Robert Brunner - Broker/Owner offers clients his extensive expertise in the leasing, management, sales and purchasing of multi-family investment properties. From landlord and tenant law, to the complexities of pre-purchase inspections and tenant security deposit transfers, Robert is familiar with the many complex scenarios that are associated with the purchase and sale of multi-family properties.

Robert earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Marketing from Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ. He has completed additional graduate course work in Economics and Marketing. With over twenty years of hands-on real estate experience, Robert is a recognized expert in the field. He has been published in numerous print media and been called upon as an expert witness in the area of residential and commercial real estate. 

 In addition to owning and managing First Mountain Real Estate, Robert teaches Ethics and Fair Housing for the North Central Jersey Board of REALTORS and is a Deacon at the First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell. Robert grew up in North Caldwell and continues to live in the area with his wife, Anne, and their four children. 

Designations Earned:

GRI - Graduate Realtor Institute - earned by those REALTORS completing courses in the fields of appraisal, commercial brokerage, land surveying, personal marketing, industrial, commercial, and investment real estate, property valuation, and taxation. 

CRS - Certified Residential Specialist - represents the top 5% of all REALTORS in the nation. To earn the CRS Designation, every REALTOR must have a significant mix of experience and volume of real estate transactions as well as extensive training in marketing, technology, finance, listing and selling strategies and adhere to a strict code of ethics. 

CRB - Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager - held by less than 1% of REALTORS nationally. The CRB designee must attend 18 days of training held throughout the United States and have a minimum number of years managing a real estate office. The courses encompass advanced real estate marketing and financial analysis. 

Membership Affiliations:

 National Association of REALTORS

 New Jersey Association of REALTORS

 Garden State Multiple Listing Service

 West Essex Board of Realtors

 Residential Sales Council

 Real Estate Brokerage Managers Council.