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President and CEO of Douglas Elliman’s Northeast Region

Richard Ferrari, a highly regarded industry expert, will oversee the firm’s New York City resale markets, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Riverdale and Long Island City in Queens. He will also assume responsibility for Elliman’s New Jersey, Westchester, Connecticut and Massachusetts regions and is based out of Elliman’s New York City headquarters located at 575 Madison Avenue. 

Richard is an expert in the New York City co-ops market, where he has lived and sold some of the biggest deals in the city.  He has maintained top agent status in New York City for much of his 30-year career including 15 years with Douglas Elliman.

“Richard has had his hand on the pulse of New York City residential real estate for the past three decades,” said Howard M. Lorber, Executive Chairman, Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC. “His experience and professionalism will make him a great asset to our firm, and we look forward to the continued success of our New York City and Northeast brokerages under his stewardship.”  

Ann Marie Folan is a premier real estate professional specializing in the marketing of cooperatives, condominiums, town houses, lofts, new construction, investment properties and rental properties throughout New York City. Ann Marie has received numerous industry accolades and is consistently ranked in the Top 1% of Brokers nationwide.

Coming from a family of realtors, Brian grew up understanding the New York marketplace and its many characteristics. Brian possesses a sharp detailed memory for real estate data, such as layouts, building histories, new developments, recent sales comps, pricing, staging and reformatting of existing floor plans. He owns real estate investments in New York, Miami and Texas, and is currently finishing a high-end condo development in Brooklyn Heights.

Fluent in English, Russian and Spanish, Brian graduated from University of Vermont with a Bachelor’s degree in Art History. He previously ran his own video/photo production company working with some of the most well-known high-end fashion brands. Passionate about the arts, Brian is an avid photographer whose NYC street photos have been featured in several art publications. He is also an art collector and investor in Broadway shows.

The 'go to' commercial link at Douglas Elliman for residential agents to offer the very best service to their clients. Tom Brady is one of Elliman's few commercial agents, but with Elliman from the very beginning. He is an industry veteran and reveals the stories behind some of his biggest deals and history in the New York City real estate market. 

Listen closely as we sit down with one of real estate's most influential figures. Yuval is a 30 year industry veteran and overseas billions in residential real estate transactions annually. Considered by many as one of the most important members of the Elliman family, Yuval shares his unique market insight, the most fulfilling elements of working with so many industry veterans, as well as nourishing hundreds of agents to reach tremendous heights. 

Join us as we sit down exclusively with members of the @douglaselliman family. Our goal is to offer a unique broker to broker conversation that all of our colleagues across the industry can benefit from. Watch and listen to stories and insights from some of the Industry’s TOP agents and professionals at the leading real estate company in the world.

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