Data shows that from 1996-2021, the Hudson Valley region lost a net total of 146,763 people to out migration, which calculates out to 5% of the Hudson Valley’s population.
Elected officials, seeking to appease vocal constituents, frequently uphold restrictive zoning laws that favor single-family residences over more diverse housing options.
In 2023, the Rockland County Office of Consumer Protection investigated 617 complaints and returned $66,000 to homeowners.
2020 HGAR RPAC HONOR ROLL
as recorded by NYSAR to March 2020
Thank you to the following Members
who are leading the way in the 2020 RPAC campaign
Platinum R $10,000
Dorothy Botsoe, Dorothy Jensen Realty Inc., White Plains
Anthony Domathoti. Exit Realty Premium, Bronx
Richard Haggerty, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc.
Nancy Kennedy, Houlihan Lawrence Inc., Croton-on-Hudson
Crystal R $2500-$4,999
JP Endres, BHG Rand Realty, New City
Irene Guanill, Meet the Sellers, Bronx
Crystal Hawkins Syska, Keller Williams NY Realty, White Plains
Sterling R $1,000-$2,499
Debra Budetti, ERA Insite Realty Services, White Plains
Leah Caro, Park Sterling Realty, Bronxville
Carol Christiansen, Café Realty, Mount Kisco
Ronald Garafalo, John J Lease Realtors, Middletown
Ann Garti, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc.
Richard Herska, BHG Rand Realty, Nyack
Pamela Jones, Coldwell Banker Res Brokerage, White Plains
Barry Kramer, Westchester Choice Realty, Scarsdale
Clayton Livingston, Grand Lux Realty, Inc., Armonk
Mark Seiden, Mark Seiden Real Estate Team, Briarcliff Manor
President’s Club $500-$999
Carmen Bauman, Green Grass Real Estate Corp., Bronxville
Gary Connolly, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc.
Lawrence Curasi, Curasi Realty, Inc, Montgomery
Teresa Belmore, Keller Williams NY Realty, White Plains
Maryann Tercasio, Better Homes and Garden Rand Realty, Central Valley
Capitol Club $250-$499
Nancy Curasi, Curasi Realty, Inc, Montgomery
Sarah Hughes,William Raveis Legends Realty, Briar Cliff Manor
Eydie Lopez, Keller Williams Hudson Valley, Highland Mills
Robert Shandley, BHG Rand Realty, White Plains
99 Dollar Club $99-$249
Teresa Belmore, Desmond Bonar, Layla Boyles, Janet Brand, Elisa Bruno Midili, Randall Calano, Michael Criscuolo, Laurie DiFrancesco, Kevin Dwyer, Patricia Holmes, Clayton Jeffrey, Bonnie Koff, John Kope, Kathleen Mangan, Barbara Shaver, Peggy Shea, Jacqueline Simmons, Cary Sleeper, Judith Speight, Maria Weiss, Patricia Ephraim, Anthony Lando, Rosa Lulgjuraj, Elisa Bruno-Midili, Valerie Port, Cathleen Stack, Maria Weiss
Recap of Contributions Year to Date**
TOTAL: $41,653 18% towards goal
Total with pledges: $129,148
With 1022 contributors 25% towards participation goal.
Goal: $233,684 from 4,051 contributors for a total of 36% of membership
These systematic barriers hindered the accumulation of wealth for African Americans for decades; this hindrance deprived many black families of the opportunity to pass down property and assets to future generations, thereby perpetuating economic disparities.
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