For over 30 years in the Tri-State Region. We proudly serve over 40 unique communities with Real Estate in Litchfield County, Berkshire County, & Dutchess & Columbia County‘s beautiful Hudson Valley Region.
Below you can review all of our wonderful agents from our five regional offices.
“The perfect home at a great price and a new friend for life.”
"Their knowledge of the area is thorough and their advice invaluable.
Plus, they’re a lot of fun to hang out with!"
Viv LaBerge – Financial Administrator A native of Burlington, VT, Viv spent almost 4 years in Namibia, Africa as a teacher with the U. S. Peace Corps and then as a Community Liaison, helping to establish a Communal Conservancy in an area where she had elephants roaming through her yard. Upon her return in 1998, she settled in southwestern Massachusetts. In 2002 she moved down to Canaan, CT, where she continues to live with her two children, Emily and Elias. An at-home-Mom for many years, Viv went back to work full-time in 2010, managing the Accounting Department for Elyse Harney Real Estate. Contact Info: 860-435-2200 x 109 vlaberge@harneyre.com
Crystal Snyder – Administrative Assistant Crystal Snyder is the backbone of our support team – loading new listings on HarneyRE.com, MLSs, and third-party sites for our growing team of real estate agents. One of the kindest people you’ll ever meet, her smiles and friendly demeanor maintain balance in our busy office while she juggles the many different tasks that are thrown her way. Crystal even manages to keep us all eating well with her gourmet salads & smoothies AND is always up for a good laugh!
A Dutchess County native, Crystal proudly purchased her first home through Elyse Harney Real Estate and loves living and working in the Millerton/Salisbury area. She is actively involved in coaching youth basketball and loves the many opportunities that are offered to children in our communities. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, including her son and many nieces and nephew. The Hudson Valley is truly “home” for Crystal – a place where she lives, works, and recharges – she’s even a regular at The Mount Washington House’s karaoke night. Contact Info: 860-435-2200 csnyder@harneyre.com
Celia McGowan – Administrative Assistant in the Norfolk Office
Celia attended the University of Iowa and worked in the film industry in Los Angeles (living in Malibu) and New York in a variety of positions. When asked which she likes better Malibu or Norfolk Ct—she says “Norfolk” hands down. She has been involved in Real Estate with her husband Thomas for over 40 years. Being involved includes buying and selling Real Estate along with the restoration of historic homes. She is familiar with virtually all aspect of real estate. She lives and works in Norfolk, Ct with her husband of 47 years, having children and grandchildren nearby always makes life an adventure. Contact Info: 860-542-5500 cell: 860-309-9108 celia@harneyre.com
Our Best Friends - The Mascots
Clarence Harney In the days following the death of Elyse Harney’s best friend and husband of 61 years, Elyse Harney stayed with her daughter’s family in Lakeville.Late one evening, a Dachshund scratched at the door asking to come in.It took two days for the family to learn that the dog had traveled from her home almost a mile away, apparently just to snuggle up with Elyse and offer her comfort.
After helping the dog back to her home, family members reached out to a rescue shelter to discover another Dachshund – this time male – needing a home.A shelter representative brought the dog to meet Elyse and it was love at first sight!She promptly decided to name him Clarence after the angel in It’s A Wonderful Life because she believed Papa John had sent him to bring her solace and ease her loneliness.The love goes both ways and the happy little dance Clarence performs when Elyse returns after being away would make you laugh with his contagious, unbridled joy.
These days, to see Elyse without Clarence is a rare sight and – despite his small stature – he takes his responsibilities as her guardian very seriously.If Elyse is at her desk, you can be certain Clarence is nearby, ready to defend his beloved Mistress from any and all dangers that might present themselves, (or simply to make certain she knows someone is entering the building!)
Cloe Moore, born in February 2016……she has been a sweetheart all her life.
Very affectionate – loves to hug certain people and put her paw around smaller animals. Loves to cuddle her mom all night. Brings to her mom…baby bunnies (unharmed). Loves to run around the yard with a shoe in her mouth – only chews up the most expensive ones or the most special (like her mom’s friend’s shoes on the day of her daughter’s wedding).
Loves to dig holes – very, very deep holes. Follows her mom everywhere in the house and puts her paw or her head on her foot every time mom stops for even a moment. Can run extremely fast – can nearly outrun a deer. Once she learns something, she’s got it down.
Loves to make everyone happy.
Cooper Morris, the Spirit of Logan In the photo with his 2 best friends, Brittany and John Morris.
Cooper was born on August 12, 2016, to a great Golden Retriever family not too far away in Boston Corners, NY. All his brothers and sisters had great personalities, but in the end, Cooper chose us as his longtime companions. Cooper is a terrific dog, friendly to all who comes his way. He comes to work every day to our Salisbury office, hanging out with his other canine companions, and hanging out with anyone who will give him attention and treats. Cooper is a 2 ball retriever; do not throw just 1 ball, he only responds to 2, that stack up neatly in his mouth. He prefers the lake for ball retrieval but enjoys the big backyard for ground ball recovery. He is a wonderful dog and best friend. After losing our other best friend, Logan, Cooper has filled the void of canine companionship with the Morris family.
Cooter Shepley….the welcoming committee for the Millerton Office.
I am 13 years old and my birthday is June 1st. I was rescued by Arleen when she was walking one day and I followed her home. I adopted her as much as she has adopted me. I am a happy dog, love to meet new people and always welcome a scratch on the belly. Check me out in the window in the Millerton Office, I love to people watch and I am inviting anyone in for a pet or two.
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My wife Beth and I recently bought and then sold our homes through one of your agents, Carol Staats. I had known Carol from working on the RTC together and other town organizations, so I contacted her and asked if she would meet with us to discuss the possible sale of our Falls Village home. With our last child in college, we were investigating our options and wanted some professional advice on how to proceed with our goal of downsizing.
When Carol met with us in the early fall, she let us know that the Falls Village market was a bit slow and a sale could take some time. We were discouraged because we wanted to start looking right away and we knew we could not buy until we sold Falls Village (or so we thought). Upon further discussion, Carol suggested that, with our low mortgage balance, we look into a home equity line of credit which would allow make some pre-sale repairs and still have money to purchase our new home. She helped us find a smaller home in Ancram, and we were able to avoid the NYS mortgage tax.
We quietly listed the house for $325,000 in the fall of 2017, but choose not to make it public, until all the repairs were completed. I worked through the winter rebuilding my porch, redoing the sheetrock of the upstairs hallway, and painting, as Carol suggested. We also took her advice and had the septic inspected. That turned out to be great advice, as the tank needed replacement and we took care of it in advance without stress!
As the time approached to go public with the listing, Carol suggested one more thing! I was exhausted at this point but was willing to listen. She said, "you need to remove the pantry” and open an area that had been two small hallways. We were tired of making changes, but she insisted that this job would remove a major flow issue of the home. She said that a $2000 expense will net us a $10,000 return. We were hesitant, but we went along with it. The result was better then we could have expected.
We closed on our house in Ancram and were anxious to get moving, all of the projects were done so the Falls Village house was put on the MLS. We had a number of showings and finally, on day 27 of the listing, we received an offer for $5,000.00 below asking price, way more than the $10,000 return on our $2,000 improvement!
Carol's knowledge, energy, and encouragement made the whole process seem so easy. Beth and I are thrilled with our new home and are so glad that it was Carol who helped us. She is a true professional and an asset to Elyse Harney Real Estate.
A year ago, we spent the better part of the afternoon sitting out front of the White Hart catching up with Elyse Morris and telling her that after five years of on and off looking, we were really ready to buy. The fact that she and John Panzer still took our phone calls after all this time, probably says it all. They didn’t just want to sell us a house, they wanted to help us buy the house that was right for us.
Having only ever owned apartments, buying a house, let alone buying a house from afar, was a daunting process. We knew nothing about furnaces, roofs, annual landscaping costs, and the list goes on. John and Elyse went above and beyond, pointing out potential issues, educating us on the pros and cons of various heating and cooling systems and helping to entertain our children as we toured houses.
Alas, when we did find the right house all did not go smoothly and again John and Elyse stepped up to the plate, keeping both parties engaged in a deal that could have easily fallen apart and helping to oversee the installation of a new septic system prior to closing.
We have been the happy owner of a CT weekend house for the past seven months and while we don’t expect to ever leave this home, if we do, John and Elyse will be our first call.
The Elyse Harney Real Estate team led by Kathleen Devaney and supported by Elyse Harney Morris and their team were incredible. Their knowledge of local market conditions and the network to support and complete our recent sale were impressive. It felt like there was nothing they could not facilitate with a few short calls. They are clearly professionals and extremely well connected in the local community. We could not have been in more experienced hands. More importantly, Kathleen went above and beyond multiple times throughout the entire process including taking on many of the tasks of the buyer agent to complete the transaction. Definitely the MVP. She left no stone unturned. She kept us completely informed throughout the entire process.
We used the services of the Elyse Harney Real Estate team to buy (many years ago) and then recently sell this property. Kathleen and Elyse are wonderful to work with professionally. They are both fun, wonderful human beings. We can, without reservation, highly recommend their services.
We highly recommend Elyse Harney Real Estate for their personal service, market knowledge, and deep relationships with local service providers. They make everything easy from purchasing, renovating and renting a home to selling it. Elyse Harney Morris and John Panzer listen to and understand your goals and guide you personally through everything necessary to enjoy the wonderful Lakeville and Salisbury area.
