Dottie Herman

From the December issue:
Dottie Herman is the president and CEO of Prudential Douglas Elliman, which has more than 60 offices in New York City, Long Island and the Hamptons. Herman, who began her career as a real estate broker on Long Island, purchased Prudential Long Island Realty in 1989. After expanding the company to the Hamptons, she purchased longtime Manhattan brokerage Douglas Elliman for nearly $72 million with her business partner, Howard Lorber, in 2003. The company continues to grow, recently opening new offices in the West Village and in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Herman sat down with The Real Deal to discuss the challenges of starting in real estate as a single mother, career mistakes and balancing family and work.

Dottie Herman, president and CEO of Prudential Douglas Elliman, has expanded her presence on the Real Estate Channel with a new column called “Help Me, Dottie.” In her first entry, Herman answers queries from readers, including a couple looking to refinance its mortgage, a single mom with poor credit hoping to buy her first home, and two sisters seeking a home they can purchase as a joint investment. The column is slated to run on a weekly basis. TRD