Professional and Knowledgable - Sharon Bodnar Briskman and Nancy Beard helped me sell my parents' home in Briarcliff. Sharon was extremely knowledgeable about the market for mid-century homes and helped set a price for the home, stage it, and locate a wonderful photographer. Sharon and Nancy accompanied all 67 showings and guided the sales process through showings, negotiations and closing all within 3 months! Sharon's years of experience and her professionalism kept the process smooth and calm. As I did not live near the house they went above and beyond helping me keep the house in order during the sales process. I literally could not have done it with out them.

Excellent, Professional, and Calm - Ms. Bodnar Briskman created effective, high quality listing materials to promote our home sale. She (or her co-agent) attended every showing. Her calm demeanor helped smooth the way through the stressful process of selling. She was readily available to handle any concern.

Excellent, Professional, and Calm - Ms. Bodnar Briskman created effective, high quality listing materials to promote our home sale. She (or her co-agent) attended every showing. Her calm demeanor helped smooth the way through the stressful process of selling. She was readily available to handle any concern.

Our house was not the easiest property to sell, and market forces were certainly against us but Sharon was determined, single-minded, resourceful and ultimately successful. What I appreciate most about Sharon is that she is smart, practical, realistic and straightforward. Shes not the kind of realtor who is going to give you happy talk or make false promises about what she can or cannot do. She tells it like it is, and her opinions, gleaned from years of experience, are totally on target. I wouldnt hesitate to recommend Sharon.

There is no one better than Sharon! We had an unusual house to sell and she understood immediately how to market and show the house to prospective buyers highlighting its uniqueness. She found us the perfect buyers and managed all the negotiations, communication and trials and tribulations that go along with selling a house. She was always pleasant, positive and responsive to both our needs and those of the buyers making the experience as smooth and stress free as possible. We hold her expertise in high regard and would recommend her to anyone without hesitation.

I have never worked with someone as professional and efficient as Sharon. Our selling experience was seamless because of her. She knew exactly what needed to be done to get our property sold quickly. Id highly recommend her to anyone. If you are looking for a knowledgeable and true professional, dont go any further and call Sharon right away.

I interviewed brokers/associate brokers from the top three real estate offices in my home area. Sharon was by far the most knowledgeable, honest, and best prepared real estate professional. The first time I met with Sharon, she viewed our home and we made an appointment to meet again to discuss marketing, value, pricing, etc. I was pleasantly surprised with the homework Sharon had done for this meeting: She professionally prepared and presented to me in letter size book format a colorful marketing proposal with comparable sold and available homes, including advantages of marketing with her company, and advantages of marketing with her in particular. She presented her common sense suggestions for enhancing the showing and marketability of the home, was right on the money on the value of the home (a broker from another local real estate who claims to be the top broker in Westchester, and who actually charges you for listing with him, was off/low by about 20%), and never appeared pushy. Once our home was ready with the marketing suggestions Sharon had made, she hired a professional photographer to accent the wonderful features of the home. Within a week of exposure on the market, we had three offers, and quickly did a best and final, after which the home sold above the list price (which Sharon had told me beforehand would be a possibility at the price point that we had decided to market the home). The home showings went smoothly. Sharon arranged a box of booties in the entrance to the home to protect the hardwood floors, and she brought a nice flower to set on top of the dining table. She was always reachable by phone or text and/or email. Advance notice and feedback of showings was always given. Sharon was the consummate professional in representing us in the negotiations with the offers and the contract process, and she worked well together with the co-broker from another office who turned out to have the best offer on the home. I have over 25 years real estate experience myself (including as a real estate broker outside of Westchester County), and I did my due diligence before choosing Sharon to market our home. I drove by the homes that the other two brokers compared our home to (I didnt just take their word for what they told me about our home and the comparables), and I found the integrity of those other two (associate) brokers highly questionable from the comparables (closed and available) that they had presented to me. I would certainly recommend Sharon to a friend or family member, and I would be most willing to confirm my statements above by way of phone or written reference outside of this review.

We recently sold our property, a nearly 10-acre historic Hudson River estate in upper Westchester County, through Sharon Bodnar Briskman, one of the most experienced brokers with Houlihan Lawrence. Before engaging a broker to sell our primary residence for over 20 years, a senior officer of a prominent Westchester-based financial advisor canvassed colleagues with predominantly local clientele who were collectively familiar with numerous sales of luxury homes, and asked who they would recommend. Not surprisingly, Sharons name dominated the list. Though we discussed the project with other high-end brokers, Sharon impressed us with her ability to enlist and leverage the vast network and resources of Houlihan, as well as gaining the attention and direct involvement of Houlihans private broker, focused exclusively on the luxury market in Westchester, the Hudson Valley and western Connecticut, with a market share of over 50%. (The ultimate buyer was represented by another Houlihan broker, well-known to Sharon.) As with other historic properties, in every way ours was unique. Though meticulously restored, renovated and maintained, our Brittany stone manor house had many amenities and modern technology, such as geothermal; it needed buyers who would fall-in-love with it, much as we had. We delayed the listing by a year after formally engaging Sharon and Houlihan, unfortunately coinciding with the beginning of a free-fall in the luxury real estate markets which by many counts has fallen 50-60% from peak values of 2015. High-end properties were flooding the market. By keeping us informed of market action, inaction and realities, Sharon kept us ahead of the curve, and while we were forced to adjust to the impact of the new tax law, we ended up faring better than the market.Sharon was intimately involved with every aspect of the project including orchestrating brokers open houses, even engaging caterers in several locations on the property and an excellent jazz pianist to play the concert grand in the main house. She made certain of every detail regarding C of Os, surveys and plans, particularly involving difficult to document projects by former owners. She made trips to Town and County departments, such as Health, Planning, and Records, where she could call on assistance from senior and other staff members, many of whom she knew. Where she deemed it appropriate she brought in other resources, such as an independent photographer who was an outdoor specialist, which led to brochure supplements capturing many views of the extensive gardens and river cameos during different seasons. Our house was eclectically furnished featuring various antique periods, styles and a broad range of artwork. Sharon supervised the generation of a virtual-staging brochure showing the many public rooms in a more contemporary style.Not only was Sharon assiduous, hands-on and very astute, she was always personable and professional.She was and is a delight to work with!

Sharon was extremely patient, professional and responsive and I highly recommend her as an Agent for a buyer or seller. She is also brutally honest, while remaining diplomatic, which is critical in this business.

Sharon Bodnar Briskman is a real pro. She listens well, but gives her perspective and has good reasons for it. Shes effective and decisive and I will ask to do my next transaction.