I am... Joy Canova, Realtor and Associate Broker.  We are... NorthwestElegance.com, Joy Canova and Mark Gibson, a partner team with Coldwell Banker Bain.

We started as good neighbors, became great friends, shared our common values and goals, and then forged a real estate practice as consumer advocates. Our mission is to protect and grow your net worth, providing the kind of excellence in Realtor® service that we would want given to us.

Precision Partnership 
We demonstrate a high level of collaboration, sharing identical values and ethics.

Option Oriented
Your agent's choice of the myriad Purchase and Sale Agreement forms and addenda can heavily advantage or disadvantage your contractual obligations. We believe in consumer empowerment by imparting uncommon knowledge and unusually high standards of business practice.

Sole Representatives
Many agents practice Dual Agency claiming to be able to represent two parties to a transaction equally, while retaining 100% of the commission for themselves. We believe in sole representation. We work to the advantage of one party to the transaction, yours.

Documented and Detailed Service Providers
We encourage all consumers to ask potential agents to provide a written and proven Success System to achieve your intended results. In our complimentary consumer guidebooks you will find evidence of our methods and results direct from our delighted clients.

Coldwell Banker International Diamond Society

"Joy Canova is an inspirational leader who has brought a new level of dedication to the WBO membership and leadership team. She is both insightful and hard working, and brings her business acumen and enthusiasm to everything she puts her attention on. In the planning processes we worked together on at WBO, she was highly collaborative while staying committed to her own vision of the future." March 30, 2008

Patti Dobrowolski, Owner, Alchemy: The Art of Transforming Business
worked directly with Joy at Women Business Owners

"Joy is a wonderful real estate agent. As first time home buyers, we really needed someone who could de-mystify the whole process, and Joy kept us very informed. You can rely on Joy to throw herself into research; if something's going on with a property or a contract, she's going to do her homework and get to the bottom of it. In other words, she's a great consumer advocate for her clients! I would describe her as honest, indefatiguable, resourceful, and caring." April 7, 2008

Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity

Diana Steeble
hired Joy as a Real Estate Agent in 2007

"My wife and I were lucky enough to have Joy and Mark assist us with purchasing our house. It was a tough time to buy, and they helped us get a great house that we just love. Joy got to know us and what it was that we were looking for and used that knowledge to find just the perfect place for us - even though we had originally thought the area was out of scope. Joy has also provided us with advice on the housing market in general and has always been available to us. I strongly recommend her services." April 9, 2008

Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity

Brian McFarlane
hired Joy as a Real Estate Agent in 2006