonald, Peoria

“I was extremely pleased how smooth everything went throughout the entire process. i strongly recommend Melissa to any and everyone. The level of professionalism and dedication, i felt, was second to none.”

Brandon David, Canton

“Melissa did a great job with the sale of one property and purchase of another. She made it as smooth and as stress free as possible. She handled all the difficult & overwhelming details with patience and professionalism. We are an older couple who don't want to stress about such things anymore. Melissa understood our limitations and helped us understand everything clearly. Would highly recommend to others. Everything went as near perfect as possible.”

The Lanes - Peoria

“She didn't leave one stone unturned and made me feel like I was her only client even though I know she was busy with other clients... I appreciated her honesty and loved working with her!!”

Becky...Uplands

“I had heard that Melissa resided in my neighborhood, but went with another recommended realtor... Wish I had not done that.. When I connected with Melissa about taking over the sale if my house, I was nothing but totally satisfied.. She really seemed to appreciate my 125 yr old home and immediately used all the tools of social media, etc., to give my home the exposure it needed and deserved!! Melissa help to make the whole process of selling and buying as stress free as possible!! She NEVER made me feel like I was inconveniencing her or annoyed with my phone calls”

Rebecca..Peoria

“Simply, Thank You!”

John Kinning

“Melissa is a full time, hard working, friendly and very knowledgeable Realtor.
She is great at walking through all the details with you. Readily available too. She is well connected in the community and works well with others. Great at focusing on facts and taking out the feelings that can get in the way of a business transaction.”

Peoria

“I was new to buying a home and couldn't have asked for a better realator. She listened to what I wanted, she was patient with me, she helped point out issues with houses that I wasnt aware of, and she helped us negotiate a price and repair amendments. Really glad she was with us through this experience

Shes the best”

Dustin Tucker

“Melissa was extremely knowledgeable and kept us informed about all things as we moved through the process. She made herself available to us and worked with our schedules whenever we were interested in seeing a home or needed guidance throughout the process. We really appreciated her honesty and tokens of knowledge when we walked through the homes. It gave us great insight for the little quirks about each home and important things to know. She made us feel comfortable and was so excited right along with us as we made our decision to purchase.”

Paige Sims, Peoria, IL

“Beginning our journey into purchasing a new home left us with a sense of wandering. Once we met Melissa Stevenson it turned into a sense of wonder! Thanks to her insightfulness, professionalism, and empathy, we have become enamored with our home each and every morning, noon, and goodnight!”

Todd & Sabrina - Peoria

“Melissa captured the essence of the home we had lived in for 13 years. She clearly presented that feeling in the written description of our property and the on line Facebook teaser. Also adding the additional sign with the for sale sign to the front of our home was clever and drew added attention. She also did her required comparison to price the home fairly. We'd use her again in a heartbeat”

Dan Butler, Peoria

“Excellent service!!!”

John Stodgel

“Melissa was fabulous. She listened to what I wanted and delivered just that! Above all this was my first time purchasing a home and I virtually knew nothing. Melissa was so knowledgeable about the entire process. I learned so much working with her and it was a pleasure to get to know her.”

Marnie Koeppel, Bartonville IL

“I have known Melissa for roughly 15 years and have seen how focused on serving her customers she has been. I consider her a friend and someone that I can trust with one of the most important business dealings in my lifetime.”

Les, Dunlap

“I have known Melissa for roughly 15 years and have seen how focused on serving her customers she has been. I consider her a friend and someone that I can trust with one of the most important business dealings in my lifetime.”

Les, Dunlap

“If you wish to have a caring, professional person handling your home , Melissa is the lady you will want one your side .”

Ronald Springer

“We were so impressed with Melissa when she helped us find our new home. We knew that she would be the best choice for selling our home as well.

Melissa provided outstanding service during our sale.

Melissa is an absolute true professional!”

Laura Tessem, Peoria

“We found Melissa by chance when we were looking at houses on Zillow, she showed us our first house. From that day, more than a year and a half before finding the one, she was amazing. My husband and I phoned/texted her numerous times for showings, and she was always so accommodating. She was patient and helpful, and really listened to our wants/needs. I will always recommend her HIGHLY to anyone who I hear is looking to buy or sell.

Melissa is a true professional. I cannot give enough positive feedback about the way she handled every part of our buy/sell process.

Melissa is so down to earth, and made us feel very comfortable during all communications.”

Laura Tessem, Peoria

“I had previously had Melissa Stevenson help me sell a home and buy a home. She is very qualified, professional, friendly, knowledgeable, and easy to work with. I did not even consider using someone else when I was ready to sell my home. Melissa made the process so much easier than I thought it would be. She was a big help to me in all areas of the sale and in purchasing my new home.

My home sold within days of being put on the market. Melissa did an excellent job of writing up the description, setting the price, and in all aspects of promoting my home to sell so quickly. She is an excellent realtor. I would definitely recommend her as an agent to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.”

Diana, East Peoria

“Melissa Stevenson sold our house. In 4 hours! She is awesome. She patiently walked us through the selling process and gave us excellent recommendations on economic improvements we could make to increase our chances of selling quickly and maximizing our sale price. She knows our market and target demographic well, and we ended up raising the list price just before hitting the market based on how well our improvements turned out. We then had an offer for only hundreds less than the listing before the end of the first day on the market. She was very responsive and attentive to our concerns. I can't recommend her highly enough. Thanks Melissa!”

Dan, East Peoria

“Melissa was fantastic!! she was always willing to help us when we had questions. I love that she explained everything so we understood what was going. I was so thankful that my friends recommended her to us. Don't hesitate to call on her. Hopefully in the future when I need to get a bigger house for a bigger family she will be available to help us again. Thank you Melissa for everything from the bottom of our hearts.

John Krisor and Rebecca Aycock”

Rebecca Aycock

“Melissa really helped me with all my VA requirements and finding bank that would work for me. She knew the area and had great suggestions for many house related questions I had. With this being my first home buying experience she made it simple and easy.”

Tiffany Castro, Peoria

“Melissa has a friendly and knowledgeable approach to her clients that lets them feel comfortable and secure with her as their choice of a realtor.

I am very impressed with the wisdom and skill used to market my home. Melissa’s frequent updates throughout the sale process made me feel secure, that I had made the right decision to use her as my Realtor.

Melissa is very patient and friendly. She was timely and and professional when we communicated during the speed bumps that all real estate transactions encounter.

I really like the hometown feel of working with the staff at Newcastle Realty. You can really tell they care about you and your home. Highly recommend.

I will use Melissa and Newcastle Realty again.”

Joel Gittrich/ Peoria IL.

“Melissa listen to every wants that we want it into buying a home she was very attentive to what our needs were with our teenager and the school district and the distance that we want to be to get to our jobs my husband and I and just some of our things that we always desire to have a garage a full complete basement Melissa delivered it all and some.”

Carlos and Sandra Brown, Peoria Il

“Melissa Stevenson exceeded all my expectations. I would recommend her to everyone!
I had very specific needs for a new home and Melissa was up for the challenge!!! She was very open minded and helped the process go very smoothly. She handled everything and I couldn't feel more lucky to have worked with her!!!”

Tori Menke, Peoria

“True professional. Has a wealth of knowledge, and we couldn't have been happier. Thank you Melissa!”

Caleb York, Peoria, IL

“As I mentioned above, Melissa Stevenson is an excellent broker and a very enthusiastic person. She was committed to selling my house, which she did very successfully in the slow season. I was comfortable with her, and could count on the fact that she would return any calls, emails, or texts immediately and answer all my questions. She made selling my house a very positive experience. I would definitely recommend her to my friends.”

Martha Craig, formerly of Peoria, IL

“Works hard til the end, sticks by you and works hard for you”

Deanna Ruder Metamora

“I really enjoyed working with Melissa Stevenson. I am so glad that she was our realtor! I chose her because she was in the area, appeared friendly/helpful, and she was one of the top realtors. She was so helpful with the purchase of our home. She was always willing to answer our questions, no matter the time or day of the week. Overall it was a great moving experience. I would highly recommend her!”

Melissa Strait, Bartonville

“Melissa has a great reputation with many people we know. She is hard-working, professional, honest, attentive, and thorough. We consider her a great friend and asset to know as a realtor. She did a wonderful job with both the sale of our old home (sold in 2 days) and selection of our forever home.

We cannot say enough about how well Melissa does her job.

We ran to some obstacles with the purchase of our home and in dealing with the other broker. She was very persistent and great at keeping us updated as the details got worked out.”

Stacey and Jeff Spiller 4300 S Arn Ct. Mapleton IL 61547

“outstanding service”

John Eggers, Peoria, Illinois

“We appreciated Melissa Stevenson's professional opinion and personal friendship through the selling process. We always felt that Melissa had our best interest in mind and we appreciated all the extra marketing ideas she used to make our home look more appealing and attractive. We were so pleased with how fast Melissa sold the house and completed the closing. We would highly recommend Melissa Stevenson to anyone in need of selling or buying a home.”

Tracy and Tammy Barrett, Peoria, IL

“Melissa did exactly what she said she was going to do and that was to sell our house. It happened so quick that we weren't focused too much on finding a house, but when the time came she steered us in the right direction. Melissa suggested we should write a note to the owner of the house that we wanted to offer on and that seemed to help during the negotiations. She will lead you through each step of the way and have the advice you need to make each decision. We would highly recommend Melissa Stevenson to anyone selling or buying a home.”

Mike Gallas, East Peoria

“Could not have asked for a better home buying experience! My boyfriend and I were both first time home buyers and knew nothing about the process when we first contacted Melissa. She was incredibly helpful with telling us what we needed to know to make a good buying decision. I always felt like she was looking out for us at every showing to make sure we ended up in a house we would love. My only regret is that we found a house fairly quickly and didn’t get to spend more time with her!”

Jasmine Seitz, West Peoria

“Always available, went the extra mile and incredibly knowledgeable about everything related to selling our home. She knows the area, knows the stats and has the pulse of the realty market. She was great to work with. We recommended Melissa to a family member and their house sold in a day!”

Jen & Chris Coursey

“truly worth your time !
Melissa delivers the complete package !”

Michael West Peoria , Il.

“She really went out of her way to help me find a house and answer all my questions”

Jeffery Courson East Peoria

“Melissa went above and beyond what we expected from a realtor. She was patient and helpful with all of our needs.

Coming from another state to IL proved to be a challenge at times, but Melissa was always ready and willing to work with our schedule and time frame to show us as many homes as we picked to see in the area. We were never rushed and she went out of her way at times to meet our schedule. She always quickly returned our calls and emails with any of our questions.

We would recommend Melissa to anyone looking for a true professional to help buy or sell a home in the area. Thanks Melissa!”

Marilee and Gary Aurora, OH

“Thank you so much for all your help we really had a good experience thank you so much.”

Javiier samano

“Melissa did a thorough market analysis to help us determine a fair list price for our home and within 6 days we accepted an offer at 98% of our list price. Melissa also walked us through the buying process and all the extra steps required with a Car relocation home. She was our rock during this simultaneous buying and selling process and we absolutely could not have done it with out her! She was knowledgeable, responsive, and so patient with all of our questions! You won’t find anyone better!”

Brandi Clark, Dunlap

“Melissa Stevenson with Newcastle Realty were GREAT to me! Me, only being 23 and buying my very first home was a great experience! Melissa was there every step of the way. If I had any questions or concerns, she was very knowledgeable. She stayed in contact with me to make sure this process goes as smooth as possible which it really did! I would strongly recommend Melissa Stevenson and Newcastle Realty to anyone thats in the market to buying or selling!”

Delonzo Williams, Peoria