Luxury Real Estate

Courtesy of: Meghan Barry of LuxuryRealEstate.com

John Brian Losh and I will be traveling to the East Coast in April to see some of our Luxury Real Estate members. In between our set appointments, we always try to stop in and visit the offices of current and prospective members. We will include the following places in our itinerary: New York, Long Island, The Hamptons, SE Connecticut, Boston, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It will be a whirlwind trip, with planes, cars and ferry boats.

One of the highlights for me will be a meeting in New York at the headquarters of member Brown Harris Stevens for the Women in Relocation Spring Event. This group of real estate professionals, of which I am a member, provides a forum to network, strategize and develop public awareness campaigns to support individuals and communities in need of housing assistance. This meeting will help us to determine our outreach efforts for 2010; in 2009 we supported The Bridge Fund of Westchester.

I will provide an update after the trip!

Courtesy of: Silvana Malpelli of Brown Harris Stevens Residential, LLC

New York, NY, December 3, 2009: Women in Relocation a New York City-based national organization of relocation professionals, held their 4th Annual Holiday Luncheon and Silent Auction on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2009 at BancCafe in New York City.. Dedicated to providing a forum to meet and network with colleagues, Women in Relocation is committed to making a positive contribution to local real estate communities. This year the group chose “The Bridge Fund of Westchester”, www.thebridgefund.org, whose mission is to assist vulnerable, working individuals and families threatened with the loss of their housing. Gail Fattizzi, a member of the group shared her thoughts, “They fill such an enormous need in the community. One thing that always caught my attention is the cost it takes to house a family in a shelter versus the small amount it taken to keep families in the present home. The emotional toll on the family and economic pressure on taxpayers is incredible. They truly have performed miracles.”

At the end of the event, attended also by Barbara Hayes, CEO of the Bridge Fund of NYC, Lisa Buck, Director of the Bridge Fund of Westchester and Noemi Mendez, a client, the group shared proceeds of the Silent Auction totaling over $1,300. In total the group made donations of over $2,800 this year.

“In light of the economic environment, The Bridge Fund of Westchester is especially grateful to “Women in Relocation” for their compassion and generous donation to our program. This financial support will be felt directly by the families we will be assisting this month. These are families who will be able to remain in their homes not only for the holidays but for the long term.”, says Lisa Buck, Director of The Bridge Fund of Westchester.

For more information, feel free to visit their website at www.womeninrelo.com.

For more information visit their website, www.womeninrelo.com.

ABOUT WOMEN IN RELOCATION:

About “Women In Relocation”

Women in Relocation is comprised of national relocation professionals whose mission is to make a different in local real estate communities in need of real estate assistance. The group was founded in 2006 by Silvana Malpelli, Senior Vice President, Director of Relocation and Broker Specialist Services for Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales. For more information, call Silvana at (212) 508-7362.