The Kleier klan dropped in on “Live with Regis and Kelly” this morning to teach departing host Regis Philbin the tricks of the real estate trade. Where to start? Your typical New York City apartment, of course: Michele Kleier’s $27.5 million listing on the 16th floor of the former Stanhope hotel. Watch the clip above as the matriarch of the self-described “First Family of Real Estate” shows him the ropes of New York City showings. Among her tips: don’t say “entryway,” say “gallery;” “den” is a dirty word — it’s a library here; and we never, ever say “his and hers” anymore (this is New York, after all). Regis flubbed the “his and hers” bit on his first-ever showing, but Kleier said she thinks he’s “trainable” — good news in case he ever needs any cash post-retirement.

Core founder and HGTV’s “Selling New York” star Shaun Osher is relaunching his “Core Talks” webisode series with the help of a real estate pro who’s already warmed to the camera. In the living room of her $27.5 million listing at the former Stanhope Hotel, “Selling New York” co-star Michele Kleier, of Gumley Haft Kleier, chatted with Osher about the current real estate environment and about how she got into the industry nearly 30 years ago. Now, she said, “I think you and I are two of the only really strong boutique firms that are around.” But despite her newfound reality television fame, Kleier remains, in her own words, “very old fashioned.” She told Osher, “I am not a person who you will find on e-mail all the time… I hate it when I’m out with somebody and they’re looking at an apartment and they’re on their e-mail. It’s like, so irritating. You know, give me 10 minutes.”

From left: 995 Fifth Avenue, Beth Fisher of Corcoran Sunshine, Raizy Haas of Extell Development, and Michele Kleier of Gumley Haft Kleier (building photo source: PropertyShark)

[UPDATE, 5:15 p.m.] Even more “Selling NY” spoilers (involving Bryant Park and Annie Liebovitz) and pictures from last night’s event after the jump. For a slideshow, click here.

There’s drama brewing on the 16th floor of Extell Development’s 995 Fifth Avenue, the former Stanhope Hotel and one of the buildings featured in the new HGTV series “Selling NY,” which kicks off March 18. At least, there will be in front of the cameras, The Real Deal has learned: the show is planning to highlight Extell’s decision to bring in Gumley Haft Kleier to help Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group sell the full-floor apartment in at least one episode this season. Earlier this year, Gumley Haft Kleier’s Michele Kleier and her real estate agent daughters, Samantha and Sabrina, landed the co-exclusive for the 8,360-square-foot unit — Fifth Avenue’s largest and now the only one remaining in the 17-story, 26-unit, gut-renovated building. It is listed for $28.5 million with Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group and will be the site of at least part of the new realty reality show’s season finale, which was filmed last night with a full house of brokers and the press. Comments

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