Marques Brown has over 15 years of real estate experience, Mr. Brown has grown into one of the most sought-after real estate brokers in New York. His hard work, determination and signed contracts has him on track to close over $500 million in real estate transactions. After just 2 years as a Real Estate Sales Agent right in the heart of the market crash, he boldly opened his own brokerage in 2008. Not just surviving but thriving in one of the worst real estate markets, closing millions in sales. Mr. Brown developed a unique skill set not only capable of understanding the market in New York but in other states as well. He branched out of his back yard of New York, strategically breaking down different markets, invested his own funds in other states yielding a 30-50% return on his money. Born in Queens and raised in Long Island, New York, Marques Brown brings a complete understanding of his home state to the New York real estate market. Mr. Brown supports all clients from first time home buyers, investors purchasing residential homes, commercial real estate, condominiums to new development projects across New York. Now working with clients from all over the world, Mr. Brown has access to quality investors totaling over 50 billion dollars in purchasing power. From 2013 to 2015 he has grown his sales by 300%. Marques has taken his average residential sale from $800k to over $3 million, and his average development site from $5 million to $50 million. Although The Premier Firm has grown to major development projects, still Marques finds great satisfaction in helping a first-time buyer to get into the exciting New York real estate market, even if the transaction is small. "Several clients started with buying one small building and had such a great experience that they now own a property portfolio in Manhattan. I am proud of that", he says. Prior to opening The Premier Firm, Marques was the top real estate agent at Coldwell Banker One Stop Realty. At Coldwell, he helped grow the firm to record 10 million in real estate sales and transformed customer service. It was at Coldwell, Marques learned that unmatched customer service was the key to growing in this market. In addition to building a reputable name in real estate, Mr. Brown is an active member of The Most Worshipful Doric Grand Masonic Lodge.