
Tiffany Bauman is New Manager of Houlihan Lawrence’s Bedford/Pound Ridge Brokerage
Bauman has an extensive background in real estate, operating her own New York City boutique residential real estate brokerage, Tiffany Bauman Real Estate, for nearly two decades.

Gino Bello Homes Team Joins Howard Hanna Rand Realty’s Scarsdale Office
The Gino Bello Team has successfully closed more than 1,600 transactions in the past 20 years.

State Comptroller Cites Risks and Concerns with 2026 NYS Executive Budget Proposal
The predominant risks for DOB’s forecast are policies that may be implemented by the new federal administration, including those related to tariffs and the extension of the expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

State Legislators from Manhattan, Hudson Valley Introduce Rent Emergency Stabilization Tenant Act
Currently, localities must conduct a survey of rental housing they propose to regulate and demonstrate that the vacancy rate is below 5%. This bill leaves that option in place, but creates an alternative method.


NAR: Nearly 90% of Metro Areas Registered Home Price Gains in Fourth Quarter of 2024
In the past five years, from 2019 to 2024, the median home price rose by 49.9%.

New York Metro Area Real Estate Market Saw Rising Home Prices, Low Inventory in 2024
The highest number of closed sales occurred in Suffolk County with 12,913, followed by Nassau County with 9,748, and Westchester County with 7,127.

NYSAR Installs Jacqlene Rose as 2025 President; HGAR’s Ron Garafalo to Serve as President-Elect
Garafalo was the president of the Orange County Association of Realtors in 2011 and the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors in 2019.

New York State Senate Advances Affordable Housing Bill Package Including Incentives for First-Time Homebuyers
One bill establishes the New York State first home savings program to allow first-time homebuyers to open saving accounts that would be eligible for personal income deductions.

City of New Rochelle Approves Major Mixed-Use Waterfront Development Project
The public-private partnership between the City of New Rochelle, State of New York and New York-based development firm Twining Properties will reimagine a former industrial brownfield site along the Long Island Sound.

Rockland County Unveils $13.5 Million in Housing Action Loan Opportunity Awards
The HALO fund provides direct loans to borrowers in support of the creation or preservation of housing that is attainable to the average Rockland resident.

OLA Consulting Opens New Valhalla Headquarters
The new Westchester headquarters positions OLA for continued growth as it remains on a mission to create better, more efficient environments.