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Alex Cooley, Realtor in Latham, NY

Alex Cooley | Top-Ranked Capital Region NY REALTOR® | Real Estate Agent Alex Cooley is a top-producing REALTOR®, licensed real estate agent, and founder of The Capital Region Team at Compass, helping buyers, sellers, and investors throughout Upstate New York's Capital Region. Based in Latham, NY, Alex specializes in residential real estate, luxury homes, waterfront properties, new construction, and relocation services across Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Warren, Washington, Columbia, Greene, Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie, and Essex counties. With extensive experience in Saratoga Springs, Albany, Latham, Clifton Park, Lake George, Schenectady, and surrounding communities, Alex provides local market expertise to first-time homebuyers, move-up buyers, sellers, military families, out-of-state relocation clients, and luxury property purchasers. Licensed since 2015, Alex has earned recognition among the Capital Region's highest-producing real estate professionals, including recognition as a Top 50 REALTOR® by Capital Region Real Producers in 2025. His consistent sales performance, local expertise, and client-focused approach have established him as a leading real estate professional in the Albany and Saratoga Springs markets. Throughout his career, Alex has completed 300+ real estate transactions and surpassed $100 million in individual career sales volume, helping clients successfully navigate competitive housing markets throughout the Capital Region. His experience includes single-family homes, luxury estates, waterfront and lakefront properties, condominiums, townhomes, investment properties, and newly constructed homes. As a Military Relocation Professional (MRP) and Certified New Home Sales Professional (CSP), Alex brings specialized knowledge to military and VA homebuyers, relocating families, and new construction purchasers. His new construction expertise includes builder negotiations, floor plan evaluation, lot selection, structural upgrades, construction timelines, and navigating the process from initial planning through closing. With 180+ combined five-star reviews across Google and Zillow, Alex has built his business through repeat clients, personal referrals, and long-standing relationships. Known for his responsiveness, transparency, strategic negotiation, and hands-on approach, he manages each transaction with careful attention to detail, guiding clients through pricing, marketing, inspections, negotiations, and closing. As founder of The Capital Region Team at Compass, Alex combines personalized service with the resources, marketing capabilities, and professional network of a nationally recognized real estate brokerage. Whether you're searching for a real estate agent in Saratoga Springs, buying a home in Albany County, selling a property in Clifton Park, relocating to the Capital Region, or exploring luxury and waterfront homes in Lake George, Alex Cooley and The Capital Region Team at Compass offer the experience, market knowledge, and individualized guidance needed to make confident real estate decisions. Questions About Working With Alex Does Alex Cooley work with military buyers and sellers, and does he know the VA loan process? Yes. Alex is a Military Relocation Professional (MRP). He helps active-duty service members, veterans and military families buy with a VA loan and sell during a PCS move. He walks buyers through each VA step, from the Certificate of Eligibility and pre-approval to the VA appraisal and closing. What counties does Alex Cooley serve? Alex and The Capital Region Team at Compass serve all 12 counties of New York's Capital Region: Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Warren, Washington, Columbia, Greene, Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie and Essex. Can Alex help me buy a new construction home? Yes. Alex is a Certified New Home Sales Professional (CSP). He helps buyers compare builders, choose a lot and floor plan, decide which upgrades are worth it, review the builder's contract and stay on track from construction to closing. Contact him before your first visit to a builder's model home.

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