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Joe Rand, our Editor-in-Chief and lead contributor is the Chief Creative Officer at Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty.

He is the founder of the “Client-Oriented Real Estate” (“CORE”) school of real estate education, based on the idea that real estate agents should build their business by learning how to be great at the job of helping clients buy and sell homes.

He has been a featured speaker and moderator at Real Estate Connect, the RIS Media CEO Conference, the Women’s Council of REALTORS Annual Conference, and many other industry events.

He is a regular contributor to Inman Media, writing about industry issues mostly relating to agent education and client service.

He is a graduate of Georgetown University, Georgetown Law Center, Stanford Law School, and a former law professor at Brooklyn Law School and Fordham Law School.

He lives in Nyack, New York with his wife and two children.

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Named Most Innovative Brokerage by LeadingRE for Pioneering the Buy & Borrow Bundle

The Howard Hanna Family of Companies, spanning 13 states in the East and Midwest,  received 20 awards across multiple categories at the 2025 LeadingRE Awards  PITTSBURGH (March 4, 2025) – Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has been recognized as the Most Innovative Brokerage by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) for its groundbreaking Buy & Borrow […]
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Howard Hanna Rand Realty Leads 2024 Middletown Community’s Choice Awards

Howard Hanna Rand Realty has once again emerged victorious in the 2024 Middletown Community’s Choice Awards, claiming the coveted title of Best Real Estate Company for the 10th consecutive year. This achievement highlights the firm’s unwavering commitment to service excellence and community leadership. The company’s success extended to individual recognition, with June Cosgrove Hays earning […]
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Howard Hanna Rand Realty Announces Key Leadership Appointments in Westchester, Bronx, Putnam, and Connecticut Regions

White Plains, NY, [October 8, 2024] — Howard Hanna Rand Realty is excited to announce two significant leadership appointments to strengthen its team and support its growth strategy. These changes aim to enhance recruitment efforts and ensure continued success across the Westchester, Bronx, Putnam, and Connecticut regions. Joe Maymi has been named Regional Growth Manager […]
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Howard Hanna | Rand Realty Introduces the Buy & Borrow Bundle

NANUET, NY (July 22, 2024) – Howard Hanna | Rand Realty is proud to announce the launch of its Buy & Borrow Bundle, a program designed to offer significant savings and convenience for homebuyers. This innovative program combines mortgage and real estate services, providing a seamless and cost-effective home buying experience aimed at promoting homeownership […]
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Howard Hanna Rand Realty Welcomes the MIGO Team to Monroe-Woodbury Office

Howard Hanna Rand Realty is thrilled to announce that Frank Golio and Nick Miessmer, formerly of the Hudson Valley Realty Center, are joining our Monroe-Woodbury office as the MIGO Team. This strategic move brings together two dynamic forces in the Hudson Valley real estate market, further strengthening our position in the region.   “We are […]
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Celebrating Excellence: Howard Hanna Rand Realty Agents Shine in RealTrends Verified Rankings

At Howard Hanna Rand Realty, we are thrilled to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our agents who have been recognized in the prestigious RealTrends “RealTrends Verified” rankings this year. This recognition is a testament to their hard work, dedication, and unwavering commitment to serving our clients with excellence. The RealTrends Verified rankings are an esteemed […]
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Plawker Real Estate Merges With Local Real Estate Leader Howard Hanna Rand Realty

Plawker Real Estate, one of Bergen County’s leading brokers, is excited to announce that it has joined forces with real estate leader Howard Hanna Rand Realty. The Plawker Real Estate office will now operate as Howard Hanna Rand Realty – Plawker Group. Additionally, the Plawker Commercial office will now operate as Rand Commercial – Plawker […]
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Howard Hanna | Rand Realty the newest members of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® and Luxury Portfolio International®

Howard Hanna | Rand Realty was recently awarded affiliate status in Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® and its luxury marketing division, Luxury Portfolio International®, CEO Matt Rand announced today.  Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) is a global real estate community comprised of 550 real estate companies awarded membership based on […]
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Howard Hanna | Rand Realty forms technology partnership with RealScout to bring new services to clients.

On the heels of their recent announcement that they’ve formed a strategic partnership with Howard Hanna Real Estate, the newly created Howard Hanna | Rand Realty is announcing a new technology partner in RealScout.   RealScout provides a computer vision-enhanced technology that helps home shoppers zero-in on the properties that they would be most interested […]
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Howard Hanna-Rand Realty/Rand Commercial & Hudson United Hires Montefiore Care Management Company to Review COVID-19 Onsite Procedures

With the ongoing safety of its staff and guests during COVID-19 a top priority, Howard Hanna-Rand Realty/Rand Commercial & Hudson United recently retained Montefiore Care Management Company – Employer Partnership Solutions to review its onsite policies and protocols. After an extensive onsite audit, as well as a review of Rand Realty’s COVID-19 Safety Plan, Montefiore, at the time of the review, found it’s policies, practices, and protocols to be in compliance with the New York State Department of Health and […]

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Rand Realty is now Howard Hanna | Rand Realty

Everyone at Rand Realty is delighted to announce that we have now become part of the Howard Hanna Company. We are now Howard Hanna | Rand Realty. For almost 40 years, the Rand family has built one of the most successful real estate brokerages in the northeast, and the largest family owned company in the New York City suburban region. Founded by Marsha Rand in 1984, and now managed by her sons Matt, Dan, and Joe, Rand Realty sold over […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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What’s Next For The Housing Marketing In The Pandemic Era?

So what’s going to happen to the real estate market this summer? Will it recover from the Pandemic and the Lockdown? We looked at three prior catastrophic events — 9/11, the financial crisis, and Superstorm Sandy — and came up with 7 reasons to be optimistic about the resilience of the housing market. Join us for this half-hour deep dive into the housing market!

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Rand Realty Celebrates 2019 Accomplishments

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | Rand Realty honors its top agents and celebrates the company’s record-breaking achievements in 2019 with over 250 agents receiving sales awards for their accomplishments. Marsha Rand, Rand Realty’s Founder, released a video announcing the top producers in each region and several other special awards.  In Westchester, Excellence in Sales went to Trudi Iglesias, Outstanding Accomplishment to Jeanne Beckley, and Top Producer to Sherry Wiggs. In Orange County: Excellence in Sales was awarded to […]

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How Much Are My Home Improvements Worth? The 2020 Cost v. Value Report is Out.

One of the biggest mistakes sellers make in pricing their home is assuming that they will get at least 100 cents on every dollar they put into that home since they bought it: “Well, I bought it for $450,000 ten years ago, and I put in a new kitchen for $50,000, so it’s worth at least $500,000.” Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. You almost never get 100 cents, or even 75 cents, on every dollar you spend. Why? Well, […]

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Rands Featured in 2020 Swanepoel Power 200

NANUET, NY – Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | Rand Realty is pleased to announce that their leadership team – Matthew, Joseph, and Daniel Rand have been named to the Swanepoel Power 200, an independent ranking of the most powerful residential real estate leaders in the United States. The SP200 (Swanepoel Power 200) is the definitive ranking of residential real estate’s top leaders produced by industry visionary Stefan Swanepoel’s T3 Consulting Group and published by the Real Estate Almanac […]

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Fourth Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – New York Overview

  The housing market in Westchester and the Hudson Valley closed the year with a flourish, with regional sales and prices up modestly but meaningfully. The market overall continued to show signs of recovery from the suppressive effects of the 2018 Tax Reform’s Cap on State and Local Taxes (i.e., the “SALT Cap”). Although we are still seeing more demand in the lower-priced than upper-priced markets, the overall trend suggests continued growth in 2020. Single-family sales were up regionally and […]

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Fourth Quarter 2019: Real Estate Market Report – Westchester County, New York

  In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Westchester housing market continued to recover from the impact of the 2018 Tax Reform cap on state and local taxes (i.e., the “SALT Cap”). Single-family home sales were up almost 4%, the second quarterly increase in a row following seven straight declines after the SALT Cap went into effect. And prices were up as well, rising almost 3% on average and over 2% at the median. For the calendar year, Westchester’s single-family […]

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