“The struggle to create housing that is affordable for people across the entire spectrum of income will be the defining civic issue for this generation of leaders in the Hudson Valley,” Pattern CEO Adam Bosch said.
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.
HGAR and OneKey MLS presented a Zoom webinar on Sept. 10 with an expert panel of guests that discussed residential sales activity in New York City as well the latest on the recently-launched OneKey MLS—the first regional multiple listing service in the New York Metro area that boasts 40,000+ listings in 500 communities from Manhattan to the Hamptons to the Catskills. The panel included HGAR CEO Richard Haggerty; Brian D. Tormey, NTP, President, TitleVest; Leah Caro, President and Principal Broker, Park Sterling Realty and Chairperson, Board of Managers, OneKey MLS; Tracy Weir, CEO & Founder, August Partners, Inc.; Brian Phillips, Associate Broker, Douglas Elliman Real Estate and Leonard Steinberg, Chief Evangelist, Associate Broker, Compass.
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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.
The program offered the latest home sales data and trends for Rockland County, updates on the NAR Commission settlement, and perspectives on topical business and political issues.
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