Gov. Hochul’s State of the State Address Focuses on Housing, Climate Change, Rail Improvement Funding
“The top driver of our affordability crisis is the rising cost of rent and mortgages, and New Yorkers need our help.”
“The top driver of our affordability crisis is the rising cost of rent and mortgages, and New Yorkers need our help.”
Incoming HGAR President Sejdi is an Associate Broker with HomeSmart Homes & Estates in White Plains. She served as President-Elect in 2024, Secretary in 2023, and Regional Director for Westchester County in 2022.
Rates at 6% are the new normal, and from a historical perspective they’re completely fine, especially given the strength of the economy and inflation adjusted wage gains over the past few years.
Designated Realtor
** Steven M. Guagliano
Family Realty Group LLC
19 Misty Vale Rd.
Sandy Hook, CT 06482
203-617-7223
Lee C. Lin
RH Advisors Inc.
335 Madison Ave., 4th Fl, Ste.
New York, NY 10017
425-283-2930
** Leila Monasebian
REO Assets America LLC
150 Great Neck Rd., Ste 102
Great Neck, NY 11021
516-698-8064
** Joshua T. Potts
Home Captain, Inc
6901 Jericho Turnpike, #230
Syosset, NY 11791
703-638-0762
** Dylan R. Taft
Taft Street Realty Inc
231 Main Street
New Paltz, NY 12561
845-687-9292
Odelia Zalicha
Green Home NY Realty
228 W. 18th Street, #1
New York, NY 10011
917-301-2928
Affiliate
Zachary Katz
PMI Excelsior
11 Lawrence Lane
Palisades, NY 10964
845-580-4900
Stephen Michelsson
Pestchester.com
325 center Ave
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-777-7447
Boz Reilly
Marathon Energy Corp
62-01 34th Avenue
Woodside, NY 11377
718-435-2200
** Dan Singer
Robison Oil
One Gateway Plaza
Port Chester, NY 10573-1236
914-345-5700
Charles Stockinger
RG Title Agency LLC
1000 North Division St. Ste 2F
Peekskill, NY 10566
914-739-2700
Realtor
Hadiza Abba
Keller Williams NYC
Kevin David Acosta
SPiRALNY
Pooja Aggarwaal
Keller Williams Hudson Valley, New City
Lizabeth Battista
Coldwell Banker Realty, Somers
Susana L. Beltre Morillo
Century 21 Future Homes Realty
** Yasin Benzawi
Exp Realty
Christopher Berlanga
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Stony Point
Seth Beverly
Prevu Real Estate LLC
Yitzchok Blum
eRealty Advisors, Inc.
Gianna Bonsignore
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Yorktown Heights
Samantha Bowden
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Goshen
** Donna Bradbury
Level Group Inc.
** Justine Bray
BHHS Hudson Valley Properties, Pawling
Xhorxh Buja
Keller Williams NYC
Alisa Bunjaj
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Thornwood
Austin Burns
Houlihan Lawrence, Inc., White Plains
** Titus Campomanes
Exp Realty
Kelff Caraballo
Mary Jane Pastor Realty
Michael Carfagno
William Raveis – New York, LLC, Somers
Oscar Carranza
Besmatch Real Estate
James Casino
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Nyack
Nemesis Castro
Exp Realty
Sara Chan
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Thornwood
Peter M. Chema
Redfin Real Estate
Pablo Cheveres
Christies International Real Estate, Scarsdale
Michael Chumpitaz
LG Fairmont
Robert Ciamarra
Corcoran Legends Realty, Briarcliff Manor
Aaron Colon
Green Home NY Realty
Jonathon Corrado
Houlihan Lawrence, Inc., Somers
** Siobhan Cullen
K. Fortuna Realty, Inc.
Ivan Dam
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Goshen
Evan Danosky
Exp Realty
Gabriella DeMarco-Piciulli
Giner Real Estate Inc.
** Steven DiLorenzo
Brown Harris Stevens HV LLC
Carl Drummond
HomeSmart Homes & Estates, Montgomery
Kaliyah Escoffrey-Fullwoo
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Bronx
Diogenes J. Espinal Coste
Exp Realty
Samuel Fabian
Station Cities
Jesennya Fernandez
Velez Realty Corp.
** Frank T. Finochio
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, New City
Joel Fisch
Flag Realty Group
Evgeniya Fletcher
Exp Realty NYC
Ellen Flores
Keller Williams Realty NYC Group
Danielle M. Fox
RE/MAX Prime Properties
Caitlin Francis
Madison Allied LLC
Judah Fried
Compass Greater NY, LLC, Scarsdale
Kimberly Gabelmann
Wansor Realty
Brian Gaffney
Exp Realty
Rosemarie Gambetta
Level Group Inc.
Kristy Garcia
Compass Greater NY, LLC, Rye
Georgios Gerontidis
Serhant LLC
Giselle Gerson
Julia B Fee Sothebys International Realty, Rye
Fatima Gillings
Keller Williams Realty NYC Group
Priscilla Goodall
Mary Jane Pastor Realty
Kevin Grier
Keller Williams Hudson Valley, Middletown
Elshan Guliyev
Weichert Realtors, Monroe
Mezanul Haque
Century 21 Future Homes Realty
Adrian Hardeo
Besmatch Real Estate
Alexandria Harr
Houlihan Lawrence Inc., White Plains
Ayah Helmy
Scope Realty Bx
Jelissa M. Hernandez
Scope Realty Bx
Luis A. Hernandez
Exit Realty Group, Bronx
Besim Huseni
Exit Realty Group, Bronx
Dhimitri Ismailaj
Keller Williams Realty NYC Group
Yanyan Jiang
At Home With Yara Realty
Chaohua C. Jin
Level Group Inc.
Guy Jones
Today Realty Corp.
Yon M. Jones
ReAttached
Shaiju J. Kalathil
Paradise Prime Properties
Joi C. Kelly
Exp Realty
Gulam Z. Khan
Keller Williams Realty NYC Group
Terrence Kluber
Exp Realty
Stephen Kushner
HomeSmart Homes & Estates, Montgomery
Cesar Landestoy
Curasi Realty, Inc., Montgomery
La Toya Lawrence
Marc Jason
Lee Donovan
Keller Williams Prestige Properties
Marie Legaspi
Halo Realty Properties LLC
Donna Lewis
K. Fortuna Realty, Inc.
Richard Lierow
Keller Williams Realty, Chester
** Joseph LoBue
Redfin Real Estate
Victor Lopez
Dean Bailey Agency
Edwards E. Lopez Cabrera
United Real Estate LLC
Aisha Malone
Keller Williams NYC
** Jaclyn Marra
Keller Williams Upstate NY Properties
** Raynard Marsh
Century 21 Alliance Realty Group, Wappingers Falls
** Gerald Marsini
Four Seasons Sothebys International Realty, Kingston
Yeissel Martinez
All Boroughs Management Corp.
Yoleydis Martinez
Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc., Plainview
** Margaret A. Martino
Hudson Valley Home Connection
Isaac Mandelovits
Exit Realty Venture
Zachary Merlin
Keller Williams Realty, Chester
Divina Milanes
EXIT Realty Private Client, Bronx
Ashley Minard
Exp Realty
Edward Mitura
Coldwell Banker Realty, Pleasantville
Joana Mojica
RE/MAX Benchmark Realty Group, Middletown
Michael Molina
Serhant LLC
Xizmenna Moore-Montique
Century 21 Future Homes Realt
Rajeana Morris
Keller Williams Hudson Valley, Middletown
Katrina Mullaney
Joseph Baratta Company Realty
Edwin Y. Munoz
Exp Realty
Silvia Murphy
Brown Harris Stevens
Saima Mushtaq
Progress Realty Inc.
Steven W. Nosack
Exp Realty
Sean O’Neill
Sams Realty
Donell Oliver
Howard Penn
George Olivera
Joseph Baratta Company Realty
Anthony O. Omoruan
Century 21 Galvez
Lucas Omotosho
Keller Williams Hudson Valley, New City
Geoffrey Outwater
Stepping Stone Realty
Franz Ozuna
Compass Greater NY, LLC, Cortlandt Manor
Melissa Paupst
McGrath Realty Inc., Fishkill
Zylfi Pepic
Century 21 Elite Realty
Dominic Perez
Keller Williams Realty Partner, Baldwin Place
Michael Peters
Century 21 Future Homes Realty
Gary Philipps
Opulence Realty Group
Anthony S. Piacquadio
Today Realty Corp.
Kyle Pierce
Patricia Schiller Real Estate Co.
** Emmannuel Pina
Exp Realty
Michael Prechtel
Keller Williams Valley Realty, Woodcliff Lake, NJ
David Price
Triplemint
Rosario Pupo
Cronin & Company Real Estate
Anel Pyram
Chateau Noir Realty LLC
Paul Quadras
Exp Realty
Sara Reimblad
Compass Greater NY, LLC, Larchmont
Rosia Remy
Level Group Inc.
** Michael Rizeakos
Exp Realty NYC
Rebecca M. Rodriguez
Houlihan Lawrence, Inc., White Plains
Joshua Rodriguez-Valenzu
RXV Realty Group
Joshua Romero
Century 21 Future Homes Realty
Jisely A. Rosario
RE/MAX Boutique Realty
Esther Roth
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, New City
Erika D. Sacalxot Pelico
Exp Realty
Danielle Schwartz
Sams Realty
Vincent Siciliano
Keller Williams Realty Group
Wanda I. Silvagnoli
Century 21 Metro Star
Julie M. Silver
Serhant LLC
Neville Simmons
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Central Valley
** Samuel Slotnick
Century 21 Alliance Realty Group, Wappingers Falls
Cara Solomon-Schiff
Houlihan Lawrence, Inc., Armonk
Gladys Soriano
De Luca Realty Group INC
Erica Soutar
Keller Williams Realty, Chester
Wendy Stinson
OXM Realty Group LLC
Susan Taub
Metrex Realty INC
Angela Teos
RE/MAX In The City
Roque Y. Thomas
Besmatch Real Estate
Elton Thompson
DKC Realty Group LLC
Stefann Van Lesberghe
Keller Williams NY Realty
Wellington J. Vici
Level Group Inc.
Argjentina Vushaj
Coldwell Banker Realty, New City
Abdul Wajid
Keller Williams Realty Group
Lisa Walker
Century 21 Future Homes Realty
Jennifer Wetsell
Keller Williams Village Square Realty
Benjamin Wiles
Keller Williams Realty Partners, Baldwin Place
Christopher Wilger
RE/MAX Benchmark Realty Group, New Windsor
Kamilla Williams
Claire D. Leone Associates Ltd.
Deigo Wilson
EXIT Realty Private Client, Bronx
Timothy Wilson
Premier Regency Realty LLC
Alyssa Woods
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Central Valley
Andrew Worob
Howard Hanna Rand Realty, New City
Chunchuan Xu
RegalWest Realty LLC
Christophe J. Yachouh
Houlihan Lawrence, Inc., Bronxville
Michele Zelenka
Keller Williams Realty Group
*Indicates individual holds current membership and is opening up as a new firm as Broker/Owner.
**Indicates individual will hold Secondary Membership.
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View articlesIncoming HGAR President Sejdi is an Associate Broker with HomeSmart Homes & Estates in White Plains. She served as President-Elect in 2024, Secretary in 2023, and Regional Director for Westchester County in 2022.
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