Michael Moran

Whether working with agents, clients, or just someone who happens to be interested in the business, Michael’s main focus is to always create an “Exceptional Real Estate Experience” for everyone involved in a Prudential Douglas Elliman transaction.

Michael believes that the only way excellence can be achieved and sustained is by having a passion for the work involved. He enjoys telling the story that took place back in 2004; the story of his first meeting with Dottie Herman, CEO and founder of Prudential Douglas Elliman, “It was the first time in my life I had ever met someone that was as passionate about something as I was, and it happened to be the same thing…Real Estate!” Shortly thereafter Michael joined the firm as Executive Vice-President and Director of Sales and began working with Dottie and the rest of the executive team on many projects including creating and implementing the business and expansion plans for their Brooklyn division while maintaining the firm’s commitment to excellence.

Born in Franklin Lakes, NJ, Michael has had a life long love affair with New York City and the excitement of real estate. His mother recalls him saying he wanted to sell houses at the age of seven while he was sitting in the back of their real estate broker's car.

Prior to joining Prudential Douglas Elliman Michael began his career as a full time rental specialist and then devoted his time exclusively to sales when he joined The Corcoran Group. To this day Michael credits Barbara Corcoran for taking him under her wing and personally encouraging his “outside of the box” thinking and for igniting his wildly imaginative marketing and branding concepts. Soon after he joined Corcoran he took on the role of Managing Director of the firm’s rental division. He was given the task of restructuring the firm’s rental division and later their listing divisions in order for them to better serve a rapidly changing market. His success continued with the creation of SoLofts, (a boutique start up firm which was backed by another New York City real estate expert and later acquired by the Corcoran Group). This experience proved to be all that Michael expected and one that took him to new levels both personally and professionally. Michael smiles when he says, "Fortunately, I have always been able to say that I am with the number one real estate company in New York City".

In his own words, “My primary core value is passion, and my main passion is and always has been real estate! It is my life; it is all I have ever wanted to do professionally. I am committed to making every experience better than the last. After all, it is a gift when you are given the chance to make someone happy, help someone become successful, find someone a home or to represent them in selling their biggest investment! To me this is personal and don’t you think it should be?”

Michael devotes his prodigious energy to creating a platform for every Prudential Douglas Elliman agent to convey the same sense of passion to every client who entrusts the firm with this most important of transactions.

Never Quit.
Never Do The Expected.
Never Rest On Your Laurels.
Never Think That Great Is Good Enough.
And Whatever You Do...Never Stop Playing.

PRESS MENTIONS

Real Deal - The Hunter - Aug-03
New York Living - The Rental Market Now - Jul-03
Business Week - Now, Renters Have Room - Feb-03
Cooperator - SoLofts acquires Michael Moran - Jun-04
The NY Observer - Rent: The Post 9/11 Drama w. Harrison Ford - Nov-01
Real Estate Weekly - SoLofts opens in Brooklyn - Jun-04
Real Estate Weekly - Who's New - Feb-04
The Real Deal - SoLofts opens Brooklyn office - Mar-05
New York Living - The Rental Market Now - Mar-05
Cooperator - SoLofts acquires Michael Moran - Jun-05
Business Week - Renters have room to maneuver - Feb-03
The Real Deal - The Hunter - Aug-03
New York Metro - Real Estate Watch: To buy or Not to Buy - Mar-05
Dwelling Quest - Lead to build the "Jet Blue" of Residental Real Estate - Sep-03
Daily News; The front Page - For 1G, all you can rent is a big closet - Mar-05
The Real Deal - Switching to sales - Mar-05
Time Out New York - Realty Check - Apr-03
Dow Jones - Apartment Landlords May soon Ask tenants Cash or Charge? - Jul-03
New York Daily News - For 1G, all you can rent is a big closet - Oct-03
The NY Observer - Rent: The Post 9/11 Drama w. Harrison Ford - Nov-03
Newsday - A step toward rebuilding: High rise approved for Wall St. area - Feb-02
Business Week - Now, Renters Have Room - Feb-03
The London Fin'l Times - Global Investing: Driven out of control by Rent Control - Mar-03
New York Living - Reinventing Renting: The Rental Market Now - Jul-02
The NY Daily News - Hell's Kitchen Cooks Up Building Boom of Apts. - Jul-02
The International Herald Tribune - An Erie Opportunity to live on Wall Street - Dec-01
The NY Times - Sky-High Rents Are Declining in Manhattan - Jan-01
New York Metro - Real Estate Watch: To buy or Not to Buy - Jul-03
Real Estate Weekly - REBNY gets on Harlem Bus - Jun-04
The New York Post - Deals for Four - Oct-03
The Washington Post - That’s Life in The Big City - Jul-03
New York Newsday - First Financial District Project Approved - Feb-02
The New York Living - Buyer's Guide - Feb-01
Real Estate Weekly - PDE opens latest high tech office - Dec-06
Daily Real Estate - Manhattan apt. market strong, concerns grow - Sep-07
The Real Deal - Advantage tilting to outer- borough buyers - May-01
The Real Deal - REBNY finds mixed bag in Brooklyn - Jun-01
Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Space Talk PDE Opens New B’klyn Office in Williamsburg - Jun-08