About Max Stokes

Meet Max

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.

PHONE

(201) 951-9403

[email protected]

ADDRESS

1 Franklin Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Our Testimonials

Greg M

"As a top 1% agent myself in Tampa Florida, and the executor of my aunts estate in NJ, I needed the services of a top agent with local expertise and success to guide me through this transaction. Being in the business I knew a ...

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...

John H

"Fantastic! Megan went way beyond the job to assist me in selling and marketing the home. She continued to assist after the sale. And also helped with the extra services the buyer was looking to be addressed." -John H.

Mohsin R

"Where should I begin Max reached out to me shortly after being connected through Zillow and since then he always did his best to keep me abreast of the entire process I was embarking on. Any time I had a question, if Max didn'...

Megan M

"Megan is an outstanding real estate professional that provides a very high level of services. She helped us buy a house from 3000 miles away, and made the process seamless." -Megan M.

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

Lynn L

"Megan, seriously, thank you for all of your help! You are the gold standard and honestly, the classiest and most honest REALTOR I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with. Highly recommend." -Lynn L.

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

Megan R

"Megan is wonderful to work with, and she goes above and beyond. She is knowledgeable, genuine, and very responsive to her clients' needs. She helped us buy a house from 3000 miles away in a different time zone and facilitated ...

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...

NJ Seller

"Megan just sold our home in Ho-Ho-Kus this past summer and we could not have asked for an all-around better experience. She is the consummate professional and is quite savvy with her utilization of social media, which is how s...

Elyse

Max and Megan are a great team. I worked closely with Max and cannot say enough positive things about my experience. From our very first phone conversation, he was extremely professional and personable and spent a great deal o...

Andrew

We had a wonderful experience working with Max at Fox & Stokes, 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 re...

HHK Seller

"Megan went above and beyond during every aspect of my real estate transactions! I highly recommend her! She was amazingly and helpful in prepping my home for the open house. Her follow-ups and feedback were spot-on, honest, an...

Ho-Ho-Kus Buyer

Thank you so much, Max, for being there every step of the way when it came to buying our forever home. We couldn’t have asked for anybody better to help us through the entire process. Moving from NYC to NJ, we not only wanted s...

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...

Charlie W

My wife and I are very lucky to have been introduced to Jen Angeli at F&S. Every house we wanted to see, she was there. Every question we had, she had the answers. Advice she provided before we submitted our final offer was pro...

Ridgewood Seller

We truly appreciated the professionalism demonstrated by Max & Megan! Our search for a new home lasted 4 years because of our very specific housing needs. They alerted us promptly when homes fitting our criteria came on the mar...

Geoff M

"Megan is an amazing agent! We partnered with Megan on purchasing our first house and she was a true professional. Megan is extremely organized and truly listened to all of our must-haves to help us find our perfect home. Megan...

Megan M

"We would highly recommend Megan! She worked with us for a year to find the perfect home. She listened and understood what we were looking for in a home and never gave up on us. She was supportive and encouraging throughout the...

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