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Moving Forward: The NAR Settlement, Updated Forms and the Future
It is important for brokers and agents to note that where a similar form has been made available by both HGAR and NYSAR, those forms do contain varying provisions. Every broker must carefully review each form, and ultimately determine which they would like to utilize.

New York Regional Single-Family Home Price Jumps 8.4% in August 2024
In terms of transaction volumes, closed sales for single-family homes, condominiums, and co-ops were all down 8.7% regionwide from last year.

MLS Advisory Board Continues Evaluating Clear Cooperation Policy
The Clear Cooperation Policy requires listing brokers to upload their publicly marketed listings within one business day to an MLS. The policy aims to promote healthy competition in the market.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Cuts Ribbon on New Yonkers School Named in Her Honor
Located at 121 McLean Ave., the community school will serve more than 600 students from Pre-Kindergarten to 8th grade.

Leaders Tout Borough’s Opportunities and Potential at HGAR’s Bronx County Day Event
Diaz said the rezoning and Penn Access project “will be a way for us to reimagine the whole area. We are going to end up being the paradigm of health care.”
Burke Rehabilitation Opens Expansion of its Outpatient Therapy Facility Site in Purchase
Burke Rehabilitation’s Purchase/Fairfield Outpatient Therapy site provides a range of services including vestibular therapy, sports medicine and rehabilitation, concussion management, orthopedic medicine and rehabilitation, and physical therapy.

Westchester IDA Grants Final Approval of $5.7 Million in Incentives for $94M Affordable Project in Ossining
Located at 30 Water St. on the former site of the Village Department of Public Works property, the project will consist of two new buildings with 109 units of rental apartments.

New York State Certifies 31 New Climate Smart Communities
To achieve Climate Smart Community certification, local governments accumulate points for planning and implementing actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve community resilience in the face of worsening impacts of climate change.


OBITUARY: Longtime Town of Thompson Supervisor Anthony Cellini Passes Away at 83
A longtime resident of Monticello in Sullivan County, Mr. Cellini was a tireless advocate for casino gaming, first as a Native American venture and later in support of the Resorts World Catskills project.

Nazario Appointed New Director of Economic Development &Tourism for Rockland County
Nazario accepted the role following her position as Director of Community Relations for Rockland County, which oversaw the allocation of $63 million in American Rescue Plan Act federal funds.

HGAR to Celebrate the Bronx and Orange Counties This Month
WHITE PLAINS—The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors will be holding free events highlighting association initiatives, as well as legislative