Good Park Slope RE Agent
We’ve been looking to buy a place in Park Slope on our own for about a month now and have realized that we won’t be able to figure out everything without getting an agent. We haven’t done well negotiating so far and are not sure on determining fair market value on the homes there. Can…
We’ve been looking to buy a place in Park Slope on our own for about a month now and have realized that we won’t be able to figure out everything without getting an agent. We haven’t done well negotiating so far and are not sure on determining fair market value on the homes there. Can anyone recommend a local agent in Park Slope to use?
Best,
Ben
slopefarm gives good advice here.
“Brokers represent seller around here, with rare exception.”
You (the buyer) are not the broker’s main employer. The real estate firm is the broker’s main employer. So, if you hire a broker from, say, Corcoran, that broker is likely to have an interest in having you buy a property listed with Corcoran.
A buyer must look out for himself.
Just remember, we are not in a true multi-list environment, so if you limit yourself to a single broker, you won’t necessarily be seeing the whole market. Brokers represent sellers around here, with rare exception. So why not visit a few of those recommended, and triangulate the opinions you get from each about the neighborhood, home values, etc. No matter how much you like a broker, you need to be an educated and skeptical consumer.
i disagree about trish martin. there are better brokers out there. you should interview agents from different offices. go with your own gut.
We just moved to the slope and the broker who represented the sellers was actually excellent: Trish Martin from Brown Harris Stevens.
Obviously she was representing the sellers here, and not us, but she made us feel very comfortable, wasn’t at all pushy (no “used car salesman vibe” and was throughout the transaction totally respectful, level-headed and intelligent. She lives in the slope and most of her listings are there, even though she works out of the Manhattan office of Brown Harris Stevens.
Her info:
Trish Martin
Tel: (212) 317-3639
bupe, I beg to differ about Corcoran. We recently found our apartment in Prospect Heights through a Corcoran broker (Alex Pearl of the UWS office), who went above and beyond for us. I have probably spoken with him an hour a day for the last 5 months straight. He was extremely helpful in finding the place and negotiating the deal, and now is working very hard to put together our board package, with tons of advice on reference letters, etc. Brokers at other firms totally blew me off, but Alex stuck with us every step of the way and made it happen. I’m not a fan of the profession in general, but there are some excellent brokers out there who will put themselves out for you. Good luck Ben!
I would say do not go with Corcoran – they are great if you want to sell the place, not buy the place…
Lori Mendelis of Corcoran is excellent. She’s focused, honest, super hard working and a very nice woman to boot! I couldn’t recommend her highly enough. She works out of the Brooklyn Heights office but does a lot of work in Park Slope and the surrounding area.
Here’s her email: lmendelis@corcoran.com
Good luck!
I heartily recommend Maxine Resnick at Corcoran on 7th Ave (718.369.8789) – she lives locally; she’s smart, empathetic and motivated; and she really goes the extra mile. She helped us purchase our condo AND helped our former landlord sell his property.
We liked Elaine Richter as Brown Harris Stevens– good personality, straight shooter, and as 1st time buyers, opened our eyes to assessing not just the apartment, but the building as well.
They have offices on 7th Ave. in N. Slope.