The legislative priorities of HGAR and NYSAR were focused on assisting first-time homebuyers with rising housing costs, helping alleviate the severe housing shortage in New York State, and addressing escalating insurance costs.
There is no doubt that Rockland County faces housing challenges that impact a wide range of residents—from teachers and first responders to seniors and working families.
The Make-A-Wish donation will be presented at the Foundation’s May 15 “Dancing for the Foundation” event at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle.
These requirements aim to balance seller choice with the need for a transparent, cooperative marketplace, ensuring buyers and agents have equitable access to property information.
The annual Albany Lobby Day serves as a critical forum for real estate professionals to press legislators on issues that impact homebuyers, renters and property owners across New York.
The New York State Department of State has established clear guidelines for real estate brokers regarding the content that must be publicly available on their brokerage websites.
HGAR believes that the law could have significant consequences for both landlords and tenants.
For real estate professionals, particularly real attorneys and real estate agents, it is important to be aware of potential adverse possession issues that could exist when marketing a property.
The insurance industry will certainly bear a substantial brunt of the cost for rebuilding all of the properties destroyed in the wildfires. Unfortunately, as a result, many insurance companies will consider pulling out of these markets and substantial increases in premiums are inevitable.
Fines issued by the DOS in these Consent Orders have ranged between $500 and $6,000. Brokers must carefully monitor all websites and social media pages of their associated licensees.
Fernandez, who has served as HGAR’s CEO since September 2023, was among three award winners. She joined HGAR after having served as CEO of the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors.
The real estate industry has expressed concerns regarding the potential repercussions of the FARE Act.
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.
Unfortunately, many small businesses, including most real estate brokerage firms, and real estate investment and holding companies, will not meet these criteria and will therefore be required to comply fully with the CTA’s filing requirements.
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.
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