Live From 990 - Chrissi and Steve

Chrissi is a 4th generation Black Realtor in Philadelphia interviewing her father, Steve, a 3rd generation Black Realtor and Radio Personality (amongst other things!).
Listen to Steve's fascinating story rich with Philadelphia history.

We spoke to EWR  agents and asked them what they have planned for Thanksgiving during this pandemic year, what are they thankful for and asked them a Thanksgiving Trivia Question.
Hear any familiar voices?!
3 Part Series

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We spoke to EWR  agents and asked them what they have planned for Thanksgiving during this pandemic year, what are they thankful for and asked them a Thanksgiving Trivia Question.
Hear any familiar voices?!
3 Part Series

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We spoke to EWR  agents and asked them what they have planned for Thanksgiving during this pandemic year, what are they thankful for and asked them a Thanksgiving Trivia Question.
Hear any familiar voices?!
3 Part Series

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

How do you test real estate knowledge while having to socially distance?
How do you stay sharp even when Cornoavirus has made us "Stay-at-Home"?

We asked EWR Agents & Staff some basic mortgage questions...lets see if they know the answers!!

Featuring: Karrie Gavin, Neil DiFranco, Christian Fegel, Chrissi Gaddie, Sam Markovitz, Bob Elfant & Paul Walsh

Don't be afraid of Commercial Real Estate!
Christopher Plant gives great advice to all of our EWR agents about selling Commercial Real Estate.

Christopher Plant has been a real estate agent with Elfant Wissahickon Realtors since 2005. He was voted the Rookie of the Year for all Realtors in the Greater Philadelphia Area by GPAR in 2005 and he has never looked back. Christopher is very active within the full spectrum of residential real estate needs from First-Time Buyers, re-locations, downsizing and investment. Christopher is also very active in Commercial Real Estate and has been at the heart of many major transactions in downtown Philadelphia and, in particular, Northwest Philadelphia.

His commercial specialty is helping businesses determine what their true real estate needs as they grow to the next level. Christopher also recently established a new website called BrooklyntoPhilly.com to help Brooklynites make that jump to Philadelphia.

Christopher is also very active in the non-profit world and serves on the Boards of HiddenCity Philadelphia, CultureWorks of Greater Philadephia and is the Board VP for the Franklin’s Paine Skatepark Fund. Paines Park, the signature park to the FPSF, is set to have its ribbon cutting in May 2013! Christopher also coaches baseball and soccer for his two children, Morgan (12) and Mason (11). His wife of 15 years, Jessica Meeker, owns and operates the Vitality Pilates and Yoga Studio in West Mount Airy, Philadelphia. Christopher is also a very active fine arts painter and just had a one-man show called: Now That’s Plantastic!

Bob Elfant, Founding Partner of Elfant Wissahickon, shares the history of EWR and gives us key insights into what it means to be successful.

Robert J. Elfant was born in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia. His family moved to the near suburbs when Bob was a child. After graduating from Springfield High School (Montgomery County), he attended the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, where he earned a BS in Economics in 1973.

He joined his father’s real estate business after graduation from Wharton; became president of the company in 1977; and opened a second location on Germantown Avenue in Mount Airy in 1984. In 1993, the sales division of Martin Elfant Inc. merged with Wissahickon Realty to become Elfant Wissahickon REALTORS.

Although his success in real estate can be witnessed all over the Northwest section of Philadelphia, his accomplishments go well beyond the amassing of property. Bob Elfant instinctively understands that “place matters”. Because of that, he has spent much of his time establishing community institutions that would be beneficial to all. In the past decade, Bob, his wife, Nancy, and a small group of partners, established the Trolley Car Diner on a gateway property in Mount Airy. From early morning to late at night, the diner is full of a people looking for a “home style meal” and camaraderie. The establishment of Valley Green Bank came out of the desire to bring a community bank to Mount Airy. After a year of frustration trying to convince an already established bank to open an office on Germantown Ave., Bob and his partners did it themselves. The bank has grown steadily and has opened a second office in Chestnut Hill.

His community activism extends far and wide. He is actively involved in East and West Mount Airy Neighbors Associations; Arden Theatre; Mount Airy Learning Tree; Philomusica Chorale; Mount Airy baseball; Weaver’s Way Co-op; Mount Airy Village Development Corporation; and the Mount Airy Business Association. The list of organizations he has supported financially is too many to count. Because of Bob Elfant’s personal commitment of time and effort to the organizations and the neighborhoods that he holds dear, he has been honored by WMAN as one of “40 Good Neighbors”; awarded the honorary title of Mayor of Mount Airy by Mount Airy USA; received the Edgar Baker Award for Community service from East Mount airy Neighbors; and the Community College of Philadelphia Northwest Center Award for Leadership.

Bob Elfant and his wife, Nancy, both huge Philadelphia sports fans, have been married for over thirty-five years. They have three children. Lauren, who is married to James Wong, is a Public Defender in the Bronx. Their daughter, Jamie, lives in Munich and operates a Bed & Breakfast. Jeffrey, their son, works in property management at Martin Elfant, Inc.

Karrie Gavin tells us how she got into real estate and what makes the Karrie Gavin Group so successful.

The Karrie Gavin Group is consistently ranked among the very top teams in Philadelphia, not only in sales volume, but most importantly, in client satisfaction ratings.

Responsiveness, market knowledge, top-notch negotiation skills, and tireless determination to help clients achieve their goals, are just a few of the qualities you will see noted again and again in their many glowing reviews by happy clients that can be found on Zillow and other sites.

They have been the Top Producing team at Elfant Wissahickon Realtors by Sales Volume since 2013. Elfant Wissahickon Realtors is the largest independent brokerage in the Philadelphia region and the third in the state.

Among her many awards, Karrie has been voted Best Realtor for Families in Philadelphia by Philadelphia Family magazine. As a Certified Negotiation Expert (C.N.E.), Karrie also has a proven track record of negotiating deals and a high success rate in competitive offer situations, which is often necessary in today’s market.

Jeanne Whipple, creator and founder of Philly Home Girls tells us how she started her award winning team, the unique value that PHG brings to their clients and also gives us her key insight to the 2020 marketplace. 

Founded in 2011, The Philly Home Girls have sold over $600M in real estate and have enjoyed an almost strictly referral-based business. They have earned praise from David Bell Professor of Marketing at Wharton, Aronte Bennett, Professor of Marketing at Villanova and were featured in the Real Estate section of the Philadelphia Inquirer for innovative methods of utilizing social media to market real estate. The Philly Home Girls have  been recognized as the #6 team in the Philadelphia region and were ranked #15 in sides and #16 in volume in all of Pennsylvania in 2016 according to Real Trends. They received the Five Star Referral Award in Philadelphia Magazine and are one of the highest ranked real estate teams on Yelp. The team was ranked the #1 team overall within the Coldwell Banker Preferred 10 office franchise for the past four years (#1 in GCI, #1 in overall total units sold and #1 in buyer units sold) and the #8 NRT team nationwide in units sold. The Philadelphia Business Journal and Forum of Executive Women recognized the Philly Home Girls with the Advancing Women Company Award in 2016. 

Digital Marketing expert Rachel Waxman, owner of Princess Rachel LLC, breaks down some great social media and branding tips.