All my experiences with everyone who works here have been extremely positive. Vera and her team…read morehave gone above and beyond to answer every question, clarify process and make me feel welcome.

From the owner: Vera Cohen Realty is an innovative real estate brokerage that uses the latest and the most…read moreeffective marketing techniques to sell your home at a record-breaking price. We will find your dream home even if it's not on the market yet! Vera Cohen was the top-selling Realtor in Rensselaer County 2014 - 2017, with over 500 hundred homes sold putting her in the top 1% of realtors nationwide. All of the agents at Vera Cohen Realty have a unique skill set and offer personalized service you can count on.

I highly recommend Lorenzo Murray if you are looking for a Realtor. Although I have not purchased…read moreor sold a home with him, he has assisted me with some real estate-related services. He communicates clearly, and helped coordinate important details including connecting me with reputable, professional services, which provided additional confidence and peace of mind. What also stands out is his genuine interest in helping others build their financial IQ. He takes the time to share practical information, explain real estate concepts, and help you to better understand how housing and property decisions can affect their financial future. His approach is not simply transactional; it is educational, thoughtful, and focused on helping people make informed decisions. I would confidently recommend Lorenzo to anyone seeking knowledgeable and dependable real estate guidance and services.

I've known Lorenzo Murray for over a decade, and he's helped me buy and sell multiple properties…read moreover the years. He's always been knowledgeable, responsive, honest, and genuinely committed to looking out for my best interests. No matter the situation, Lorenzo communicates every step of the way and makes the entire process as smooth and stress-free as possible. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for a trustworthy, experienced realtor.

Where do i start with kareem!! Just exceptional all around. From the moment i started the process…read moreof looking for a home till even after purchasing. He has been supportive, caring and punctual. I was nervous in the beginning but he really holds your hand throughout. This is the type of person you need in your home buying process!

Kareem is great. He is super knowledgeable, friendly, and responsive. He really cares about his…read moreclients and works hard for them. I've gone to him with many questions since buying homes and he always responds, years later.

It was a great day for the Streiff family when we first met Michael Keefrider. We had a…read moreCovid-induced situation with tenants not paying rent and property taxes due and were not sure how to go about selling under these circumstances. Fortunately, Michael took charge and we soon had the house up for sale. Michael always kept us informed, maintained a positive attitude, and kept us looking forward. His communication is excellent. As we live in another state, it was very important to have an agent we can trust to handle all the issues that came up, and as our house is 170 years old, there were many issues. Michael helped find good contractors and ultimately negotiated a full-price sale of our challenging property. He is a class act, the best in the business, and we could not be happier with his service. We recommend him without reservation.

I worked with Michael Keefrider on the successful sale of two residential homes. Michael was always…read morevery responsive, flexible, and an amazing resource throughout the process. He went above and beyond to help us get things done as we prepared the property for listing and then moved toward closing. When questions or concerns from the buyers and their inspector came up, Michael provided expert advice on how to respond, and when a concern or request from the buyer needed to be addressed for us to move forward with the sale, Michael was able to connect us with quick-response contractors who were willing to fit us into their busy schedules to get the needed work done in short order. Michael was an invaluable connection and resource throughout the process.

Not sure what happened with Tony here; but I had an okay experience with Hart Real Estate. Nikki…read more(RIP) worked very hard to find a home for us and I never had any issues with teh agency in general. This was in 2005.

From the owner: "We are a local, family owned business, in operation since 2001. Hart Real Estate is conveniently…read morelocated in East Greenbush, ten minutes from downtown Albany. Our agents specialize in the entire Capital Region real estate market and focus on both residential and commercial real estate, property management and residential rentals. With almost 40 years of combined real estate experience we are able to meet all your real estate needs, whether you are looking to buy or sell. "We employ only a handful of professional agents, most of whom are life-long residents of the Capial Region and who continue to secure our reputation as the best in the business when it comes to service and professionalism. We practice a team approach to give each of our clients the service they expect and deserve. "Being a local, family owned company we are able to provide our clients with a more personal experience as well as competitive commission rates."

I understood last year that the market upstate was hot with the rush of many of my fellow down…read morestate people moving upstate because of COVID and scooping up all the $300K-400K homes so commission potential had been very high but it was really disappointing to realize that the relationship you wanted with your realty agent was broken when you want to look at homes that seem perfectly acceptable at lower purchase prices and you are told the agent does not want to invest their time with you because a couple of homes you want to look at are asking below a certain number they have in mind for showing you. I thought the agents job is to show you options, not to manipulate your view of what is available so they can get a bigger commission. A dry cut off after already putting a couple of months into the relationship leading up to this time was disappointing. Do your research and make sure the agent is not opposed to showing you homes priced at below your original stated range. You are looking for someone who will help you jump to get a good deal (if the rare chances occur that you can actually find them) and not someone who will limit their time with you because they don't want a smaller commission. That said, we found an agent who still showed us our range but also kept an eye open for those deals and got a nice home that cost was in between so they got close to their full commission and we got a rare good deal on the home.

Sandy was very friendly, attentive and diligent to us. She showed us two properties, and we chose…read morethe second of the two. Sandy was very attentive to detail, got us through the whole process smoothly and we closed without a hitch. We couldn't ask for more in a realtor. She's one of the best!

I was installing a bidet and got the seat on fine, but when I went to hook up the hose I had to…read moreunscrew the rigid steel line running into the toilet tank. That part broke and started leaking. I got the valves shut off and then I was at a very big loss. I called around to a bunch of plumbers. Everyone gave me a quote, $200 to $300. David was the only one who just told me straight up, hey, this is pretty easy, you can probably do it yourself, let me show you how. He got on a video call with me, pointed me to the right spot, told me what the parts were actually called, and told me where to go get them. Super transparent about all of it. I went to Home Depot, got an $8 flexible hose, and it took about two minutes to install. Worked swimmingly. Everyone else gave me a quote. David gave me hope. He's who I'm calling when I have something that actually needs a plumber.

Worked to keep the price as low as possible, didn't put a markup on materials, and did a wonderful…read morejob overall!