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.
The Business Council of Westchester recently presented its Ambassador of the Year Award to Hillary Millman of In Better Words LLC. The award was presented at the BCW’s Annual New Year Blast held January 14.
Millman, a marketing and communications consultant, launched In Better Words, a New York State-certified woman-owned business, in 2012. She helps business owners reach and persuade their target audiences, and works with nonprofit leaders to promote advocacy and fundraising efforts, events and services. For six years prior, she was the Director of Communications for the Business Council of Westchester as well as an adjunct instructor at the College of Westchester in White Plains where she taught business, marketing, and public speaking. In 2019, Hillary was named a 40 Under 40 Rising Star by the Business Council of Westchester. She is president of the Board of Directors of the Association of Development Officers and a 2011 graduate of Leadership Westchester.
Today, she is affiliated with Coldwell Banker in Katonah as an Associate Broker and is an Independent Certified Coach.
The Anne Freyvogel Hanna Legacy Award is named after Anne F. Hanna, who co-founded Howard Hanna Real Estate Services with Howard Hanna Jr. in 1957.
Real estate coach Brian Buffini provided practical advice on how agents can thrive in challenging conditions and use change as a lever for growth, drawing on his extensive experience in training over three million professionals in 37 countries.
Swarthout is one of 111 leaders across the United States, and the third in New York State, who have devoted their careers to the land title industry and earned their designation.
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