Maggie has sold over $185 million of real estate in her 12+ years in the industry. She has a wealth of knowledge from her diverse experience helping sellers, buyers, landlords and tenants. She works with both end-users and investors across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Maggie possesses expert negotiation skills and a keen sense of value. Her vast knowledge of the overall industry, specific market trends, and local inventory enables her to provide a superior level of service.
Her clients attribute her success to her empathy and ability to explain the process in an understandable and thorough manner. Diligently guiding clients to ensure a seamless process, she prioritizes discretion and client needs. She keeps her client’s best interest at heart, and helps them find the most promising opportunities. Her integrity and endless commitment to client relationships make working with her an enriching experience.
As a second-time homeowner herself, she understands the technical and emotional elements that her clients go through during the buying and selling process. Having personally gut-renovated an apartment, she leverages her ability to optimize spatial layouts and help buyers or renters envision their ideal living space. She also has expertise with townhouses, new development, first time homebuyers, the ins-and-outs of co-purchasing and co-op gifting processes, and high-end rentals.
Maggie has lived in Downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn for 18 years. She is a true neighborhood expert, and she remains current on the latest restaurants, lifestyle destinations, and the history of locales throughout New York City. You can see several of her historical videos from the series “Full Disclosure” on SERHANT.’s channel Listed.
Before real estate, Maggie worked in the fashion and legal industries. She is an active member of the School of American Ballet Advisory Council, New York Junior League, the New York Public Library, and the Brooklyn Public Library. She served for several years as the Encore Co-Chair for the School of American Ballet’s Winter Ball, as well as the Vice President of Success Academy’s Young Professional Committee.
She is a graduate of New York University with a double degree in History and East Asian Studies and a minor in Politics. While at NYU, she studied abroad in Shanghai and London.
In her free time, Maggie enjoys playing tennis, cooking, reading, running along the Hudson River, and traveling.
Licensed as Margaret Chong.
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In the middle of one of the toughest buyer's markets, Maggie was able to find us our perfect home at the right price! And she did so with endless patience, thoroughness, professionalism, and warmth. We couldn't have had a better experience shopping for a home with Maggie. This, paired with her tasteful eye for space and market expertise, provided just the right guidance for us during ...
Lucy Tan
In a very difficult real estate market, Maggie exceeded all expectations. She understood what the apartment needed in order to generate interest, and she followed up on all details. She is an absolute pleasure. She has a positive approach and always looks at solving issues which she absolutely did. I put complete trust in Maggie's recommendations on tweaking our strategy. She ha...
Peter Movesian
As a first time buyer, Maggie walked me through every step of the process leading to purchasing my dream home. Maggie's listening skills and eye for the unique were invaluable through this experience. What was initially anxiety provoking and unknown soon became exciting and simple with her assistance and enthusiasm. I feel fortunate to have worked with someone so knowledgeable, availa...
Marissa Block
Maggie is a pleasure to work with. She's very knowledgeable of the market and understanding of her client's needs. She gives her all for her clients and works extremely hard to help you find exactly what you ask for. Working with Maggie made finding a new apartment fun and exciting again.
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