Francie Malina Team, Compass Westchester County Ashford Ave, Dobbs Ferry

We worked with Francie, Trevor and the team on finding a house in the rivertowns, and had an excellent experience throughout. We were incredibly impressed by their depth of knowledge, which was extremely helpful for us new to the area. Even in the tough market, we truly saw Francie as a trusted advisor, and we felt armed with the tools and guidance we needed to find the right house for us. Beyond that, they were really great to work with from a personal perspective, and we genuinely enjoyed what can be a very challenging process. The team's combination of professionalism, resources and attitude is truly unmatched, and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking in the area.

We were referred to Melissa by 2 separate friends after she navigated them through their home purchases. We are grateful they did! In our experience, Melissa is a warm, patient and laidback agent who has a keen eye for design and a space's potential. She has a sharp mind for pricing, timing, and negotiating. She will go to bat for her clients. She is accessible, responsive, and her even-keel was very reassuring throughout a stressful process. We would recommend her to folks seeking a trustworthy, no-nonsense agent knowledgeable about lower Westchester.

Every once in a while, you get the pleasure of working with people who are simply *the best in the business.* Professionals who excel at what they do, who you can think of as partners every step of the way. We've done three different real estate transactions with Francie and her team, and each one far exceeded expectations. A mere recommendation wouldn't suffice -- if you don't work with them, you are truly missing out. Is it any surprise they're the #1 selling team in Westchester?

We had the pleasure of being introduced to Pamela Grunstein on the Francie Malian team at Compass through Zillow and we could not be more grateful for that connection! Pamela assisted us in buying our first home from the other side of the country. In addition to the entire home buying process, she assisted us in our relocation process from the West Cost to Westchester, while we continued our search. She was an absolute dream to work with! Friendly, knowledgeable, and always available for even the smallest question. She took the stress off of this process and truly helped us to buy the house of our dreams. And while Pamela is amazing, so is the entire Francie Malia team. So many helpful resources were provided to us by the team, as well as contacts we would need in the process of purchasing the home. Everyone they connected us with was phenomenal to work with. We simply could not recommend Pamela and the FM team enough! We feel so fortunate to have found and worked with Pamela, and are so grateful she helped us turn our dream into a reality!

We could not have asked for a better team than Francie and Catherine to help us navigate the home buying process, especially in this market. They are very knowledgeable, responsive, and honest. They took the time to get to know us and understand what we were looking for. Catherine was kind and patient with us as we made numerous requests for information to see if the properties we were interested in had a viable pool site. We feel fortunate to have been connected with them (a friend referred them!) and are very happy with our new home!

We worked with Pamela Grunstein to find our new home in Westchester. We truly could not recommend her more highly. She made the experience of looking for a new home easy, seamless, pleasant and, most importantly....successful. Pamela quickly honed in on our preferences and taste and found the absolutely perfect home for us. We felt completely supported every step of the way and Pamela went above and beyond at every turn. In just a few short weeks, she truly feels like a friend. She is the absolute best. We love her!

On March 1, 2022 I had a pleasure to meet Francie Malina from Compass Westchester County. Before we meet and enjoyed a lovely luncheon that Francie and Meg arranged ; Francie's email invitation was very well put together that I cannot resist to sign up. Throughout the luncheon she was very professional yet personable, she kept everyone involved but in a very fun way. The main conversation was about "What is your Mantra for this year" and collaborate without ego. Everyone shared their own "Mantra" and I thought to myself that I am very lucky that I had a chance to be a part of Compass and meet all the wonderful women! Great job Francie and Meg!!! I cannot wait to hopefully see you soon in NYC.

Julia Connor is my agent and to say that she went above and beyond is an understatement. Thanks to Julia, the first place of interest to me, she was able to get the specific details on the space to help me make a true educated choice. The place I went in to contract with and ultimately purchased had more than its fair share of process issues and she was leading me every step of the way, solving each issue as they happened. Julia was ALWAYS available to help and to answer any and all questions!

We had an terrific experience buying our first home with Julia Connor in a very competitive market. We navigated 40% price increases over the past two years, while also staring down surging interest rates this spring. It was obviously a tough environment, but Julia helped us every step of the way. I wholeheartedly recommend her and the Francie Maline Team. Julia essentially did the impossible by finding a home in an elite part of Westchester for under a million dollars (not to mention negotiating down tens of thousands on the closing price). She helped us thread the needle by fine tuning our offers so we could get the right trade off between the lowest interest rate and the lowest price on a house that we loved. We got past the most heated part of the market and negotiated a great deal ( ~450 / sqft in a tier 1 neighborhood), but also locked in a rate before they soared. Julia had her finger on the pulse, and I was impressed by her combination of business savvy and real estate fundamentals. Aside from the dollars and cents, Julia helped us in every way imaginable from advising us on how (and whether) to write letters to owners to going through our final inspection so carefully that she made recommendations on our construction punchlist. She’s exacting but also creative, relaxed, and personable. She got to know us and our preferences and understood what we needed vs. wanted, and tried to make sure we got both. There are a million other things I haven’t mentioned, like pulling records, helping us get into the right schools, and knowing the best contractors, architects, lawyers. Did I mention she had to show us like a dozen houses to get all these variables perfect? She was honest, helpful, and meticulous — the complete package. I help investors buy single family rental homes in my day job, and I wish the institutional acquisition teams were as good as Julia. I can’t say enough.

We cannot speak highly enough about our experience with Melissa. She was a pleasure to work with. Buying a home in the recent market was very stressful. However, Melissa listened to what we wanted and found us a home to meet our family’s needs. She was extremely responsive during the closing process and even a year later continues to be helpful with any questions we may have. We highly recommend Melissa for any real estate needs you may have.