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.
HGAR's RPAC Honor Roll hit 91 percent of its contribution goal with a total raised of $273,219 and 68 percent participation across the membership.
2023 HGAR RPAC HONOR ROLL
as recorded by NYSAR November 8, 2023
Thank you to the following Members
who are leading the way in the 2023 RPAC campaign
Platinum R $10,000
Dorothy Botsoe, Dorothy Jensen Realty Inc., White Plains
Anthony Domathoti, Exit Realty Premium, Bronx
Richard Haggerty, OneKey® MLS, Farmingdale
Nancy Kennedy, Houlihan Lawrence Inc., Croton-on-Hudson
Michael Schmelzer, Tyrax Realty Management Inc., Bronx
Golden R $5,000 – $9,999
Tony, D’Anzica, DynaMax Realty NYC, Inc., NYC
Susan Goldy, Susan E. Goldy Inc., Bronx
Irene Guanill, De Luca Realty Group, Inc., Bronx
Brian Phillips, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Bronx
Crystal R $2,500-$4,999
T. Teresa Belmore, Keller Williams NY Realty, White Plains
Ronald Garafalo, John J Lease Realtors, Middletown
Sterling R $1,000-$2,499
Mark Aakjar, Marks Inspections, Ossining
Carmen Bauman, Green Grass Real Estate Corp., Bronxville
Emran Bhuiyan, Exit Realty Premium, Bronx
Layla Boyles, CENTURY 21 Realty Center, Monroe
Debra Budetti, ERA Insite Realty Services, White Plains
Leah Caro, Park Sterling Realty, Bronxville
Carol Christiansen, McGrath Realty Inc., Mount Kisco
Gary Connolly, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, White Plains
Katheryn DeClerck, Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Goshen
Debra Durkin, Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Suffern
Kevin Dwyer, Dwyer Agency, Mahopac
BrandiAlexis Dyer, Hollingsworth Real Estate Group, White Plains
Richard Ellis, Ellis Realty Commercial, Nyack
Sherif Elshoubri, Bowery Valuation Inc., New York
J.P. Endres, Howard Hanna Rand Realty, New City
Roseann Farrow, Smitchger Realty, Cornwall
Gail Fattizzi, ERA Insite Realty Services, White Plains
Lynda Fernandez, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, White Plains
Patrice Footes, Coldwell Banker Realty, White Plains
Mackenzie Forsberg, Genesis Realty Group LLC, Bronx
Donna Gennaro, Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Central Valley
Michael Gibbons, Azimuth Global Realty Inc., Tarrytown
Hilary Goldman, Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Goshen
Debbie Goldstein, Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Central Valley
Debra Goodwin, Corcoran Legends Realty, Irvington
Susan Greenfield, Brown Harris Stevens, NYC
Crystal Hawkins Syska, Keller Williams NY Realty, White Plains
Sterling R $1,000-$2,499 continued
Rey Hollingsworth Falu, Hollingsworth Real Estate Group, White Plains
Joseph Houlihan, Houlihan & O'Malley, Bronxville
Barry Kramer, BHG Real Estate Choice Realty, Scarsdale
Brett Lando, Gahagan Lando & Wagner LLP, White Plains
Cynthia Lippolis, BHHS River Towns Real Estate, Croton-on-Hudson
Joseph Lippolis, BHHS River Town Real Estate, Croton-on-Hudson
Clayton Livingston, McGrath Realty Inc., Pawling
Carole McCann, Hudson Heritage Realty, Washingtonville
Tana McGuire, eXp Realty, White Plains
Veronica Meola, Berkshire Hathaway HS NY Property, Eastchester
Anthony Mormile, Orange Bank & Trust, Bronx
Roseann Paggiotta, eXp Realty, White Plains
Darin (Nan) Palumbo, Green Grass Real Estate, Bronxville
Eli Rodriguez, Esq., Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors Inc., Bronx
Matthew Schmelzer, Tryax Realty Management Inc., Bronx
Chris Scibelli, Keller Williams Realty, Chester
Vlora Sejdi, HomeSmart Homes & Estates, Shite Plains
Christina Stevens, Laujel Realty Corp., Bronx
President’s Club $500-$999
Matthieu Allirot, Julia B Fee Sotheby’s Int. Realty, Scarsdale
Irene Amato, A.S.A.P. Mortgage Corp., Peekskill
Stephanie Baran, Rhinebeck Bank, Poughkeepsie
James Coleman, Houlihan-Parnes Properties, White Plains
Jana Currier, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc., White Plains
Angela Demaris, PrimeLending, Newburgh
Ismail Kolya, eXp Realty, White Plains
Harding Mason, Houlihan Lawrence, Inc., Katonah
Roseann Paggiotta, eXp Realty, White Plains
Valerie Port, McGrath Realty Inc., Pawling
Deborah Robertson, PowerHouse Solutions, Inc., Great Neck
Maryann Tercasio, Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Central Valley
Lou Triscari, United Property Restoration, Elmsford
Kathy Zamechansky, KZA Realty Group, Bronx
Renee Zurlo, Howard Hanna Rand Realty, Central Valley
Capitol Club $250-$499
Roberta Bangs, Howard Hanna Rand Realty, New City
Barbara Bodnar, Coldwell Banker Realty, Yorktown Heights
Debra Budetti, ERA Insite Realty Services, White Plains
Joseph Cosentino, Morris Park Realty Group, Bronx
Marianne LePore, Corcoran Legends Realty, Tarrytown
Bill Liebertz, Valley National Bank, Middletown
Joseph A. Marra, Law Offices of Joseph A. Marra, Yonkers
Diane Mitchell, Wright Bros Real Estate Inc.; Nyack
Timothy Mullowney, Zillow Inc., New York
John Olivero, Keller Williams Realty, Chester
Heather Pinieri, Realty Promotions Inc., Middletown
Capitol Club $250-$499 continued
Matthew Reid, CrossCountry Mortgage, Pearl River
Alexander Roithmayr, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc., White Plains
Jennifer Rousset, Howard Hanna Rand Realty, New City
Ron Sierra, Pillar to Post Home Inspectors, Rye Brook
Cathleen Stack, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc., White Plains
Veronica Suarez, RE/MAX Distinguished Homes & Property, Tuckahoe
$99 Club $99-$249
Arif Ahmed, Gloria Allan, Gene Amsel, Michelina Arminio, Kim Armistead, Vincent Aurigemma, Nareema, Baksh, Claudia Barnes, Diane Blanton, Lyra Blumenthal, Timothy Bohlke, Kazuko Boylan, Zaria Braxton, Angela Briante, Lynette T. Browne, Rose Bulfamantle, Randall Calano, Susan Camus, Chastity Cancel, Christopher Carbone, Chia-Hui Chao, Earnest W. Chi, Nancy Chochrek, Annette Chrystal, Louise Colonna, Terra Corning, Michael Criscuolo, Susanna Cronin, Verona Cruz, Lawrence Curasi, Nancy Curasi, James Damiani, Gina De Cerbo, Thomas DeCaro, Dianne DeFalco, Laurie DiFrancesco, Joseph Distelburger, Deborah Doern, Freddimir Garcia, Marie Graham, Alisa Haitoff, Robin Ham, Katherine Han, Sara Haq, D. Gloria Hernandez, Sarah Hughes, Mable Ivory, Laura Jackman, Clayton Jeffrey, Katherine Jennings, Kevin Joyce, Nancy Keller, Maureen King, Mary J Kingsley, Garry Klein, Annmarie Kovacs, Mary Krische, Rosalie Kunert, Sauter, Ruth Lara Deane, Michelle Lasich-Pagnotta, Andrew Leahy, Gary Leogrande, Julie E. Leonard, Denisse Lopez. Abraham Lowy, Laurel Lustgarten, Jennifer Maher, Michael Martell, Caterina Massaregli, Rebecca Matta-Candela, John Mc Carey, Karen McCabe, Donna McKenna Edlund, Richard McLymont, Erica Menendez, Don Minichino, Kristina Mullings, Eve Neuman, Heidi Oliver, Altagracia Patalano, Shivanie Patino, Howard Penn, Gina Ann Perriello, Julia Piazza, Britzeida Pichardo, Kimra Pierre, Dana Posner, Christina Prostano, Eugene Reisman, Cathleen Ripley, Anthony Ruperto, Shtjefen Saljanin; Susan Salo, Brittany Sandarciero, Steven Scarnati, Elsa Seguinot, Barbara Shaver, Anthony Sibio, Beth Siciliano, Eric Stein, Kathleen Strong, Eric Stuerken, Karen Taphorn, Yoko Tew, David Todd, Gregory Tsougranis, Carl Van Denmark, Sonny Vataj, Aaron Velez, Sonia Urban, Maria Valliades, Cheryl Williams, Shanese Williams, Renee Zurlo
TOTAL: $273,219, 91% towards goal
With 3032 contributors 68% towards participation goal
Goal: $288,025 from 4469 contributors
These systematic barriers hindered the accumulation of wealth for African Americans for decades; this hindrance deprived many black families of the opportunity to pass down property and assets to future generations, thereby perpetuating economic disparities.
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