I rented an apartment and paid one year cash upfront. Horrible experience. Real estate agents offer nothing. They just want to connect as many buyers and sellers together and hopefully get a commission. Obnoxious and useless employees that just want money for being useless. read more

I worked with Katy to purchase my new home, and she was incredibly resourceful and accommodating to my needs. She asked the questions I didn't think of asking, helped me contact the necessary teams for facilitating the process, and made sure I was on track with all decision making points. Katy continued to make sure my experience was oriented to my needs and goals, something that I couldn't get out of my previous agents. Thanks for all the help! read more

After spending nearly four years searching for the perfect property--three and a half of those with a different agent and never coming close to closing--I was feeling frustrated and ready to navigate the market on my own. That all changed when I met Katy at an open house. While that particular home wasn't the right fit, something about Katy's professionalism, knowledge, and approach stood out to me. I reached out to her afterward to see if we could work together with her representing me as the buyer's agent, and it turned out to be the best decision I could have made. Within just two months of working with Katy, my wife and I successfully closed on a home in an incredibly competitive market--something we hadn't been able to accomplish in years prior. Katy's expertise, deep understanding of the market, and ability to craft a strong and competitive offer made all the difference. She was incredibly communicative, always available to answer questions, and provided thorough guidance at every stage of the process. Her dedication and strategic approach gave us the confidence and edge we needed to secure our home. I cannot recommend Katy highly enough. If you're looking for a real estate agent who truly listens, works tirelessly for her clients, and knows how to get the job done, she is absolutely the one. Without a doubt, we will be turning to Katy for any future transactions. Thank you, Katy, for making what once felt impossible a reality! read more

If I had to describe Katy, I would say that she's professional, efficient and friendly. She cuts through all the fluff and gives it to you straight. Other Agents I've worked with have always been the type to just yes me to death. I sold my apartment in June 2019 but wasn't in an exact rush to find a place but, at the same time, didn't want to wait too long. My wife and I were also considering moving to another borough, which would be our first foray out of Brooklyn. We decided that Queens is where we would move to and did preliminary research through mid-August but needed someone with more experience in the borough. That's when I was introduced to Katy. She did the preliminary paperwork, asked us a few questions, I gave her our parameters and she got to work. Every week she had 4 - 6 homes ready for us to see. She advised us on the ups and downs of not just the homes we saw but the neighborhoods. In some cases, she would outright tell us the house we were looking at wasn't worth it. She would negotiate like a pro and would get back to us very quickly. We went into contract at the beginning of Oct and closed by mid-November. Do you need an attorney? an inspector? an estimate on what it would take to reno? She's your person. She is a one-stop-shop for everything you may need for your search and things you never knew you needed. It's unfortunate I didn't meet her prior to selling my apartment as I'm sure she would've helped me get a healthier profit. I've recommended her to family and friends and everyone loves her as I'm sure you will too once you give her a call. read more

Be very careful to ask questions and then double check documents. Tonight we met Paul Rosen of Corcoran to view a Brooklyn apartment listed on Trulia as $2,063. We found the experience to be incredibly misleading, and the agent we met at the property was outright fraudulent. Rent was actually $2,250, not the $2,063 that is listed. This was not too odd for us, and we understand it is a commonly used tactic. But we also EXPLICITLY asked about deposit and application details (both brokers fee and application fees) and we were told point blank that it would only require passing a credit check (no fee) and paying the first month's rent--with him begrudgingly referencing that the law had changed to make it this simple. We were surprised because we've lived in NYC for over 6 years and have never known this to be true. He reaffirmed this to be the case. We then got an application document saying it would be 1 month security ($2250) + first month rent ($2250) + $85 applicant fee (x2 for me and my girlfriend) + a $3712.50 broker fee. We emailed to compare this against what we were told in person and he apologized if there was a "miscommunication." All told, that is $6,319.50, or just over 3 times, more than we were told it would cost when we found the listing. This is misleading at best and predatory at worst for new apartment-hunters in New York. Beware of this broker firm. Ask lots of questions. Get confirmation. Read every word of what you're sent. read more

I absolutely recommend and am so, so thankful for all of Katy Kong's help for my recent apartment search in NY. Katy made the process incredibly easy, wonderful and smooth -- she went above and beyond my expectations to help me find the perfect apartment for my new life in New York and I continually feel so blessed to have been able to find her as an agent. Friendly, professional, and quick -- multiple times I had to look at apartments during my lunch break, and Katy and her team made sure to guide me through the process; she even spent time after work hours to ensure to continually send me new listings. We found something within a really short timeframe and it was beyond helpful to have her support during a transition into suddenly moving to New York. Really happy and lucky to have found an incredible agent here; absolutely recommend Katy. Thank you, thank you, thank you! read more

Katy made the rental and application process really easy and seamless. Really appreciate her quick replies and she was able to get me all the information/pictures/updates that I needed. She helped me with renting my new apartment. Thanks for everything. read more

I did not have a good experience with them. The sad part is, I just haven't been having any luck with realtors lately. This just added to the wild and tragic realtor rollercoaster ride that I'm on. Just repeated sequences of realtors that don't care, and have issues delivering outstanding customer service. I was working with a realtor on a few places of interest. I immediately knew something was wrong from the very start because the realtor seemed extremely unresponsive. I was a bit confused, but i thought maybe it was all in my head. Why would a realtor making thousands of dollars being a tour guide, be unresponsive and not interested in making money? To my surprise, i found that realtor. Oh, yes! A unicorn indeed. I won the jackpot (repeatedly). Almost every realtor I've been working with lately seems uninterested in making an income. Here is the thing, we are in a pandemic. I probably misread the situation when channels 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 11 news repeatedly reports on NYC real estate being down in the dumps and the percentage of unoccupied apartments keep rising. If that is the case, then realtors aren't making any money. Then what is going on with all the unresponsiveness? The realtors I've been working with must clearly be pocketing 25K every month because they all seem uninterested in showing places that are up to my standards. They won't even answer simple questions (i.e. rent stabilized, duration of the lease, name of the management company, is there an onsite super). I'm a potential tenant. Please do some work if you want 50% commission. I wish the agent, and all prior agents good luck in their endeavors. Glad everyone is getting 25K plus that i got the cold shoulder, and that my commission check meant nothing to them. read more

What can I say!? Katy is just perfect! This is my first time purchasing my home and it was a very smooth process. Katy is efficient, thorough, excellent at negotiating, and is prompt to respond to email/calls. Katy is always there for me and reassured me throughout the whole process. Katy will recommend listings and will listen to your preference/budget. Also, if you ever need a mortgage broker, lawyer, home inspector, or home insurance broker she will recommend someone to you, and this has helped me tremendously since I was clueless. She took care of most parts which made it less stressful. Go for Katy! I would recommend her!! read more

My roommate and I were lucky to have worked with Katy and Marvin to find our new home. They both went above and beyond to schedule timely showings and worked their hardest to fit our schedules for signing and more. We love our new place. Thank you! read more

It was a pleasure working with Mario Lituma & Ivan Mijalkovic throughout the whole process from submitting an online inquiry to the day we signed the lease. They were very responsive, timely, detailed and answered all of my questions (regarding pricing, timetable, additional info) during the application process. Mario continued to follow up after every update we received and the closing of our lease was flawless. I have no regrets working with Ivan Mijalkovic, Mario Lituma and the Corcoran Group. read more

Although my dealings with the Corcoran Group ended over a year ago, I do know that the sleazeball who I dealt with is still working there. I have no problem calling this guy out, his name is Wassim Fakhereddine, and he was easily the most obnoxious real estate agent I've ever had the misfortune to deal with. My friend and I were looking for 2 bed room apartments in Brooklyn, and we found a great listing online. Unfortunately, this listing was controlled by the aforementioned Wassim, who not only showed up over 30 minutes to show the apartment, but didn't even have the patience to memorize our names (collective letter count between the two of us: EIGHT). When we decided to take the apartment, Wassim never picked up the phone, put roadblocks in our way, and even had the balls to tell us what we could and couldn't afford after peering into our bank accounts. When we finally signed on the place, he presented us with a bill for over $5000 in fees for a collective hour and half of work - and the kicker? the invoice said "Dear INSERT CLIENT NAME HERE" at the top. If you can avoid working with the Corcoran Group and Wassim, do it. They're miserable. read more

I couldn't agree more with other reviewers--BROOKE SAFFORD is a nightmare. She is unprofessional, and openly (but not successfully, woof-woof!) flirted with my married brother. She's also entitled and is the worst know-it-all you'll ever meet. I appreciate and respect confidence in a professional, but, trust me, this level of arrogance was simply unfounded. I was looking to buy a two bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. After telling her the amount I wanted to spend, and the neighborhoods of interest, she told me I could only afford to buy in Bedford Stuyvesant, Bushwick, or Lefferts Gardens--none of which I had mentioned. This is just plain ridiculous because I had seen SEVERAL listings in the neighborhoods I wanted to focus on in my price range, and I actually working with another broker and ended up buying a beautiful place in Boerum Hill. Now I know she wanted to push me to buy in the neighborhoods where she has exclusive listings and would make the most commission. Just gross. read more

I'm with a lot of the other reviewers. I have not had great experiences with this particular location. Despite having some really great listings on their website, the chances of actually seeing one of them seems to be a rare occurrence. When renting, I spent hours online finding different places I wanted to look at, and as Corcoran was the only place that seemed to have this particular apartment, had to call and leave messages to see the place. We ended up renting the apartment, but it took about three trips to the office since Wassim proceded to lose his copy of our lease and made us return multiple times to finish up paperwork that we had already done. For the sole activity of unlocking the door to the apartment to let us in, we had to pay an exorbitant 15% fee. Secondly, we had thought about buying a place, and were somewhat bullied into using a realtor from this location. (Continuous calls - "Oh, you must list me as your agent, etc"), yet when we actually put an offer in on a place, never got a written counter offer (everything was done via conversations through the realtors), and the agent didn't seem to be pushing for us, as the sellers were also listing through Corcoran agents. Really, Barbara Corcoran looks like a nice lady when she shows up on the Today Show. Why can't she hire agents that aren't so aggravating? read more

I had a very positive experience with Corcoran Williamsburg. I got in touch with one of this location's agents, David Nilsen, to ask him about some of his rental listings. He responded right away, and took me to see the places that week. He even showed me some other ones I hadn't been aware of. He was kind, knowledgeable and attentive and I never felt pressured. As it turns out I ended up renting through David and I love my new apartment. Renting in NYC is no fun but David Nilsen really took the hassle out of the whole thing. Doing this on my own would mean dealing with ridiculous Craigslist and these other so-called real estate firms that won't even deign to call you back. So, the broker fee is well worth it. While certain other agents around who might be scummy, there is definitely at least one who's honest and professional. read more

Katy Kong is an exceptional real estate salesperson. She goes over and beyond for her clients. We have been working with Katy over the last year and a half to get our new, beautiful home. Throughout the process she has been professional, prompt, friendly, and knowledgeable. During the initial phases of trying to find a home, Katy provided great input as to what our expectations should be with the process. She also helped us set reasonable expectations. Her knowledge helped us find a price range and location that was ideal for our family. She then took our preferences and provided us with a list of homes in the area. She was with us for every viewing and also arranged viewings for homes that were not on her list. Our viewings were during a time where there were many restrictions due to Covid-19. She ensured that we felt safe and she also advocated that we were able to see the properties to the fullest extent. After we selected a home, she continued to show her expertise in the process and also had phenomenal vendors that helped with contracting questions and inspecting the home. Katy continued to be with us throughout the process as we made negotiations prior to closing. She was there for the closing and continues to be in touch to make sure that we are satisfied with our purchase. If you are looking to buy a new home, I highly recommend that you consider Katy to be your real estate salesperson because she has exceeded our expectations and we are beyond happy with our experience. read more

JC Vasquez led me through the process of buying my first condo and he did so like a champ. He is fun and easy to work with and knows his stuff. I trusted him so much and thanks to him I was able to buy my dream place in Williamsburg. He was always so patient and upbeat, even when I was about ready to call the whole thing off. He listened to exactly what I wanted and seemed to know better than I did what would fit my list of demands. Hence the trust. He was never pushy and was also very honest throughout the process. And I felt comfortable to ask any questions at any time. Even after the deal was done, he gave me ideas of movers to call and restaurants in the area to try etc. He is so knowledgable of the area and was clearly not in it only to make the deal. I'm for sure using JC if I ever sell this place...which may not happen, since it's such a great home. read more

We have bought and rented in Williamsburg for over 7 years and have only ever worked with Evan Church and him team- the Forray Group. What sets them apart is their honesty. They explain the current market and provide you real advice, even if that means selecting a property that they are not representing, which has happened with us in the past. Evan knows Williamsburg like the back of his hand and doesn't just say what you want to hear to make a deal happen. Another reason I love working with Evan and his group is because when you find the right property, they work with you to make sure they do everything possible to secure it. They act as a partner, not just an agent. I can't recommend Evan's group enough and am excited to work with them again in the future. read more

This review is specifically for Aydan Sahin, a Corcoran agent who's based out of the company's Williamsburg location. Aydan was the broker who recently posted a listing to a gorgeous 6BR townhouse in Crown Heights -- a home that I'm happy to say we got in the end -- and she was a real pleasure to work with. Prompt, punctual, mild-mannered and very competent, Aydan facilitated the whole application and lease-signing process with such professionalism. Of course, it can be painful to part with a 15% broker fee but to me, it seems that sometimes you have to bite the bullet if you want to get your dream home. (I've been slapped with a 15% broker fee twice now for two different Brooklyn homes -- one through Corcoran and one through another agency... it undoubtedly hurts but I haven't regretted it... Of course, if you can avoid it, do that.) Bottom line: if you have to go with a broker, and a Corcoran broker at that, I'd highly recommend Aydan. Unlike other brokers who I've worked with over the years -- agents who have been annoying, pushy, manipulative and garrulous to a fault -- Aydan is very kind and helpful. read more

Katy did a great job helping us find a home right in the middle of a pandemic! She was incredibly responsive, kind, and attentive. I would definitely work with her again in the future. read more

Please, if you do nothing but read this sentence: Do not work with Wassim Fakhereddine. (I was told I needed to "revise" my complaint, and I gladly will. After posting this I received messages from other yelp users thanking me for being honest as they too had miserable experiences working with Wassim) When we worked with him he was at the Corcoran Park Slope office, currently he's workig at Warren Lewis realty. We moved July 1st into an apartment on 4th street in park slope with a landlord living below us. No exaggeration-the day after we moved in, the landlord asked us to pack up our things and move out - that we were making too much noise. It was 12PM and we were unpacking... Not only did Wassim tell us that he had a relationship with the landlord and how great a guy he was but also that he rented the apartment before. It's funny because after speaking with the neighbors we found out that the landlord harassed the last tenants just as badly and they left due to an eviction as well. We were taken to court only after a few months of living there based on "noise complaints" ending with us not paying rent per legal advice. So not only had we just spent several thousand moving in/ on a broker fee, we now had to pay a lawyer fees. It's interesting that the apartment on 4th street has such high turnover. It's a gold mine for any unprossional, un-ethical agent willing to rent it. They walk away with twice the commission in one year because tenants can't complete their lease, living in an environment in which they are harraseed day and night. I can't even begin to explain how high our stress levels were coming home to an aggressive stranger screaming at you at the bottom of your stairwell. We called Wassim as soon as the issues began and continued leaving messages for him in the 2 months following our july 1st move in. We emailed multiple times asking for help with this issue, evening ccing the office manager Patrick Brennan. Not a single person return our calls, or emails at any time. The fact Wassim could subject us to such awful and unhealthy living conditions, and be aware of them then do absolutely nothing to help us, speaks on what kind of agent he is and how he conducts his business. read more

Quinn H is not the kind of broker you want to deal with. He won't hesitate to throw you under the bus if he's not milking the deal to his benefit. We had a great lease lined up with the landlord but Quinn repeatedly undermined the application and wasn't willing to negotiate a more sensible brokers fee ($4.5k) for a 2.5k apartment that was found ONLINE. Highly unethical. read more

Working with Corcoran was okay... not spectacular or really terrible, but if given the choice between spending 5 minutes on The Corcoran Group's website to find a decent place and spending hour scouring Craig's List just to avoid dealing with a slimy real estate agent, I would gladly go for the latter. When my mother worked in real estate, the agent's fees were included in the rent, but without prior knowledge of the business, one might still be astonished to find completely after the fact, that in addition to the deposit and rent, a $2000 fee was to go to the Real Estate Agent! Also, the games the coniving nitwit played by telling me one thing and my mother (who is my guaranter) another was just ridiculous. My mother asked the man to put my boyfriend on the lease, he told me it would be better not to, makig it sound as though my mother had agreed. Then, he told us that we would have to pretend as though my boyfriend doesn't live here to the super who we see nearly every day. We ran into us later and the only thing he asked is was if my boyfriend was "laying low." Excuse me, but what? He knew from the beginning that we would both be living here and he pulled this little stunt just to cover his butt. As far as real estate goes, it will be very rare that you find anyone halfway decent to work with. They do exist (well, I'm hoping), just not at the Park Slope Corcoran Group. read more

DO NOT WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE. By far the WORST experience I've ever had with a broker. For the amount of money we paid Corcoran, I expected to be treated fairly and in a timely manner. Yea, that didn't happen. In the end I got into the apt but the hassle was not worth it. It's 2012 Corcoran, get your act together and provide a better customer service. read more

looking for an apartment to rent in nyc blows. unless your budget is 4 -5k a month. then it's all good and you can find a place and go back to doing push ups and listening to Huey Lewis and murdering hookers and business associates with chainsaws and hatchets and shit. and while this is probably more the type of clientele Corcoran is used to Kate (http://tiny.cc/buZDN) at the Williamsburg branch made the experience so much less stressful than it usually is or needs to be. we met Kate at an open house for an awesome little no fee 1br that we showed up too late to grab. but the next day she showed the GF other stuff. we put a deposit down. however another couple could pay more, move in earlier, blah blah blah. the next day Kate finds us another place....cheaper than the first and in the area we wanted to be in. boom. done. true professionals Corcoran are. all their properties are really nice. and Kate is an absolute pleasure and a totally cool, down to earth girl. give her a buzz if you need a place. she deserves the clients and you deserve painless apartment hunting. read more

Not impressed. Phone calls not returned...batshit fees...no good information on a place, and no follow-up when I asked agent (Nick) to follow up with the property owner. RE agents don't work THAT hard to command their exorbitant fees...can I get a phone call at least? Sheesh. read more

My boyfriend and I worked with Marvin Chu to find our new place in Williamsburg. He was so amazing to work with! I would highly recommend him to anyone in search of a place in Williamsburg. Finding an apartment can be so stressful and he made the process seamless. He was extremely professional and organized. He knew the neighborhood really well, was patient, listened to what we needed, and only showed us apartments that fit into our budget. Even after we signed all the paperwork, he helped us find movers and even renter's insurance. He really went above and beyond for us! read more

Marvin was a pleasure to work with. Not only did he guide me with the purchase of my investment property, he also help lease the property in a short period of time. Everything worked out the way I expected it to. I would definitely recommend him to anyone looking to buy in the Williamsburg area. It would be a big PLUS if he can stop acting like he doesn't speak Cantonese. LOL :) read more

I needed to move in 2 weeks. David Nilson helped me find reliable renters with great background checks within a week. I would definitely use him again for an agent. I know my tenants are happy as well. read more

David Nilsen at Corcoran is the best. He has been the rental broker for my condo on Bedford Avenue kitty corner from the Corcoran office since 2008. David has always found great renters and gives amazing service to both tenants and to owners. He knows the neighborhood like the back of his hand and always returns calls and texts. read more

I stumbled across a place I wanted to purchase and was in a tight time frame to get my current place sold in time to make offer and purchase new one. Franco Rinaldi was able to sell my home, set up the process to purchase the new one and help with all the details. Movers, storage, lawyer, everything. He is chill blooded too. Like a perfect waiter, there when you need him, invisible when you don't. read more

I didn't end up renting with Corcoran, but I did have a great experience with Chris Cavorti who works out of the Bedford office. In contrast to most of the other dozen or so brokers we worked with, Chris was patient, responsive, honest, and accommodating throughout the process. The only reason I give 4 stars instead of 5 is because Corcoran's commission is a ridiculous 15%, which I found difficult to justify even for great service. However, there's no harm in trying to negotiate the fee. read more

My boyfriend and I were moving from out of state and had very busy and conflicting schedules when we were looking for apartments. Gabriela Svec made the entire moving process so easy for us. She was so kind and helpful the entire time, and was very accommodating with our schedules by mailing us everything we needed. She even sent us our new apartment keys so we would have them the day we arrived in New York. Gabi checked on us after we moved in, and we can tell she really cares about her clients. A wonderful experience! read more

Philip Hale is a consummate professional. He's lovely to work with. Honest, reliable and friendly. I would highly recommend him to anyone in need of a NYC apartment read more

Don't bother working with this agency unless you are prepared to be heartbroken. My husband and I saw a place on the website that we were interested in. After trying to contact the agent by phone and by email, we received a return call 2 days after the fact. I went and saw the apartment and really wanted it. We put in an application the next day which was on a Saturday. Near impossible to get the agent (Dan) on the phone that day. He didn't get back to us until Monday to let us know it would be a few days until the owner made a decision. We thought it was strange that we didn't have to put down a deposit while our application was being reviewed. Now I know why. Forward to today--Wednesday. Today we found out that the owner took another tenant that put in an application AFTER US! Not because their credit was better than ours or because we couldn't afford the place (we could) but because the other applicant makes more money than us. In the meantime, there were two other apartments that we had seen and liked but passed on hoping to get this place, and we also stopped looking for half a week because we didn't see any reason why we wouldn't be accepted for the apartment we wanted. The agent did, however, let us know that another apartment might be opening up in that building and that he would let us know. Really? We're not good enough for the unit we wanted but might be for another unit in the same building? And why would we trust someone who clearly kept us on the back burner to see if he could find someone who makes more money than us but may not, in fact, be better tenants? GFY Corcoran. read more

I have to agree with the latest reviewer. Wassim F. does not return calls when one voices interest in a place. This is far beneath what one might expect from any real estate agent, particularly a person one has worked with - and generously paid - in the past!! read more

I cannot say enough about the Forray Team at Corcoran. Not only did they introduce me to the apartment that I purchased in 2007 but sold it for me 7 years later. They brought me the price we agreed to which is not the norm in my experiences with previous brokers. The Forray Group was also a lifesaver when I needed them to find and me an apartment in Greenpoint in 2 days! I contacted them at 10am on a Wednesday and they found me a place by 1pm the same day. Once I told them I wanted the apartment they negotiated for me and I had the keys in hand by 6pm the following day for my move on that Friday morning. The first thing I did before I purchased a car was to give them a call to find out if they knew of any available spots and they found me one within a week....they simply are the go to people in North Brooklyn. read more

Jc Vasquez with the Corcoran group was wonderful to deal with. I had such a good experience. I had been working with several different agents, none of which I felt really comfortable with. JC was responsive, reliable and really honest. I highly recommend working with him. read more

My review is from a landlord's point of view. Truthfully I was reluctant to list with the Corcoran Bedford Office because of the below average reviews for the different agents but ultimately it worked out beautifully. My agent was Candice Grissett. She was fabulous. She was professional, she was flexible with her schedule, she knew the area well, she gave us an experienced opinion on the property and we ended up getting a great tenant thru her. Paper work went smoothly....I wouldn't hesitate for a minute to recommend her and use her again. read more

We worked with Jamesia Purkett from Corcoran look for a studio apartment in Bed-Stuy in October 2016. We are a young couple, and this was our first time looking for an apartment together, let alone an apartment in New York! Needless to say we had questions and concerns. But we can't have imagined a realtor who could be more helpful, caring, and completely professional than Jamesia. She was willing to help us get started on our application when we said we were interested, understood when we backed out, and was willing to help us when we came back a month later to apply again. She coached us through the application process, was willing to answer all of our questions, and was good at communicating through phone, text, and email. She was sensitive to our situation (new to the NY real estate game), yet frank when she needed to indicate which things were nonnegotiable. read more