JODY DICKSTEIN & MICHAEL DICKSTEIN

Known as “The Luxury Home Listers,” Jody Dickstein and her son Michael Dickstein, have a keen ability to make clients feel comfortable in their homes. Specializing in homes ranging from $500,000 to $10 million, The Dickstein Group is not only highly skilled at negotiating, but expert stagers and available around the clock.

How do you differentiate yourselves from the competition?

We have the ability to help our sellers and buyers with design ideas and staging to sell. We are always available for our clients. We love to negotiate the best price for them and keep the market time short. We always accompany our showings; we are not fans of lock boxes on a client’s home. It’s a stressful time for the buyers and sellers and we let them know, “relax, we will do all the work.”

Areas of the home one should invest in?

Kitchen, baths, and mechanical updates. Outside curb appeal is also important. Make it clean, light up the landscape, plant some pretty flowers, and paint the front door.

Advice for a new agent?

We love when new agents start in real estate. It opens opportunities for all of us. We tell them to team up with a seasoned agent for some of their first transactions, so they are comfortable with the process.

Most looking forward to in 2023?

We are looking forward to a fresh, new market— one that resets and normalizes. It was tough for buyers the past few years.

Jody Dickstein & Michael Dickstein are with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate. For more information, call 847-651-7100 or visit thedicksteingroup.com.