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Pam Liebman
Pam Liebman is the president and CEO of Corcoran Group. Liebman joined Corcoran in 1985 and became head of the company in 2000. Liebman was born in 1962 and grew up on Staten Island. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters.
Pam Liebman Q&A
What is Pam Liebman known for?
Liebman is known for her leadership at Corcoran, one of the biggest residential brokerages in New York City. As President and CEO, Liebman lead negotiations that resulted in the purchase of the Corcoran Group by NRT. Liebman also oversaw Corcoran's acquisition of Citi Habitats, the merger between Sunshine Group and Corcoran Group Marketing, and Corcoran's expansion into new brokerages in Palm Beach and the Hamptons.
Why is Pam Liebman important to the real estate industry?
Liebman has overseen Corcoran's expansions since 2000, which have impacted the residential real estate industry in New York and beyond. Corcoran's acquisition by NRT made Corcoran consolidated power for Realogy Holdings, which owns several other major real estate firms including Sotheby's and Coldwell Banker. Additionally, offices outside the New York markets in the Hamptons and South Florida allowed Corcoran's influence and prominence to spread to new markets.
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August 28, 2019—Corcoran Group CEO Pam Liebman recalls an interaction with her first boss saying: "'Pam, why don’t you do another shift?’ I said, ‘Why don’t you go to hell?”
May 11, 2017—The Corcoran Group's Pamela Liebman and Douglas Elliman's Howard Lorber will sit down one-on-one during The Real Deal's NYC Real Estate Showcase and Forum.
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