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…
Real Estate Weekly
June 6, 2007
Retail Queen Faith Hope Consolo will headline Esther Muller’s Real Estate Academy on June 26 at 1:00PM. Consolo’s lecture on the most recent developments in retail real estate will be part of the Academy’s tenth annual summer session, which satisfies the state’s Continuing Education requirement for re-licensure. Attendees will also have…
Real Estate Weekly
June 6, 2007
The Real Estate Academy will hold their salesperson licensing courses at
250 West 57th Street, 20th floor, Suite 2032, New York, NY 10019. Class times are varied in order to provide as much flexibility as possible for those who area interested in entering the real estate field and have jobs or…