Steven “Steve” Novak is a licensed Massachusetts real estate salesperson, investment consultant, and BMN Boston team lead at Douglas Elliman Real Estate. Working from Douglas Elliman’s Boston office at 20 Park Plaza, Steve represents buyers, sellers, investors, and relocating clients throughout Greater Boston. His practice is built for decisions that require more than a property search: pricing, preparation, negotiation, financing strategy, rental analysis, and long-term ownership planning.
Experience across the full transaction
Steve earned his real estate license in 2007 and moved into the business full time in 2008. His career has included leading a 35-agent team at Redfin, working at Compass, and joining Douglas Elliman, experiences that gave him a wide view of both individual client service and the systems behind a high-performing real estate practice. He has worked across city condominiums, single-family homes, multifamily investments, relocations, and property-management assignments.
That range is especially useful when a property needs work before it is ready for market. Steve helps owners distinguish repairs that protect a sale from upgrades that can materially improve presentation or value, then coordinates the people and sequence needed to execute the plan. For investors, he looks beyond the asking price to rents, operating costs, condition, financing, and exit options so the real estate decision fits the larger financial goal.
Recognized expertise, communicated clearly
Steve has been recognized by Boston Magazine as a Top Real Estate Producer, by RealTrends among the top 1.5% of agents nationwide, and by Boston Common as a Power Player. He has also received Five Star Real Estate Agent recognition and has been named among America’s Best Real Estate Professionals in Massachusetts by sales volume. Fluent in English and Russian, he is comfortable guiding both local and international clients through the details of a Massachusetts transaction.
BMN Boston
Steve and Craig Brody lead BMN Boston alongside Ashlie Tucker, Melissa Muken, and Valvel Temin. Together, the team brings responsive representation, property marketing, investment perspective, and Douglas Elliman’s broader network to clients across Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, MetroWest, the North Shore, and surrounding Massachusetts communities.
