Peter De Stefano is a lifelong Brooklynite who grew up downtown, and is still enchanted with all the wonderful, diverse neighborhoods of his hometown borough. His passion for Brooklyn inspired his desire to sell real estate there, which he began in 1996. In his first year, Peter was awarded “rising star,” then promoted to office manager in 2001. Under his leadership, not only did market share, listings and closings grow by 30% per year; his office was top in closings companywide .

Aside from Peter’s love of the city, knowledge of t...