J. Philip Faranda is broker and owner of J. Philip Real Estate in Briarcliff Manor, NY which he founded in 2005. The firm is the top-selling independent brokerage in Westchester and Putnam by transaction total, also serving nearby Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess and Fairfield (CT) Counties. There are over almost 100 licensees with the company, which has grown to 3 offices from a sole practitioner.
Philip has appeared on ABC World News, and been a source for Businessweek, MSNBC On the Money, The New York Times, The New York Post, Associated Press, Gannett, AOL, TheStreet.com,The Real Deal, 1010Wins.com, Smart Money, MSN Money and various other media outlets. An industry veteran since 1996, he is one of the top-selling broker agents for single family transaction totals in the Hudson Gateway MLS since 2007, and completed the 2014 term as President of the Hudson Gateway (formerly Westchester-Putnam) Multiple Listing Service.
In June 2012 he was one of 20 agents from around the country to be appointed to Zillow.com’s Agent Advisory Board, and served on that body through 2020. He authors the Westchester Real Estate Blog and speaks regularly at industry events on technology, disruption, and innovation.
The main office is in Briarcliff Manor, NY and has branches in Pelham, and Putnam County. As of 2016, no other independent unaffiliated brokerage based in Westchester or Putnam has outsold J. Philip Real Estate.