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.
Houlihan Lawrence has announced that Deborah Baumohl and Valerie Vanadia, both former agents of Houlihan Lawrence, have returned to the firm as agents at its New Rochelle brokerage.
Baumohl, who has been in the real estate business since 2001, was most recently with the Scarsdale office of Douglas Elliman. A licensed Realtor since 2001, Baumohl worked in real estate sales in Palm Beach, FL from 2009-2012 during which she gained first-hand knowledge of retirement communities and waterfront properties. While with Houlihan Lawrence, Baumohl was a top producer and was awarded Houlihan Lawrence’s Silver and Gold designations. A resident of New Rochelle, Baumohl is a member of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce. Prior to her real estate career, she worked in promotional marketing for 22 years.
Valerie Vanadia
Vanadia, who has spent seven and a half years in real estate, started her career with Houlihan Lawrence’s New Rochelle office and later worked for Sotheby’s in Irvington and most recently with Douglas Elliman in Armonk and Scarsdale. During her time with Houlihan Lawrence she earned a Silver Award for sales. Prior to her career in real estate, Vanadia spent more than 20 years working at advertising agencies including Young and Rubicam and Grey Healthcare Group. She lives in New Rochelle, where she was born and raised. She is a member of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce
Today, she is affiliated with Coldwell Banker in Katonah as an Associate Broker and is an Independent Certified Coach.
The Anne Freyvogel Hanna Legacy Award is named after Anne F. Hanna, who co-founded Howard Hanna Real Estate Services with Howard Hanna Jr. in 1957.
Real estate coach Brian Buffini provided practical advice on how agents can thrive in challenging conditions and use change as a lever for growth, drawing on his extensive experience in training over three million professionals in 37 countries.
Swarthout is one of 111 leaders across the United States, and the third in New York State, who have devoted their careers to the land title industry and earned their designation.
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