Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS

If you missed this morning's important presentation offered by The Business Council of Westchester on Driving Diversity and Inclusion - Perspective, Practices and Opportunities, take the time this weekend to view the recording below. HGAR partnered with The BCW on this event as it was an important program continuing the work begun months ago with the establishment of the Anti-Racism Series.

NAR 2021 Legislative Meetings in May will be virtual this year.

We laughed, we cried, we celebrated last evening for our 105th but first 'Virtual" Installation of our Board of Directors, Officers and President, Crystal Hawkins-Syska and The Crystal Clear Real Estate Team. Thank you to Charlie Oppler, National Association of REALTORS 2021 President for joining us to install our Officers and President, and Dave Legaz, New York State Association of REALTORS 2021 President, who joined to install our 2021 HGAR Board of Directors. The evening also included a networking mixer, President's Retrospective, and live entertainment by The Reminders. We thank our Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsors for the evening and all who joined us for a heartwarming celebration. Photo Credits: John Vecchiolla

Don't miss the General Session as part of the 2021 NYSAR Virtual Mid-Winter Business Meetings on Tuesday, February 9 from 1:00 2:30 p.m. Register now at http://bit.ly/MWBM21NYSAR. #NYSARMWBM #MWBM21 #TeamNYSAR

Time is running out to Register for our 2021 Installation, Thurs. Feb. 4th beginning at 5PM. The Zoom event will include the Installation of our Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors Board of Directors, Officers and our President, Crystal Hawkins-Syska and The Crystal Clear Real Estate Team, followed by Musical Entertainment by The Reminders Here is a sampling below, enjoy and Register at HGAR.com. #HGAR2021Installation.

Thank you to Daniels O'Connell for being a Gold Sponsor of our Virtual 2021 Installation on February 4. For details, visit HGAR.com

U.S. Senator Schumer likely to become next Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will likely be the next Senate Majority Leader if Democrat Jon Ossoff maintains his lead over Republican incumbent Sen. David Perdue in the Georgia Senate run-off. Democrat Raphael Warnock has already been declared the winner over Sen. Kelly Loeffler in the other Georgia run-off. Democrats would hold a 50-50 member tie with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaking vote. https://www.timesunion.com//Schumer-declares-himself-major

HGAR is offering the 45-hr-Broker-Class, February 17th - March 10th Via Zoom. This course, approved by NYS, provides the student with the subjects required for licensure as a broker or associate broker. Click below for information on eligibility, dates, and registration.

NYSAR urges NYS to apply for federal rental assistance funding The recently signed federal COVID-19 stimulus bill allows states to request significant funding for rental assistance with a deadline of January 12. NYSAR has been in contact with the governor’s office to ensure New York receives necessary funding to provide relief to tenants and property owners.

NAR: New fair housing training platform The National Association of REALTORS launched a new fair housing training platform, Fairhaven, an interactive online simulation to help learners identify, prevent, and address discriminatory practices in real estate. To learn more, click the link. https://fairhaven.realtor/