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BHGRE Green Team Recognizes Top Real Estate Agents for July 2026

By Rona Del Rosario | Aug 10, 2026

July 2026 Results Are In: Meet BHGRE Green Team’s Top Agents Summer is in full swing, and BHGRE Green Team agents kept the momentum going through July. Across Orange County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Sussex County, NJ, and Passaic County, NJ, our agents helped buyers and sellers navigate one of the busiest stretches of the […]

Christine Burger: Four Roles, One Mission, and a Business That Never Slows Down 

By Rona Del Rosario | Aug 7, 2026

Christine Burger runs a top-producing real estate business, a BHGRE Platinum Award recipient consistently ranked among the brokerage’s top sales agents alongside Karen Adatto, while raising two sons and holding four active volunteer leadership roles in her community: Treasurer of the Ringwood Chamber of Commerce, President of Ringwood Downtown (the borough’s special improvement district), board […]

Kristi Anderson: Closing Deals and Amplifying the Causes She Cares About

By Rona Del Rosario | Aug 7, 2026

For an overcrowded shelter, the difference between an animal finding a home and running out of time can come down to how far a single post travels. That’s the gap Kristi Anderson works to close. Kristi brings the same energy to her community work that she brings to her production numbers. Alongside a strong sales […]

Patrick Taylor Has Reached the Cap

By Rona Del Rosario | Aug 5, 2026

Patrick Taylor Has Reached the Cap Another milestone to celebrate at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Green Team: Patrick Taylor has officially capped in August 2026! From this point forward, every commission he earns is 100% his, no splits, no deductions. It is the kind of result that comes from sustained, disciplined work over […]

Carol Buchanan: Serving Her Community, One Meal (and One Mentorship) at a Time

By Rona Del Rosario | Aug 4, 2026

For Carol Buchanan, giving back isn’t an occasional gesture, it’s a sustained, twenty-year commitment that has shaped both her community and the next generation within her own family. For two decades, Carol has served as a volunteer driver for Meals on Wheels of Warwick, delivering meals to homebound neighbors week after week, year after year. […]

Making Sure Warwick Boys Basketball Never Forgets: Thomas Folino’s 17 Years Behind the Hall of Fame

By Rona Del Rosario | Aug 1, 2026

Thomas Folino spent 27 years coaching Warwick Boys Basketball and 37 years total coaching and teaching in the district. When he retired from the sideline, he did not step away from the program. He created a new role for himself, one that has now lasted longer than most coaching careers: director of the Warwick Boys […]

A Foster Home, Not a Forever Home: How Rachel Marko Gives Dogs Their Next Chance

By Rona Del Rosario | Aug 1, 2026

A Foster Home, Not a Forever Home: How Rachel Marko Gives Dogs Their Next Chance For about seven years, Rachel Marko has opened her home to dogs that have nowhere else to go. As a foster volunteer with Southern Paws, a local dog rescue, she has taken in dog after dog, not to keep them, […]

Meet Walter Ross, the Warwick Realtor Who Delivers Meals and Gives Back

By Rona Del Rosario | Jul 29, 2026

Delivering More Than Meals: Walter Ross’s Quiet Commitment to Community For the last 25 years, Walter Ross has given his time to the Warwick Humane Society. Fifteen years ago, he added another route to his week: delivering meals to neighbors who need them. Between the two, Walter has spent a quarter century showing up for […]

Meet This Year’s BHGRE Marketing Award Nominees

By Rona Del Rosario | Jul 27, 2026

Thirteen Agents. Thirteen Different Ways of Building a Following. Every year, BHGRE’s Marketing Award recognizes agents who go beyond simply listing homes and build something people actually pay attention to. This year, thirteen Green Team agents and teams earned a nomination, and each one got there a different way. Vikki Garby Vikki Garby has been […]

BHGRE Green Team Recognizes Top Sales Agents for Q2 2026

By Rona Del Rosario | Jul 23, 2026

Q2 2026 Results Are In — Meet BHGRE Green Team’s Top Agents The second quarter of 2026 is in the books, and it was a strong one. At BHGRE Green Team, agents across Orange County, NY, Rockland County, NY, Sussex County, NJ, and Passaic County, NJ, delivered consistent results through April, May, and June. Listings […]

Green Team Awards Ceremony for 2017

By Nicole McCormick | February 12, 2018

Geoff Green takes the name of his company, the Green Team, quite seriously.  Being an agent here is all about being part of a team.  It’s about perfecting your craft, providing consummate service to each and every client.  Also, it’s about providing support to your team mates. Furthermore, it’s about reaching for and achieving goals.  […]

Barbara Tesa wins Fourth Quarter Sales Award

By Nicole McCormick | February 2, 2018

 Green Team New Jersey Realty in Vernon, NJ is proud to announce that Barbara Tesa is the recipient of its Fourth Quarter Sales Leader Award.  Though relatively new to Green Team New Jersey Realty, Barbara is no stranger to the real estate industry – or to winning this award!  She was also the recipient of […]

Green Team Business Review – January 2018

By Better Homes and Gardens Green Team | February 1, 2018

  The 2017 Scoreboard  The first order of business at the Green Team monthly market review meeting was the Agents’ Scoreboard. In Warwick, Jennifer DiCostanzo finished first, for the second year in a row.  Jen closed out $10,500,000 in sales volume, beating Geoff Green’s single year, all-time Green Team record!  Geoff was more than happy […]

Tom Folino Joins the Green Team

By Nicole McCormick | November 13, 2017

The Green Team Home Selling System is pleased to announce that Tom Folino has joined our organization. Tom, a true Warwick native, was born and raised here. His father, the owner of Folino’s Shoe Repair, was a fixture in the Village of Warwick, and his mother remains active to this day, now involved in the […]

Nancy Sardo wins Third Quarter Sales Leader Award

By Nicole McCormick | November 2, 2017

WARWICK – (November 1) The Green Team Home Selling System is located at 7 Main Street in the Village of Warwick. Nancy Sardo is on a roll!  The Green Team Home Selling System in Warwick, NY has announced that Nancy recently won the Third Quarter Sales Leader Award, after having won the award for the […]

Barbara Tesa Wins Third Quarter Sales Leader Award – 2017

By Nicole McCormick | November 1, 2017

  VERNON, NJ – (November 1) Green Team New Jersey Realty in Vernon, NJ is proud to announce that Barbara Tesa is the recipient of its Third Quarter Sales Leader Award. Though relatively new to Green Team NJ Realty, Barbara is no newcomer to the real estate industry. She brings to the Green Team over […]

The Dynamic Duo has done it again!

By Nicole McCormick | August 15, 2017

Charles Nagy and Theodore Van Laar Win Second Quarter Sales Award VERNON – (August 9, 2017)  Green Team New Jersey Realty in Vernon, NJ is proud to announce that Charles Nagy and Theodore Van Laar recently won the Second Quarter Sales Leader Award.   Geoff Green puts it best… “The Dynamic Duo has done it […]

Nancy Sardo Wins Second Quarter Sales Award

By Nicole McCormick | August 15, 2017

Nancy Sardo Wins Second Quarter Sales Award WARWICK – (August 8, 2017)  The Green Team Home Selling System in Warwick, NY is proud to announce that Nancy Sardo  recently won the Second Quarter Sales Leader Award.   Nancy has been listing and selling homes in Orange County, New York since 2005.  Dedicated to her profession, […]

The Green Team Welcomes Kim Lesley

By Nicole McCormick | June 13, 2017

Kim’s Unique Journey “Your new home is the foundation in which to hold your family’s dreams, aspirations and visions.  And it is my responsibility to find you a personal sanctuary that you can call home.”   This is not a responsibility that Kim Lesley takes lightly.  The Green Team is delighted to welcome her to their […]

Launch 2017 Winners – Green Team New Jersey Realty

By Nicole McCormick | May 18, 2017

VERNON -(May 19, 2017)  It was two months of “friendly” competition that inspired the Sales Associates of Green Team New Jersey Realty to get back to basics.    Throughout February and March, a variety of fun events helped motivate teams to work hard and focus on their skills.  In the end The Grinders, with Charles […]

Kimberly Lasalandra Wins First Quarter Sales Award

By Nicole McCormick | May 15, 2017

VERNON – (May 9, 2017)  Green Team New Jersey Realty in Vernon, NJ is proud to announce that Kimberly Lasalandra recently won the First Quarter Sales Leader Award. Kim is no stranger to real estate. For the past 12 years she has been licensed in both New York and New Jersey.  The Managing Broker at […]

Green Team New Jersey Welcomes Ted Van Laar

By Nicole McCormick | March 15, 2017

Please WELCOME our NEWEST Equity Partner and Agent; Theodore Van Laar to Green Team New Jersey Realty! Ted Van Laar has over 31 years of real estate experience, specializing in resort properties. In 1979, the amenities and natural beauty first attracted Ted and his wife, Rosanne, to New Jersey’s premier four-season resort area. Through the years, […]

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