HHRR January 26, 2021

Howard Hanna | Rand Realty Welcomes New Manager for New Rochelle office

 

NANUET, NY – Howard Hanna | Rand Realty is thrilled to welcome Julian Diaz to the leadership team. Diaz will be the branch manager for New Rochelle.

“The recent combination of Rand Realty, the local market leader, with Howard Hanna, a national brokerage powerhouse, made this decision to join very easy. These combinations will allow me to take my expertise to the next level by cultivating the growth of our agents to achieve their goals in real estate. I expect tremendous growth from the New Rochelle real estate market and Howard Hanna Rand Realty will be a major player in that growth.” Julian Diaz

Diaz has 6 years of residential and commercial real estate experience primarily with multifamily developments.  Before joining Howard Hanna | Rand Realty, he started and owned a brokerage that focused on new developments,  represented over 3,500 apartments, and successfully brought a dozen projects to the market. 

Diaz graduated from the University at Buffalo with a degree in economics.  Diaz is a member of the National Association of REALTORS®,  licensed in  New York State, Connecticut, and New Jersey making him knowledgeable and available in all tri-state areas.  

“Julian comes to us with a track record of success. “I can’t think of anyone better to lead our team in New Rochelle; Julian brings a high level of professionalism and execution,” said Matt Rand CEO at Howard Hanna | Rand Realty.

About Howard Hanna | Rand Realty: Howard Hanna Rand Realty has more than 1,000 residential real estate sales associates serving the NY, NJ and CT suburbs of New York City. Its 28 offices serve Bergen County, Passaic County, Hudson County, Morris County, and Essex County in New Jersey, as well as Westchester County, Rockland County, Orange County, Dutchess County, Ulster County, and the Bronx in New York.  Rand also owns and operates Rand Commercial, a commercial real estate brokerage and Hudson United Home Services, which provides residential mortgage lending, title services, and both personal and commercial insurance. For more information, visit https://randrealty.com

About Howard Hanna: Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is the #1 family-owned and -operated independent broker in the U.S.A. The full-service real estate company has 325 real estate, mortgage, insurance, title and escrow service offices across 10 states, including Allen Tate Realtors in the Carolinas, with more than 11,000 sales associates and staff, including many of the industry’s top-producing real estate agents. For more information, visit www.HowardHanna.com

 

Press RoomRand Country Blog July 17, 2020

NAHREP Honors 2 Super Star Agents from our Rand Realty Team

Nanuet, NY – Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is honored to have two of our agents, Elizabeth Muniz and Wanda Diaferia, be recognized by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals®️ (NAHREP®️). This award recognizes the industry’s leading Hispanic real estate agents and brokers from across the country. 

NAHREP agents represent a combined total of 26,476 transactions in closed transaction sides from January 2019 through December 2019 and over $6.86 billion in total aggregate volume. 

Ms. Muniz has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Latino Real Estate Agents In The Northeast. This comes to no surprise to her teammates and her clients of Rand’s Central Valley NY office- this prestigious honor is bestowed to a select few that go above and beyond in sales volume, the number of transactions, and client satisfaction. “I am so proud to represent my Hispanic roots through my hard work, and this acknowledgment inspires me to take my business to the next level with the support of my team at Rand Realty.”  Elizabeth Muniz, Rand Realty.

Additionally, after only two years in the real estate industry, we are pleased to announce Wanda Diaferia from our New City office, who is being honored as one of the Top 20 Latino Agent Rookies for NAHREP, securing the Number 1 Latino Rookie Agent in New York. “I could not have done this without the tools and services at Rand Realty and the work ethic and dedication that I’ve developed growing up.  It is so inspiring to receive this recognition at this early stage of my career in such a competitive market. Especially in these divisive times, I’m so proud to represent my Latin heritage.”  Wanda Diaferia Rand Realty.

The entire Rand Realty family congratulates both Elizabeth and Wanda for their dedication, service, and embodying the ideals and values we have at Rand – client satisfaction and results.

“We are proud of Ms. Diaferia and Ms. Muniz for shining light on our brokerage, representing our commitment to diversity leading by example by serving clients of all backgrounds. Especially in these times, it’s a pleasure to celebrate such positive accolades.” Matt Rand, CEO Better Homes, and Gardens Rand Realty.  

Click here to see a copy of the full report

About Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty

Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty, founded in 1984, is the No. 1 real estate brokerage firm in the Greater Hudson Valley, with 28 offices serving Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, and Dutchess Counties in New York, as well as Bergen, Passaic, Hudson and Morris Counties in New Jersey with more than 1,000 residential real estate sales associates, a commercial real estate company (Rand Commercial) and the Hudson United Group, which provides residential mortgage lending, title services, and commercial and residential insurance.

 These companies can be found online at www.RandRealty.com, www.RandCommercial.com, and www.HudsonUnited.com. Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty can also be found and interacted with on Facebook and Twitter.

 

About NAHREP Top 250 Latino Agents

Annually, the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals®️ (NAHREP®️) Top 250 Latino Agents Award recognizes the industry’s leading Hispanic real estate agents and brokers from across the country. In its ninth year of publication, the following report recognizes agents whose hard work and dedication has led them to close an outstanding number of transactions in an effort to increase the rate of sustainable Hispanic homeownership in communities across the country

These hard-working agents are set apart from over one hundred fifteen thousand Latinos in real estate through their dedication to homeownership. Recognition of the agents who carry out the NAHREP mission of sustainable Hispanic homeownership in communities across the country has been a priority for NAHREP since the inception of the Top 250 award program in 2012.

Press Room July 9, 2020

Rand Realty Realtors Ranked Among Top Real Estate Agents In The Wall Street Journal America’s Best | Real Trends

NANUET, NY – Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate – Rand Realty is proud to have ten of our top performing agents be recognized by America’s Best Real Trends and featured in the Wall Street Journal, a leading publication on finance and Real Estate.

America’s Best Real Estate Professionals honors America’s finest real estate agents from all across the country! Nearly 14,500 U.S. real estate sales associates from every state are featured in America’s Best. Those ranked are among the top 1.5% of 1.4 million real estate professionals in the United States.

Congratulations to:

SALES VOLUME

NEW JERSEY

  • The Adamo Group Team, TEAM SALES VOLUME Ranked #14 NJ, USA
  • Eugene Lowe,  INDIVIDUAL SALES VOLUME Ranked #24 NJ, USA
  • Joseph Simone, INDIVIDUAL SALES VOLUME Ranked #39 NJ, USA

NEW YORK 

  • Margo Bohlin, INDIVIDUAL SALES VOLUME Ranked #173 NY, USA
  • Linda DeFilippo, INDIVIDUAL SALES VOLUME Ranked #186 NY, USA
  • Sherry Wiggs, INDIVIDUAL SALES VOLUME Ranked #255 NY, USA

 

TRANSACTIONS SIDES 

NEW YORK

  • Sandra Spector, INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTION SIDES Ranked #24 NY, USA
  • Margo Bohlin, INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTION SIDES Ranked #36 NY, USA
  • Linda DeFilippo, INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTION SIDES Ranked #47 NY, USA
  • Donna Gennaro, INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTION SIDES Ranked #88 NY, USA
  • John Biasi, INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTION SIDES Ranked # 125 NY, USA
  • Ann Hansen, INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTION SIDES Ranked #133 NY, USA

 

“These agents lead by example and their results are a testament to their focus on customer service and their tremendous work ethic.” – Matt Rand, CEO, Rand Realty.

See the full report here: https://www.realtrends.com/

 

About Real Trends

REAL Trends Consulting has completed more than 3,500 valuations, brokered the sale of over 760 residential real estate firms, and performed some 470 company assessments in 32 years. In addition, hundreds of firms have used our benchmarking data to measure the performance of their firms. Each assignment starts and ends with understanding the uniqueness of each client.

About Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty

Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty, founded in 1984, is the No. 1 real estate brokerage firm in the Greater Hudson Valley, with 28 offices serving Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, and Dutchess Counties in New York, as well as Bergen, Passaic, Hudson and Morris Counties in New Jersey.

Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty has more than 1,000 residential real estate sales associates, as well as a commercial real estate company (Rand Commercial) and the Hudson United Group, which provides residential mortgage lending, title services, and commercial and residential insurance.

These companies can be found online at www.RandRealty.com, www.RandCommercial.com, and www.HudsonUnited.com. Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty can also be found and interacted with on Facebook and Twitter.