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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.

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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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So What’s Going on in the Market?: The Rand Quarterly Market Report for Westchester and the Hudson Valley Region for 2015Q2

This week, Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is releasing its Quarterly Market Report for all the counties it services: Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, and Dutchess Counties in New York; and Bergen, Passaic, and Morris Counties in New Jersey. Below is an excerpt from the report, but you can get the full Report here. The real estate market in Westchester and the Hudson Valley surged in the second quarter of 2015, with sales spiking throughout the region. But even with […]

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So What’s Going on in the Westchester Real Estate Market?: The Rand Quarterly Market Report for 2015Q2

This week, Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is releasing its Quarterly Market Report for all the counties it services: Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, and Dutchess Counties in New York; and Bergen, Passaic, and Morris Counties in New Jersey. Below is an excerpt from the report, but you can get the full Report here. The Westchester real estate market continued to strengthen in the second quarter of 2015, with sales up sharply and inventories tightening. Although pricing was more mixed, […]

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So What’s Going on in the Rockland County Real Estate Market?: The Rand Quarterly Market Report for 2015Q2

This week, Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is releasing its Quarterly Market Report for all the counties it services: Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, and Dutchess Counties in New York; and Bergen, Passaic, and Morris Counties in New Jersey. Below is an excerpt from the report, but you can get the full Report here. The Rockland County housing market continued to strengthen in the second quarter, with sales up significantly and inventories tightening. Even with these sustained increases in buyer […]

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So What’s Going on in the Orange County Real Estate Market?: The Rand Quarterly Market Report for 2015Q2

This week, Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is releasing its Quarterly Market Report for all the counties it services: Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, and Dutchess Counties in New York; and Bergen, Passaic, and Morris Counties in New Jersey. Below is an excerpt from the report, but you can get the full Report here. Activity in the Orange County housing market continued to surge in the second quarter, with sales up and inventories tightening. But pricing is still a challenge, […]

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So What’s Going on in the Putnam County Real Estate Market?: The Rand Quarterly Market Report for 2015Q2

This week, Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is releasing its Quarterly Market Report for all the counties it services: Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, and Dutchess Counties in New York; and Bergen, Passaic, and Morris Counties in New Jersey. Below is an excerpt from the report, but you can get the full Report here. The Putnam County real estate market rose again in the second quarter, with sales continuing to increase and now prices showing some positive signs of growth. […]

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So What’s Going on in the Dutchess County Real Estate Market?: The Rand Quarterly Market Report for 2015Q2

This week, Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is releasing its Quarterly Market Report for all the counties it services: Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, and Dutchess Counties in New York; and Bergen, Passaic, and Morris Counties in New Jersey. Below is an excerpt from the report, but you can get the full Report here. The Dutchess County housing market continued to strengthen in the second quarter, with sales up significantly. Even with these sustained increases in buyer demand, though, we’re […]

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So What’s Going on in the Bergen County Real Estate Market?: The Rand Quarterly Market Report for 2015Q2

This week, Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is releasing its Quarterly Market Report for all the counties it services: Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, and Dutchess Counties in New York; and Bergen, Passaic, and Morris Counties in New Jersey. Below is an excerpt from the report, but you can get the full Report here. The Bergen County housing market continued to strengthen in the second quarter of 2015, with sales and prices up across the board compared to last year. […]

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So What’s Going on in the Passaic County Real Estate Market?: The Rand Quarterly Market Report for 2015Q2

This week, Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is releasing its Quarterly Market Report for all the counties it services: Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, and Dutchess Counties in New York; and Bergen, Passaic, and Morris Counties in New Jersey. Below is an excerpt from the report, but you can get the full Report here. The Passaic County housing market continued to strengthen in the second quarter of 2015, with increases in both sales and prices that reflect a sustained increase […]

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So What’s Going on in the Morris County Real Estate Market?: The Rand Quarterly Market Report for 2015Q2

This week, Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is releasing its Quarterly Market Report for all the counties it services: Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, and Dutchess Counties in New York; and Bergen, Passaic, and Morris Counties in New Jersey. Below is an excerpt from the report, but you can get the full Report here. The Morris County housing market spiked in the second quarter of 2015, with sales up sharply and prices continuing to appreciate. If buyer demand stays strong, […]

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What Millennial Homebuyers Should Look For In a Home

Back in March, a study done by the National Association of Realtors revealed that the largest group of current homebuyers were millennials, those who are 34 years old or younger. With todays’s changing demands of what homes should include, there are certain things that millennials look for. Because of that, millennials have become an increasingly important market segment in real estate, and if you’re a millennial, like myself, you should have an idea of what to look for in a […]

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