Frances Katzen, the founder and leader of The Katzen Team, frequently receives
industry-wide accolades for successfully negotiating and completing complicated
deals. Frances consistently has made Douglas Elliman’s prestigious top 10 list for
highest grossing production in both sales volume and total transactions for the
last decade. With well over $3 billion in total sales and consistently selling in
excess of $350 million annually, Frances is a true powerhouse in the New York
City real estate market.
Frances Katzen serves a sophisticated and international clientele, with contacts
in the US, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. This helps maximize demand
for her clients, given the increasingly global bid for New York City real estate.
Frances possesses a sharp and detailed memory for real estate data, such as
apartment layouts, building histories, new developments, recent sales
comparables, pricing, and the historical financial performance of areas, buildings
and apartments.
This knowledge, combined with a flair for working with clients from all sectors of
New York City and an appreciation of her clients’ desire for premium service,
discretion, and efficiency, has allowed Frances to earn the loyalties of financiers,
celebrities, real estate investors, developers, and the art culture of New York City.
In addition, buyers and sellers alike benefit from Frances’ honest and straight
forward approach to real estate, investment analysis, and her creative financial
consultation.
As a creative marketer, Frances’ comprehensive marketing campaign includes
preparation of floor plans, staging, high quality photography as well as
outstanding print and online materials. In addition, Frances publicizes a monthly
online newsletter, www.thekatzenreport.com.
Alongside hosting a well regard and widely respected podcast The World of Real
Estate with Frances Katzen, which is a showcase of spectacular homes and a
comprehensive source for the latest real estate trends and market data. She also
offers an international landing page for her foreign buyers at
www.FrancesKatzen.com.
Frances also possesses instincts, innate focus, creativity, and determination that
drive her to excel at what she does. Born in South Africa and raised in Sydney,
Australia, she came to New York at the age of 15 to study at the School of
American Ballet and went on to dance professionally for 14 years with American
Ballet Theater, the Miami City Ballet, and as a soloist with the Suzanne Farrell
Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Her creative, demanding, and
competitive background has contributed to her ability to build a full service
brokerage business in one of the most fast-paced and intense industries in the
world.