Bua Bell Group

Estate Specialist Emily K. Bua and Broker Associate Tade Bua-Bell of John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate are proud to be the #1 Mother-Daughter team in Naples. In an industry where knowledge and understanding are critically valuable, Emily and Tade bring a combined 56 years of real estate experience to each client's transaction. Their experience includes 29 years of successful sales in the Naples luxury [...]

Estate Specialist Emily K. Bua and Broker Associate Tade Bua-Bell of John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate are proud to be the #1 Mother-Daughter team in Naples. In an industry where knowledge and understanding are critically valuable, Emily and Tade bring a combined 56 years of real estate experience to each client's transaction. Their experience includes 29 years of successful sales in the Naples luxury market.

Emily K. Bua has been in the real estate industry since 1977, including seven years as a regional manager for internationally recognized Coldwell Banker Realty. She has also managed two major U.S. corporate relocation departments, Westinghouse Electric Corp. and Mellon National Bank. Emily holds a bachelor’s degree with a dual major in political science and history, as well as a master’s degree in education, all from the University of Pittsburgh. Upon arriving in Naples in 1993, she quickly became, and has remained, one of Naples' leading luxury real estate agents. She has provided dedicated service to clients in luxury communities throughout the area, from the beach and golf course to Port Royal and Bonita Bay.

Emily holds a GRI (Graduate, REALTOR®, Institute) affiliation, a REALTOR® affiliation and is a member of the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR®). She has also served on NABOR®'s Ethics Committee. She was the first recipient of the Glass Slipper Award given by Champions for Learning to outstanding women. She has been on the Boards of Naples Illustrated Magazine and The von Liebig Arts Center of Naples. Emily has also served as President of the Board of the United Way of Collier County, Co-Chair of the Capital Campaign for the Shelter for Abused Women and Children and served on the Boards of the Learning Connection and The Education Foundation of Collier County. Her commitment to giving back to the community is well-known and distinguished by her outstanding track record of community service.

Emily is the proud parent of four successful adult children and has six grandchildren. Her knowledge, experience, professionalism and strong negotiation skills set her apart from other agents. While readily acknowledged as a top agent, many of her clients describe her as a person of great integrity, kindness and loyalty.

Tade Bua-Bell's entrepreneurial spirit started right out of school at the University of Pittsburgh and straight into real estate. She has been a resident of Naples since 2005 having relocated from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with her husband Brad and son Trent. They built a home in Mediterra and have lived there over the last 18 years in three different neighborhoods within the community.

Tade was a licensed real estate broker in Pennsylvania with Coldwell Banker Realty for 15 years. She then moved to Naples to join her mother and formed The Bua Bell Group in 2007. Tade started in Naples with Premier Sotheby's for years but made the transition to the #1 Southwest Florida company in 2013 with John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate. They have consistently been the number #1 mother-daughter team in all of Southwest Florida and finish consistently in the Top 25 REALTORS® with over 8000+ agents year after year.

Many of Tade’s accolades include Board of Director at John R. Wood, 5-star rankings luxury REALTOR® since 2008 with Gulfshore Life, Broker Associate, Luxury Real Estate Specialist, Senior Housing Specialist, Top Naples 100 influential people winner with Naples Illustrated in 2022 and 2023.

Tade learned from her mother how important being philanthropic is and has supported various charities and organizations throughout SWFL. She has served on the Mediterra United Way capital campaign for Collier and Lee Counties. She is an original guild member for the C'MON children's museum, PAWS, Martini Glass supporter, Community School of Naples, the Women's Shelter, Youth Haven Champions for Learning, The Conservancy, Collier County Sheriff's Department and many more local organizations.