By Esther Muller The Real Deal April, 2004 Technology, whether it’s Internet-based or product-oriented, allows the real estate professional the opportunity to reach more clients and be more efficient. What’s more, as Kes Dama, president of Realtor Web Marketing, says, “Technology is a necessity. It can take the broker of the salesperson to the next level.” Many of you are…

Cityfeet.com April, 2004 Prudential Douglas Elliman bought the residential real estate firm, Goodstein Realty. Dottie Herman, CEO of Prudential Douglas Elliman will oversee all operations including four new offices in Great Neck and Roslyn to its existent 53 offices that stretch from Manhattan to Montauk. Goodstein Realty is a third generation family owned and operated boutique with…

The Real Deal April, 2004 Prudential Douglas Elliman announced today that it has acquired residential firm Goodstein Realty, which will expand Prudential’s presence in both Manhattan and on Long Island’s North Shore. Prudential will add Goodstein’s offices in Great Neck and Roslyn to its existing 53 offices stretching from Manhattan to Montauk. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Goodstein has over 145…

By Braden Keil New York Post April 7, 2004 Takeover fever is still running rampant in the real estate brokerage industry. The latest acquisition has residential real estate giant Douglas Elliman buying Goodstein Realty, the brokerage arm of the 77-year-old family-run development company. Neither side of the transaction would disclose the sales price. Dottie Herman, the CEO of Elliman and partner…

Prudential Douglas Elliman Gains Ground in North Shore By Glenn Roberts Jr. Inman News April 9, 2004 New York-based Prudential Douglas Elliman strengthened its “Manhattan to Montauk” mantra with the acquisition of Goodstein Realty, a firm with more than 145 agents and $355 million in closed sales volume in 2003. The move is part of a wave of aggressive…

By Steve Friedman New York Real Estate Journal April 13 - 26, 2004 NEW YORK, NY – Two of the best known professionals in residential real estate, Douglas Elliman CEO Dottie Herman and Douglas Elliman chairman Alan Rogers, were the keynote speakers at a recent event sponsored by Esther Muller’s Real Estate Academy, one of the city’s leading continuing education…

Real Estate Weekly April 14, 2004 Prudential Douglas Elliman, the largest privately owned real estate brokerage in New York City, has announced the acquisition of the residential real estate firm Goodstein Realty. Dottie Herman, CEO of Prudential Douglas Elliman, will oversee operations in Manhattan and Long Island. With this announcement, Prudential Douglas Elliman will add offices in Great…

Consultant, educator Esther Muller keeps in touch to stay on top By Glenn Roberts Jr. InMan News MortgageCapitalFinance.com NetMoneyWizard April 22, 2004 It’s Thursday afternoon in New York City and Esther Muller is riding in a taxi, talking on a cell phone and giving directions to the driver. “It’s the one with the green awning,” she tells him. She somehow carries on…

By Julie Satow The New York Sun April 24, 2004 Cherry Castellvi arrived at the Department of State Building on William Street at 4 a.m. and spent the next four hours shifting her weight from foot to foot while feverishly studying a real estate textbook. Like the roughly 400 aspiring agents behind her, Ms. Castellvi joined what has become…

By Beth Bresnahan Real Estate News April 27, 2004 RISMEDIA, April 7-Prudential Douglas Elliman has acquired the New York-based residential real estate firm Goodstein Realty. Dottie Herman, CEO of Prudential Douglas Elliman, will oversee operations in Manhattan and Long Island. With this announcement, Prudential Douglas Elliman will add offices in Great Neck and Roslyn, New York, to its existent 53 offices that…

Real Estate Weekly  April 28, 2004 Two of the best known professionals in residential real estate – Douglas Elliman CEO Dottie Herman and Douglas Elliman Chairman Alan Rogers – were the keynote speakers at a recent event sponsored by Esther Muller’s Real Estate Academy, one of the city’s leading continuing education programs for real estate professionals. A jam packed…

Competitors Say They Are Not Too Worried About Dottie’s Latest Purchase By Stuart W. Elliot The Real Deal May, 2004 Prudential Douglas Elliman put another notch in its belt last month with its purchase of Goodstein Realty as it expands in Manhattan and on Long Island’s North Shore. Prudential CEO Dottie Herman’s latest buy adds 145 agents in five offices to…