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Cook, Stern & Selby of Weichert Monroe Recognized for Outstanding Industry Performance in September

October 15, 2019

John Chewens, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that the Monroe sales office and three of its top-producing sales associates were recognized for outstanding industry performance in September.The Monroe office, which is managed by Chewens, led the Weichert sales region in eight categories for the month: dollar volume, resale dollar volume, listings, resale listings,…

Elisa Brickell has Joined Douglas Elliman Chappaqua

October 15, 2019

Elisa Brickell, a litigator in New York City for almost 20 years, has joined Douglas Elliman’s Chappaqua office as a real estate agent. Brickell has a background working on complex cases that included contract, construction, business, insurance and real estate disputes. Her numerous successes were built not only on the strong relationships she developed, but…

Neeta Saraswat of Weichert Recognized for Outstanding Performance in September

October 15, 2019

John Chewens, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that sales associate Neeta Saraswat with the Rye office was recognized for outstanding performance in September. Saraswat led the Weichert sales region for sales and resales during the month. The Weichert region is comprised of offices throughout Rockland, Orange, Dutchess and Westchester counties.

Andy Grossman Joins Houlihan Lawrence Commercial

October 15, 2019

Houlihan Lawrence Commercial announced recently that Andy Grossman has joined the company’s team of commercial brokers. Grossman has spent the last 12 years as a commercial broker specializing in the sale and leasing of industrial and flex space in Westchester County, Putnam County and the Bronx. He was most recently with RM Friedland. “We are…

Tom LaPerch Joins Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. Advisory Board

October 11, 2019

The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. has announced that Tom LaPerch, commercial director with Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate of Rye Brook, has joined its Advisory Board. LaPerch, a 30-year real estate professional with additional expertise in marketing and government land planning, serves as commercial director for Houlihan Lawrence out of the company’s Rye Brook office.…

Weichert Monroe & Rosalie Cook Recognized for Outstanding Industry Performance in August

September 16, 2019

John Chewens, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that the Monroe sales office and one of its top-producing sales associates were recognized for outstanding industry performance in August. The Monroe office, which is managed by Chewens, led the Weichert sales region in four categories for the month: dollar volume, resale dollar volume, listings and…

Patricia “Pat” Warnken Has Joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties Scarsdale

September 16, 2019

Patricia “Pat” Warnken has joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties as a Licensed Real Estate Associate Broker in the Scarsdale office serving all of Westchester County. Warnken grew up in New York City and discovered Westchester when she attended school here. She went to college in Washington, D.C., getting her B.A. from George Washington University.…

Sharon Reidy D’Orazio Joins Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty

September 16, 2019

Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty recently announced that Sharon Reidy D’Orazio has joined the luxury brokerage firm as an associate broker. She previously managed a real estate office in Rockland County, recruiting coaching and training agents. A top producer, she has served in various facets of the real estate business for 20 years and was recognized…

Gains Realty Merges with Keller Williams NY Realty White Plains

September 16, 2019

Constance S. DeFilippis of Gains Realty is merging her business with Keller Williams NY Realty in White Plains. As broker of Gains Realty for more than 40 years, DeFilippis is a well known in the real estate industry. The DeFilippis family is well known in White Plains. She was born in White Plains and went…

Houlihan Lawrence Scarsdale Welcomes Linda Kermanshahchi

September 16, 2019

Houlihan Lawrence recently welcomed local real estate veteran Linda Kermanshahchi to its Scarsdale brokerage. A longtime Scarsdale resident, Kermanshahci previously worked for William Raevis in Scarsdale, where she held the position of agent and associate sales manager. Kermanshahchi began her career in real estate in 2011 with Platinum Drive Realty in Scarsdale. She joined William…

Luciana DiGiacomo & Carla Solimene Join Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty Thornwood

September 16, 2019

Deborah DiMiceli, branch manager at Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty, announced that Luciana DiGiacomo and Carla Solimene have recently joined the brokerage firm’s Thornwood Office. After five years of owning her own independent real estate company in Pelham Manor, Solimene recently joined Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty' s Thornwood office as an associate…

Weichert Fishkill Recognized for Outstanding Sales Achievement in August

September 16, 2019

John Chewens, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that the Fishkill office and a top-producing sales associate were recognized for outstanding sales achievement in August. The Fishkill office, which is managed by Matt Vanacoro, led the Weichert sales region for revenue units, resale revenue units, sales and resales for the month. The region is…

Houlihan Lawrence Yonkers Welcomes Barbara-Ann Cesaro Benson & Jeffery Landsman

August 19, 2019

Houlihan Lawrence recently welcomed Barbara-Ann Cesaro Benson and Jeffery Landsman to its Yonkers office. Benson has been licensed since 2002, serving the Bronx and Westchester County. She previously worked with BHG Rand and Century 21 Wolff as one of their top agents. Benson is a consistent award winner and two-time award winner of Realtor Associate…

Castle Lanterra Properties Team Grows with Glantz, Murray & Sheril

August 19, 2019

Castle Lanterra Properties, a Suffern-based national real estate investment firm, announced the expansion of its team with the hire of three senior professionals who will fill newly created roles to further elevate service standards for its investment partners and streamline legal proceedings for both corporate and transactional matters. Specifically, CLP has significantly expanded its investor…

Berkshire Hathaway's HS - Westchester Properties Rye Welcomes Scott Alvarez

August 19, 2019

Scott Alvarez has recently joined Berkshire Hathaway's HS - Westchester Properties in Rye. Alvarez’s unique experience of working with investment portfolio managers of international banks and financial investment firms on Wall Street, has helped him understand investing at the highest level. His impressive skills of negotiating and facilitating property financing on multi-million dollars’ worth of…

Pat Walsh Joins HVEDC Board of Directors

August 19, 2019

The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. has announced the addition of Pat Walsh, executive vice president with Alliant Insurance Services, to its board of directors. Walsh who has more than three decades of expertise. Prior to joining Alliant, he served as Senior Vice President for another insurance and consulting firm, providing his clients with customized…

Brian McCarthy Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices River Towns Real Estate

August 19, 2019

Brian McCarthy has recently joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices River Towns Real Estate as a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson selling residential and commercial properties across Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties. McCarthy grew up in Connecticut but has been a resident of Westchester County for more than 16 years now. He currently lives in Croton-on-Hudson with his…

Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty's Thomas Lawrenson Awarded SRS Designation

August 16, 2019

Thomas Lawrenson, with Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty, has been awarded the Seller Representative Specialist designation, the premier seller agency designation in the country. The SRS is conferred by the Real Estate Business Institute and is an official credential of the National Association of Realtors. Lawrenson joins an elite group of real estate professionals…

SPOTLIGHT ON: Phyllis Lerner

August 12, 2019

From ‘Hummel’ Beginnings To a Successful Career Phyllis Lerner is a successful Realtor and also one of five Broker/Owners of William Raveis Legends Realty Group in Briarcliff, Tarrytown and Irvington. She is HGAR’s Education Council Chair and is very active with the Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation. However, a little-known fact about this Pocantico Hills resident…

Houlihan Lawrence Welcomes Clara Roman, Paul Guerra & Antoinette Iemma

July 10, 2019

Houlihan Lawrence recently welcomed local real estate professionals Clara Roman and Paul Guerra to its New Rochelle office and Antoinette Iemma to its Pelham office. Roman, who has six years of experience in residential real estate sales, was previously with Keller Williams. She established her real estate career in the late 1990s as a real…