about our team

The Maria Babaev Team | Douglas Elliman

Integrating decades of experience with a hand-selected group of award-winning professionals, The Maria Babaev Team was formed to meet the sophisticated lifestyle and real estate needs of today’s most discerning clientele. Serving the North Shore of Long Island’s Gold Coast, the Hamptons, Manhattan, and Florida, the team seamlessly blends the marketing of exceptional properties with the art of luxury living—creating a real estate marketing powerhouse fueled by vision, strategy, and the global strength of the Douglas Elliman brand.

Renowned for its innovative marketing, strategic advisory approach, and full-service platform, The Maria Babaev Team offers specialized divisions across residential, new development, and investment real estate. Each team member brings a distinct and highly refined skill set, with backgrounds in international business, finance, design, hospitality, sports and entertainment, and marketing. This multidisciplinary expertise, paired with fluency in multiple languages, allows the team to expertly navigate complex transactions and serve both domestic and international buyers and sellers with precision and ease.

Consistently recognized at the highest levels of the industry, The Maria Babaev Team is a proud recipient of the Douglas Elliman Pinnacle Award for ten+ consecutive years (2014–2025) and was once again named Douglas Elliman’s Top Team on Long Island for 2025—a testament to sustained excellence, performance, and leadership.

What truly distinguishes the team is its deep understanding of the evolving luxury landscape. Beyond market knowledge and transactional expertise, the team recognizes that today’s luxury client seeks a tailored experience—one that reflects changing lifestyles, global mobility, and elevated expectations. Every client relationship is approached with personalized service, strategic insight, meticulous attention to detail, and an unwavering commitment to discretion, resulting in an experience that consistently exceeds expectations and raises the standard for luxury real estate.

Backed by the powerful global alliance of Douglas Elliman and Elliman International, The Maria Babaev Team offers a rare balance of worldwide reach and deeply personal representation. This global perspective, combined with hands-on advisory support, has positioned the team as an international authority in the effective marketing and positioning of luxury properties, trusted by high-net-worth individuals, investors, and developers alike.
At the core of the team’s philosophy is a simple belief: all business is built on relationships. Through collaboration, loyalty, and shared excellence, clients gain access to a depth of experience, resources, and advocacy far beyond what any single agent can provide.

Distinctions & Recognition

• Top Real Estate Team on Long Island (2015, 2017, 2020–2025)

• Douglas Elliman Pinnacle Award (2014–2025)

• Top Team on Long Island by Real Trends / AdWerks – America’s Best Real Estate Professionals (by transaction volume)

• Top Team on Long Island by WSJ Real Trends (by transaction volume and average sales price)

• Top 100 Most Influential Real Estate Teams in New York – Real Estate Executive Magazine