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This segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” provides an analysis of Westchester County’s Commercial Real Estate Market in 2023. Our guest is Garry Klein, the Managing Director of Houlihan Lawrence Commercial, a commercial real estate company that is based in Rye Brook in Westchester County in New York State. Garry Klein and his company are members of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI) through the BRI’s Advisory Council of Managing Agents (ACMA). Garry was a regular guest on the former radio shows of the BRI.

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Episode Nine of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” covered two topics - “How to Deal With Troublesome Employees” and “A Reminder For N.Y. State Employers On The Need To Provide Sexual Harassment Prevention Training For Their Employees." Our guest is Matthew Persanis, Esq., Labor Counsel to the Building and Realty Institute (BRI) and its seven component associations. Matt is also a principal of Elefante and Persanis, LLP. Elefante and Persanis is based in Eastchester in Westchester County in New York State. Matt is an expert regarding Labor Relations. He serves as the Lead Negotiator for the BRI in its Labor Contract Negotiations with Local 32-BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Matt has spoken at many Membership Meetings and Seminars of the BRI. He was a regular guest on the former radio shows of the organization.

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This segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” will examine how a veteran member of the real estate industry in the New York Metro Area is dealing with the many challenges facing the local real estate market. Episode Seven of our series featured Mitchell Usavich, a Senior Vice President of Statewide Abstract Corporation, a well-known Title Insurance company in the New York metro area, as our guest. Mitchell Usavich reviewed the challenges facing the real estate industry on a national basis as part of that episode, so we felt a specific look at the challenges facing the realty sector in the New York Metro Area should follow that segment. Cedric Smith, an Associate Broker with Howard Hanna Rand Realty, is the guest for Episode Eight. Howard Hanna Rand Realty, which is a member of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI), has offices in White Plains in Westchester County in New York State and in Westport, Connecticut.

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The Real Estate Markets are currently facing many negatives. Accordingly, this episode of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” features a discussion on the Stumbling Blocks that are affecting the Real Estate Markets in 2024. Mitchell Usavich, a Senior Vice President of Statewide Abstract Corporation, is the guest. Statewide Abstract is a well-known Title Insurance company and a member of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI). The company is based in White Plains in Westchester County in New York State. Mitchell Usavich is a veteran of the title insurance industry and the real estate sector.

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Jason Schiciano, Co-President of Levitt-Fuirst Insurance of Tarrytown in Westchester County in New York State, is our guest on this episode. Levitt-Fuirst Insurance is the Insurance Manager for the Building and Realty Institute (BRI) and its seven component associations. Levitt-Fuirst Insurance is also the manager of New York State Workers Compensation Groups 458 and 530 of The Building and Realty Institute (BRI). Group 458 is a program for the building and construction sectors, while the Group 530 program is for the realty sector. This segment also touches on the importance of those groups to the building, realty and construction industries. Jason Schiciano was a regular guest on the BRI’s former radio shows. He regularly addresses the membership of the BRI.

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This episode of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” provides answers to frequently-asked questions from Boards of Directors of Co-ops and Condos on Co-op and Condo Procedures. The questions for this segment are from inquiries that the Cooperative and Condominium Advisory Council (CCAC) of The Building and Realty Institute (BRI) receives on a regular basis. The guest on this episode is Daniel Finger, an attorney with Finger and Finger, A Professional Corporation, which is based in White Plains in Westchester County in New York State. Finger and Finger serves as Chief Counsel to The Building and Realty Institute (BRI), as well as to its seven component associations. Daniel Finger was a regular guest on the former radio shows of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI). He has spoken at many Membership Meetings and Seminars of the CCAC.

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The Fourth Quarter and 2023 Real Estate Sales Markets in the Hudson Valley Region of New York State are examined in this segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute.” A look at what could happen in those markets in 2024 is also examined. Leah Caro, a member of the Board of Managers of One Key Multiple Listing Service, is the guest. Leah Caro is a past Chair of One Key Multiple Listing Service. She is also a Past President of The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (HGAR). She is also the President of Park Sterling Realty, a well-known real estate company that is based in Bronxville in Westchester County in New York State. Leah Caro is the “go-to source” of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” for real estate market sales data and conditions in the Hudson Valley Region of New York State.

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In this segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” the following question is addressed: Winter Has Arrived – Is Your Building Or Complex Prepared For A Potential Disaster? Stuart Betheil, the principal of Fleetwest Management Corporation, is the guest. Fleetwest Management Corporation is based in White Plains in Westchester County in New York State. Stuart Betheil was a regular guest on the former radio shows of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Advisory Council of Managing Agents (ACMA) of the BRI, an association of property managers. Stuart Betheil is an expert in Disaster Preparedness and Responses. He has addressed several Membership Meetings of the BRI on the topic.

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This segment of “Building Knowledge With The Building and Realty Institute (BRI)” will examine what strategies businesses should utilize regarding their Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations Processes for 2024. Michael Dardano, the principal of The Buzz Potential, a well-known Marketing and Public Relations company that is based in Tuckahoe in Westchester County in New York State, is the guest. Michael Dardano was a regular guest on the former radio shows of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI). He is well-known in the New York Metropolitan area for his knowledge of issues related to Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations.

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What is currently happening in the remodeling markets in Westchester County and surrounding counties and what could be ahead for those markets wth Chairman of the remodeling advisory council, Michael Murphy from Murphy Brothers Contracting, and Board Member, Michael Kowgios from Sunrise Building and Remodeling.

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