Diane M. Ramirez
Diane M. Ramirez is President of Halstead Property, LLC. Together with Clark Halstead, she helped found Halstead Property in the Fall of 1984. Their vision for the company was a high-end firm that utilized advanced technology combined with old fashioned elegance and that covered all segments of the market. Due to their vision, Halstead Property became the first big firm to utilize storefront offices in Manhattan as well as the first to be on the West Side and in Downtown.
When the firm was founded, Mrs. Ramirez worked as a selling broker until 1987. During these years, she consistently ranked in the top 5% of the firm's brokers and was the winner of many company sales and listing awards. In 1988, she was the very first recipient of the prestigious Real Estate Board of New York's (REBNY) "Deal of the Year" award.
In 1987, Mrs. Ramirez assumed the management role of Director of Sales. She was promoted to Executive Director of Sales in 1993; and, named President of the firm in 1999. She was also a partner and board member until the firm was acquired in 2001 by Terra Holdings whose principals include David Burris, Kent M. Swig, Arthur Zeckendorf and Will Zeckendorf.
She began her real estate career in 1973 in Palm Beach, Florida, where she continues to maintain her license. In 1975, Mrs. Ramirez, her husband and two children returned to New York, their hometown. She acquired her real estate license and worked at a competing firm until joining forces with Mr. Halstead in 1984.
Mrs. Ramirez is an active member of REBNY, where she serves on the Board of Governors, the Board of ResidentialNYC and as Co-Chair on the Board of Directors of the Residential Division. She also serves on the Deal of the Year Committee and its Investment Advisory sub-committee. Mrs. Ramirez is the voting member of the Residential Brokerage Division, Interfirm Forum, which she co-chaired from 1996-98. She is currently a committee member on Admissions and has served on the Ethics Committee and Education Committee (co-chair from 1994-1996). In addition, she is an accredited continuing education teacher for the State. Mrs. Ramirez is also a member of the Real Estate Brokerage Managers Council - the professional organization of business management, which serves real estate brokerage owners and managers, and in 1996, she earned the industry-recognized CRB designation.
In 2007 at the REBNY annual Gala, Mrs. Ramirez was presented with the lifetime achievement award, the Henry Forster Award. Instituted in 1990, the prestigious award is presented annually to a real estate professional with an outstanding record of achievement and conduct both within the industry and the community. Mrs. Ramirez was selected by a committee of past Henry Forster Award winners.
Mrs. Ramirez is deeply involved in philanthropy both in and out of the real estate community. In the past year alone, she has been presented with the Mann 'Real Estate Firm of the Year' Award and the OTTY 'Eastsider of the Year' Award, both of which acknowledge outstanding involvement in the community. In 2005, Mrs. Ramirez was honored by the Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter with the Celine Marcus Community Service Award. She and her husband, Sam Ramirez, are long-standing supporters of the Valerie Fund in New Jersey and were honored at their annual Thanksgiving Gala in 2006 for their outstanding involvement and dedication to the charity.
Mrs. Ramirez resides in Manhattan with her husband, Sam Ramirez, who is the founder and CEO of the investment banking firm, Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. Their son, his wife and their three children also dwell in Manhattan; and, their daughter resides in Connecticut with her husband and two children.
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Recent Press
| Date |
Title of Article |
Publication |
| 7/23/2008 |
Ramirez give Spaniards the scoop on Manhattan's 'resilient' market |
Brokers Weekly |
| 7/18/2008 |
Halstead awards top brokers |
The Real Deal |
| 7/17/2008 |
Halstead debuts green goals at awards ceremony |
The Real Deal |
| 7/14/2008 |
Rich, but rejected in Manhattan's real estate market |
International Herald Tribune |
| 7/13/2008 |
Rich, but Rejected |
New York Times |
| 7/11/2008 |
Halstead Agents Receive New York Residential Specialist Qualifications |
Mann Report |
| 7/11/2008 |
Halstead Appoints Fritz Frigan As Executive Director of Sales and Leasing |
Mann Report |
| 7/11/2008 |
Halstead Promotes Kammerer To Vice President Of Communications |
Mann Report |
| 7/2/2008 |
Housing Bust Hurts Once-Immune Cities |
ABC News |
| 7/2/2008 |
Manhattan Second-Quarter Apartment Sales Drop Most Since 1998 |
Bloomberg News |
| 7/2/2008 |
Manhattan housing market slows |
Crains |
| 7/2/2008 |
Manhattan real estate starts to soften |
CNN Money |
| 7/2/2008 |
Apartment Sales Remain Vigorous in Manhattan |
New York Times |
| 7/2/2008 |
Manhattan High Rollers' High-Rise Heaven |
New York Post |
| 7/2/2008 |
Curbed Roundtable |
Curbed |
| 7/2/2008 |
Manhattan Market Healthy But Inventory’s Up, According to Report |
Wall Street Journal |
| 7/2/2008 |
City Housing Slump May Hit In 2009 |
New York Sun |
| 7/2/2008 |
Manhattan Real Estate Prices Continue To Soar |
NY1 |
| 7/2/2008 |
Average Sale Price of Manhattan Apartments Increases 36% From Last Year |
RIS Media |
| 7/2/2008 |
Manhattan apartment sales plummeting |
Honolulu Advertiser |
| 6/26/2008 |
A Chat With Real-Estate Maven Diane Ramirez |
Grandparents.com |
| 6/9/2008 |
Atco founder moves to Halstead |
The Real Deal |
| 6/4/2008 |
The Gallery |
Brokers Weekly |
| 5/21/2008 |
Tech Talk |
Brokers Weekly |
| 5/9/2008 |
Manhattan's biggest firms |
The Real Deal |
| 5/6/2008 |
Tale of Five Cities - Manhattan, NY |
PBS |
| 5/2/2008 |
Strategic Openings |
The New York Daily News |
| 5/1/2008 |
Small firms could feel pinch in Brooklyn |
The Real Deal |
| 5/1/2008 |
Social Diary |
Quest |
| 4/10/2008 |
Real Estate Royalty |
Our Town |
| 4/8/2008 |
Brooklyn Space |
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |
| 4/3/2008 |
Manhattan Average Apartment Price Hits New Record |
RIS Media |
| 4/3/2008 |
New Real Estate Wiki site wants to wikify real estate |
The Real Deal |
| 4/2/2008 |
Manhattan Apartment Prices Hit Record High Despite Slump |
New York Times |
| 3/9/2008 |
Responding to a Less Heated Market |
New York Times |
| 3/9/2008 |
Act Local, Think Global |
RIS Media |
| 3/1/2008 |
Halstead.com & Nymag.com Partner Up |
Haute Living |
| 3/1/2008 |
Halstead.com and NYMag.com Announce Major Web Partnership |
Mann Report |
| 3/1/2008 |
Average Sales Price of Manhattan Apartment Hits New Record |
Mann Report |
| 2/15/2008 |
Real estate companies form alliances with media outlets |
The Real Deal |
| 2/15/2008 |
Halstead.com and NYmag.com Announce Major Web Partnership |
Mann Report |
| 1/31/2008 |
Mortgage Mania |
New York Post |
| 1/30/2008 |
NYMag.com, Halstead.com Announce Partnership |
Circulation Management |
| 1/29/2008 |
Halstead Property Adds Manhattan Neighborhood Reviews |
Future of Real Estate Marketing |
| 1/29/2008 |
Halstead Teams With 'New York' To Beef Up Real Estate Listings |
Media Post Publications |
| 1/28/2008 |
NYMag Rents Online Reviews Out To Real Estate Broker Site |
paidContent.org |
| 1/19/2008 |
Real Estate Meets New York Mag |
Crains |
| 1/14/2008 |
What’s Next for New York City Real Estate? |
New York Times |
| 1/3/2008 |
Apartment Prices in Manhattan Defy National Real Estate Slide |
New York Times |
| 1/3/2008 |
Manhattan home prices: Still crazy |
CNN Money |
| 1/1/2008 |
All Is Quiet (in Real Estate) on New Year's Day |
New York Observer |
| 12/21/2007 |
New York Condos Lure Deal-Seeking Europeans |
New York Times |
| 12/19/2007 |
European buyers make December a busy month for Manhattan real estate |
International Herald Tribune |
| 11/29/2007 |
Uncertain Markets Pose New Challenges |
Globe St.com |
| 11/15/2007 |
Pulse |
The Cooperator |
| 10/30/2007 |
Michael Saunders & Company Forges Unique Trans- Atlantic Affiliation |
RIS Media |
| 10/26/2007 |
The Closer |
The New York Daily News |
| 10/25/2007 |
This Week in Review |
New York Sun |
| 10/23/2007 |
Halstead Property wins REBNY Awards |
RIS Media |
| 10/19/2007 |
Halstead brokers win REBNY Deal of the Year |
The Real Deal |
| 10/19/2007 |
Halstead Cleans Up at REBNY Awards |
New York Observer |
| 10/16/2007 |
Halstead Property Promotes New Executive Directors of Sales |
RIS Media |
| 10/3/2007 |
New Average Sale Price of Manhattan Apartment Sets Record at $1,319,370 |
RIS Media |
| 10/2/2007 |
Harbor View Joins Halstead Family |
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |
| 10/1/2007 |
REBNY portal: City's biggest one-stop shop opens on Web |
The Real Deal |
| 9/27/2007 |
New Web Site Advertises New York Apartments for Sale and Rent |
Bloomberg News |
| 9/27/2007 |
Luxury keeps its cool |
Times Online |
| 9/27/2007 |
New York gets new real estate listings site |
Inman News |
| 9/1/2007 |
Sales slip seen soon |
The Real Deal |
| 9/1/2007 |
The Natural |
Quest |
| 8/29/2007 |
Residential News |
Real Estate Weekly |
| 6/24/2007 |
Questions Your Broker Can’t Answer |
New York Times |
| 6/15/2007 |
Avenue Yearbook |
Avenue |
| 4/25/2007 |
Associations, Events, Awards |
Real Estate Weekly |
| 4/5/2007 |
The Technological Excellence of Halstead |
Haute Living |
| 4/3/2007 |
Manhattan home prices on the rise - again |
CNN Money |
| 3/27/2007 |
The Roller Coaster Reopens |
New York Magazine |
| 3/15/2007 |
Branding, not brandishing themselves |
The Real Deal |
| 3/1/2007 |
Luxury Redefined |
Quest |
| 2/19/2007 |
Housing Market Heats Up Again in New York City |
New York Times |
| 2/11/2007 |
Making Every Pixel Count |
New York Times |
| 2/8/2007 |
At home with Halstead Property LLC |
Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill Courier |
| 1/29/2007 |
It’s a broker’s market, real estate bigs claim |
Metro |
| 1/28/2007 |
Agents of Angst |
New York Times |
| 1/25/2007 |
Why Buy Now? It's a Terrific Market, Brokers Say |
New York Sun |
| 1/12/2007 |
Manhattan real estate marches on |
Inman News |
| 12/15/2006 |
Real estate losing career luster |
The Real Deal |
| 12/11/2006 |
Santafreude! |
New York Observer |
| 11/22/2006 |
Halstead Web Masters Earn Recognition for Efforts to Enhance User Experience |
Real Estate Weekly |
| 11/8/2006 |
Halstead Property Web Site Wins Standard of Excellence Web Award |
RIS Media |
| 9/10/2006 |
When a Deal Turns Sour |
New York Times |
| 8/13/2006 |
Homeowners say "Downsize Me!" |
Reuters |
| 7/30/2006 |
Lowering the price |
The New York Daily News |
| 7/1/2006 |
Web site design: clicking through to greater recognition |
The Real Deal |
| 6/18/2006 |
Taking Another Look at Auctions |
New York Times |
| 6/15/2006 |
How Real Estate Gets Real |
Mann Report |
| 6/15/2006 |
One Mann's Opinion |
Mann Report |
| 6/12/2006 |
Halstead Property Gets Real at Guastavino's |
New York Magazine |
| 6/11/2006 |
Once Again, New Yorkers Barter for a Place to Call Home |
New York Times |
| 6/10/2006 |
Bulls & Bears: Housing Omen? |
Fox News |
| 6/1/2006 |
It's Getting Hot in Here! |
Gotham Magazine |
| 5/11/2006 |
Manhattan apartment prices up 6% in April |
Crains |
| 5/1/2006 |
Apartment market a bit worse than it looks |
The Real Deal |
| 4/11/2006 |
Halstead Property Targets Luxury Buyers in New Campaign |
Brandweek |
| 4/6/2006 |
Battling for residential biz |
The New York Daily News |
| 3/17/2006 |
Power Brander |
Gotham Magazine |
| 3/16/2006 |
Women of Power |
Haute Living |
| 3/2/2006 |
The Rebranding of Halstead |
New York Sun |
| 3/1/2006 |
New York’s Looking Out for 2006 |
Haute Living |
| 2/26/2006 |
Feeling Settled? Must Be Time to Move |
New York Times |
| 2/16/2006 |
New York’s Looking Out for 2006 |
Haute Living |
| 12/14/2005 |
Halstead's grand opening |
Real Estate Weekly |
| 12/7/2005 |
Halstead Property launches latest website |
Real Estate Weekly |
| 11/23/2005 |
REBNY toasts brightest and best at annual 'Oscars' |
Real Estate Weekly |
| 11/3/2005 |
Manhattan real estate gets hotter |
AM New York |
| 10/3/2005 |
Residential Real Esate Guide |
Crains |
| 10/3/2005 |
Manhattan: A Million-Dollar-Plus Market |
Crains |
| 9/15/2005 |
Current Leaders |
Real Estate Weekly |
| 9/1/2005 |
Halstead Property Launches New Website |
Development New York |
| 9/1/2005 |
Halstead Hudson Valley |
The Cooperator |
| 9/1/2005 |
Halstead joins Harlem office rush |
The Real Deal |
| 8/17/2005 |
Halstead heads into the Valley |
Real Estate Weekly |
