A Majestic Home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side — 817 Fifth Avenue, #1W2

During the 20th century, some of the world’s most renowned architects built and designed ultra-luxurious dwellings for Manhattan’s elite and wealthy residents. One of Fifth’s Avenues most elegant and coveted addresses, 817 Fifth Avenue, was built during the mid-1920s. Housing only 16 homes within 15 stories, the Italian Renaissance building, constructed of limestone, is... Read More

Mega Recruit-Select for Agents

Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Time: 8:30am-5:30pm Location: New York Athletic Club 180 Central Park South 10th Floor, President Room Cost: $99.00 includes materials Register: https://secure.kw.com/kwu/user/Course.do Change your life and the trajectory of your business by employing the Recruit-Select system to find and select talent for your team. This course enables you to implement... Read More

Role Models in the Real Estate Industry

PART TWO OF A SERIES Last week, I wrote about Gary Keller of Keller Williams Realty. This week’s spotlight is on Mike Ferry of the Mike Ferry Organization. I’m a big fan of coaching — I think it not only helps one reach goals, it’s one of the best ways to hold yourself accountable for reaching them. When you have to talk to someone each week or once or twice a month,... Read More

Residential broker has big plans for 555 Madison

The New York franchise of Keller Williams Realty, one of the nation’s largest real estate companies, will be taking over 22,000 square feet of office space formerly occupied by Tiffany & Co. at 555 Madison Ave. Since its official launch here in April, Keller Williams has grown to 112 agents. The new office, can accommodate nearly triple that number—300 brokers. It... Read More

Foreign Investors — Is Your Real Estate Company Up for the Challenge?

Real estate is and always will be a prime investment. It is and always will be one of the most important and biggest investments most people will make in their lifetime. More and more, foreign buyers are realizing the value of prime real estate in the United States. The number of foreign buyers that are investing in our country’s real estate is growing rapidly. The Washington... Read More

KELLER WILLIAMS NEW YORK CITY PRESENTS:

923 Fifth Avenue LISTING OF THE WEEK: 923 Fifth Avenue #17CD (Web #10523) Every week, I’ll be showcasing one of our beautiful listings. I’ll include pictures, information on the unit and some information about the neighborhood as well. Take a look inside 923 Fifth Avenue, #17 CD and enjoy! ~ For those desiring the ultimate luxury living experience among the quiet, tree-lined... Read More

Chen Mishael grew up in Raanana, Israel and experienced a lifetime of exciting ventures at a very young age.

After graduating high school, he served in the Israeli Army, was an investigator for the Israeli Military Police and backpacked his way across South American for six months. Chen wanted to see the world and thought Manhattan would be a great place to start. He moved to New York City at the age of 23 and began his studies at Baruch College (CUNY), ranked as one of the nation’s... Read More

Why I Love New York!

In case you didn’t see on the national news, here’s a construction worker that provides annoyed Manhattanites some respite from the ongoing 2nd Avenue subway construction noise. Gary Russo from Queens croons some Frank Sinatra to passers-by and his singing is soothing some rattled nerves. (NBC reported a bit of dancing in the streets and quoted, “Only in New York).” Enjoy! Share... Read More

New York Real Estate Brokers

Why to Use One Instead of Selling Yourself A friend of a mine told me recently one of his friends was moving to Manhattan. This person had begun the process of looking at options for buying in New York City. After he got over the initial shock of real estate pricing compared to his Southern location, he was also confused at the differences in how real estate worked here. He’d... Read More

MAPS BOLD COACHING IN MANHATTAN

Last week we had our first experience with Keller Williams’ BOLD Coaching. This half-day free event was an introduction to Keller Williams New York City agents (and any Manhattan real estate professional) to learn about one of Keller Williams’ most successful strategies for working smarter, not harder. Michaelann Byerly, one of the BOLD coaches is here conducting our training... Read More