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.
Garafalo was the president of the Orange County Association of Realtors in 2011 and the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors in 2019.
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.
The Putnam County Economic Development Corporation recently announced that Christopher W. Ryder, executive vice president of Putnam County National Bank in Carmel, has joined its Board of Directors.
Ryder is directly engaged in all aspects of the bank’s lending operations, in addition to serving as the bank’s in-house legal counsel for a wide range of matters. Most recently, he helped implement the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program at PCNB, which issued hundreds of loans to community businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to joining PCNB, Ryder was a corporate attorney at a law firm in New York City. He advised clients on a host of complex commercial transactions and provided practical solutions to his client’s legal and regulatory concerns. Born and raised in Carmel, Ryder, a resident of Mahopac. received his Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School.
Martha Eventually settled in Somers, becoming a Realtor where she found her stride, spending decades in the industry.
Chris brings a wealth of experience and proven leadership to this new advisory position. She is an 18-year veteran of Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
As State President, Phillips will oversee the council’s activities within New York State and act as a liaison between the regional vice president, the council’s leadership team, and its staff.
City and State honored 100 “New Yorkers who are on the front lines, creating jobs and spurring economic growth on the local, state and national levels.”
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