Raphael Avigdor is candid, hardworking and has a great sense of humor.
Loyal and correct in all dealings, he truly loves his work and strives to the highest level of professionalism. In addition to his passion for Real Estate, Raphael loves learning about new cultures, places, and people. You will find him at the most unique social settings, talking about his professional photography exhibits, one of his documentary films, or playing polo, his most recent passion.
With an exciting 15 years in the industry after a 20 year career in International Trade, Raphael maintains a fresh and positive attitude. He built his customer and client base by listening intently to their needs, wants and desires, and then working tirelessly to achieve their goals. With the creation of extensive tax map charting and in depth use of statistic analysis, Raphael is called upon by both buyers and sellers for his acumen in pricing properties, homes and vacant land. Fluent in 6 languages, his experience and time tested proven negotiation strategies benefit his customers and clients bringing their real estate dreams to fruition. His mission: To use my knowledge and experience to provide superior service while holding myself to the highest ethical standard. It is integral to pick a truly professional broker to represent your interests and Raphael has the track record to prove his efforts. Raphael has forged a strong working relationship with every broker from every agency here on the East End.
Raphael is extremely knowledgeable of the latest inventory of homes and the pulse of the market at all times. The beautiful horse country of Water Mill, Bridgehampton North and the Noyac corridor is his back yard and where he has built his business over the last 15 years. With an average of 20,000 miles clocked on his Odometer per year for 15 consecutive years; he knows the latest trades and available inventory. From Southampton to East Hampton, Sagaponack to Sag Harbor, his knowledge of the market extends to Amagansett and Montauk and most recently Florida. He has hung his license with Douglas Elliman's Lincoln Rd office and has a team in place to handle all your South Florida Real Estate needs.
Upon graduating from Great Neck North High School,Raphael studied Israeli Literature at Tel Aviv University continuing on to Columbia University where he entered into the Architecture program. There he met his design professor at Columbia; Robert A. M. Stern. After Architecture school, in his own words: 'Life got in the way' and he found himself running his Family's Fashion and Textile Exporting business for the next 20 years. The family business: Abert Trading Inc. became the exclusive distributor for brands such as The Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Kipling luggage in Latin America. In 2011 he moved to his summer home in Southampton full time, to start a new career in the Luxury Real Estate Industry. Ironically, the first house that he sold in the Hamptons was in fact a home designed by his once professor: Robert A.M. Stern.
Raphael is a well-rounded person who pursues interests in writing, music, photography and stone sculpture. An avid traveler, on his most recent trek in Nepal, he successfully reached base camp of Mt. Everest. His latest documentary film The Man Who Saved the World, is now enjoying exposure at numerous international film festivals across the world and has appearance of well-respected actors Matt Damon, Robert DeNiro and Kevin Costner. Raphael is also a Samba Drummer and performs with Boom Samba School, often having led the Hamptons Monday Night Drum Circle in Sagaponack for many years.
Named in the "top ten" producers for all of Long Island for 12 consecutive years from 2004-2016 and ranking #4 in 2015 for gross commission income and #2 in total transactions, Raphael and the wonderful group of young, ambitious, hardworking, ethical, smart, talented and lovely international people that comprise Team Raphael Avigdor, are capable of handling all your real estate needs from Southampton to South Beach. We are not looking for a one time deal. We adamantly believe that this business is all about the relationships that can be earned and built over time. Happy to assist with a $500,000 sale and sophisticated enough to handle any multimillion dollar property or interest. There is no other broker and Team who works as hard as they do, who are as determined, knowledgeable and available on a 24/7 basis to service the buyer or seller.
Buy, Sell , Develop with Team Raphael Avigdor at Douglas Elliman Real Estate
NYC-Hamptons-Miami
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