Our Dutchess agents have been on a hot streak professionally and personally to wrap up 2012. Two weeks ago Dianne Minogue received the Women's Council of Realtors' Entrepreneur of the Year award for its Dutchess chapter. This past week Suzanne DeCosta organized another successful food drive in her office to collect food items for disadvantaged families at Van Wyck Junior High School. And this week we're pleased to announce that Agatha Pon has been named the Women's Council of Realtors of Dutchess' Realtor of the Year!

Agatha has over 25 years of residential real estate experience, with almost six of those years dedicated to being a Houlihan Lawrence agent. One of the things that truly makes Agatha an outstanding real estate professional is the fact that she's been an area resident for 28 years. Her firsthand knowledge of what it's like to live here shines through to people who are either looking to sell their homes or relocate to the area.

The Women’s Council of Realtors is a nationwide community of 14,000 real estate professionals in 300 chapters. Congratulations to Agatha for representing Houlihan Lawrence among the best and brightest realtors in the country!