Barbara Birkbeck White comes to Coldwell Banker Realty after a long career in media sales and marketing, including training in Interior Design at the Inchbald School in London. A dual American/British national, Barbara’s career began in London with media sales for TIME magazine and expanded her global reach to include Airline and TV advertising sales before moving to Goldman Sachs for many years where she worked in both New York and London. Barbara maintains strong ties to the UK, where she keeps a flat in London and visits as often as possible.
A move to Annapolis started her career in Real Estate, choosing to be nearer to her family and the water, where she spends time sailing and boating when she is not serving her client’s interests.
Barbara is a member of Saint Mary’s Church and is also an active volunteer as a wedding hostess at the Naval Academy Chapel. She is a member of the Eastport Yacht Club where she is an active participant in the annual EYC Lights Parade and on the Race Committee.
Home is on Spa Creek and work is everywhere in the greater Annapolis Area. The Coldwell Banker Realty office is located on Church Circle near the Capital building in historic Annapolis. It is the number one sales office in the Mid-Atlantic and is consistently in the top 5% of all Coldwell Banker sales offices in the country.
Education:
Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan
Inchbald School of Interior Design, London, England
Designations
International Diamond Society, representing the top 10% of Coldwell Banker Agents Worldwide
Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist 2021-Present
Number 2 agent in Church Circle April 2022, Number 7 agent in November 2023.
Licensed REALTOR; at Coldwell Banker
Member of the Anne Arundel County Board of REALTORS
Member of the Maryland Association of REALTORS
Member of the National Association of REALTORS
Languages
English
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Testimonials
"Testimonial from Dr. Miles Varn 8/20/20 I was searching for a fairly specific property in Annapolis without any urgency. After quickly looking at several homes that were beautiful but not the perfect match, I settled in for what I thought would be a search for months or even longer. I detailed my wish list to Barbara and she listened attentively..The next day she called me truly excited. She thought she had found the perfect match, and it was going on the market the next day. She had already booked the first available slot to tour the property. It was perfect. I committed on the spot. She handled every detail. It was the easiest home deal that have ever closed. So if you’re looking for an agent who is attentive, who has a sense of intuition, who will seize the opportunity, and who will follow through, then Barbara is the perfect fit. I have no doubt that I’ll be working with her again in the future. "
-Dr. Miles Varn, Client
"We have used Barbara for the purchase and sale of three properties. She has always been the utmost professional from day one. She has been a joy to work with and we always felt confident with Barbara at the helm of each transaction. She sold our homes quickly and seamlessly and was quick to respond to all our inquiries. Our recent Annapolis sale was when Barbara displayed her amazing sense of style and design talents. She literally transformed our home into an amazing space. We highly recommend Barbara for her professionalism, warmth, designer talents, and an all around great agent. You won’t go wrong hiring Barbara. The Koszowski family "
-Kyle Koszowski, Client
"We worked with Barbara closely as she helped us to buy our new dream home and also to sell our family home of more than 20 years. Barbara was knowledgeable, attentive, and responsive, smoothly guiding us through both the buying and selling processes. She provided advice and guidance in each transaction that we quickly came to trust. When needed, she was well connected with a reliable network of experts that could be called upon to bring the skills and expertise we needed at just the right time. Barbara’s broad background and keen design sense brought a level of professionalism and polish to marketing our home that stands out as top notch. She helped us get top dollar for our listing as soon as our home hit the market. When buying our new dream home, she helped us negotiate and win the contract over other competitive offers, without running up our purchase price. Persistent and resourceful, Barbara was well-equipped and represented us well when we were the buyer and seller. "
-Dan Kasprow, Client
" We worked with Barbara closely as she helped us to buy our new dream home and also to sell our family home of more than 20 years. Barbara was knowledgeable, attentive, and responsive, smoothly guiding us through both the buying and selling processes. She provided advice and guidance in each transaction that we quickly came to trust. When needed, she was well connected with a reliable network of experts that could be called upon to bring the skills and expertise we needed at just the right time. Barbara’s broad background and keen design sense brought a level of professionalism and polish to marketing our home that stands out as top notch. She helped us get top dollar for our listing as soon as our home hit the market. When buying our new dream home and then again as our seller's agent. After both transactions were brought to their happy conclusions, it feels bittersweet that our work together is done -- until next time. Proudly and without hesitation we would work with Barbara again."
-Dan Kasprow, Client
Curtis Real Estate Company
