Why Max

Max Stokes

Max Stokes

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Max is an award-winning, fourth-generation, Bergen County real estate professional. Originally from Upper Saddle River, Max graduated from Saddle River Day School and earned his B.A. from Lehigh University.

Max went on to pursue a career in finance as a Portfolio Manager, before pursuing his passion for real estate.
 
Max has been a consistent top sales producer, winning awards such as Consistent NJAR circle of excellence winner, Christie’s Master Circle, and Real Trends top 1.5% in the US. 
 
For Max, real estate development and property management, in Ho-Ho-Kus and surrounding areas, has been a generational family business that allowed him to build a fund of knowledge about Bergen County commercial and residential real estate.
 
For the majority of people, the purchase or sale of a home is their largest single-lifetime investment.

Max’s background in financial markets, and experience analyzing deals, help guide his clients through historical housing market trends and current market conditions.
 
Max’s professional experience has helped him develop strong negotiation, marketing, and sales skills, which enable him to generate creative ideas to meet both seller’s needs and the buyer’s goals.
 
In addition to working as an agent for Compass Real Estate, Max holds his NJ Certified Appraisal license and is a licensed real estate title producer. These additional credentials offer his clients a broad knowledge base of all aspects of the home buying and selling process. His skills and knowledge certainly don’t go unnoticed as he’s consistently quoted in the Bergen Record Real estate section.
 
Max and his wife, Jackie, live in Ho-Ho-Kus with their two small children. Max is very involved in the local community being part of the Ridgewood AM Rotary Club, the Ho-Ho-Kus Chamber of Commerce, and a flag football and softball coach.

Testimonials

Leslie

Leslie

Max is an absolutely wonderful agent. As first-time home buyers, we could not have envisioned a better experience. Max was incredibly knowledgeable about all the towns we were considering and took the time to explain the nuance...
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 Buyer

Buyer

"Max is a knowledgeable and thoughtful agent who cares very much about his client's needs. His expertise in Ho-Ho-Kus/Ridgewood area provided a comprehensive overview of the neighborhoods and also about the homes." -Buyer
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Ho-Ho-Kus Buyer

Ho-Ho-Kus Buyer

"Max was incredible. He was patient and a master negotiator/coordinator. We bid the right price per his recommendation to win the house against 4 other offers. I would absolutely work with him again!" -Buyer
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Wyckoff Buyer

Wyckoff Buyer

Max has been amazing to work with. Would recommend him to anyone - has been super knowledgeable, patient, and thoughtful. We worked with him over the course of a year, and are moving in to our new home later this week. We never...
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Andrew

Andrew

We had a wonderful experience working with Max, he was incredibly knowledgeable about the Bergen County market, the quality of finishes and potential things to be on the lookout for throughout the process. He responded to email...
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Grace

Grace

5 stars is not enough! Max is an incredible realtor with great expertise and awesome negotiation skills! He is a God sent and the best real estate agent I have ever met. We are so thankful to move into our dream house in Frankl...
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Upper Saddle River Buyer/Seller

Upper Saddle River Buyer/Seller

We began working with Max a little over a year ago. Selling a home and buying a home simultaneously comes with its own challenges. Max was available for our calls or texts no matter what time of the day. Max's knowledge of Berg...
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Priscillia

Priscillia

Max is a superb agent. We started our house search during the height of the pandemic. In the midst of bidding wars, scant inventory and overall housing market craziness, Max was always our voice of reason. He was a steadfast ad...
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Ho-Ho-Kus Buyer

Ho-Ho-Kus Buyer

Max helped us buy our first home. Coming from NYC area, as first time home buyers we weren't even sure about the specific neighborhoods, and were a little all over the map (short hills/chatham/ridge in NJ and even NY state Scar...
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Work with Max

Max is a top-performing real estate agent, specializing in Northern New Jersey, bringing together passion, dedication, and resources to help his clients reach their home buying and selling goals. He is with you every step of the way.

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