But this property is not for sale. With three cell phones ringing non-stop and lots of cross-conversation flying through the air, the Kleiers opened up about business, the family and how it all began. Over forty years ago, Michele was in her hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, working as a computer programmer for IBM.
When the company offered to move her to Manhattan and pay all of her expenses, she jumped at the opportunity. Soon, Michele decided to pursue a graduate degree in social work from Columbia. Although she was successful as a social worker, that part of her professional life ended abruptly. Pregnant with Samantha, Michele was too nervous to go back to work and instead took two years off. By what she calls a happy accident, she ended up in real estate.
I was obviously born to be a real estate broker. At the time, the market was not nearly as fast-paced as it is today. And things were much more casual then. But while the real estate business was engrained in their daily life, Ian and Michele encouraged their three children to work outside of the family trade. Sabrina first worked in television and Samantha in public relations, but both of them eventually decided to join the family firm and have not looked back.
Fast forward to Samantha and her husband, J. Forbes, are raising two children, 6-year-old Chase and month-old Caroline. Sabrina and her husband, Rob Morgenstern, are raising 3-year-old Cooper. Today, the women recall watching their own mother early on in her career. One might think that working as a family, and spending weekends and holidays together would leave the Kleiers yearning for some time and space apart.
But the sisters are adamant about living within a three-block radius of each other and their parents. In , she launched the residential brokerage firm Kleier Residential, an elite boutique agency which covers all of New York City. Michele is quite unique in that she is one of the few owners of a real estate brokerage company who is also an active broker. She is known for her integrity, discretion, professionalism and uncanny knowledge of all high-end buildings in the city.
In addition to overseeing a sales staff of over 40 brokers, she negotiates some of the largest and most high profile deals in New York. Michele received a Masters Degree from Columbia University. Time Is Money! Agent Maggie Kent tries to convince her client to lower her asking price by more than a million dollars.
Meanwhile, a successful author wants to find the perfect two million dollar apartment before leaving the country in two days. Setting the Stage. Samantha Kleier Forbes helps a fashion designer to find a rental that's as fabulous as he is.
Sabrina takes a client to a new building's decadent Designer Showcase. Cooking Up a Real Estate Deal. In a bid to make a wealthy client happy, broker Michele Kleier and her daughter drive to Connecticut to find the perfect multi-million dollar retreat.
Meanwhile, agent Tom Postilio risks losing out on a deal in his attempt to educate a stubborn client. Educated Decisions. Gumley Haft Kleier agents search for a luxury rental unit for an investor with no budget limit, while their colleague fights to keep an overseas client from being poached. A classic car dealer asks Core to help him make a decision on buying vs. All in the Family.
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