Founder & CEO

To Whom It May Concern: Though I've had all manner of experiences with real estate brokers over many years in NYC and Long Island, there's only one who stands out: Wendy Maitland. I met Wendy twenty years ago when she sold my husband and I a gorgeous and expensive loft in Noho. When we decided to sell it and move to Brooklyn about ten years later, Wendy got the job. She soon found us a buyer, at asking price, who at the eleventh hour tried to extort us for $50K. I was furious. Wendy had my back when she said "you're right, it's outrageous and I'm with you" which shocked me and which I never forgot. No broker I'd ever worked with would have stood by us when a deal was potentially on the line. When the buyer came back two weeks later with his tail between his legs I had decided I wanted to stay put - alas, Wendy lost the commission. Eight years after that, with a divorce behind me, we put the place on the market again, this time, for complicated reasons, with another broker who failed to find a buyer after six months. My ex hired a second broker and the first broker got creative with the truth and suddenly became a bully. She has not spoken to me since, which I guess was not a surprise. Again, no commission for Wendy and not even the hint of an attitude, which impressed me greatly. Alone and scared, I set out to buy a new, much less expensive apartment in Brooklyn, which Wendy and her team found for me in no time. I moved in, with a lot of handholding from Wendy, not to mention a Valentines Day visit with champagne, and expected to close any day. A long year later, and hundreds of emails and phone calls among lawyers, brokers and the sponsor, there was no closing and I was given the right to rescind my offer. No commission for Wendy. Back to the drawing board, with a smile on her face, Wendy quickly found me the new apartment from which I'm writing and that I love. Again, I was scared and inexperienced and she not only did everything in her power to 1) negotiate the deal and 2) navigate the condo board efficiently which enabled me to close very quickly, but held my hand the entire time, making herself available at all hours. This is the story of a human being who is clearly a very smart person and hard worker, but much more importantly, an intuitive and warm soul from whom, in all these years, I have never once felt pressure, resentment or impatience. In any professional world, there are the unique people who stand out for reasons that go beyond their skill alone, and in real estate Wendy is the one I've been fortunate to have found.