“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.
Houlihan Lawrence recently announced this year’s recipients of the annual Emerald Awards, a prestigious honor awarded to the top 1.5% of more than 1,450 Houlihan Lawrence sales associates, by gross commission income or units sold. Individuals were recognized from across the firm’s offices in Westchester, Connecticut and the Hudson Valley.
“Our Emerald Award winners represent our company’s commitment to exemplary client service,” said Liz Nunan, President & CEO of Houlihan Lawrence. “Year after year, these agents go above and beyond for their clients and communities. It is thanks to their hard work and dedication that Houlihan Lawrence remains the number one brokerage North of NYC. We are proud to be in with the best and look forward to our agents’ continued success in 2023.”
The 2022 Emerald Award recipients by brokerage are as follows: Ardsley: James Mulvey Jr.l; Armonk: Amy Singer; Bedford: Angela Kessel; Bronxville: Kathleen Collins; Chappaqua: Lauren Zaccaria; Croton-on-Hudson: Nancy Kennedy; Darien: Amanda Spatola, Janine Tienken; Greenwich: Ellen Mosher, Julie Church, Amanda Miller, BK Bates, Joy Metalios, Debbie Needle, Joanne Mancuso, Kristy de la Sierra; Irvington: Sherry Wiggs; Larchmont: Pollena Forsman; Ridgefield: Chip Neumann; Rye: Joan O’Meara, Chrissy Hazelton, Lisa Murphy; Scarsdale: Laura Miller; White Plains: Gino Bello and Yorktown: John Kincart.
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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