Monticello is a boutique real estate firm offering highly specialized services for buyers and sellers in the Capital Region. The Albany Business Review ranked Monticello as the 2018 & 2017 fastest growing residential real estate brokerage in the Capital Region. In 2018 Business Review ranked Monticello the seventh fastest growing company in the entire region.
The firm sold over 200 homes in 2018, with a total sales volume of more than $46,000,000. As an independent brokerage, Monticello focuses more on providing white glove service, highly specialized marketing tools, and innovative solutions to selling homes and assisting their clients. Monticello trains their agents to serve much like sherpas: reducing risk, carrying the load, and providing comfort along the way.
The firm sold over 200 homes in 2018, with a total sales volume of more than $46,000,000. As an independent brokerage, Monticello focuses more on providing white glove service, highly specialized marketing tools, and innovative solutions to selling homes and assisting their clients. Monticello trains their agents to serve much like sherpas: reducing risk, carrying the load, and providing comfort along the way.
Services
At Monticello Real Estate, we take marketing seriously. Every Monticello listing is treated with a custom website, that gives home buyers access to professional photos, 4K aerial drone videography, and most importantly, a 3D Matterport virtual reality tour. Matterport virtual reality tours are convenient and easy to use.
Buying a home is a significant financial and emotional decision. Navigating the Capital Region real estate market can be overwhelming. At Monticello, we carefully listen to your concerns, wants, and needs to simplify the process and ensure success. We pay particular attention to the current market conditions and provide you with the most recent and relevant information.
We recognize that selling your home is often a very stressful event, involving significant emotional and financial decisions. With so many realtors to choose from, and so many houses to compete against, it can be overwhelming. But at Monticello we simplify the otherwise complex transaction to deliver top dollar for your home.
Often, simple aesthetic adjustments can enhance your home's showing potential. Especially in the current buyer's market, your future buyer will judge your property against dozens of competing homes. It is worth taking the extra time and energy to ensure you are showing the best side of your home. Organize and downsize: Putting your house on the market is the perfect time to organize your cabinets and closets, and get rid of the clutter.
Professional Photos & Design Consultation: We call it the two-second rule. With buyers scrolling through hundreds of online listings, we have two seconds to capture a buyer's attention. Professional photos are the first impression of your home. In addition to professional photos, we also offer an interior design consultation to provide inexpensive staging opportunities.
Reviews (13)
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Dec 03, 2021
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I recently became the executor of an estate and in that capacity needed to sell a house in Albany. I have almost no experience in real estate, and live two hours away. Alex was extremely patient, knowledgable and informative from day one. We prepped and sold the house very quickly, at well over the asking price. Alex Monticello and his team handled everything perfectly - I would (and will) eagerly recommend them.
Todd Gillespie
Nov 24, 2021
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Alex and his team were wonderful from start to finish! We consulted him almost a year in advance of putting our Center Square townhouse on the market and he came and toured the home and gave us sound, pragmatic advice for things we could and should do to ensure a quick sale. Even more impressive - this service was completely free! It was a no-brainer once we were ready to sell to come back to Alex and have him list our home. He quickly organized professional photos, set up a unique website and got our house featured as a "house of the week" in the TimesUnion! We had a full-price offer on the home
Chrystal McDuffie
Nov 24, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Alex and his team were amazing and great to have on your side during negotiations. He knows the market and especially in this market knows how to get multiple offers for over asking. We would not hesitate to use Alex and his team in the future!
Alex and his team were amazing and great to have on your side during negotiations. He knows the market and especially in this market knows how to get multiple offers for over asking. We would not hesitate to use Alex and his team in the future!
Amanda May
Sep 22, 2021
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Sean Parnett
Apr 28, 2021
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Alex Monticello and his team helped us sell our home in Albany this spring with resounding success. He was able to provide strong guidance on showing and marketing the home for the best results. We took his advice and resources and were able to lock in a buyer within 2 days from market. His team coordinated a dense visit schedule to help facilitate this. We are extremely happy with the results and how easy the process was with the Monticello team’s support!
Highly recommend using this group in any purchase or sale.
Highly recommend using this group in any purchase or sale.
Katherine P.
Mar 28, 2021
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Thanks to Alex, we are currently writing this review from our dream first home. While we had been casually viewing home listings online for a few months, we hadn't done much research about the actual buying process. Things got serious quickly when we suddenly fell in love with a home we saw online. Alex was super responsive and set up a showing for the same day. The home had multiple offers and required us to act fast. Alex found us a reliable local credit union to work with for a pre-qualification and then advised us on a competitive offer. In the meantime, he showed us similar homes in the
Erik Morton
Mar 19, 2021
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I have had the pleasure of working with Alex on the buy-side and the sell-side. In all experiences I have found Alex to be trustworthy and highly effective.
Alex and his firm use the latest marketing technology to provide potential buyers with compelling photography (including drone-based views) and 3D visualizations of your property. These selling methods are becoming standard but Alex was a pioneer in this space and does much of this work in-house. This allows him to rapidly launch your property in a compelling way.
Perhaps more importantly, Alex is a strong negotiator with a keen sense for
Alex and his firm use the latest marketing technology to provide potential buyers with compelling photography (including drone-based views) and 3D visualizations of your property. These selling methods are becoming standard but Alex was a pioneer in this space and does much of this work in-house. This allows him to rapidly launch your property in a compelling way.
Perhaps more importantly, Alex is a strong negotiator with a keen sense for
Celeste Steinke
Mar 15, 2021
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Monticello Reality is a top notch, full- service real estate firm. They guide you through the buying/selling process at your own pace and you feel truly valued as a client.
Monticello Reality optimizes all the newest marketing tools to help propel your home to forefront of available homes in the area. They also work tirelessly to find you the perfect place to call home.
They also are one of the most philanthropic community partners in the region. They spotlight local small businesses, sponsor nonprofit events, as well as encouraging their staff to personally volunteer for causes they care about
Monticello Reality optimizes all the newest marketing tools to help propel your home to forefront of available homes in the area. They also work tirelessly to find you the perfect place to call home.
They also are one of the most philanthropic community partners in the region. They spotlight local small businesses, sponsor nonprofit events, as well as encouraging their staff to personally volunteer for causes they care about
Pete Annely
Feb 01, 2021
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Alex was recommended to us by a friend he worked with previously. He was very responsive, had great knowledge of the area and the real estate process (we were first time buyers). He took us through the process, and helped get our bid accepted even though there were multiple similar offers on the table. I couldn't say enough great things about how easy he made the process. Alex was also very responsive to voice/text/email, making it easy to keep in contact however you most feel comfortable. He's about to put our other property on the market, can't imagine using anyone else.
Meredith W.
Jan 11, 2021
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Alex made selling our home, even mid-pandemic, so much easier than we could have imagined! He and his staff are consummate professionals -- invariably responsive, systematic in determining the best strategy for marketing our home, even-keeled, and just all-around super competent and easy to work with. We were kept fully updated at every step of the way -- great for someone as neurotic as I am -- and were delighted with the outcome. Also, Megan took amazing photos and videos! This is a brokerage that really understands what it takes to market real estate both online and in person. I really can&apos
Meghan M.
Jan 30, 2018
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Marianne L.
Mar 12, 2017
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We chose Alex Monticello to be our real estate agent when we decided to sell our turn-of-the-century home in East Greenbush. He applied his experience to employ the state-of-the-art photography, videography and marketing technics, which showcased the best features of our home. The house was only on the market for four months; during that time we had 4 offers to consider. He guided us through the entire decision-making process with his professional counseling so we could arrive at an informed decision that produced the best financial outcome for us.
Alex will be the first person we will turn
Alex will be the first person we will turn
Maggie S.
Apr 08, 2016
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Alex and his team of associates were an excellent choice when purchasing a house; they made an otherwise frustrating process seamless. He had just the right combination of patience and perseverance when we were faced with a time crunch. We couldn't be happier with our choices, both our home and our realtor.
