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Holly Parker

One of Manhattan's most successful and experienced brokers, Holly Parker's keen insight has been broadly acknowledged as an industry expert by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NY Post, New York Daily News, Daily Telegraph (U.K.), New York Observer, New York Magazine, Curbed, The Real Deal, and Forbes. She frequently receives industry-wide accolades for successfully negotiating and completing complicated deals. Smart, savvy, sophisticated, and professional are words often used by clients and colleagues to describe Holly Parker. Holly's success and loyal client base can be attributed to these qualities, but it’s her dedication, empathy, integrity, warmth, and humor that truly set her apart from other brokers. Holly understands that buying and selling real estate is an extremely important emotional decision. With a great talent for putting herself in other people's shoes, Holly listens to her clients' needs and has an uncanny ability to anticipate their wants. In Holly's expert hands, clients avoid feeling the crunch of New York's fast-paced sales market while getting the most it has to offer. Holly's thriving business is rooted almost exclusively on referrals and is comprised of national and international clientele. Her commitment, professionalism, and absolute discretion are highly valued by her clients, who include first-time buyers, top Fortune 500 executives, celebrities, investors, and developers. Widely known for her marketing expertise, she specializes in the sale of luxury cooperatives, condominiums, penthouses, and townhouses. A real estate industry powerhouse with well over $7 billion in sales, Holly Parker is with Douglas Elliman, New York City's premiere luxury residential brokerage. She consistently achieves annual sales in excess of $500 million and has been honored with the firm's most prestigious sales awards.