Client Testimonials

Our clients are buyers, people with real estate needs, investors, New Yorkers, out of state and international buyers. Because of our experience in real estate matters and skill in negotiating we appeal to the broad spectrum of investors in the real estate market from first home buyers to seasoned investors. Our clients are not only individuals but also different types of organizations and institutions and both public and private companies.



"Elika Associates were there for me every step of the way when I bought my first apartment. Nathan Lorenz Thomas quickly found a selection of properties that matched my desired area, personal needs and budget. On the very first day of apt viewing I found my dream home!

Nathan was always there to help swftly answer all of my questions and concerns. The closing went smoothly and I was able to move in early summer! Thanks again Nathan!"

Fiona McCormack
Just a note to thank your organization for doing such a wonderful job in guiding me through my recent search for an apartment in New York City.

I just closed in July and I could not be happier. I was especially lucky in being matched up with Sara - we hit it off instantly. She is not your run of the mill real estate agent in that she has a quirky sense of humor and tries to make the whole experience fun. She is tireless and we were in constant, night and day, contact by e mail - I have a home I am selling in Upstate New York so it was not always easy to coordinate. I always felt that she had my best interest at heart and that she truly cared. I appreciated her good humor and her willingness to go the extra mile.

She made the whole experience much easier than I had anticipated - one hears such horror stories! So thank you Sara Yap and Elika Associates - I will recommend you wholeheartedly without reservation.

Kopper Newman
Just wanted to let you know how helpful Sara Yap was in helping us find the right apartment for our daughter Sheila. Sara is friendly, perceptive and does not put any pressure on the customer to agree or disagree on a property shown. She worked with our budget limitations and helped us narrow down the search. We would unhesitatingly recommend her as a buyer's agent to anyone looking to purchase or rent an apartment in Manhattan.

Sincerely, Dr and  Mrs Prakash

I wanted to let you know how pleased my husband, Tom, and I are with Sara Yap.  Sara was a pleasure to work with, well organized, a good listener and patient with us.  We live on Long Island and had limited time to apartment shop together, she maximized every visit into the city, only showing us listings that met our needs, were within our budget and matched our desired location.  I will recommend Sara, and your firm to anyone who asks for a recommendation.  Thank you for helping us buy the perfect apartment!

Celia (and Tom) Bilfinger

I know that my husband joins me in deep appreciation for all that you did to help us to navigate the vast expanse, challenges, and nuances of the Manhattan real estate market.  You were calm, supportive, responsive, and a pleasure to spend time with.  Your guidance on the bidding and negotiation process was the best we've ever had the the opportunity to benefit from in a real estate transaction.

This has been a great experience, from start to finish.  Thank you so much.  We are so excited about our new home, and can't thank you enough for the role that you played in helping us to arrive at this point.  We look forward to watching your business thrive and grow!

Client prefers to remain private - Press Release

Thank you for your support and help - it was a smooth process right through.

Srini

We like to thank you for everything you  have done for us.  Thank you for finding the perfect apartment and for keeping up with our endless calls and questions.  Your are the sweetest realtor we have ever met and we appreciate what you did for our family.  Please know that we couldn’t have asked for a better realtor and person to help us.  Hopefully your company knows what a valuable person they have working there.  We promise you that we will not let you down for representing us.

Also, I hope that you know that whenever we decide to buy an apartment in New York, we will definitely call YOU. Again, thank you for everything and please keep in touch.  If you ever need anything please call us.

Lorena & Fernanda G.

Thank you also for all of your help throughout our purchasing process.  Your time and expertise were much appreciated, and we were thoroughly impressed with your efforts on our behalf.   We wouldn't hesitate to recommend you, so please let us know if we can ever be helpful as a reference!

Cathy and Calvin
Yesterday my daughter and I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Megan McGinn. She had great energy and was very knowledgeable on the rental market. Over the last several weeks I had contacted many other brokers who would just not follow through, Megan did. Congrats for having her on your team.

Bruce Pettineo - NATIONAL CINEMEDIA  - Testimonial for Megan McGinn
We're very happy so far, and really grateful to you for your time, patience with our incessant questions and fretting, and willingness to hold our hands through the whole ordeal. Thanks again, you've got ringing endorsements from us, if you ever need them! Hope you might have time to pay a visit and see what your hard work wrought.

Stephanie and Pratik Dave
"Thanks a bunch for all your time and hard work. We really appreciate that. Frankly you are the ONLY person who we can praise and trust. Thanks for communicating with us all the time and thanks in advance for arranging all the necessary steps to make sure this condo will be rented in time as well."

Dr Charles Debrah
"Gea was fantastic.  Hugely experienced and knowledgeable but totally unassuming and professional, he was a joy to deal with and made a potentially stressful time much easier.  Clearly well connected he was able to show us a range of apartments, at short notice, in any part of the city we wanted to look at.He is consultative and engaging and, most importantly for us, ready with thoughts and advice but in a very relaxed and unassuming manner.  The hard sell is not his style!  We would always recommend Gea and his firm and wish we had the funds to go through the process again!"

Richard Buckingham - Great Britian
"Elika Associates is not only knowledgeable about the current real estate market but effective.  Buying a home can be exciting and stressful at the same time.  Elika Associates eases the process.  They are efficient in showing appropriate apartments, and advocating for you.  They listened to my personal preferences and needs and showed me exactly what each building had to offer to give me the life style I desired.  You can be assured that when given a task to do it is competed in a timely fashion with maximum effort.  The company is professional and personable at the same time.  I have recommended their services and will continue to do so.  They effectively guided me through the process of buying my first home and followed up far after closing to continue to ensure everything was properly taken care of. "

Lise Coyle - New York
"As first time home buyers it was daunting entering the real estate market. It was great having an expert buyers agent on our side while navigating us through the market. Elika saved us so much time by doing all the work finding places that actually matched what we where looking for. Then, knowing the ropes, they found problems I would never have found on my own and when all was said and done they actually saved us money by finding exactly what we wanted at a lower price than I was originally hoping to pay. I highly recommend using a buyers agent."

Shannon and Marty
"I would not buy a property without Gea Elika I have seen him do deals that I would not imagine possible."

Michelle Moskowitz
"We entrusted Elika with the important task of finding our investment property. Have no doubt about securing Elika services."

Martin Connely - Great Britain
"I highly recommend Elika for any matters regarding real estate negotiations. I was very impressed by their professionalism and results I would not consider any real estate transaction without them."

Robert Mitchell - New York
"I decided to purchase an investment property in New York, but after many months I found the process of searching out of state daunting. Elika Associates were great, they have exceeded my highest expectations. They provided a professional personalized service that made the whole purchase straight forward and easy. They consulted my needs and provided a detailed market report of properties which best met my needs. I then visited New York and narrowed down my search. After contemplating numerous properties they advised me of the best option for me are completed my purchase within my desired timeframe.

Debbie Gordon
"Your expertise on my side was a real advantage and this was demonstrated beyond doubt when purchasing my new home.. I recommend you to anyone who is considering buying in New York. Thank you very much for helping me. Without your help I would never have achieved my goal."

Ashley Brent
"Thank you for your efforts with negotiating and securing our home at the price we wanted. We will be looking for another property soon and will utilize your services again – thank you."

Brad K
"We wanted to thank you helping us find our dream home. Living and working in London and being second homebuyers we were very concerned about our ability to buy a home in New York. Your expertise in guiding us through the buying process was much appreciated. Thank you for making the complex seem simple. We really appreciate the way our negotiation was handled with flair, utmost integrity and most importantly achieving a much better result than was expected.

Nickolas Mathews - UK
We highly recommend your service, especially for anyone living overseas who wants an expert buyers agent in New York with exceptional real estate knowledge and a local know how."

Adam Chase - Australia
"Your professionalism and commitment to my purchase was much appreciated.  I thank you so much."

Sally Fox
"We had been trying to buy a New York apartment that we loved for many months but to no avail. We contacted Elika because you had been recommended for being an excellent broker. Thank you for helping us find our new home.

Kerry Andrews
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