LEGAL CORNER: NYC Passes the FARE Act and Restricts the Payment of Commissions by Tenants
The real estate industry has expressed concerns regarding the potential repercussions of the FARE Act.
ERA Insite Realty reported it has welcomed back Associate Broker Carla Palacios to its team, as well as adding three additional experienced agents and one newcomer. Palacios, along with Donna Young and Amal Salameh are now affiliated with ERA’s Pleasantville office, while Donna Materasso and Lorei Kwok join the Bronxville office, according to ERA’s Co-Founder and Principal Broker Lou Budetti.
Palacios, of Thornwood, has been licensed for more than 18 years, working in both real estate listings and sales as well as extensively in property management. A graduate of Westlake H.S. in Mount Pleasant and Pace University, she holds her Associate Broker license. She worked with ERA Insite for many years previously and has now returned.
Young is an Associate Broker with more than 25 years of expertise in real estate, property management, construction, sales and marketing. Born and raised in the Bronx, she is a graduate of the Bronx H.S. of Science and holds a B.A. from Queens College. She moved to Putnam County in 2005 and has served on her condo board for the past 12 years, as well as the local school board and Board of Elections.
Materasso is an Associate Broker who has developed an outstanding reputation over 30 years of serving clients in Westchester and the Bronx. Her business is now primarily sourced from long-standing relationships and referrals from enthusiastic past clients. She founded and owned Pelham Realty, a successful independent brokerage, for 22 years. A Bronx native and now longtime Pelham resident, She earned her undergrad degree in Food & Nutrition from Lehman College with a master’s from NYU. She and Kwok recently partnered as a team to more effectively work with their clients; they will operate as The New Door Team @ ERA Insite Realty.
Kwok has been licensed since 2010. Currently a New Rochelle resident, she achieved a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Alabama and a second bachelor’s in education. She purchased her first home at just 24 years old and embarked on a real estate career as a means of helping others while also working toward her own goals. She has previously worked for brokerages in NYC, Philadelphia and Westchester.
Salameh, of Yorktown Heights, is newly licensed as a real estate salesperson. She grew up in Jordan, moving to the U.S. in 2015. She earned a degree in Information Technology in Jordan, and an associate degree in Accounting from the College of Westchester. She is fluent in Arabic and brings an international and investment perspective to her real estate practice.
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