With the full legislature and governor facing re-election in 2026, HGAR and NYSAR are already preparing for what could be a watershed year for housing policy.
The NYC Rent Guidelines Board voted to approve rent increases of 3% for one-year leases and 4.5% for two-year leases on rent-stabilized apartments.
NAR successfully secured its top five priorities in the final package.
ERA Insite Realty continues to grow its sales force with the addition of three licensees, according to Principal Broker Lou Budetti.
Joining the firm’s Bronxville office as salespersons are Michael Berry and Elayne Aguasviva, while James D’Amato joins as a salesperson on the Michael D’Onofrio team based out of the White Plains office.
Berry has been licensed since 2019 in NYC. As a Bronxville resident, he is now transitioning his business to the suburbs, following the track of his clients. He has 20 years’ experience managing enterprise level projects in the financial industry, providing a solid foundation and skills to his real estate practice.
Elayne Aguasviva
Aguasviva has recently earned her real estate salesperson license after 10 years in personal services and sales for upscale New York City department stores. She also has her own cosmetics company and is a long-time make-up artist in New York City. A Yonkers resident, Aguasviva is bi-lingual, fluent in English and Spanish along with some French. She is a graduate of Baruch College with a degree in Corporate Communications.
D’Amato comes to real estate with 20 years of wholesale and retail sales success in a variety of industries, as well as several years spent working as a loan officer in New Jersey. His sales and marketing skills, financial acumen and customer service focus are what make him a good fit for the Michael D’Onofrio team, which specializes in residential and multi-unit sales and rentals.
Indelicato joins the City of Yonkers with over 30 years of experience as an attorney and city planner for several Westchester County municipalities.
He has been honored with the Five Star Real Estate Agent Award for 16 consecutive years.
Each speaker shared valuable perspectives on regional economic development, market dynamics, and strategic growth initiatives across the Hudson Valley.
Mississauga, Ontario-based Exit Realty Corp. International reported that many of its agents and teams were recognized.
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