Rachel King
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
914-643-5724
[email protected]Ranked within the top 1% of real estate agents nationwide and #59 in NYC according to the WSJ Real Trends, Rachel King boasts over a decade of exceptional performance in the residential real estate market, building on her initial experience on Wall Street. With a sales record nearing $300 million, Rachel expertly guides her clients through every step of the real estate process, from initial meetings to closing deals. A native New Yorker, Rachel graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BBA in International Business from Baruch College. She initially pursued a career in Finance, working in Fixed Income Derivatives at Lehman Brothers before transitioning to equities trading and earning her title as Assistant Vice President at Barclays Capital. In 2013, Rachel transitioned into real estate, joining Ryan Serhant’s team at Nest Seekers, recognized as the #1 team in New York. There, she led the establishment of the Brooklyn office and managed the new development townhouse portfolio. Between 2017 and 2020, Rachel thrived as a bicoastal professional, dividing her time between New York and California. In California, she joined Michael Dreyfus’ team at Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty, becoming a top producer on the #1 team in Silicon Valley. She has been featured in various high-profile media outlets, including Million Dollar Listing NY, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Gentry Magazine, where she was honored as one of the top 40 under 40. In 2022, Rachel spearheaded the Long Island expansion for SERHANT, where she now leads the boutique division, The King Team, specializing in luxury Gold Coast properties. With a vast and intimate knowledge of the New York real estate market, Rachel has facilitated the sale and purchase of properties across Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Hamptons, and the North Shore of Long Island, with prices ranging from $500,000 to $45,000,000. She offers her services to a diverse clientele, including first-time homebuyers, investors, celebrities, and high net-worth individuals. With her experience in both coast-to-coast relocation and rental portfolio management, Rachel has proved an invaluable resource to her clients and partners. Rachel holds licensure as an Associate Real Estate Broker in both New York and California, in addition to being a Licensed Securities Representative. Currently, she resides on Long Island with her husband and two children. Beyond real estate, Rachel enjoys skiing, investing, cooking, philanthropy, and volunteering for the Ronald McDonald House Charity. She also contributes her insights and expertise as a public speaker and panelist for Sell It Like Serhant and Inman.
Experience
- $250mm+ Sold - Former Wall Streeter - Licensed in NY & CA - Native New Yorker
Interests
Investing Skiing Hiking Cooking Yoga Philanthropy
Languages
English
“
We thoroughly enjoyed working with Rachel. She made herself available at all times, previewed homes for us, and helped us navigate buying our first home. She also never pressured us and constantly reassured that we would find the right home. She also provided tips for life once settled (baby proofing companies, Nannie’s etc). Highly recommend to others!
”
Steph G.
“
Rachel was knowledgeable about the pace of the market and assessed the pricing with great accuracy. She was a pleasure to work with! Rachel managed to help me list my house while I wasn't home, doing all of the necessary preparations for staging and a photo shoot. My house went into contract, within one weekend, with several offers! Her negotiating skills were remarkable!! In preparation for the sale, she was responsive to my questions and concerns as a seller and was flexible in her approach. Rachel is young, poised and very professional as a real estate agent. I recommend her highly!!
”
Rhonda K.
Seller, Glen Head, NY
“
If you want you property sold professionally, quickly and efficiently ,there’s no one better than Rachel King. She’s a pleasure to work with and gets the job done!
”
Tiffany H.
Seller, Long Island
“
This was our first home purchasing experience and Rachel was an excellent partner during the process. She is knowledgeable about the market and the various neighborhoods we looked at and made sure she understood exactly what we were looking for from the start (which saves a lot of time!). Rachel was a great resource in helping us navigate offers and negotiations with the seller. She was always responsive in helping us set up appointments and has excellent recommendations for vendors as we're starting to set up our new home. I highly recommend working with Rachel!
”
Buyer, Brooklyn
“
It was a great pleasure to work with Rachel in purchasing my CO-OP. Extremely knowledgeable and helpful throughout the entire process. Response time was beyond amazing and helped guide me thought the purchasing process from day 1.
”
Juan C.
Buyer, Queens
“
Rachel is knowledgeable, responsive, and brings a wealth of expertise that was incredibly valuable to me as a first time buyer. She spoke with me daily and made herself available to my questions in real time. She was very involved in package prep and followed up with other parties involved to keep the process moving. She vouched for me in the process and educated me around what questions to ask. Her team was also incredibly thorough in their review process with timely updates on where we were in approvals and what would come next. I would highly recommend Rachel for any real estate needs. I look forward to working with Rachel again the future!
”
Tartiana U.
“
Rachel King is a truly elite agent, who knows exactly how to win her clients their dream home! It's because of Rachel's creativity and brilliance in negotiating, that we were able to beat cash offers in this tough market. She's whip smart, enthusiastic and fun to work with. She also comes with a great network of people in the real estate field: lawyers, mortgage brokers, etc. We trusted her recommendations at every turn, and ended up with an A-level team, and the smoothest home-buying experience ever! Having Rachel King in our corner was the BEST decision we could have made, when looking for a home!
”
Buyer, Huntington
“
Rachel was great to work with. She always responded to our questions or requests quickly and was always willing to help with whatever our issue was. We looked at a number of townhouses and condos and she was able to recognize and direct us to the homes that would best suit us and to avoid the ones that wouldn't fit what we were looking for. She also wasn't afraid to ultimately recommend a condo that we had seen on the second day, before we had seen a lot of the other houses on our list because she recognized that it was right in the wheelhouse of what we were looking for and was at an appropriate price.
”
Jesse D.
Buyer, Brooklyn
“
Rachel was extremely helpful throughout the entire process. I was purchasing a home for the first time and had major questions regarding the process. She was on top of all the details and made herself available to have actual conversations.
”
Teresa A.
Buyer, Queens
“
Rachel did an amazing job of helping me find and buy my first condo. she was very proactive in helping me hone down my must-haves and showed me a wide array of places, eventually settling on a place that I am now extremely happy with. She was very responsive throughout the whole process and very patiently answered all of my questions and addressed my concerns.
”
Adam S.
“
Rachel is a wonderful real estate professional - diligent, responsive and extremely pragmatic - she got our apartment rented in under a week to some amazing long-term tenants - highly recommended for all things property!
”
Amit N.
Landlord, DUMBO
“
She is so fast and so smart. We worked with her twice - to buy and sell a house. We couldn’t find a house on the market so she looked off market and ended up coordinating us getting a custom home with a builder. She helped with every step and was a big advocate and negotiator for us. It was not easy. We ended up using her to sell a townhouse that wasn’t “high value” but she created such a cool online viewing portal that it sold for much more than expected. We found her bc we met her at an open house when we were scoping out agents and she stood out right away.
”
Buyer, Redwood City, CA
“
My wife and I had a great experience working with Rachel. In an extremely unpredictable market during the pandemic with very sparse listings, we could finally find a wonderful house in a city that we love, and it was solely possible because of Rachel's imparted knowledge, her patience and the strategic moves she's laid out for us. As first-time home buyers, our knowledge was somewhat limited. However, Rachel shared her profound knowledge about the process, different neighborhoods, building structures. She also helped us review the disclosures and evaluate the details that we could have simply missed otherwise. Rachel is also very dedicated and meets all the deadlines, from tour schedules to offer dates.
”
Mohammad S.
Buyer, Mountain View, CA
“
We couldn't be happier with Rachel as she helped us navigate the process of buying our first home. Her knowledge of the industry in NYC, her responsiveness, and her patience with the process was greatly appreciated. She consistently showed an interest in us as her clients, and it truly felt like she was invested in our happiness with our new home--she celebrated every milestone with us during the process. We highly recommend working with Rachel!
”
Joe T.
Buyer, Chelsea
“
Rachel helped us buy our first home and was extremely helpful. Being new to the process, we wanted to make sure we weren't missing anything and that we were making the right decision. Rachel helped us find some good comparables that made us feel happy about our choice, and also helped guide us through the home buying process. We are extremely happy with our choice and would recommend Rachel to anyone.
”
Marc S.
Buyer, Sunnyvale, CA
“
As someone who knew nothing about purchasing an apartment in New York City, Rachel could not have made the process any easier for me. From day one, she walked me through all that I needed to know about buying, specifically the nuances of a co-op. She throughly explained everything to me in detail while also being extremely patient with all my questions. When it came time to put together my board package, Rachel guided me through the whole process and took on all the legwork of building the 250+ page document. I never would have been able to buy my new home while maintaining a fully time job without her assistance. The best part about working with Rachel is her attentiveness. I could reach out to her at all times of the day and she was quick to respond and jump into action as needed. Throughout the entire process, I never felt that I was left to fend for myself or couldn't comfortably speak to Rachel about all my personal details. Rachel has a genuine interest in her clients and their futures' and it shown through her dedication and commitment to making sure everyone ends up with exactly what they were looking to get from the start.
”
Sally A.
Buyer, Chelsea
“
My husband and I recently bought our home in California through Rachel. We had been working on seeing open houses at a slow pace, and Rachel sent us great options for properties that met our specs every week. In the span of a few days we went from casual house hunting to ready-to-buy when we found a home we loved. Rachel was able to accommodate all of our needs as far as seeing the house together, reviewing comps, and putting in an offer with very little notice of our intention to get serious and buy a home, and we closed on our home in 25 days. Rachel is incredibly knowledgeable about and intelligent in her approach to real estate. There are so many intricacies to real estate in CA and the Bay Area in particular that she was able to explain to us so that we were confident in the process and our decisions. Rachel is logical in how she presents information and helps clients evaluate such important life decisions, and has a straightforward and efficient style of communication. We especially appreciated that she was a good match for us as clients in our 30s and we felt she understood our needs more than other agents we’ve worked with in the past. Too bad buying a new home isn’t something we’ll do again for a long time, since we’d love a reason to work with her again!
”
Emma R.
Buyer, Los Gatos, CA
“
We knew Rachel via a friend. Rachel is the best agent we have ever worked with. She went above and beyond to help us identify, evaluate, and purchase a dream home. Our current home has everything we can hope for. Rachel is also very understanding for all kinds of scenarios, and help us dissolve pressing issues (e.g. last minute loan questions). Buying home is always a wild ride; you would love to have Rachel on your side.
”
Binbineow
Buyer, Menlo Park, CA
“
Rachel King is the first realtor we have worked with in 23 years. We were moving from the West coast to the East coast. We felt particularly lucky to have found her as she was experienced in both the Bay Area and New York City markets. She helped us both buy a home and sell a home. She was the consummate professional in both roles— friendly, organized, proactive, highly responsive, knowledgeable, and direct. She often stated, “I’ll be with you every step of the way!” and we truly felt she was. Her marketing materials were of the highest caliber in imagery and description. For all these reasons we offer the highest recommendation for Rachel King.
”
C Fucigna
Buyer, Queens, Seller, San Mateo CA
“
Rachel King is an efficient, resourceful and trustworthy real estate professional next door. She successfully sold my house in a soft market. By the time my house was ready to be marketed on 9/29/2022, the Federal Reserve had raised interest rate by 3% since early of the same year. Potential home buyers were discouraged by the increased mortgage interest rate due to financing a property would cost twice more then than in prior year. Rachel’s advice to me was to lower the selling price in order to reasonably reflect the soft market condition. However, by the end of October, about a month after my house was marketed with no bidders, I considered to withdraw the house from the market in mid-November and re-enter to it in 2023. Rachel suggested that I should extend the withdrawal to late November because the weather then was still pleasantly warm. I greatly appreciated Rachel’s strong marketing effort and her professional advice. A written property purchase note of intent was received by me on 11/28/2022.
”
Kimberly K.
“
Rachel was referred to me by one of my oldest friends who's also a real estate agent. Rachel's amazing...smart, quick, knowledgeable, responsive. She's the type of person who gets stuff done, doesn't forget anything, and has your best interest in mind. She and her team were fabulous to work with. We got a house we LOVE in an insanely competitive market. I'd recommend her to anyone looking for an agent in the Long Island/NYC market!
”
Amy M.
“
Rachel did a wonderful job and was essential for selling our apartment
”
Luiz G.
“
Rachel represented my mother in connection with the sale of her late sister's co-op apartment in Queens. She was absolutely fantastic in working with us, the prospective buyer, and the co-op board to ensure a smooth transaction. She was diligent, responsive, patient, and attentive--despite the additional complications involved in an estate sale. We give Rachel our highest recommendation to anyone looking to sell their property.
”
Vikram B.
“
Rachel and her team were incredible throughout our home-selling journey. From the very start, they guided us with unwavering expertise and answered every question we threw their way. Their client-first approach ensured every decision was in our best interest. We couldn't have asked for a better experience.
”
mhannon
“
We thoroughly enjoyed working with Rachel. She made herself available at all times, previewed homes for us, and helped us navigate buying our first home. She also never pressured us and constantly reassured that we would find the right home. She also provided tips for life once settled (baby proofing companies, Nannie’s etc). Highly recommend to others!
”
Steph G.
“
Rachel was knowledgeable about the pace of the market and assessed the pricing with great accuracy. She was a pleasure to work with! Rachel managed to help me list my house while I wasn't home, doing all of the necessary preparations for staging and a photo shoot. My house went into contract, within one weekend, with several offers! Her negotiating skills were remarkable!! In preparation for the sale, she was responsive to my questions and concerns as a seller and was flexible in her approach. Rachel is young, poised and very professional as a real estate agent. I recommend her highly!!
”
Rhonda K.
Seller, Glen Head, NY
“
If you want you property sold professionally, quickly and efficiently ,there’s no one better than Rachel King. She’s a pleasure to work with and gets the job done!
”
Tiffany H.
Seller, Long Island
“
This was our first home purchasing experience and Rachel was an excellent partner during the process. She is knowledgeable about the market and the various neighborhoods we looked at and made sure she understood exactly what we were looking for from the start (which saves a lot of time!). Rachel was a great resource in helping us navigate offers and negotiations with the seller. She was always responsive in helping us set up appointments and has excellent recommendations for vendors as we're starting to set up our new home. I highly recommend working with Rachel!
”
Buyer, Brooklyn
“
It was a great pleasure to work with Rachel in purchasing my CO-OP. Extremely knowledgeable and helpful throughout the entire process. Response time was beyond amazing and helped guide me thought the purchasing process from day 1.
”
Juan C.
Buyer, Queens
“
Rachel is knowledgeable, responsive, and brings a wealth of expertise that was incredibly valuable to me as a first time buyer. She spoke with me daily and made herself available to my questions in real time. She was very involved in package prep and followed up with other parties involved to keep the process moving. She vouched for me in the process and educated me around what questions to ask. Her team was also incredibly thorough in their review process with timely updates on where we were in approvals and what would come next. I would highly recommend Rachel for any real estate needs. I look forward to working with Rachel again the future!
”
Tartiana U.
“
Rachel King is a truly elite agent, who knows exactly how to win her clients their dream home! It's because of Rachel's creativity and brilliance in negotiating, that we were able to beat cash offers in this tough market. She's whip smart, enthusiastic and fun to work with. She also comes with a great network of people in the real estate field: lawyers, mortgage brokers, etc. We trusted her recommendations at every turn, and ended up with an A-level team, and the smoothest home-buying experience ever! Having Rachel King in our corner was the BEST decision we could have made, when looking for a home!
”
Buyer, Huntington
“
Rachel was great to work with. She always responded to our questions or requests quickly and was always willing to help with whatever our issue was. We looked at a number of townhouses and condos and she was able to recognize and direct us to the homes that would best suit us and to avoid the ones that wouldn't fit what we were looking for. She also wasn't afraid to ultimately recommend a condo that we had seen on the second day, before we had seen a lot of the other houses on our list because she recognized that it was right in the wheelhouse of what we were looking for and was at an appropriate price.
”
Jesse D.
Buyer, Brooklyn
“
Rachel was extremely helpful throughout the entire process. I was purchasing a home for the first time and had major questions regarding the process. She was on top of all the details and made herself available to have actual conversations.
”
Teresa A.
Buyer, Queens
“
Rachel did an amazing job of helping me find and buy my first condo. she was very proactive in helping me hone down my must-haves and showed me a wide array of places, eventually settling on a place that I am now extremely happy with. She was very responsive throughout the whole process and very patiently answered all of my questions and addressed my concerns.
”
Adam S.
“
Rachel is a wonderful real estate professional - diligent, responsive and extremely pragmatic - she got our apartment rented in under a week to some amazing long-term tenants - highly recommended for all things property!
”
Amit N.
Landlord, DUMBO
“
She is so fast and so smart. We worked with her twice - to buy and sell a house. We couldn’t find a house on the market so she looked off market and ended up coordinating us getting a custom home with a builder. She helped with every step and was a big advocate and negotiator for us. It was not easy. We ended up using her to sell a townhouse that wasn’t “high value” but she created such a cool online viewing portal that it sold for much more than expected. We found her bc we met her at an open house when we were scoping out agents and she stood out right away.
”
Buyer, Redwood City, CA
“
My wife and I had a great experience working with Rachel. In an extremely unpredictable market during the pandemic with very sparse listings, we could finally find a wonderful house in a city that we love, and it was solely possible because of Rachel's imparted knowledge, her patience and the strategic moves she's laid out for us. As first-time home buyers, our knowledge was somewhat limited. However, Rachel shared her profound knowledge about the process, different neighborhoods, building structures. She also helped us review the disclosures and evaluate the details that we could have simply missed otherwise. Rachel is also very dedicated and meets all the deadlines, from tour schedules to offer dates.
”
Mohammad S.
Buyer, Mountain View, CA
“
We couldn't be happier with Rachel as she helped us navigate the process of buying our first home. Her knowledge of the industry in NYC, her responsiveness, and her patience with the process was greatly appreciated. She consistently showed an interest in us as her clients, and it truly felt like she was invested in our happiness with our new home--she celebrated every milestone with us during the process. We highly recommend working with Rachel!
”
Joe T.
Buyer, Chelsea
“
Rachel helped us buy our first home and was extremely helpful. Being new to the process, we wanted to make sure we weren't missing anything and that we were making the right decision. Rachel helped us find some good comparables that made us feel happy about our choice, and also helped guide us through the home buying process. We are extremely happy with our choice and would recommend Rachel to anyone.
”
Marc S.
Buyer, Sunnyvale, CA
“
As someone who knew nothing about purchasing an apartment in New York City, Rachel could not have made the process any easier for me. From day one, she walked me through all that I needed to know about buying, specifically the nuances of a co-op. She throughly explained everything to me in detail while also being extremely patient with all my questions. When it came time to put together my board package, Rachel guided me through the whole process and took on all the legwork of building the 250+ page document. I never would have been able to buy my new home while maintaining a fully time job without her assistance. The best part about working with Rachel is her attentiveness. I could reach out to her at all times of the day and she was quick to respond and jump into action as needed. Throughout the entire process, I never felt that I was left to fend for myself or couldn't comfortably speak to Rachel about all my personal details. Rachel has a genuine interest in her clients and their futures' and it shown through her dedication and commitment to making sure everyone ends up with exactly what they were looking to get from the start.
”
Sally A.
Buyer, Chelsea
“
My husband and I recently bought our home in California through Rachel. We had been working on seeing open houses at a slow pace, and Rachel sent us great options for properties that met our specs every week. In the span of a few days we went from casual house hunting to ready-to-buy when we found a home we loved. Rachel was able to accommodate all of our needs as far as seeing the house together, reviewing comps, and putting in an offer with very little notice of our intention to get serious and buy a home, and we closed on our home in 25 days. Rachel is incredibly knowledgeable about and intelligent in her approach to real estate. There are so many intricacies to real estate in CA and the Bay Area in particular that she was able to explain to us so that we were confident in the process and our decisions. Rachel is logical in how she presents information and helps clients evaluate such important life decisions, and has a straightforward and efficient style of communication. We especially appreciated that she was a good match for us as clients in our 30s and we felt she understood our needs more than other agents we’ve worked with in the past. Too bad buying a new home isn’t something we’ll do again for a long time, since we’d love a reason to work with her again!
”
Emma R.
Buyer, Los Gatos, CA
“
We knew Rachel via a friend. Rachel is the best agent we have ever worked with. She went above and beyond to help us identify, evaluate, and purchase a dream home. Our current home has everything we can hope for. Rachel is also very understanding for all kinds of scenarios, and help us dissolve pressing issues (e.g. last minute loan questions). Buying home is always a wild ride; you would love to have Rachel on your side.
”
Binbineow
Buyer, Menlo Park, CA
“
Rachel King is the first realtor we have worked with in 23 years. We were moving from the West coast to the East coast. We felt particularly lucky to have found her as she was experienced in both the Bay Area and New York City markets. She helped us both buy a home and sell a home. She was the consummate professional in both roles— friendly, organized, proactive, highly responsive, knowledgeable, and direct. She often stated, “I’ll be with you every step of the way!” and we truly felt she was. Her marketing materials were of the highest caliber in imagery and description. For all these reasons we offer the highest recommendation for Rachel King.
”
C Fucigna
Buyer, Queens, Seller, San Mateo CA
“
Rachel King is an efficient, resourceful and trustworthy real estate professional next door. She successfully sold my house in a soft market. By the time my house was ready to be marketed on 9/29/2022, the Federal Reserve had raised interest rate by 3% since early of the same year. Potential home buyers were discouraged by the increased mortgage interest rate due to financing a property would cost twice more then than in prior year. Rachel’s advice to me was to lower the selling price in order to reasonably reflect the soft market condition. However, by the end of October, about a month after my house was marketed with no bidders, I considered to withdraw the house from the market in mid-November and re-enter to it in 2023. Rachel suggested that I should extend the withdrawal to late November because the weather then was still pleasantly warm. I greatly appreciated Rachel’s strong marketing effort and her professional advice. A written property purchase note of intent was received by me on 11/28/2022.
”
Kimberly K.
“
Rachel was referred to me by one of my oldest friends who's also a real estate agent. Rachel's amazing...smart, quick, knowledgeable, responsive. She's the type of person who gets stuff done, doesn't forget anything, and has your best interest in mind. She and her team were fabulous to work with. We got a house we LOVE in an insanely competitive market. I'd recommend her to anyone looking for an agent in the Long Island/NYC market!
”
Amy M.
“
Rachel did a wonderful job and was essential for selling our apartment
”
Luiz G.
“
Rachel represented my mother in connection with the sale of her late sister's co-op apartment in Queens. She was absolutely fantastic in working with us, the prospective buyer, and the co-op board to ensure a smooth transaction. She was diligent, responsive, patient, and attentive--despite the additional complications involved in an estate sale. We give Rachel our highest recommendation to anyone looking to sell their property.
”
Vikram B.
“
Rachel and her team were incredible throughout our home-selling journey. From the very start, they guided us with unwavering expertise and answered every question we threw their way. Their client-first approach ensured every decision was in our best interest. We couldn't have asked for a better experience.
”
mhannon
“
We thoroughly enjoyed working with Rachel. She made herself available at all times, previewed homes for us, and helped us navigate buying our first home. She also never pressured us and constantly reassured that we would find the right home. She also provided tips for life once settled (baby proofing companies, Nannie’s etc). Highly recommend to others!
”