Spotlights
Joseph Aquino, JAACRES
What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?Working from home has been a new awakening. A real estate broker has to re-start the engines every day. You’re in the market and
Jeffrey Keitelman, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?As the pandemic spread and we all quarantined, it ushered in a new normal—but it wasn’t really all that “new.” It was a
James Ricca, Esq., Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP served as counsel to an institutional lender who provided $54 million in combined mortgage loans for
Leslie Cook, KBE-NY, LLC
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?Working during the pandemic was very challenging. Our company was able execute a plan to keep everyone on payroll and not
Ira Zlotowitz, Eastern Union
What was your most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2020?In May, Eastern Union took bold action designed to help reinvigorate a market increasingly hobbled by the COVID-19 pandemic. We launched a financing unit called
Chuck Merritt, Merritt Environmental
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?As a large portion of our work comes from local and regional banks and credit unions, the pause they experienced with pivoting to the SBA PPP loans for
2020 Year in Review: William O’Brien, M.C. O’Brien, Inc.
What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?I spent more time with my core family, exercised and ate better than I typically do, no COVID 15 lbs for me
James Pirot, IREON, Cresa
What aspects of working from home did you enjoy most?The ability to have multiple uninterrupted meetings has been an unexpected benefit of the pandemic. On any given day, I will have six or seven
Peter Vanderpool, Cignature Realty Associates Inc.
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?Dealing with the uncertainty and trying to keep our employees engaged and focused, knowing they were in the comfort of their homes and
Janet Bortz, The Kislak Co., Inc.
What was the most challenging part of working during the pandemic?Working in the face-to-face business of investment real estate brokerage was challenging. Client meetings, site visits, and facilitating deals with