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Corcoran Sells Realty Firm
Corcoran Sells Realty Firm She FoundedBarbara Corcoran, the powerhouse Manhattan real estate broker, agreed yesterday to sell the firm she founded, the Corcoran Group, Manhattan's second-largest independent residential real estate company. The buyer is a real estate company jointly owned by the franchising conglomerate Cendant Corporation and the private investment firm Apollo Management. -
'Sunshine' Spreads to NRT
'Sunshine' Spreads To NRTRIS Media - 06/27/2002‘Sunshine’ Spreads to NRTRISMEDIA, June 27 -- NRT has acquired The Sunshine Group, Ltd. and its related companies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With headquarters in New York and offices in Florida and Las Vegas, The Sunshine Group, Ltd. operates nationwide and is the premier pre-development planning, consulting, marketing and sales company specializing in luxury residential properties and condominium hotels. -
Women of Influence
Women Of InfluenceLiebman joined the ranks of the Corcoran Group in 1985 as a broker and has since been elevated to the top of the residential real estate services company as its CEO. She currently oversees the operations of the Corcoran Group, providing direction to its 700 employees. In 2001, the firm was responsible for generating nearly $2.5 billion in sales globally. -
East Side Office Reaches $1.3B Sales
Read More The Corcoran Group’s East Side office, managed by Executive Vice President Tresa Hall and Managing Director Paula Busch, generated sales of $1.3 billion, becoming the top firm in the nation. There were two other firms, located in Beverly Hills California and Bethesda Maryland, to reach the $1 billion and above mark, according to the residential communications company REAL Trends. -
Pamela Liebman is standing tall
Read More In late 1999, on an airplane somewhere over middle America rushing back to New York City following a business trip, Barbara Corcoran, the high-profile doyenne of Gotham real estate turned to Pamela Liebman, her protégé and longtime friend, and said, “I think it’s time. Are you ready for this?” Liebman knew the time would come when she would be asked to replace outgoing president Esther Kaplan. -
Appointments and Transitions
Read MoreAnother new addition to the Corcoran Group team is Deborah Grubman. Appointed as senior vice president, Grubman, formerly of Alice Mason, will share clientele and her marketing knowledge of high-end co-op, condo and townhouse properties. Grubman's partner, Carol Cohen, also from Alice Mason, has come on board as well. Liebman says, "It is an exciting honor to have Deborah and Carol join our team." -
Appointments and Transitions
Read More Royce Pinkwater has joined the Corcoran Group in its East Side office as Senior Vice President, following a 16 year career at Sotheby's International Realty. Specializing in luxury residential real estate, Pinkwater has sold properties on Fifth and Park Avenues, and in buildings such as The Dakota and The San Remo, as well as downtown. Pamela Liebman, Chief Executive Officer, says, “We are honored". -
10,500 Square Feet of New Office
The Corcoran Group Adds 10,500 Square Feet of New Office Space in New York City RISMEDIA, March 21-The Corcoran Group is expanding its flagship East Side office with the addition of 10,500 square feet on the 18th floor to its offices at 660 Madison Avenue. Corcoran currently occupies over 31,000 square feet on the 11th and 12th floors of the building.Read More -
Selling Stars: The 21 who'll take Manhattan
Read More The details: Browne, who works with partners Maria Pashby and Chris Kann, calls himself a “Central Park West specialist,” and recently closed a twelve-room co-op at the San Remo for about $10 million. Also does downtown: Has Bob Vila’s 5,000-square-foot loft at 90 Franklin Street on the market for $4 million. Was Broker of the Year at Elliman for nine years before jumping to Corcoran. -
Selling Stars: The 21 who'll take Manhattan
Read More The details: Was born in Shanghai, was raised in Hong Kong, and lived in Brazil before moving here with her husband and three kids. Known for East Side townhouses and especially condos, but also shows properties in Tribeca and Soho (with five assistants and a personal driver). Recent sales include P. Diddy’s $12 million house at 813 Park. Lives in Trump Palace. -
Corcoran Named Best Real Estate Website
Read More Corcoran wins again - this time for best Web site. The Web Marketing Association named New York real estate firm, The Corcoran Group, as the 2003 WebAward recipient for Best Real Estate Web site. “The Corcoran client is an extremely sophisticated customer who utilizes the World Wide Web as a tool for home buying and so we needed an equally sophisticated Web site. -
Corcoran Parent Buys Brokerages In Hamptons, Palm Beach
Read More In the latest merger of brokerage firms in the New York City area, Corcoran Group's parent company has acquired Cook Pony Farm Real Estate Inc. and Paulette Koch Real Estate Inc. NRT Inc. is the parent company. Cook Pony specializes in real estate in the Hamptons while Paulette Koch serves Palm Beach, Fla. Both are considered playgrounds for Manhattan's well-to-do. -
Trump to present award to Liebman
Read More Success in business, and recognition: Is that too much to ask for? Not, it seems, for Pamela Liebman, president and CEO of The Corcoran Group, who recently seized the opportunity to strike a business deal in East Hampton and who is being honored in Manhattan next year by a nonprofit organization in that Long Island community. On Oct. 21, the Corcoran Group announced the acquisition of Cook Pony. -
Corcoran to Purchase Hamptons Broker
Read More Corcoran Group, the second-largest residential broker in New York City, agreed to buy Dayton-Halstead LLC, a company that's been selling homes for 98 years in the Hamptons, a summer resort on New York's Long Island. Corcoran, a subsidiary of NRT Inc. of Parsippany, New Jersey, didn't say how much it paid for East Hampton, New York-based Dayton-Halstead. -
Corcoran Sets Standard for Online Marketing
Read More RISMEDIA, June 17-Among the historic changes that the real estate industry has experienced in recent years, none have been more revolutionary than the widespread advantages brought about through online marketing. In such a fast-paced, highly competitive industry, brokers and agents know that they need a very compelling and functional online presence to help differentiate themselves in the marketplace. -
Corcoran Group Acquires Citi Habitats
Read More NEW YORK – JUNE 22, 2004-- The Corcoran Group, New York City's renowned residential real estate brokerage company, today announced the acquisition of New York City-based Citi Habitats, Inc., and its affiliated companies, including SóLOFTS. Citi Habitats is the largest residential rental brokerage firm in New York City, and SóLOFTS is the company’s affiliated loft and fine home sales unit. -
Corcoran Acquires McCann Coyner Clarke in Palm Beach
Read More PALM BEACH, FL - JUNE 30, 2004 - The Corcoran Group, New York City's largest residential real estate brokerage company, today announced that it has acquired McCann Coyner Clarke Real Estate, Inc. in Palm Beach, Fla. McCann Coyner Clarke’s 45 sales associates in its two Palm Beach offices will now do business under the banner of The Corcoran Group. -
Corcoran buys to become biggest
Read More Over the course of the past year, the Corcoran Group has made a massive effort to target different market segments through its acquisitions.There have been multiple buys in Palm Beach and the Hamptons to target the second-home market. Now, with the company's biggest buy yet in the purchase of rental agency Citi Habitats, Corcoran has the biggest share of the Manhattan rental market. -
Corcoran Boasts Steller 2004 Mid-Year Performance
Read MoreNEW YORK, NY - JULY 12, 2004 - The Corcoran Group, a leader in New York, Palm Beach and Hamptons' real estate, today announced tremendous growth in home sale prices for the first six months of 2004. "This has been a monumental time in the history of real estate," said Pamela Liebman, president and chief executive officer for Corcoran. "Record low interest rates, record Wall Street earnings and low inventory made home buying a sensible, worthwhile and impressive purchase -
Corcoran Group Awards Top East End Agents
Read More EAST HAMPTON, NY - November 17, 2004 - The Corcoran Group, the renowned name in residential real estate, awarded its top East End brokers promotions to vice president or senior vice president, a tradition not normally used in East End real estate. Promotions were announced at a dinner at the 1770 House in East Hampton, hosted by Melanie Ross, Diane Saatchi and Michael Daly. -
Corcoran Supports Historical Society Of Palm Beach
Read More PALM BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 29, 2004 - The Corcoran Group, the renowned name in real estate in New York City, Palm Beach and the Hamptons, announced today its support of Lilly Pulitzer: The Look of Love, a benefit in support of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County on December 2, 2004. -
Corcoran Expands West Side Operations
Read More NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 5, 2005 - The Corcoran Group, the premiere name in New York City real estate, announced today plans to move its West Side office from its current location at 2112 Broadway to a new state-of-the-art facility at 888 Seventh Avenue at 56th Street. -
Brooklyn’s First $12M Townhouse
Read More Even in the hinterlands of Brooklyn, real-estate records are being shattered. Last week, a townhouse in Brooklyn Heights landed on the market for a staggering (by outer-borough standards) $12 million. The 30-foot-wide home at 8 Montague Terrace is currently listed with Corcoran brokers Vicki Negron and Ellen Newman. -
Corcoran Celebrates New Palm Beach Location
Read More In true Palm Beach style, the cocktail party for 400, including Palm Beach mayor Lesley S. Smith, brought together some of the biggest names in Palm Beach and New York City real estate. “We found the most important location and created the largest, most beautiful real estate office in Palm Beach,” says Corcoran CEO Pamela Liebman. -
Wait is over for Corcoran Group
Read More A red-letter day arrived Feb. 17 for The Corcoran Group Palm Beach, which held a cocktail reception to celebrate the long-awaited completion of its new 4,000-square-foot headquarters at 101 N. County Road. Work to renovate the building was completed almost a year later than planned, so it was doubly appreciated by Palm Beach president Wade Shavell. -
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Linda Honan Named Corcoran SVP East End
Read More NEW YORK, NY – March 30, 2005 - The Corcoran Group, one of the country’s leading residential brokerage firms, announced effective today the promotion of Linda Honan from managing director to senior vice president, East End Region, for Corcoran’s 14 offices on the North and South Forks of Long Island. Honan will continue to work from Corcoran’s flagship location and corporate headquarters at 660 Madison. -
Melinda Magnett Retires As Head of Corcoran Here
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Melinda Magnett, long a presence on the local real estate scene, has retired as president of the Corcoran Group Brooklyn, company officials said in a formal announcement Thursday. It was also announced that Corcoran has acquired Magnett’s remaining shares in the company. Magnett was credited with bringing Corcoran into the Brooklyn market when it joined forces with Brooklyn Landmark Realty, the firm found -
Corcoran Teams with Peconic Land Trust; New Paradigm in Land Conservation is Born
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SOUTHAMPTON, NY – JUNE 6, 2005 – The renowned residential real estate firm, The Corcoran Group, announced today a year-long commitment to the Peconic Land Trust, one of the most effective land conservation groups in the United States, responsible for the protection of more than 8,000 acres of land on Long Island, NY. Corcoran’s relationship with the Trust will commence officially on August 7th when it se -
Corcoran Opens in Harlem; Ribbon Cut at 2224 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 8, 2005 – New York City’s leading residential brokerage, The Corcoran Group, announced today it will open a store front sales office at the corner of 120th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered the news this morning at The Ziegfeld Theatre in midtown during Corcoran’s annual sales meeting where the former fist lady was the surprise -
New Development Specialist Joins Corcoran
Read More NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 17, 2005 - The Corcoran Group, New York City’s leading residential brokerage, announced today the appointment of Iva Spitzer as an executive vice president within its new development sales and marketing division, Corcoran Group Marketing. “New York City is poised for an avalanche of new development activity and as is custom we are leading the charge. -
Corcoran, Sunshine Join As Residential 'Dream Team'
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In what's being called a "group hug," the Corcoran Group and its sister company, the Sunshine Group, have joined forces to become the Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group. -
Corcoran Changes Generals in the Field
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The Corcoran Group is carving out a share of the expanding South Florida market and making some changes in its ranks in the wake of an earlier change among the firm's leadership in Brooklyn. -
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A Boom With a View
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One morning last April, New York real estate broker Sharon E. Baum eased into the leather back seat of her Rolls-Royce Silver Spur, which bears the license plate SOLD 1, and told her chauffeur to take her to Midtown Manhattan. -
The Corcoran Group Names Chief Operations Officer for Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
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The Corcoran Group Names Chief Operations Officer for Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group NEW YORK, NY – August 15, 2005 –The Corcoran Group, one of the country’s leading residential brokerage firms, announced today the appointment of Jeff Yamaguchi as chief operations officer for its new development sales and marketing division, The Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group. Mr. Yamaguchi will work from the lan -
REAL ESTATE FIRM THE CORCORAN GROUP JOINS CORPORATE SPONSOR CIRCLE OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAMPTON CLASSIC
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NEW YORK, NY -- AUGUST 28, 2005 -- The Corcoran Group, the renowned name in real estate throughout New York City, the Hamptons, the North Fork, and Palm Beach, has announced its continued support of the 2005 Hampton Classic, one of the East End’s most prestigious summer sporting and social events, now celebrating it’s 30th year. -
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Corcoran Grows in Florida
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The Corcoran Group has bolstered its Florida residential real estate presence by buying another firm in Palm Beach County.
The New York-based property brokerage's newest Sunshine State acquisition is Allmon, Tiernan & Ely, a 50-year-old firm in Delray Beach whose agents will now do business under the Corcoran Group banner. -
The Corcoran Group Acquires Allmon, Tiernan & Ely, Inc.
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The Corcoran Group announced yesterday that it has acquired Allmon, Tiernan & Ely, Inc. in Delray Beach, Florida. Allmon, Tiernan & Ely's 13 sales associates will now do business under the banner of The Corcoran Group. -
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Corcoran’s newest campaign gets to the heart of business
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Corcoran Group brokers got a first look at the new branding campaign the company hopes will steal the hearts and minds of today’s home buyers and sellers during the firm’s annual awards ceremony at Town Hall February 2. Corcoran honored its tops agents based on sales last year during the event, which also showcased the company’s new logo, Web features and advertising campaign created by the JW Thompson a -
Corcoran opens in Chelsea
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The Corcoran Group announced the opening of a new Chelsea/Flatiron office location this week. The 9,000 s/f sales office is located on the second floor of 636 Sixth Avenue and accommodates 70 agents. -
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The Corcoran Group Sponsors Pride Agenda Annual Luncheon
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Brooklyn’s Frank Percesepe Works on Best Practices Guide
The Corcoran Group, with offices in Brooklyn, reports its active involvement in The Empire State Pride Agenda, New York’s statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy group. -
Corcoran.com Reaches Record 2 million Visitors
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The Corcoran Group’s award-winning web site www.corcoran.com has reached the record-breaking milestone of 2 million visitors in the month of May 2006, almost twice the traffic from May 2005. As Corcoran continues to drive the future of the real estate business to that of an interactive one where online business will take the lead, this rise in traffic reflects the increased awareness of buyers and sellers -
Carrie Chiang, Senior Vice Presid
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Carrie Chiang is in good company. A recent New York City high-style magazine presented a photographic look at “real estate’s brightest lights, the biggest stars in an industry that keeps New York on the rise.” Among them were the CEO of the Corcoran Group; the chairman and the president of Prudential Douglas Elliman; three Trumps, three Lefraks, two Zeckendorfs –and a woman recognized -
NJ-based NRT takes over Hamptons firm, which will merge with Corcoran and forgo its independent status
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One of the best known independent names in Hamptons real estate is disappearing from the map. Allan M. Schneider Associates Inc., a 30-year-old real estate firm, has been sold to NRT Inc., a New Jersey-based conglomerate that includes brands such as Coldwell Banker and ERA, the companies said yesterday. -
Zagat on Corcoran website
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October 24, 2006 -- The Zagat Survey is now helping house hunters find their next home. Beginning today, the popular restaurant, nightlife and shopping guides will be featured on the Corcoran Group Web site to help buyers assess the services in many of the areas that have Corcoran listings - including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Hamptons and South Florida. -
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Road warriors on two wheels
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This spring, instead of shuttling to listings in limousines, a couple of brokers who sell some of the priciest properties in Manhattan are riding around town on bicycles. For agents Robby Browne and Sarah Bond, bike riding is cheap, convenient and a good way to get some exercise. -
THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN NEW YORK
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Pamela Liebman says that conversation at dinner parties inevitably lands on two topics of almost equally wide appeal: sex and real estate. "I'm not sure which is at the top of the list," she says, but she does know that she can comfortably lead any discussion about real estate. -
Some Seek Balance Between Local, Chain Stores on Brooklyn Retail Streets
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When Archstone Smith was looking for a ground-floor tenant to fill prime retail space in its 180 Montague St. apartment tower, Bill Ross, then a principal of his own local real estate firm, knew he didn’t want another bank to move in. There were already several on the block, and Ross said another would take away from the value of the luxury apartments soaring above. -
Corcoran.com Gets Personalized
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The Corcoran Group is preparing to unveil its latest online development: a more personalized Corcoran.com. Through its My Corcoran application Corcoran.com now will "remember" the visitor and present information targeted to the user in much the same way as on retail outlets like Amazon.com. Well-known for the innovative use of technology in its marketing, Corcoran is excited to deliver this degree -
Big, Nice Broker Browne Buys in 15 CPW For $2.65 M.; Rents Spread to Friends
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Top Manhattan real estate brokers are a vicious lot. For an Observer feature earlier this year, for example, one big female agent called another an “animal” (off the record). But Robby Browne is non-brutal. He rides his bicycle to listings, even though he has massive $26 million clients like Jon Bon Jovi; speaks in an avuncular Louisville accent; uses khaki or flannel to dress up; and -
Corcoran ’07 Market Report: Brooklyn’s Still Up
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The Corcoran Group released its year-end market data today, and the brokerage’s stats show the ’07 Brooklyn market making healthy (if not huge) gains over 2006. The median sales price on all condos and co-ops was up 7 percent last year, to $590,000, while median townhouse values rose 2 percent in ’07, to $1.2 million. The really fun part of the report, however, is its breakdown of how various neighborhood -
Corcoran Group Opens Office in Williamsburg
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The Corcoran Group Brooklyn celebrated the grand opening of its new Williamsburg office earlier this month. Celebrating at 241 Bedford Ave., along with about 140 guests, were Corcoran CEO Pamela Liebman, Brooklyn Regional Vice President Frank Percesepe, and Williamsburg Managing Director Eric McFarland. -
Corcoran Cares Supports the Pride Agenda!
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The Corcoran Group, as an institution, has been a long-time supporter of the Pride Agenda Foundation's work. We are also lucky to have the support of many of Corcoran's employees, who are involved in our work in many different ways. Some volunteer as members of our Pride in Action and fundraising committees, some are donors who support our work and some even serve as Board members. -
Candler picked for Astor's Park Ave. apt.
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Corcoran's Leighton Candler has been chosen as the broker for the late Brooke Astor's $46 million co-op at 778 Park Avenue. Candler brought hedge-funder Scott Bommer and his wife to an uncombined duplex at 1060 Fifth Avenue, which sold in January for a co-op record $46 million. In 2006, at 1040 Fifth Avenue, Candler brokered the sale of billionaire oilman David Koch's apartment for $30 -
Candler celebrates Astor coup
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Leighton Candler was in a meeting last Monday afternoon when the phone calls and emails began pouring in with big news: She got the exclusive on 778 Park Avenue, otherwise known as the Brooke Astor Apartment. -
Corcoran greenlights eco-friendly efforts
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The Corcoran Group is stepping up its efforts to go green. "You try and be responsible," said Pam Liebman, president and CEO of Corcoran. "So many buildings we work on at Corcoran Sunshine [the Corcoran Group and Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group] are green buildings." -
Corcoran Group Partners With PropertyShark.com
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The Corcoran Group and PropertyShark.com, a nationally-recognized source for residential property reports, have formed a partnership. It is thought to be the first time a brokerage firm has partnered with a research website to provide both realtors and the consumer with the most up-to-date and complete information available on city properties. -
Hailing taxi riders with TV ads
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Unlike their colleagues in the suburbs, New York City brokers can't place signs around the neighborhood pointing to an open house. But now, those brokers can do something their suburban colleagues cannot: place ads on video screens in the back of taxicabs cruising around the city. -
Corcoran announces mid-year awards
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The Corcoran Group held its annual mid-year awards ceremony and company meeting on August 7. The event, held at The White House in Hampton Bays was hosted by President and CEO Pamela Liebman, Executive Vice President, Director of Sales Tresa Hall and Regional Senior Vice President Rick Hoffman. Agents from Shelter Island and the North and South forks attended a formal breakfast and expo that included boot -
Corcoran Group clicks it up a notch
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Corcoran Group announced the implementation of a number of useful technological enhancements this summer, including essential improvements to TAXI, Corcoran's listings database; eCorcoran, its Intranet website, CHARM, the agents' web marketing program, and to its public-facing website, the award-winning corcoran.com. -
(Too) Storied Hotel?
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The Plaza Hotel has gotten so much publicity lately, with dueling lawsuits between a Russian oligarch and the condominium sponsors, and every deliciously expensive sale blogged around the world, that some buyers have been scared away. -
Corcoran brokers, teams rank in top 200
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Eleven brokers and teams from The Corcoran Group were ranked in "The Real Estate Top 200," a national ranking and awards event. Five Corcoran brokers were named among America's top selling individuals by sales volume, including Susan Breitenbach, Timothy Davis and Gary DePersia of the East End offices, and Dennis Mangone and Lauren Muss from Manhattan. -
New York's New Co-op Queen
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“You can’t make somebody buy something. You just can’t make them. They’re not handing out shotguns to brokers yet,” the tall, blond, Georgia-bred, 47-year-old real estate broker Leighton Candler complained earlier this month. She was sitting in the wood-paneled library of a 14-room duplex penthouse at 1020 Fifth Avenue. “And to push is wrong, to be controversial is wrong, to be confron -
Moving on to next wave of Internet marketing
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Brokers are spending a lot more time on social networking sites, but they're not looking for dates. Instead, they're spending serious advertising dollars to market their properties, sending out ad blasts via relatively new online applications like Twitter and launching partnerships with networking sites like Facebook. -
Mayor surprises Corcoran brokers
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave brokers from The Corcoran Group a boost when he surprised them as guest speaker at the firm's annual awards ceremony in the Hammerstein Ballroom. -
Corcoran's Banner Year
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2008 proved a banner year for The Corcoran Group, with more than $16 billion in closed sales volume and numerous creative marketing and technological innovations. Most recently, NRT, which is the nation's largest residential real estate brokerage and Corcoran's parent company, presented Corcoran with its top four awards for superlative sales in 2008. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in p -
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The Power 100: The Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate
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Parent company Realogy has been suffering so badly that Corcoran’s demise was rumored in December. But Ms. Liebman, whose firm has star brokers like Carrie Chiang and Leighton Candler, is fiercely competitive: “I say Corcoran Group is probably the strongest in New York,” she has said, “and we’ll probably be the last one standing.” -
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