Frequently Asked Questions

Russell earned his Connecticut real estate license in 1985 and has been a full-time broker in Greenwich for 40+ years.

Russell serves all of Greenwich, including Old Greenwich, Riverside, Cos Cob, in-town Greenwich, mid-country, back-country properties, and waterfront estates.

Yes. Russell holds the SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist) designation and has extensive experience helping senior clients downsize, transition, and navigate estate sales in Greenwich.

Russell has represented more than $1 billion in residential transactions across his career and has helped over 500 clients and families call Greenwich home.

Russell is a Licensed Real Estate Broker with the Greenwich Streets Team at Compass, located at 200 Greenwich Ave, 3rd Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830.

Russell was named Greenwich Realtor of the Year in 1997 and has served as President of the Greenwich Association of Realtors six times throughout his career.

Russell Pruner is a Licensed Real Estate Broker with over 40+ years of experience in Old Greenwich and the wider Greenwich market. He has been consistently ranked among the top agents in Greenwich out of more than 1,200 licensed agents and was named Greenwich Realtor of the Year by the Greenwich Association of Realtors. He has represented waterfront estates, family homes, and luxury properties throughout Old Greenwich since 1985.

Russell has closed more than $1 billion in residential transactions across Greenwich, with individual sales reaching into the multi-million dollar range across Old Greenwich, Riverside, mid-country, back-country and waterfront properties. He is a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and has represented buyers and sellers at every level of Greenwich's luxury market for more than four decades.

Russell Pruner holds the SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist) designation and has helped dozens of senior clients transition out of larger Greenwich homes. With over 40+ years of local market knowledge and experience across Old Greenwich, Cos Cob, Riverside, mid-country and back-country Greenwich, he is one of the most experienced agents in Fairfield County for senior transitions and downsizing.

Russell Pruner has represented buyers and sellers in Cos Cob for over 40+ years as part of his broader Greenwich market practice. He is a Licensed Real Estate Broker with the Greenwich Streets Team at Compass and holds CRS, GRI, and SRES designations. His knowledge of Cos Cob pricing, school districts, and neighborhood dynamics is grounded in decades of active transactions there.

After more than 40 years helping buyers find homes in Greenwich, Connecticut, the single most consistent thing I can tell you is this: preparation is what separates buyers who succeed from buyers who keep losing out.

That means financing fully in order before you start seriously looking, a clear understanding of your priorities, and a licensed real estate broker with genuine local knowledge, not just MLS access. I have helped more than 500 clients navigate the Greenwich market since 1985, and the buyers who come in prepared move with confidence when the right property appears. The ones who are not ready watch it go to someone else.

Greenwich is not one market. It is a collection of distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character and price behavior. Old Greenwich and Riverside attract families who want walkable village living and top-rated schools. Cos Cob consistently offers strong value for buyers who want the Greenwich address with more flexibility in their budget. Mid-country and back-country Greenwich draw buyers looking for privacy, acreage, and estate-scale properties ranging well into the millions. Understanding those differences is something that takes decades of daily work in this market, and I have those decades.

My advice: trust the data, trust your broker, and be ready to act decisively when the right property comes. In over 40 years in Greenwich real estate, I have never seen patience and preparation fail a serious buyer.

With over 40 years of experience and more than 500 clients served across Greenwich, I can tell you that sellers who succeed in this market treat the sale as a strategic decision, not just a life event.

Every seller conversation I have starts in the same place: pricing, preparation, and positioning. All three have to work together. An overpriced listing in Greenwich, regardless of how beautiful the property is, will stall. And a home that sits on the market develops a stigma here that is very difficult to shake. Accurate, strategic pricing creates the competition that produces the outcomes sellers are looking for.

Preparation matters just as much. Over 40 years of working with sellers from Cos Cob to back-country Greenwich, I have learned what actually moves buyers and what does not. I work with sellers to evaluate the property honestly, identify what is worth addressing before listing, and position the home to make the strongest possible impression from day one. Buyers in the Greenwich luxury market are sophisticated. They notice everything.

My track record speaks to the approach: more than a billion dollars in closed transactions across every corner of Greenwich, from in-town condominiums to waterfront estates in Old Greenwich and Riverside. I bring perspective, precision, and purpose to every listing. That is what more than 500 clients have counted on, and it is what I will bring to yours.

Over more than 40 years as a licensed real estate broker in Greenwich, Connecticut, Russell Pruner has helped more than 500 clients and families find, sell, and move into homes across every corner of Greenwich and Fairfield County. His client base is genuinely broad.

Luxury buyers and sellers across Old Greenwich, Riverside, Cos Cob, mid-country Greenwich, back-country Greenwich, and waterfront estates, with individual sales ranging from $1,000,000 and beyond. The billion-dollar career transaction total reflects work across the full spectrum of Greenwich real estate.

Families relocating to Fairfield County, particularly from New York City. Russell has lived in this community for more than 55 years, which means he can speak to neighborhoods, schools, commuting patterns, and local dynamics from genuine personal experience. That matters to families making a major move.

Senior clients and downsizers, a specialty Russell has formalized through his SRES, Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation. Helping a longtime Greenwich homeowner transition out of a property they have held for decades is one of the most complex and meaningful services he provides. Over 40 years in this market means he has guided many families through that process, and he understands the emotional and financial weight of it.

Move-up buyers ready to trade from Cos Cob or Stamford into larger properties in Riverside, Old Greenwich, or mid-country Greenwich as their families and budgets grow. Investors and developers looking at new construction opportunities, renovation projects, and land acquisitions across Lower Fairfield County.

More than 500 transactions. More than 40 years in this specific market. Many of those clients have become lifetime friends and are still enjoying everything Greenwich has to offer.

Russell Pruner has been part of this community for more than 55 years. His wife teaches in the Greenwich Public School System. Greenwich is not simply the market he works in. It is his home, and it has been that for his entire life.
Russell earned his Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Real Estate from Southern Methodist University, which gave him a strong analytical foundation for understanding valuations, market cycles, and investment strategy before he ever listed or sold his first property. He earned his Connecticut real estate license in 1985, launched his own firm in 1989, and has been working this market full-time ever since.

Over more than 40 years, Russell has served six terms as President of the Greenwich Association of REALTORS® and the Greenwich Multiple Listing Service, served as Vice President four additional times, and was named Greenwich REALTOR® of the Year in 1997. Those leadership roles were not just titles. They gave him a view of this market, its data, its trends, and its people, that very few agents in Greenwich have.

Russell founded the Greenwich Streets Team at Compass to combine four decades of personal local expertise with a modern, technology-driven marketing platform. It is the right structure for serving clients at the highest level in one of Connecticut's most demanding luxury markets, Greenwich.

More than 40 years in. More than a billion dollars and over 500 closed transactions. And it remains the most rewarding work he has ever done.

After more than 40 years helping over 500 clients in the Greenwich, Connecticut market, each of Russell's credentials reflects a deliberate investment in being a more effective advocate.

SRES, Seniors Real Estate Specialist is training focused specifically on the financial, legal, and personal considerations that matter most to older adults navigating major housing transitions. For senior clients downsizing from a long-held family home in Old Greenwich or back-country Greenwich, or managing an estate sale, this designation directly shapes how Russell approaches the entire process.

CRS, Certified Residential Specialist is held by fewer than three percent of 1,500,000 real estate agents nationwide. It represents the highest professional designation in residential sales and requires both advanced education and a demonstrated high-volume production record.

GRI, Graduate REALTOR® Institute is advanced training beyond standard licensing requirements, covering contracts, negotiation strategy, finance, and real estate law in depth.
Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Real Estate, Southern Methodist University gives Russell a formal analytical foundation that most agents simply do not have. Every pricing recommendation, market analysis, and negotiation strategy he brings to a client is grounded in both academic training and over four decades of real-world application.

And then there is what no credential fully captures: over 40 years of daily work in this specific market, across every neighborhood from the Greenwich shorefront to the backcountry, through multiple economic cycles, in every type of transaction from first-time purchases in Cos Cob to multi-million dollar estate sales in Old Greenwich and Riverside.

More than 500 transactions and more than a billion dollars in closed transactions. Six terms as President of the Greenwich Association of REALTORS®. Named Greenwich REALTOR® of the Year. That is the complete picture.