Steve Hallerman

What does it take to be in the top three percent of one of the City’s leading sales and rental brokerages? According to Steve Hallerman, who is a member of that elite group at Citi Habitats, it’s a combination of things, a combination that is unique to each agent. Steve’s winning combination includes strong product knowledge; placing himself in the position of his clients; building a trusting relationship; and patiently working with them to let them feel comfortable, never pressured.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Steve has a varied and loyal client base. A hybrid agent, he works with renters, landlords, buyers and sellers all over Manhattan. His sellers and buyers are often investors interested in new developments, or clients looking to buy, sell, or rent high-end properties, including townhouses and other luxurious residences. Repeat and referral clients constitute much of his clientele. Proof of Steve’s business savvy is the way in which he recognized an untapped market: the medical and healthcare community. Steve has established exclusive relationships with hospitals throughout Manhattan, making Citi Habitats their only preferred resource.

Establishing long-lasting, exclusive relationships with landlords and sellers enables Steve to have a varied perspective on the industry. Through his many exclusives, he is able to work closely with brokers from other companies. This increases his insight and exposure to the market and lets him interact with a wide array of people.

"One of the reasons I love this business is the scope of people I get to meet-from fellow brokers and managers to clients, there’s always interesting people that I’m able to exchange points of view with and get to know. Every day is a different day in real estate; it’s a field that could never be described as monotonous."

Steve thrives on the ever-changing nature of real estate. It’s what characterized his previous career in the garment industry. A self-starter, Steve launched companies, right off the ground, got them going and eventually, growing.

Steve’s entrepreneurial spirit soars at Citi Habitats. "The Citi Habitats culture is ‘non-corporate’ in the sense that hard-working agents like myself are encouraged to find their niche in the marketplace and run with it. There’s little pretense here; it’s all about working hard and satisfying clients"-two things that Steve does very, very well.