HGAR Update

HGAR New Members - November 2023

December 4, 2023

Please welcome the following new members to your area: DESIGNATED REALTOR **Daniel P. Durante Criterion Real Estate, LLC 700 Canal St., 1st Floor Stamford, CT 06902 203-998-0799 **Ernest C. Maynor III Maxwell Real Estate Advisors 301 NJ-17, Suite 204 Rutherford, NJ 07070 201-939-0050 Emanuele Pepe Scope Realty Bx 866 Morris Park Ave. Bronx, NY 10462…

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HGAR RPAC Honor Roll: October

November 17, 2023

2023 HGAR RPAC HONOR ROLL as recorded by NYSAR November 8, 2023 Thank you to the following Members who are leading the way in the 2023 RPAC campaign Platinum R $10,000 Dorothy Botsoe, Dorothy Jensen Realty Inc., White Plains Anthony Domathoti, Exit Realty Premium, Bronx Richard Haggerty, OneKey MLS, Farmingdale Nancy Kennedy, Houlihan Lawrence Inc.,…

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HGAR’s Orange County Day

November 17, 2023

Salisbury Mills Fire HouseWednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 Lynda Fernandez, HGAR CEO HGAR President Tony D’Anzica From left, Ron Garafalo; Leah Caro; Carole McCann, HGAR Regional Director, Orange County; Lynda Fernandez, HGAR CEO and Tony D’Anzica, HGAR President. From left, Emily Adams, Chris Carbone and Layla Boyles From left, Larry Curasi, Renee Zurlo and Nancy Curasi…

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HGAR’s Putnam County Day

November 17, 2023

Putnam County Golf Course, Mahopac Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 From left: Alex Roithmayr, HGAR Government Affairs Director; New York State Senator Pete Harckham; New York State Assemblyman Matt Slater, Lynda Fernandez, HGAR CEO and Tony D’Anzica, HGAR President. Aaron Velez, HGAR Regional Director, Putnam County Tony D’Anzica, HGAR President From left, Steve Salomone and Tom…

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Broker/Owner/Manager Meeting:

November 17, 2023

Cooperation, NAR and Our FutureHGAR Offices, White PlainsThursday, Nov. 2, 2023 From left, Rey Hollingsworth Falu and Carol Christiansen, Co-Chairs of HGAR’s Broker/Owner/Manager Committee Brian Levine, Esq., HGAR General Counsel and Professional Standards Administrator From left, Kenyatta Jones-Arietta, Ron Garafalo and JP Endres, panelists It was a full house at HGAR’s final Broker/Owner/Manager event for…

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2023 Award Winners

November 17, 2023

From left, Matt McAllister, honored with HGAR’s “Stephanie Crispinelli Humanitarian Award” and Crystal Hawkins-Syska, HGAR Recognition Committee Chair. From left, Nan Palumbo, winner of HGAR’s “Spirit Award” and Crystal Hawkins-Syska, HGAR Recognition Committee Chair From left, Christian Prostano, the second winner of HGAR’s “Spirit Award” and Crystal Hawkins-Syska, HGAR Recognition Committee Chair. From left, Joseph…

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HGAR 107th Annual Member Appreciation Day

November 17, 2023

Westchester Marriott Hotel Tarrytown, Oct. 30, 2023 The 2024 HGAR Board of Directors Lynda Fernandez, HGAR CEO Keynote Speaker Alex Banayan, America’s youngest best-selling author, engaged with the crowd on Member’s Day. An HGAR member talks with Rich O’Donnell, coowner of O’Donnell & Cullen Tax Consultants, the Premier Sponsor of Member’s Day. The A.S.A.P. Mortgage…

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Real Estate In-Depth to Enter New Era

November 15, 2023

As regular and longtime readers of this publication will attest, I rarely write opinion pieces because I believe my primary role in producing this newspaper each month and online is as an objective reporter. My opinion is not important, or in my view, warranted or wanted in most cases. Therefore, it has been rare indeed…

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Boardroom Report: August 2, 2023

November 13, 2023

Boardroom Report Boards of Directors Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc. August 2, 2023, via Zoom President Tony D’Anzica presented the slate of proposed individuals to serve as Members of the Nominating Committee of HGAR, Inc. for the 2023 term. The following individuals were named: Chairman (Immediate Past President): Anthony Domathoti; Two Past Presidents: Susan…

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LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Government Power Hour at Putnam County Day

November 9, 2023

Under HGAR President Tony D’Anzica’s leadership, there has been a concerted effort to streamline and centralize the HGAR “County Days,” which has greatly benefited the HGAR staff, me included, in our ability to execute these events with greater efficiency. As a result, we have put on some great programming this year throughout the Hudson Valley.…

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HGAR Calendar | December 2023

November 9, 2023

NOVEMBER November 20 Bronx Legislative Breakfast Residence Inn by Marriott, 8:00 - 11:00 AM November 23 - 24 HGAR Office Closed - Thanksgiving November 28 Manhattan County Day The Sixth Floor Loft, Manhattan, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM November 30 CID: The Galleria Redevelopment: Adaptive Re-use and Transformative Development in Westchester County HGAR White Plains,…

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Boardroom Report: June 14, 2023

November 9, 2023

Boardroom Report Boards of Directors Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, Inc. June 14, 2023, at the HGAR Offices, White Plains, New York President D’Anzica presented the President’s Report. Thereafter, John Dolgetta, Esq., Attorney for the Corporation discussed the OneKey MLS Operating Agreement Amendment. Darin “Nan” Palumbo, Young Professionals Network (YPN) Chair, proposed the establishment of…

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SPOTLIGHT ON: HGAR Affiliate of the Year John Dolgetta, Esq.

November 8, 2023

All in the Family John Dolgetta, Esq., HGAR’s 2023 “Affiliate of the Year,” has been a part of the association since 2001—back in the days when it was known as the Westchester County Board of Realtors. “When they called my name for this award, I was not expecting this at all,” he admitted. “It really…

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HGAR Helps Celebrate WRO’s 55th Anniversary

November 7, 2023

The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors and OneKey MLS leadership sponsored and attended the Westchester Residential Opportunities Inc.’s 55th Anniversary Gala at the VIP Country Club in New Rochelle on Nov. 2. The event celebrated the organization’s more than half a century of promoting equal, affordable and accessible housing opportunities for all residents in our…

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December 2023 Course Schedule

November 6, 2023

School of Real Estate  Via ZOOM *Course qualifies for the Virtual Card December 4    Fair Housing* with Robin White December 5  Legal Update* with William O’Keeffe Agency Update: The NYS Agency Disclosure Form* with Carole McCann December 6 Buyers’ Exclusive Agency with Cultural Competency* with Robin White December 12 Ethical Business Practices* with Peter…

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HGAR New Members - October 2023

November 3, 2023

Please welcome the following new members to your area: DESIGNATED REALTOR Christopher J. DiMilia Mt. Beacon Realty Group, LLC 344 Main St., Apt. 408 Beacon, NY 12508 914-374-5952 ** Andrea L. Gabel Gabel Real Estate 798 Rte. 203, PO Box 158 Spencertown, NY 12165 518-392-4975 ** Todd A. Hovanec Prevu Real Estate LLC 110 E.…

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Carmen Bauman Named 2024 HGAR President; Anthony Domathoti Awarded Realtor of the Year

November 1, 2023

TARRYTOWN—Carmen Bauman, Principal Broker of Green Grass Real Estate of Bronxville and Associate Broker of commercial real estate brokerage firm RM Friedland, was named 2024 President of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors at the organization’s 107th Annual Member Appreciation Day held on Oct. 30 at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown. More than 1,000 HGAR…

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HGAR’s Global Business Council Receives Platinum Achievement Award from NAR

October 25, 2023

WHITE PLAINS—The Global Business Council of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors has received the prestigious 2023 Platinum Global Achievement Award from the National Association of Realtors. HGAR’s Global Business Council, which was formed in 2018, received a Platinum Award last year and earned a Gold Global Achievement Award in 2020 and 2021 and a…

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HGAR RPAC Honor Roll: September 2023

October 20, 2023

2023 HGAR RPAC HONOR ROLL as recorded by NYSAR September 30, 2023 Thank you to the following Members who are leading the way in the 2023 RPAC campaign Platinum R $10,000 Dorothy Botsoe, Dorothy Jensen Realty Inc., White Plains Anthony Domathoti, Exit Realty Premium, Bronx Richard Haggerty, OneKey MLS, Farmingdale Nancy Kennedy, Houlihan Lawrence Inc.,…

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