WHITE PLAINS—Residential sales in the first quarter of 2022 in the counties served by OneKey MLS, LLC were down from the historic peaks of 2021, but still posted strong results when compared with 2019 and 2020. The one county served by OneKey MLS that posted stronger numbers in 2022 compared to 2021 was Bronx County…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—At its latest session, the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency has voted preliminary and final approvals of financial incentives for the construction of a pair of multifamily residential projects in Downtown White Plains. The two projects—70 Westchester Avenue and 51 South Broadway—represent a total private investment of $171 million and are expected to create…
Read MoreIRVINGTON—Luba Sydor, a Ukrainian-American Realtor with Houlihan Lawrence’s Irvington office, has launched a fundraising campaign for medical and military supplies for Ukraine’s Dnipro Territorial Defense Battalion, as Russia continues to wage war on the country. Sydor has established a special Amazon.com shopping list as a convenient way for people to donate much needed supplies: https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/38Z8HUOB4WHKG…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Mortgage applications decreased 6.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending March 25, 2022. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 6.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the…
Read MoreWARWICK—Keller Williams Realty First in NY recently announced the opening of a new and expanded Main Street office location in Warwick. This office space is one of now three offices in Orange County, NY available to the Keller Williams agents to better serve their clients and community. The firm’s new Warwick office is located at…
Read MoreYONKERS—Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced on March 23 the appointment of Lynette Thomas-Braggs as the City of Yonkers first-ever female City Assessor. Thomas-Braggs has worked for the city for more than 20 years, most recently serving as a Senior Real Property Appraiser in the City of Yonkers Assessment Department. Thomas-Braggs fills a vacancy left by…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—The share of millennial home buyers increased significantly over the past year. They are also the most likely generation to use the Internet to find the home they ultimately purchase and most likely to use a real estate agent, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors on March 23. The 2022…
Read MoreAmy Chorew, a Connecticut Realtor and President of Curated Learning, first heard about cryptocurrency back in 2017 while having her hair styled. “My hairdresser was talking about buying a condo and cashing out $50,000 in cryptocurrency as part of the down payment. All I could say at that time was ‘what’s that?’” she admitted. Fast…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Existing-home sales dipped in February, continuing a seesawing pattern of gains and declines over the last few months, according to the National Association of Realtors. Each of the four major U.S. regions saw sales fall on a month-over-month basis in February. Sales activity year-over-year was also down overall, though the South experienced an increase while…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals released the 12th publication of its annual State of Hispanic Homeownership Report on March 16 on the final day of NAHREP’s National Convention & Housing Policy Summit in Washington D.C. The report found that in 2021, the Hispanic homeownership rate increased to 48.4%, consistent with the trendline…
Read MoreNEW ROCHELLE—A longtime city official, Charles B. Strome III, who has served as New Rochelle City Manager for the past two decades, will retire at the end of this year, the city announced on March 9. Strome announced his retirement to the City Council at its March 8 meeting and will remain with the city…
Read MoreNEW YORK—Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England/Westchester/New York/Hudson Valley Properties announced on March 9 that the company will begin operating as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) New England/New York/Hudson Valley Properties, effective immediately. The firm's Westchester offices servicing Eastchester, Larchmont, Rye, Scarsdale and surrounding towns, will now be known as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties in…
Read More"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." Jackie Robinson I recently returned from the 2022 National Association of Realtors RPAC President’s Circle Conference, and I must say I was once again blown away by the advocacy efforts at every level of our association. Words cannot express my gratitude…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Homeownership is widely recognized as the leading source of net worth among families. Housing wealth itself is primarily achieved by price appreciation gains, and the nation has seen home prices accelerate at a record pace during the course of the last decade, according to a National Association of Realtors study released on March 9. The…
Read MoreNANUET—Rockland County Executive Ed Day signed on March 3 a bill amending the county’s existing cooperative application decision law to require co-op boards to disclose the reason or reasons for a denial of a prospective buyer’s application. After a public hearing, the Rockland County Legislature passed the amendment to the “Timely Co-Op Application Decision Law”…
Read MoreRIDGEFIELD, CT—Houlihan Lawrence reports it has continued its expansion in Connecticut with the acquisition of Neumann Real Estate, a brokerage firm with operations in Ridgefield and New Fairfield in Fairfield County, CT. The deal marks the second transaction by Rye Brook-based Houlihan Lawrence in 2022 to expand its presence in Connecticut. In January, the company…
Read MoreNEW YORK—The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors inaugurated Anthony Domathoti, Broker/Owner of EXIT Realty Premium in the Bronx, as its 2022 President at its Installation Gala on March 1. HGAR also installed its 2022 executive officers and directors at the gala held at the historic 583 Park Ave. landmark building at 63rd Street in Manhattan.…
Read MoreNEW ROCHELLE—BRP Companies, the Urban Investment Group within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs), New York State Homes and Community Renewal, Westchester County, Interfaith Dwellings Corporation, Merchants Bank of Indiana, Wells Fargo, and Fannie Mae announced on Feb. 28 the closing of $294 million in construction financing for the 477-unit, mixed-use development located at 500…
Read MoreMOUNT KISCO—Veteran real estate broker and former Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors President Dorothy Botsoe will be opening the Hudson Valley’s first Weichert Realtors Signature Properties agency at 275 East Main St. in Mount Kisco this month. The new location will service home buyers and sellers in Westchester and Putnam counties, as well as the…
Read MoreA tireless civil rights and housing rights activist, Nick Beilenson passed away on Feb. 22 at the age of 85 due to complications from COVID-19. The White Plains resident founded Westchester Residential Opportunities in 1968 at the height of the civil rights movement. He served as WRO’s first executive director and served on the board…
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