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Houlihan Lawrence Welcomes Gayle, Heller-Burbank, & Matthews to its Bedford/Pound Ridge Brokerage

March 15, 2019

Houlihan Lawrence recently welcomed local real estate veterans Cindy Gayle, Alexandra Heller-Burbank and Lindsay Matthews to its Bedford/Pound Ridge brokerage. Gayle brings a 20-year background in real estate. A lifelong resident of Westchester County, she currently resides in Bedford and joins the brokerage firm from Coldwell Banker, where she received numerous sales awards. She holds a variety…

Rhonda Root Joins BHHS Westchester Properties Scarsdale

March 15, 2019

Rhonda Root has joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties and will be based in the firm’s Scarsdale office. Root grew up on Long Island, lived and worked in Manhattan for 17 years, and moved to Edgemont in 1995, commuting into the city every day for 22 years. Prior to joining Berkshire, she served as Art…

Noreen Parrell of William Raveis Real Estate Receives MRP Certification

March 15, 2019

Noreen Parrell, an associate broker with William Raveis Real Estate in Yorktown Heights has been awarded the nationally recognized Military Relocation Professional Certification. The National Association of Realtors awards the MRP certification to Realtors who help military personnel, veterans and their families find housing that lets them make the best use of their benefits and…

MaryBeth O’Hara Joins Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty

March 15, 2019

Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty has announced that MaryBeth O’Hara has joined the luxury brokerage firm as an associate broker. Prior to joining Ellis Sotheby’s, O’Hara managed a real estate office in Orange County where she coached and trained agents. She has been in the real estate business for 25 years, specializing in New York City…

Kim Kuiken Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Gross & Jansen Warwick

March 15, 2019

Kim Kuiken recently joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Gross & Jansen, Realtors as a sales associate in its Warwick location. The announcement was made by Luca Alboretti, managing partner Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Gross & Jansen, Realtors. She will be focusing on residential sales throughout Orange County, representing both buyers and sellers. Kuiken has lived in Orange…

Janice Gates Kelly Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties Scarsdale

March 15, 2019

Janice Gates Kelly has joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties and will be based in the brokerage firm’s Scarsdale office. A lifelong Westchester resident and 18 year Edgemont community member, she used to have a home design business, giving her a keen sense of creativity that she can use to help clients tweak their current spaces for…

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Honor Houlihan Lawrence with 3 Awards

March 15, 2019

Houlihan Lawrence has been honored with three awards by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, recognizing the firm’s outstanding performance among the network’s 565-member companies in more than 70 countries, the brokerage reported. The Houlihan Lawrence Global Business Development Team took the 2018 Award of Excellence for Equivalent Closing Outgoing Sales Production, Top 5…

Christopher Conlan Hudson United Mortgage Services' Westchester Branch Manager

March 15, 2019

Hudson United Mortgage Services, LLC announced recently that Christopher Conlan will serve as Westchester’s branch manager, reporting to Donald Arace, vice president of sales and production at Hudson United. Conlan has served the mortgage industry for 28 years with an extensive range of knowledge about every available loan option, including FHA and VA loans. Previously,…

Hercules & Shapiro Join Grand Lux Realty Armonk

March 15, 2019

Grand Lux Realty recently announced that Alex Hercules and Ettie Shapiro have joined the company’s office in Armonk as a real estate sales team. Hercules and Shapiro were formerly licensed with Weichert Realtors. The team brings a combined five years’ real estate experience in Greater Westchester and the Bronx. As dog lovers, you can find…

Jeffrey J. Smith Appointed Manager Houlihan Lawrence East Fishkill

March 15, 2019

Houlihan Lawrence reported recently the appointment of Dutchess County native Jeffrey J. Smith as brokerage manager of its East Fishkill office. A resident of Poughkeepsie with deep local roots, Smith started his real estate career as an agent with the firm in 2010. He attended Marist College and is an active supporter of community causes,…

Deborah Clark Manager of BHG Rand Realty New Windsor

March 15, 2019

Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty recently announced the promotion of real estate veteran Deborah Clark to become the new manager of the brokerage firm’s New Windsor office. She has served as manager of the Pine Bush office for two-and-a-half years and will continue to act as manager of that branch location as well. She…

Houlihan Lawrence Welcomes Cronin, O’Brien & Delaney to its Rye Brokerage

March 15, 2019

Houlihan Lawrence has announced that top producers Susanna Cronin, Susan O’Brien and Kathryn Delaney have joined its Rye brokerage. The three agents were most recently with Coldwell Banker’s office in Rye. Cronin, who has 20 years of experience in residential real estate, began her real estate career in 1999 with Coldwell Banker where she received…

Michael Coulter Promoted to Executive Vice President of Orange Bank & Trust Company

March 15, 2019

The Board of Directors and CEO Michael Gilfeather of Orange Bank & Trust Company recently announced the promotion of Michael Coulter to the role of executive vice president. Coulter is being recognized for his leadership in growing the bank’s loan outstandings to an all-time high in the Mid-Hudson Valley marketplace as well as the overall…

Jane Abbate Appointed Manager Houlihan Lawrence Briarcliff Manor

March 14, 2019

Houlihan Lawrence recently reported the appointment of Jane Abbate as the new manager of its Briarcliff Manor brokerage. A lifelong resident of the Town of Mount Pleasant, Abbate has been in real estate for more than 10 years, the last six years in Houlihan Lawrence’s Chappaqua brokerage. Active in her community, Abbate is a member…

Regan Andrews Joins Houlihan Lawrence Brewster

March 14, 2019

Houlihan Lawrence has announced that top producer Regan Andrews has joined its Brewster brokerage. Andrews, who has been in the real estate business for seven years, was most recently with Berkshire Hathaway Hudson Valley Properties in Pawling, where she sold more than $7.5 million in 2018. A 40-year resident of Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties,…

Charles Rutenberg Realty Welcomes Shane Williams Back into the Profession

March 14, 2019

Charles Rutenberg Realty Inc. recently welcomed Shane Williams back into the profession. Williams left the real estate industry a few years ago to move in a different direction in his career. However, practicing real estate was his real passion and he began to feel the urge to return to the field, the brokerage reported. Williams…

Recipients of Houlihan Lawrence Emerald Awards Announced

March 13, 2019

Houlihan Lawrence has announced this year’s recipients of the annual Emerald Awards, awarded to the top 40 of the company’s 1,300 agents based on their performance over the past calendar year. Individuals were recognized from across the firm’s offices in Westchester, Connecticut and the Hudson Valley. Three of the agents recognized exceeded $100M in sales…

Maria Cipollone Joins Charles Rutenberg Realty Bronx

March 13, 2019

Charles Rutenberg Realty recently announced the addition of Maria Cipollone who became associated with its Bronx office located at 2800 Bruckner Blvd. Cipollone services both the Bronx and Westchester County. She was formerly licensed with Keller Williams Realty NYC Group and is a member of Hudson Gateway Board of Realtors.

Suzanne Reuter Appointed Executive Director of the Bristal at Armonk

February 13, 2019

The Bristal at Armonk, an assisted living community, has announced the appointment of Suzanne Reuter as executive director. Reuter, who has 10 years of experience in the assisted living field, was previously the Director of Resident Relations at The Bristal at Armonk. Prior to that, she served as Director of Resident Services at The Bristal…

Weichert Realtors Jane Fogelson Earns SRES Designation

February 13, 2019

Mary McElroy, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ Rye sales office, reported recently that sales associate Jane Fogelson has earned the Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation from the National Association of Realtors. “By earning the SRES designation, Jane has become an even more valuable member of our sales team,” McElroy said. “Senior homebuyers and sellers have specific…