Viewpoints
Guest Viewpoint: New York Must and Will Embrace Advanced Nuclear Power to Fuel Our Future
If we want to power the economy of the future, we need a clean, reliable, around-the-clock source of electricity. Advanced nuclear power can deliver that.
GUEST VIEWPOINT: Help Us Shape Rockland’s Future!
This comprehensive update will address some of the most important issues facing our community today and tomorrow.
GUEST VIEWPOINT: A Cocktail of Uncertainty Will Stifle Investor Confidence and Freeze Market Momentum
Real estate does not thrive in uncertainty. It thrives in predictability. Buyers want to know what the future holds for taxes, schools, infrastructure, interest rates and public safety.
FROM THE DESK OF THE CEO: HGAR Evolves to Empower Members—And Lead the Industry
With the support of our dedicated volunteer leaders and staff professionals, we’ve implemented strategic, thoughtful changes designed to eliminate waste, reduce redundancy and strengthen every facet of our association.
ECONOMISTS’ OUTLOOK: Tackling Home Financing and Down Payment Misconceptions
While many potential buyers believe they need a down payment of 20% for their first home purchase, the typical down payment for first-time buyers has ranged from 6% to 9%, dating back to 2018.
Advocating for Realtors and Homeowners: HGAR Takes the Fight to Capitol Hill
The Realtor delegation representing every state and territory rallied around several core issues that require Congressional action. These priorities were: expanding housing opportunity, protecting the Realtor business model and supporting homeownership for all Americans.
GUEST VIEWPOINT: Investing in Our Future: Supporting the Amazon Project as a Catalyst for Economic Growth
This project represents a $600-million investment to build a five-story, 3.2 million-square-foot facility that will replace an active heavy mining operation with a dynamic advanced economic development project.
GUEST VIEWPOINT: Transforming Our Empty Offices into Full Homes
For decades, community and state leaders have failed to harness the aspiration and boldness needed to break through barriers and build the future New Yorkers deserve.
GUEST VIEWPOINT: A Turning Point for Palisades Center: Bold Vision or Blight?
Now is the moment for Clarkstown to lead. The town can and must take an active role in facilitating the rebirth of this site.
GUEST VIEWPOINT: Rockland’s Housing Potential
This event will bring together major stakeholders to strategize how to realize Rockland’s housing potential while maintaining the character of existing neighborhoods.
GUEST VIEWPOINT: Route 17 Project Will Improve Safety, Ease Traffic and Lower Emissions
An additional lane will ease congestion to tourist destinations and support local businesses that rely on efficient transportation for deliveries.
GUEST VIEWPOINT: What Trump’s Tariffs Could Mean for CRE in the Hudson Valley
New York State, and specifically the Hudson Valley, has a unique sensitivity to immigration and tariff policies that stray too far from the status quo.