Michael Shapot
Keller Williams NYC

Executive Director, Professional Development Committee

Our job is to help our clients achieve a successful real estate transaction. This means a sale or purchase at the best possible price, with an on-time closing and the least amount of stress.

How do we do this?

• Our philosophy is to educate our clients about what is happening in the market and how it relates to them. Therefore they understand their options and feel totally comfortable making smart, informed decisions.


• We discuss pricing strategies and negotiating techniques to ensure positive outcomes.


• We have systems in place to navigate the process so there is effective follow-up and communication to eliminate surprises.


• We maintain a cool, calm, collected voice of reason no matter how crazy things get. In the crazy world of Manhattan residential real estate, emotions run high. We encourage our clients to make decisions based on fact and reason rather than knee-jerk emotion.


• We are seasoned veterans who have navigated strong markets and weak markets; we have worked through it all.


• We are supported by the Nation?s fastest growing real estate company, marketing powerhouse and industry giant Keller Williams International Realty.

I am a leader in the industry, with my finger on the pulse of the market. I bring to every transaction an entrepreneurial and business mindset, a strong legal eye and real estate savvy and know how.


• Recognized as Manhattan?s 2006 Realtor of the Year by the Manhattan Association of REALTORS(R).


• Outstanding production awards at all of my companies and at each step of my career.


• Presently lead a team of nine real estate sales professionals that, last year, closed 89 transactions.


• Former Manager of an office of 73 sales agents that was recognized as the franchise?s top NY State office four years in a row.


• Bring positive energy to all professional interactions


• I am a lifelong learner
- Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) by the National Association of Realtors
- Certified Real Estate Divorce Specialist by The Financial Divorce Association
- Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) by The Employee Relocation Council
- Licensed, non-practicing attorney. Closed 75 residential transactions per year while practicing.


• I am an active participant and volunteer
- Manhattan Association of Realtors, and Board member for five years
- Former Treasurer of Manhattan Association of Realtors
- Real Estate Board of New York
- Riverside Park Fund
- Board of Directors of a coop where I own an investment property