“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.
A new real estate organization—Latinos of Real Estate—was scheduled to be launched officially on Jan. 12 at the Edgewood Country Club in River Vale, NJ. All real estate professionals from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are welcome to attend and join the organization. LORE’s mission is “to educate, assist and guide the Hispanic community in their journey to work, build and invest in real estate and to make a real difference in the lives of the Hispanic home buyer and seller within our local communities.”
The event was to include the installation of the first LORE Board of Directors. Founding LORE President Jacqueline Morales is a licensed real estate agent with Christie’s International Real Estate Westchester-Hudson Valley of Nyack and will be installed, along with the following other officers: Wanda Diaferia, Vice President and Sales Associate, Howard Hanna Rand Realty; Elsa Seguinot, Executive Director and Broker Associate, Coldwell Banker Realty; Brandy Seltzer, Secretary and Sales Associate, Christie’s International RE; Alexander Delgado, Treasurer and Sales Associate, Christie’s International RE; Elsie Nunez, Membership Director and Sales Associate, Keller Williams Realty First; Jose Castro, Co-Membership Director and Owner, Top2Bottom Inspections; Nicholas Ryan, Marketing Director and Sales Associate, Christie’s International RE; Elizabeth Muniz, Co-Marketing Director and Sales Associate HH Rand Realty; Ross Heaton, Liaison Director and Inspector at Marks Inspections; Yaritza Ruiz, Public Relations Director and owner Absolutely Clear Title; Elizabeth Walter, Parliamentarian/Co-Public Relations Director and Broker Associate, Coldwell Banker Realty; Isabel Vazquez, Advocacy/Community Affairs Director (NY) and Broker Associate, HH Rand Realty; Carolina Curbelo, Co-Advocacy/Community Affairs Director (NJ), Immigration and Real Estate Attorney in NJ; Corrina Dooley, Education Director and Sales Associate at HH Rand Realty; Steven Pagan, Co-Education Director, Broker Associate at Berkshire Hathaway Fox & Roach and Broker-Owner of Borinquen Property Group in Guaynabo, PR and Ann Zielingold, Sponsorship Director and Vice Present/Branch Manager, FM Home Loans.
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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