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Doug has sold six apartments for me in the past 10 years. The first of those transactions was in 1998 when Doug helped me sell a loft on West 42nd Street. In that sale, and each sale since, Doug has gotten me a great price -- on a few occasions he even set a record price for the building. In two of the offerings, I received offers for roughly $100,000 more than the offering price. I attribute a great deal of that to Doug's skill at marketing and pricing the properties. He has an extensive network which helps bring in buyers and he is excellent at marketing. In addition, he knows the entire city. The apartments which he sold for me were in Chelsea, the Upper West Side and Midtown East, so he does not confine himself to one particular neighborhood. I have enjoyed working with him on each transaction. Doug has always been very professional, honest and straight-forward. He always responded to me promptly which is a problem that I've had with other agents in the past. I can't speak highly enough of Doug.

My experience working with Doug was excellent. He is the consummate professional and understands the market really, really well. From marketing my apartment, to pricing, to running the open house, Doug gave me great advice. I think that where a seller's broker makes his or her money is after the contract has been signed and before the closing. There are so many things that come up and, in my case, there were plenty. Doug handled the situation brilliantly. I think that there were times in the process that, but for Doug, the deal would have fallen through. Besides the unbelievable marketing work that Doug does, he advised me to price the apartment lower than other brokers advised me. He was very convincing that, strategically, this was the way to go. As a result of listening to him, I had six offers and ended up getting 12% more than I was originally asking. His instinct was spot-on. I can't recommend Doug highly enough and in a profession in which not everyone is as honest and forthcoming as one might hope, Doug stands out as an incredibly honest, ethical and professional person.

Our experience working with Doug was extremely positive. Doug is honest and is conscious of how important honesty is in the relationship between a real estate agent and client. There is a stereotype of real estate agents as somewhat less-than-honest, but Doug strives to defy the stereotype of the typical Manhattan real estate agent. Doug is respectful of, and focused on, your preferences. He listens to your preferences in terms of property type, price range and neighborhood and he doesn't push you to deviate from those preferences. However, he is also flexible. For example, in the course of buying our first apartment with Doug, we switched our focus to condos and away from co-ops, and he helped us do that. Doug is a great listener. He really got a sense of what my wife and I were looking for, and that made the process much easier because we didn't waste time looking at apartments that we weren't interested in or were out of our price range. Unlike with other agents that we have used, Doug never used pressure tactics to make the transaction move more quickly. He understands that buying a home should not be a high-pressure situation; instead, he wanted us to feel comfortable every step of the way. Finally, during the negotiation process, Doug really works to serve the needs of his clients. There can be divergent goals between an agent and their client because it is in an agent's financial interest for a transaction to close. Sometimes they may guide the negotiation to that end. Doug does not work that way. We were very happy with both transactions we completed with Doug -- both buying and selling. I already give Doug unsolicited referrals because I think so highly of him.

I found Doug to be very professional and responsive. He and his team work very well together. Doug has a great personality, but just as importantly, he really understands the subtleties of the Manhattan real estate market. Doug did a good job of guiding me through the process, especially because I was not familiar at all with the Manhattan real estate market. He explained to me the differences between neighborhoods, condos and co-ops, and home styles such as pre-war and post-war. He was very good.

Before I met Douglas, I had been working with with another agent for six months, but they hadn't done anything substantial in all that time. They were continually bringing people to see the space, but we didn't get one viable offer. When I decided to switch brokers, I looked first at Douglas's website, and on it I saw that he was able to provide a 360 degree tour of his listed apartments and also offered a bit of a neighborhood tour. I knew that was what my apartment needed in terms of marketing, so I talked to Douglas and ended up hiring him. At the first open house he held, I received an acceptable offer. Unfortunately, my co-op Board rejected the applicant but Douglas immediately began showing the apartment again and got me multiple offers at my asking price in a very short period of time. The Board accepted my next buyer and Douglas completed the deal. The whole process was very easy with Douglas, and I'd definitely recommend him as an agent.

I had a great experience working with Doug. He is extremely knowledgeable about the Upper West Side real estate market, even at a micro level. He knew which buildings were good and which ones weren't. Doug also explained to me which co-ops were good and which weren't. His entire team is great -- they are very professional and responsive. I had a very good experience and have already recommended Doug to friends of mine.

Doug is extraordinary. I've worked with many brokers over the years and Doug is easily the best. Having worked with Doug to buy a home, we wouldn't have dreamt of using anyone else to sell ours. Doug stands out relative to other brokers that I've used as dramatically more intelligent, insightful, ethical and more willing to go the extra mile to get the results his clients need. When my wife and I met Doug in person, we were both struck by Doug's level of expertise in the field of New York real estate. We were similarly impressed by his manner, communication skills and all the other attributes that you would want in a broker. Doug ended up showing us more than 50 homes before we found the home we wanted. He did this, not only without any complaints, but with great enthusiasm. Doug became more and more skilled as time went on in terms of understanding exactly what we wanted. In purchasing the apartment, Doug was invaluable in terms of understanding the process and extending offers to the sellers. Now that we are selling our current apartment, Doug is providing us with up to the minute data as to how the current market is evolving. I have a level of confidence in Doug that I never thought that I would have in a broker. I know that we're in good hands. I have already recommended Doug multiple times.

We have used Doug to sell our last two homes, and, in both instances, we have had a good experience working with him and his team. Not only does Doug have substantial knowledge of the New York real estate market, but he also uses all the multi-media marketing tools in his arsenal for maximum visibility. He understands how important interpersonal dynamics help his clients negotiate effectively and is realistic about market values and sellers' expectations. We would recommend, and already have recommended, Doug to friends.

I found Doug to be very professional and plugged in to the pulse of the market. I very much appreciated his prompt response time to any phone call or email. Additionally, his team is really good. What really attracted us to Doug was his marketing skills: he put a video of our apartment online so that when we had potential buyers come to our apartment, essentially, they were making their second visit. I liked having that video out there. I absolutely would recommend Doug. In fact, we are using Doug to sell another condo that we own.