Get To Know Anne Rajs: Your Hudson Valley Real Estate Agent

It all started with a dream...

We fell in love with the Hudson Valley when our children were young and we would come to pick apples and pumpkins and get lost in the corn mazes. It was just about 90 minutes from the Upper West Side where we lived. As we observed our daughter’s loving nature and open space, we decided to start looking at properties in the area for a weekend home.

We decided on New Paltz, as we still had to commute and Adirondack Trailways got us to Port Authority in 90 minutes if we didn’t want to drive. It was easy. We found a charming old farmhouse on a dead-end road. Shangri-La.

Which is how I got into real estate…

The real estate agent we worked with knocked on my door continuously to have me come and work with his brokerage. So, I got my license and joined his company. That was many years ago and I’ve since moved on as people do.

Simply put, I love what I do. I’ve been selling real estate in the Hudson Valley and Ulster County, NY for 22 years. I know everything about the place (lol). I really do. I do this every day. I know every road. I know every town and the flavor of that town and how it may or may not work for you.

I know every property. I am a tenacious negotiator. And, I would love to make your dream of owning a home in the Hudson Valley region a reality. Get in touch. Call me. Let me make the process easy like a Sunday morning in Upstate, NY.

 

Certifications & Awards

  • Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

  • Certified Residential Specialist

  • Accredited Buyers Representative

  • Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist

  • Million Dollar Guild

  • International Luxury Home Member

If you have questions, I’ve got answers!

  • Yes, I am and I’m quite proud to be a CRS. It is the highest credential awarded to realtors and brokers and puts me in the top 2% of my field in both experience and designation.

  • This credential is a mark of accomplishment in my field. It assures affluent buyers and sellers that I have the experience, education, knowledge, and sales performance to market and sell homes in this niche.

  • If we agree to work together it will be you and me. We’ll get to know each other and I will personally work with you. That way, we can really dig in. I’ll see how you react to homes and I’ll quickly learn about what’s most important to you in purchasing a new home. My team is taking care of the paperwork, marketing, and social media promotions in the background.

  • I’ve been a real estate agent for 22 years specializing in homes in the Ulster County area.

  • I sell approximately 30 homes a year in Ulster County, NY and the Hudson Valley region.

 

Praise from Clients

  • “ We worked with Anne for several months to identify the ideal property for our first home purchase. Anne was incredibly professional and genuine at every turn, and always had the right thing to say and the best advice. One of the characteristics most charming about Anne is her honesty and forthright appraisal of the homes we toured together. She would offer new ideas, ask the right questions to get to know our likes and dislikes, and would wisely suggest properties worthy of our investigation. Anne was very accommodating of our limited schedules and ultimately turned a dream of owning a home into a reality.

    - Tony Gibson, Buyer, New Paltz, NY

  • “Working with Anne to help me sell my house was a great pleasure. She is professional, responsive, knowledgeable and a true master of her craft. I highly recommended partnering with her for your next real estate transaction!”

    - Cameron Bartlett, Seller, New Paltz, NY

  • “With tireless effort, Anne found a place which fit my unique needs — and at the best possible price. She always had helpful advice and was a great sounding board as we moved swiftly in a tight market for buyers in the Hudson Valley. I look forward to working with her again someday.

    - John Ebbert, Buyer, Gardiner, NY

Late Summer at the Shawangunk Ridge

A few of my favorite things…

Hiking to Duck Pond in Mohonk Preserve from Butterville Road and up around the carriage roads. In the summer, you’ll find a path through open meadows loaded with wildflowers, milkweed, butterflies, bees, and every bird you can imagine. Clearly, I’m a nature lover.

The views of the village of New Paltz and beyond are incredible — a superb place to watch the sunset. A bike ride on the rail trail and then stopping at Walkill View Farm Market for locally made, Jane’s Ice Cream (chocolate chip mint cone for me!). So good. I often wander the nursery, wondering where I’ll put any more perennials... but I can never stop myself and always buy more.

I’m a member of the New Paltz Community Garden (technically called Gardens for Nutrition). It’s a plot of land on the river near Huguenot Street and there are about 40 people who rent plots every year. We garden, make friends, and share a love and knowledge for plants, gardening, and community. So much fun. Take a walk through but be sure to bring a basket. Everyone is willing to share — fresh flowers, tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh herbs, and all the bounty. When in season, you’ll find me there after a day of showings.

Watching the sunset every evening over the Shawangunk Ridge, the town turns the most magnificent colors. You’ll find so many wonderful little spots to grab a drink and a bite as you watch the sun go down. In the winter months, the Barred Owl comes down from Canada to winter at the Shawangunk National Grasslands in Walkill, NY. If you show up in the early evening, just before, you can watch them come out to hunt. Sometimes twenty owls just hover over you with the beautiful mountain view in the distance.

I have too many favorite things; when we meet I’ll tell you more.

- Anne Rajs

What does home mean to you?

Love, refuge, sanctuary, family, retreat, safe haven, shelter, abode?

Whatever it means to you, I promise I’ll help you find it here in New York's Hudson Valley!