Elise Knutsson was born in Bronxville. Elise grew up in Pound Ridge when Pound Ridge was known as an artistic community in Northern Westchester. Her father was a successful jazz musician and her family lived in the hamlet for 26 years, thus giving Elise an intrinsic and intimate knowledge of Westchester., Elise is a dedicated and intelligent real estate professional. Elise has the knowledge, insight, and the experience to help you see the equity materialize in your number one investment, your home, as well as providing you with excellent service to find the most suitable and desirable home at the best possible price. Her range of experience includes managing both multi-million dollar clients as well as those young couples just starting out., Elise is always there to help keep you informed about the ever-changing market conditions and about the new competitive real estate environment when you hire Elise for your selling, buying or renting needs. Skilled guidance, including consultation on mortgage needs, helping you choose the right real estate attorney, or engaging the most qualified contractor for a renovation, Elise is there to make the move an easy one for you. She is an expert at streamlining your experience and getting you to the closing table effortlessly., Elise has transacted millions of dollars in real estate since she began in 2005., Elise’s newest listing is one of the finest waterfront estates in Westchester, located in Waccabuc NY., In addition to owning her own real estate firm in Westchester with her partner Guy Novo, Elise has now joined forces Douglas Elliman in Katonah. Elise maintains a partnership with the Dylan Hoffman Team in Manhattan., A Brief History:, Elise lived abroad for 7 years in her 20’s, during which she studied at the University of Freiburg and Munich, and sang with a commercially successful German pop group – Dschinghis Khan, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dschinghis_Khan., Elise, through this enriching experience has acquired an european awareness and appreciation, and over all sophistication which lends itself perfectly to the service sector., Elise is bilingual in German., After Germany, Elise returned to NYC and was signed with Atlantic records, where she produced 2 singles. After losing her husband 13 years ago in 2003, she had to start to think about another Career choice to help support her 2 beautiful girls, now 15 and 20., Elise is also a certified ZUMBA instructor. Real Estate was the perfect profession and choice!