Real estate has always been Michael's passion. Starting in his childhood, dragging his father to open houses and his first real estate job was under the apprenticeship of one of New York's biggest developers. Today he is an expert who has not only overseen numerous residential development and construction projects, but also made a name for himself with some of the most record breaking, high profile deals of the last decade. Michael's rise in real estate was a natural progression. A native of Long Island's South Shore, he graduated from the prestigious Babson College in Wellesley, MA, with a BS in Real Estate and Finance. He furthered his education with a law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and earned a Master's degree in Real Estate from New York University. As an attorney who procured hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate transactions, he felt compelled to pursue his true calling and joined Douglas Elliman in 2006. As the star of "Million Dollar Listing New York" Michael displayed his encyclopedic knowledge of real estate history, architecture and design. He also began to build on his own real estate portfolio and learned how to invest wisely in New... Read More