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November 29, 2007
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Can anyone recommend a great broker with whom they've worked?
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http://www.prudentialelliman.com/mainsite/agents/agents.aspx?BID=SIM#Mylistings
Posted by: guest at November 29, 2007 3:08 PM
Charles Ruoff at Brown Harris. Happy to provide more details, just e-mail me at nils.krahe@gmail.com.
Posted by: guest at November 29, 2007 3:30 PM
Absolutely LOVED Walston at Urban View Realty in the slope. (I think it is www.urbanviewrealty.com) This guy is amazing, and is incredibly knowledgeable about the neighborhoods, and realistic about what you can and can not afford.
Posted by: guest at November 29, 2007 4:23 PM
I highly recommend Michael Rohrer at Corcoran Brooklyn Heights.
Posted by: guest at November 29, 2007 4:42 PM
none of them - my experience w/ one broker has ruined by respect for all brokers and brokerage firms - they're not worth crap! - they are liabilities...
Posted by: guest at November 29, 2007 5:21 PM
5:21. how enlightened of you.
you don't like millions and millions of people based on your limited experience with...i'm guessing a handful of people.
VERY open-minded.
is your name George Bush, by any chance?
Posted by: guest at November 29, 2007 5:25 PM
Joan Goldberg at BHS. Very hardworking and ethical.
Posted by: guest at November 29, 2007 5:47 PM
god forbid there be millions and millions of real estate brokers out there....you must be a broker - truth challenged...
Posted by: guest at November 29, 2007 5:48 PM
around the world, yes...i'd say there are millions of brokers.
no, i am not one. i was the one who recommened michael rohrer.
your cynicism and ignorance is appalling.
Posted by: guest at November 29, 2007 5:54 PM
Joey LaPenna of Twyford....he's extremely hard working...I came upon him when I bought in Bed Stuy and gave him the sale of my Manhattan condo
they're locate in Carrol Gardens
www.twyfordrealestate.com
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at November 29, 2007 6:47 PM
Helen Van Rhyn @ Brown Harris Stevens
Posted by: pwhite at November 29, 2007 9:55 PM
Elizabeth Pizzulli at Corcoran. Nicest, hardest working person in the biz. Worked with me for over 1 year to find a home. She's also an attorney.
If you want more info, list your email and I will send you a detailed note of my experience.
Posted by: jab287 at November 30, 2007 10:55 AM
Bill Mccellan of Warburg Realty 347-581-4332, was buyers broker for my recent purchase and he was quite impressive. call him.
Posted by: guest at November 30, 2007 1:54 PM
Paul Lemarc Brown from Corcoran. Great guy and personal friend of mine. Sold a place, and rented two places. You can find his info on corcoran.com
Posted by: guest at November 30, 2007 3:39 PM
Susan Storan at Corcoran.
Posted by: guest at November 30, 2007 3:42 PM
Minimum Basic Test of a broker:
If they can't tell you when the the house/apt last had electrical, plumbing and roof work done, and what that work was, they are USELESS.
90% of the time I ask those questions i get a dumb "i don't know" response.
It's truly shocking how most brokers know NONE of the important info about the product they're selling.
Or maybe they know but are just liars. It's sickening really.
Posted by: guest at November 30, 2007 4:00 PM
Brooklyn Heights Real Estate
Juliet Gittens
Associate Broker
phone: 718-812-3060
http://brooklynheightsrealestate.com/homepage.htm?interest_listing=t&in_listing=5295470&in_agt_key=xbht01jgittens&in_brokercode=XBHT01
Posted by: mahetia at November 30, 2007 6:05 PM
Minimum basic test of an im be ci le.
Why should an ass like you need a broker. do you know when you last had work done on your rectum, and what that work was. You are useless unless you know that already. see you around.
Posted by: guest at November 30, 2007 7:38 PM
I have to agree with the previous poster who sang the praises of Elizabeth Pizzulli with Corcoran. She just sold our coop in Ft. Greene in less than a week and got us significantly above asking. She's a great negotiator, strategist and really professional. Worth every penny.
Posted by: guest at December 1, 2007 1:53 AM
Working with RE agents and brokers is like choosing any other professional, a lawyer or doctor for example. It is the specific agent you are working with that is important.
That being said, I think working with companies who have histories of unethical practices, i.e.; Corcoran, is a bad idea. First of all consumers need to stop shopping at these agencies to send a message that we, as consumers, do not tolerate institutionalized unethical practices and the companies that support or permit that kind of behavior. Secondly, if an agent works for a company with unethical practices, how can you even begin to trust them personally? Look elsewhere.
So, research the companies as well as the agents and then request the agent you have researched at whatever company you go to. Otherwise you get thrown to whomever’s turn it is when you first contact the company. If this does happen, and you don’t like or trust the assigned agent, ask for somebody else. Remember to go with your gut, as many agents are smooth talkers.
Several of the big name companies share listings, so again it is the agent who will be your biggest asset. Then there are couple independent small shops that may have their own listings that are not shared by the big companies regularly. You may want to work with a smaller shop along with a bigger shop. But be careful of the small companies- some operate under the radar and may be harder to research… but again there are many great agents with some of these small companies too.
All this being said, my agent choices:
Charles Ruoff at Brown Harris Stevens, Park Slope office
Judith Lief at Warren Lewis Realty*, Park Slope
Paul at Coldwell Banker, Park Slope
*Broker: Marc Garstein is a real A-hole
I would avoid Corcoran, Aguayo, and Brooklyn Properties at all costs.
Posted by: sweet1 at December 1, 2007 12:06 PM
Gina Keller at Corcoran is great. She is a new broker but you wouldn't know it. Great personality and will do the research needed to get the deal done.
Posted by: guest at December 1, 2007 2:50 PM
It's amusing that no responders asked WHERE the OP was interested in doing business...
I'm an OK broker... call me! ;)
Posted by: howrealnyc at December 1, 2007 5:11 PM
Sweet1 seems to be very well informed on the happenings with all of the major real estate firms, I worked a lovely woman from Corcoran (I can't remember her name). I did in fact work briefly with Charles Ruoff at Brown Harris, I purchased directly from a seller but found him to be honest and ethical. He seems to be the guy in the slope to go to with the townhouses and other big ticket properties and one of my neighbors used him to sell her house and said he was top notch..
Posted by: guest at December 1, 2007 5:51 PM
I really like Nalani Clark, Brooklyn Properties. Honest, listens carefully, and returns calls even after you sign the contract.
Posted by: guest at December 2, 2007 9:46 PM
We worked with Mary LaRosa Lederer to sell our Windsor Terrace co-op. We chose her because people from all walks of life feel comfortable around her. And if she doesn't know something, she'll tell you and then she'll find out and return your calls and get back to you! We also really like supporting her small, local business.
Her no-nonsense attitude appealed to us because she registers really low on the bullshit meter. People feel comfortable around her. Using Mary paid off, as we got the highest price ever recorded in our building. We sold last year and Brown Harris Stevens, Prudential Douglas Elliman, and Warren Lewis have since sold or attempted to sell comparable apartments and haven't even come close to obtaining the price we got.
Mary LaRosa Lederer
brooklyn-real
16th Street off of Prospect Park West
718.369.REAL
917.517.3260
We also liked Sonja Reinholt from Corcoran but I looked her up and she transferred to the Hamptons office. Frances Kopito at Vita (718) 757-4456 was really helpful to us when we were looking to buy. She's really knowledgeable about the process.
Feel free to e-mail me if you want more info regarding my experiences with the folks listed above:
harold.guacamole@gmail.com
(I know this is silly - this is the address I use when I post to public forums so that my real e-mail address doesn't get clogged with spam)
Posted by: guest at December 4, 2007 4:53 PM
It is true about Corcoran. They often misrepresent square footage and say an apartment is larger than it really is. We looked at an apartment in the South Slope and was told it was a legal three bedroom. We made an offer and when our lawer reviewed the offering plan he told us it was a two bedroom with a rec room. We asked this senior broker to clarify and she did not have an answer for us, she told us that this is what the seller told her. If she would have properly reviewed the plan she would have known better. We looked at another apartment that David Perez at Corcoran had on the market in Windsor Terrace and said it was approximately 1000 square feet, it was really only about 800 square feet. They are really sloppy and many of the agents at Corcoran lack experience.
Posted by: guest at January 5, 2008 11:11 PM
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