By Esther Muller President, Esther Muller Consultants Real Estate Weekly June 15, 2005 When John Reinhardt, the president and chief executive officer of Fillmore Real Estate, New York’s largest privately owned and operated real estate company, recently launched an ethics program for his company’s 500 agents, one broker was more than a reluctant participant. “He said he had no intention…

By Linda Barr Real Estate Weekly June 15, 2005 What do Tina Turner, the Duchess of York, P. Diddy, Dr. Phil and a dancing elephant have in common? Remarkably, they are all playing a role in turning mediocre real estate agents into power brokers, according to some in the residential business. The celebs are using their talents to…

Esther Muller The Real Estate Academy Real Estate Weekly August 2005 Esther Muller is more than an education maven – she is an education revolutionist. Before she created The Real Estate Academy, mandatory continuing education was considered by many real estate professionals as a necessary evil – “Like going to the dentist,” Muller remembers. “You didn’t want to…

Real Estate Weekly August 17, 2005 The Real Estate Academy announced that “News, Views & Current Real Estate Trends,” its recently-concluded seminar series, was an unqualified success. The Real Estate Academy announced that “News, Views & Current Real Estate Trends,” its recently-concluded seminar series, was an unqualified success. “It was a sell-out,” said Esther Muller, master teacher/president, The…

Hiring May Be Down, But Broker Numbers Stay Strong Even As Sales Prices Level Of By Alison Gregor The Real Deal December, 2005 At a time when the residential property market may be slowing, there are still record levels of agents and brokers in business in New York City, according to data from the New York State Department of State. At…

Growth in new agents drops to a five-year low By Lauren Elkies The Real Deal December, 2006 (Source: NY Department of State) Fewer people are going into the real estate business, dropping the number of newly licensed agents in the city to the lowest level since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The New York Department of State, which oversees…

Marvin H. Meltzer, AIA, NCARB, one of New York 's most prominent architects and a founding partner of award-winning Meltzer/Mandl Architects P.C., addressed a group of 125 residential real estate brokers and agents at the New York Athletic Club for the Academy for Continuing Education (ACE). During the nearly hour-long seminar, "Designing for Your Buyer," Meltzer…

Manhattan brokers offer behind-the-scenes look at their office cultures By Lauren Elkies The Real Deal February 2007 Anyone in the midst of a shop talk conversation knows that it's not just what you do that makes you happy; it's where you do it. New York real estate brokerages are as varied as the properties they represent, though some differences…

By Esther O. Perez Real Estate Weekly April 25, 2007 While the national residential market appears to be on the brink of a crisis, New York hasn’t even felt a bump, and the first quarter residential market reports have the numbers to prove it. “The whole country is going crazy and Manhattan is not. I feel like we’re…

Monster.com Spring, 2007 Aspiring real estate salespeople tend to be a bit like investors chasing after performance: When the market is riding high, people pile on in droves, whether they’re buying stocks or taking the real estate licensing exam. Then they’re unpleasantly surprised if, just a year or two later, the market tanks and their portfolios sink or, in…

By Steve Weinstein Habitat May, 2007 Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of the revolution in apartment ownership in New York City is the way in which it has changed the economic fundamentals of real estate. Sure, when nearly all apartments were rentals, landlords spent money on their property. But since many of those units have become owned by individuals,…

By Esther O. Perez Real Estate Weekly May 30, 2007 With age, comes experience and, if you work in New York City’s residential real estate market, the chance of a hefty pay day if, that is, you can survive the lean years. As the market continues to adjust following a years-long climb that peaked late 2005, the influx of…