HGAR’s Ron Garafalo Installed as 2026 NYSAR President
Garafalo was the president of the Orange County Association of Realtors in 2011 and the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors in 2019.
That fact that both sales and home prices continue to increase is an indication of the high demand and low supply that exists throughout the New York metro area and lower Hudson Valley,” said HGAR CEO Lynda Fernandez.
In October, the regional single-family closed median sale price was $706,000, marking an 8.6% year-over-year increase from $650,000 in October 2023.
The award was cited by the Hudson Valley Chapter of NYSCAR for the agents’ work in facilitating the sale of Eastgate Business Park in Goshen.
MTA CEO Janno Lieber and others expressed support for the lower tolling fee that the governor said would bring in the $15 billion to the MTA that the higher fee was projected to raise.
Despite representing different parties, Latimer and Lawler share a bipartisan focus on housing policy solutions. Both have expressed support for raising the cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.
The FARE Act will undoubtedly lead to higher rents and reduced access to available rental listings for prospective tenants, exacerbating housing affordability challenges New Yorkers already face.
The transaction involved a more than 50,000-square-foot state of the art bus / transportation facility on 16.9+/-acres sold to Realterm.
New retailers, such as: Five Below, Michaels, and a pickleball sports center are set to open soon within the former Kmart’s footprint at 335 Downing Drive.
“Mortgage rates in Trump’s first term (at 4%) were the good old days. Are we going to go back to 4%? Per my forecast, unfortunately, we will not. It’s more likely that we’ll go back to 6%.
New York City remains a top market for investment for international groups.
Housing affordability has been a challenge, but the worst appears to be over,”
The largest project is being proposed by Urban Builders Collaborative of New York City, which is planning to build a $159.4-million multifamily residential, mixed-use building
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