HGAR Interim CEO Marty Nash Dies
In an email to all HGAR members earlier today, 2026 HGAR President Rey Hollingsworth Falu announced that Nash had “suddenly and tragically passed away.”
Comptroller Levine emphasized that the Adams Administration’s FY26 spending levels, which exceed revenue, and failure to properly budget for known, re-occurring expenses, have led to unusually high budget deficit projections for FY26 and FY27.
“The housing sector is not out of the woods yet,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.
Single-family homes led the market with 3,229 closed sales, reflecting a 1.4% increase over the previous year.
In connection with Wishnie’s retirement, County Executive Jenkins announced that current Director of Operations Joan McDonald has been promoted to Deputy County Executive.
2025 was another tough year for homebuyers, marked by record-high home prices and historically low home sales.
Backed by $405 million in city, state, federal funding, and an anticipated federal loan, the project will create a new state-of-the-art, intermodal food distribution facility.
Plunkett, who joined the Bronx-based Simone Development Companies in 2018, is well known in Westchester County’s business and not-for-profit community.
Mortgage rates started the New Year with a decline to 6.25%, the lowest level since September 2024.
Levy previously served as Senior Vice President of Homeownership and Community Development at Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), New York State’s affordable housing agency.
The properties contain a contiguous expanse of forest, wetlands, and streams, as well as 1,150 feet of frontage on the Neversink River.
The New York metro region (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ) ranked fifth among the metro areas with the longest time to save for a down payment.
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