SLEEPY HOLLOW—Organizers of the second annual Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Summit were in agreement that this year’s event, held on June 5 and 6 at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel & Conference Center here, featured a wide-ranging offering of programs and discussions geared at providing insights for real estate brokers, agents, as well as association boards…
Read MoreWHITE PLAINS—At a press conference on May 31, Westchester County Executive George Latimer signed legislation into law that will create an agency that will provide legal counsel to income-eligible tenants and occupants facing eviction or other housing-related matters. A housing advocacy organization stated that 93% of landlords are represented by counsel in eviction proceedings in…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—If at first you don’t succeed, try, try and try again. A group of Republican Congressmen submitted an amendment to the federal debt ceiling agreement before the House Rules Committee to raise the SALT Cap from $10,000 to $60,000 for individual tax filers. However, Real Estate In-Depth has learned that the amendment failed to pass…
Read MoreMOUNT KISCO—After serving as Mayor of New Rochelle for nearly two decades, Noam Bramson will be leaving city government at the end of this year for the private sector. Earlier today, Sustainable Westchester announced that Mayor Bramson will take over as Executive Director of the Mount Kisco-based non-profit effective in January 2024. Bramson has served…
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SLEEPY HOLLOW—Organizers of the second annual Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Summit were in agreement that this year’s event, held on June 5 and 6 at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel & Conference Center here, featured a wide-ranging offering of programs and discussions geared at providing insights for real estate brokers, agents, as well as association boards…
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legal-advocacy
ChatGPT, Chatsonic, BingChat, YouChat. No, these are not social media sites where you chat about your favorite recipes or movies. These are artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot sites where a person can enter a query and have a response generated by the computer, culling information from the vastness of the Internet. The results are human-like e-mails,…
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people
After leading Move, Inc., operator of Realtor.com and a portfolio of other real estate brands, for more than three years, gaining market share and breaking several revenue and audience records, David Doctorow announced on June 1 his decision to depart as Chief Executive Officer of the business. News Corp has named Damian Eales to succeed…
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residential
SLEEPY HOLLOW—Organizers of the second annual Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Summit were in agreement that this year’s event, held on June 5 and 6 at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel & Conference Center here, featured a wide-ranging offering of programs and discussions geared at providing insights for real estate brokers, agents, as well as association boards…
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As a broker and coach, I often share that the best lessons in real estate come from an agent’s own transactions. No, not the ones in which you are representing your buyer or seller clients. I’m talking about the ones in which you, yourself are the buyer and/or seller, or even the landlord or tenant.…
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As I have repeated many, many times, HGAR is a trade association and, as a trade association, it is our primary duty to advocate for our real estate industry on behalf of our members. As Realtors, we advocate for federal, state, and local policy initiatives that not only strengthen the public’s ability to own, buy,…
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technology
WASHINGTON—When it comes to real estate technology, Realtors said that eSignature, lockbox, and apps and technology from their local multiple listing service were the most impactful tools for their businesses this past year. These findings appear in the 2022 Technology Survey from the National Association of Realtors released on Nov. 1. The survey examined NAR…
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mortgage
WASHINGTON—The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced on May 10 that it had rescinded the upfront fees based on borrowers' Debt to Income (DTI) ratios for loans acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. FHFA had announced in March it would delay implementation in order to engage with industry stakeholders and better understand their concerns. “I…
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