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Selling a home after multiple decades is different than other real estate sales.

Whether planning for this inevitable transition or responding to a sudden life-changing event, selling a long-time home is best served by a Seniors Real Estate Specialist®.

Key Real Estate Services is dedicated to serving that need in and around New York City for:

  • Senior homeowners
  • Family caregivers
  • Estate executors

Find the responsive, resourceful help you need below.

Selling a home after multiple decades is different than other real estate sales.

Whether planning for this inevitable transition or responding to a sudden life-changing event, selling a long-time home is best served by a Seniors Real Estate Specialist®.

Key Real Estate Services is dedicated to serving that need in and around New York City for:

  • Senior homeowners
  • Family caregivers
  • Estate executors

Find the responsive, resourceful help you need below.

     Hello, I’m Allison Jaffe, a Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES®) with 17 years of experience working with senior homeowners and their families when a long-time home isn’t meeting the owner's current needs. I’ve also been a family caregiver and estate executor, so I know how important it is to get the right help at the right time. There are three things we can do for you:
  • Help you continue living in your home.
  • Help you move to a safe, comfortable home.
  • Sell a long-time home to your maximum advantage.
     Please scroll down to learn more about how Key Real Estate Services can put our expertise and resources to work for you and your family when the time is right.

NYS Licensed Real Estate Broker, SRES®

     Hello, I’m Allison Jaffe, a Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES®) with 17 years of experience working with senior homeowners and their families when a long-time home isn’t meeting the owner's current needs. I’ve also been a family caregiver and estate executor, so I know how important it is to get the right help at the right time. There are three things we can do for you:
  • Help you continue living in your home.
  • Help you move to a safe, comfortable home.
  • Sell a long-time home to your maximum advantage.
     Please scroll down to learn more about how Key Real Estate Services can put our expertise and resources to work for you and your family when the time is right.

NYS Licensed Real Estate Broker, SRES®

From Monticello to Montauk

Representing homeowners and estates in 11 counties throughout the New York metro area to sell residential properties of all types:
  • Single-Family
  • Multi-Family
  • Second Home
  • Condominium
  • Co-Op
  • Mixed Use

From Monticello to Montauk

Representing homeowners and estates in 11 counties throughout the New York metro area to sell residential properties of all types:
  • Single-Family
  • Multi-Family
  • Second Home
  • Condominium
  • Co-Op
  • Mixed Use

Overcoming What's Overwhelming

Organizing, disbursing, and selling personal property is one of the first steps in preparing to sell a long-time home. We are with you to facilitate this step from an extra pair of hands to bringing in a professional organizer, move manager, or estate sale/auctioneer.

We make this decision together to best serve your goal of staying in your home safely and comfortably or selling at maximum value. We have the professional tradespeople to provide multiple bids and execute the work that best serves your needs.

Our initial review of public records and family archives is intended to discover non-conforming conditions and open issues that might impede your sale. We have the legal and professional resources to cure any such discoveries with the least possible impact on your sale.

We are there for you. If you’ve moved away from “the old neighborhood” we represent you at the property and use technology to bridge any physical distance while you attend to your life in your home.

Over decades of ownership, we all expect that income declines and expenses increase. You might be less aware of significant equity and savings that accrue to long-time homeowners. We work with legal and financial professionals to turn your home from a financial liability to a sustaining asset whenever possible.

We can work as your agent to purchase or rent a new residence that best suits your current needs or introduce you to senior residence professionals who offer the level of care and amenities to suit your needs, interests, and budget.

Key Real Estate Services’ unique Should I Stay Or Should I Go? survey can help couples and families find common ground.

Overcoming What's Overwhelming

Organizing, disbursing, and selling personal property is one of the first steps in preparing to sell a long-time home. We are with you to facilitate this step from an extra pair of hands to bringing in a professional organizer, move manager, or estate sale/auctioneer.

We make this decision together to best serve your goal of staying in your home safely and comfortably or selling at maximum value. We have the professional tradespeople to provide multiple bids and execute the work that best serves your needs.

Our initial review of public records and family archives is intended to discover non-conforming conditions and open issues that might impede your sale. We have the legal and professional resources to cure any such discoveries with the least possible impact on your sale.

We are there for you. If you’ve moved away from “the old neighborhood” we represent you at the property and use technology to bridge any physical distance while you attend to your life in your home.

Over decades of ownership, we all expect that income declines and expenses increase. You might be less aware of significant equity and savings that accrue to long-time homeowners. We work with legal and financial professionals to turn your home from a financial liability to a sustaining asset whenever possible.

We can work as your agent to purchase or rent a new residence that best suits your current needs or introduce you to senior residence professionals who offer the level of care and amenities to suit your needs, interests, and budget.

Key Real Estate Services’ unique Should I Stay Or Should I Go? survey can help couples and families find common ground.

Meet our other Seniors Real Estate Specialist®

Meet our other Seniors Real Estate Specialist®

Linda Mancini
NYS Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, SRES®

Linda’s value as a SRES® is magnified by more than 30 years of experience with Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) apartments that keep affordable housing options open to financially qualified home buyers in NYC. This complimentary expertise can guide buyers with built-up home equity but lower retirement income to – or back to – a dynamic urban life.

Client Testimonials

Homeowners, caregivers, and executors selling locally and remotely.
DeborahH
Thank you so much for making the sale of my Mom’s house a positive experience! You were always on top of what had to be done – and good at explaining the process to me. It was great working with you.

Deborah H.
Family Caregiver
Eastchester

KarenC

This is the first day in 57 years that we have not owned that apartment!  It led to a lot of peace of mind for me, not having to get up to speed on NYS and co-op real estate issues, because you already had it in hand.

Karen C.
Yonkers Estate Executor
New Mexico

LesS

Allison and Linda provided top-notch advice and assistance to get an impressive price for my fixer-upper. They provide a holistic approach – especially for someone with very little experience.

Les S.
Homeowner
Middle Village, Queens

DebrahR&HerbieF
Please accept our appreciation for all that you’ve done during our journey to find a perfect home for us.

Jessica R.
Multi-Generational Homeowner
Cortlandt Manor

TestimonialMarcosP
With Allison’s patience and persistence, I was able to find the perfect apartment for my mother near my current home. We couldn’t have done it without her great insight and advocacy.

Marcos P.
Family Caregiver
Bronxville

TestimonialMikeW-2
Thank you so much for “hanging in there” during this long process and getting it done. In the end, my childhood home went to some really great people. Certainly could not have done it without all your help.

Mike W.
Bronx Estate Executor
Florida

August S

I am beyond words regarding your attention to detail and total involvement with the mess we inherited in the Bronx.

August S.
Bronx Estate Executor
Florida

KeithH
You alleviated a tremendous amount of stress regarding tossing and cleaning. Thank you so much!

Keith H.
Homeowner
Brooklyn

JanetC
You are truly a wonder! You took 95% of the worry from our shoulders and undertook overseeing the restoration, which were blessings truly appreciated.

Janet C.
Homeowner
Port Chester

Let us provide the same expert service for your sale or purchase.

Press and Media

Allison has been sought out for media coverage of her work as a Real Estate Broker and Seniors Real Estate Specialist. Here are a few articles featuring that work, clients, and listings
The Bronx, Home For Me And Mom

Judy Sheridan, an interior designer, resolved to find a two-bedroom house for herself and her mother. They needed a yard because Mrs. Stoltz, age 99, likes to be outdoors. But finding an easily accessible house and yard proved difficult. Ms. Sheridan visited an upholstery shop she had heard about in Mott Haven. The owners directed her to Allison Jaffe of Key Real Estate Services.

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Easy Affordable Home Refreshers

Allison Jaffe, Broker of Key Real Estate Services, cautions that you’ll first want to cure violations and repair whatever is broken. Why do these things? “The easy answer is to have buyers like what they see in your house. But the more important reason is so buyers are not distracted from your home’s positive attributes by perceived problems and faults.”

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It’s a Buyers’ Market for Two-Bedrooms

In Upper Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights, Allison Jaffe and Linda Mancini listed a $325,000 two-bedroom, one-bath apartment. So far they have had about 18 showings and six offers. Because the apartment is in an H.F.D.C. co-op, there are income limits for buyers, as well as restrictions at resale designed to keep the unit affordable.

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Allison has presented the unique Should I Stay Or Should I Go? planning tool for these host organizations and is available to make an interactive presentation for your organization in the future.

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