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.
Houlihan Lawrence has 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 possess an unparalleled commitment to their clients,” says Liz Nunan, President & CEO of Houlihan Lawrence. “We are proud and grateful to have them as part of our Houlihan Lawrence family and look forward to their continued success in 2022.”
The 2021 Emerald Award recipients by brokerage were: Ardsley: James Mulvey Jr.; Armonk: Amy Singer; Bedford: Angela Kessel; Bronxville: Susan Kelty Law; Chappaqua: Lauren Zaccaria; Croton-on-Hudson: Nancy Kennedy; Darien: Amanda Spatola, Janine Tienken; Fishkill: Justin Lafalce; Greenwich: Marie Young (BK) Bates, Julie Church, Kristin De La Sierra, Joanne Mancuso, Joy Metalios, Amanda Miller, Ellen Mosher, Deborah Needle, Barbara Wells; Irvington: Sherry Wiggs; LaGrange: Nicole Boisvert, Lori Rheingold, Ryan Christopher Schwarz; Larchmont: Pollena Forsman; Riverside: Linda Robinson Blackwell; Rye: Christine Hazelton, Lisa Murphy, Joan O’Meara; Scarsdale: Laura Miller; White Plains: Biagio (Gino) Bello, Tony Murphy and Yorktown – Jefferson Valley: 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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