More than four years ago, Bridget Gibbons left the private sector to join the Latimer Administration’s economic development department. Little did she know that two years into her new job, the county would be facing its biggest health crisis—COVID-19 that required her to work on developing programs and initiatives to help businesses cope with the…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—The initial reaction from the real estate industry to President Biden’s Housing Supply Action Plan that looks through a variety of measures to increase the affordable housing stock in the United States by preserving and building hundreds of thousands of units and closing the housing supply gap in the country within the next five years…
Read MoreYONKERS—Westchester County and city officials were on hand on May 5 to celebrate the groundbreaking of a nearly $600-million mixed-use project that will transform a large swath of the city’s waterfront by adding nearly 1,400 units of housing to its growing housing stock. Extell Development officials turned the first dirt on its long awaited $585-million…
Read MoreALBANY—A contingent of more than 70 members of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors and staff traveled to Albany earlier today to lobby state lawmakers on the organization’s 2022 legislative agenda that includes staunch opposition to “Good Cause” eviction and the association’s support for statewide co-op transparency legislation, similar to laws passed in Rockland and…
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news
WHITE PLAINS—ERA Insite Realty Services, a Top 50 ERA company headquartered in White Plains, is joining in the celebration of the franchise’s 50 years of global residential real estate franchising. The kickoff began at the franchise’s annual international business conference, FUEL 2022, held in Nashville, TN in March, which was attended by several of ERA…
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legal-advocacy
Over the years there have been a multitude of lawsuits filed involving whether a valid contract was entered into between purchasers and sellers of real property. Recently, in Cohen v. Holder, the Appellate Division, Second Department, issued an opinion dealing with this issue once again. The Statute of Frauds is a common law concept that…
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people
Vikki Garby has been promoted to President of Green Team Realty, the Warwick-based full-service brokerage firm reported recently. “It is time for us to take the next step in terms of growing our organization,” says Green Realty Team founder Geoff Green. “We have proven over the course of time that we can deliver a great…
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residential
WHITE PLAINS—ERA Insite Realty Services, a Top 50 ERA company headquartered in White Plains, is joining in the celebration of the franchise’s 50 years of global residential real estate franchising. The kickoff began at the franchise’s annual international business conference, FUEL 2022, held in Nashville, TN in March, which was attended by several of ERA…
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The American political process not only provides the opportunity for citizen involvement, but good government demands it. It is wise to follow Plato’s analysis: “The punishment of wise men who refuse to take part in the affairs of government is to live under the government of unwise men.” From the very beginning, Realtors have supported…
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Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell recently advocated for the adoption of a new sales-tax sharing model. For years, villages and towns have asked Putnam County to share their revenue from taxes on goods sold within our borders. The county will only share tax revenue for years in which Putnam County’s sales-tax revenue increases over the…
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technology
These days, many people share information using video. Unfortunately, the content within videos that needs to be shared/highlighted is often just a portion of the whole video. Vibby is a web service that can help in these situations. How? By enabling you to identify video snippets (start and stop points within videos) and be able…
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mortgage
NEW YORK—A host of federal, state and city agencies have closed on the refinancing of a $621.5-million U.S. Housing and Urban Development loan with Riverbay Corp., the management company for Co-op City in the Bronx. The refinancing deal announced on April 27, provides Riverbay Corp. with $124 million in proceeds that will be used for…
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