Entries by pandersen

Visit Levitt-Fuirst at the 2017 Vendor Showcase Presented By The Building & Realty Institute

Visit Levitt-Fuirst at the BRI of Westchester at the Mid-Hudson Valley’s 2017 Vendor Showcase. On Thursday, October 5th, we invite you to visit Levitt-Fuirst at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains for the 2017 Vendor Showcase.  The annual event is presented by the Building & Realty Institute of Westchester and includes some of the […]

Home Improvement Tips – from The Popular Home

by P. Andersen A big part of home ownership is upkeep.  Sometimes simple updates can amount to a significant upgrade, both in the beautification and the protection of your investment… I have found many sites that are incredibly useful to homeowners, from valuation to improvement to protection  – and recently stumbled across The Popular Home. […]

2018 Paid Family Leave – What You Need To Know About the New Law

In 2018, New York will implement one of the most complete Paid Family Leave laws in the United States.  The law will be applicable to every employed New Yorker, and the policy will piggy back onto your current business Disability policy.  There are decisions to be made, however, and now is the time to begin […]

A Family Owned Business, A Family Atmosphere

by P. Andersen The Business Council of Westchester 2017 Hall of Fame On April 25th, Levitt-Fuirst Associates was honored to receive the Hall of Fame Family Owned Business Award, presented by the Business Council of Westchester.  The evening included 5 other award recipients (Montefiore, Valerie Wilson Travel, Better Homes & Gardens Rand Realty, Leason Ellis […]

Part 2: The Right Home for Levitt-Fuirst

by P. Andersen Last week, I told you about the technology changes Levitt-Fuirst is going through. These are big updates to how we do business, and we are working hard to make the transition as smooth as possible. You would think that such a big adjustment in 2016 would be enough, but that is just […]

The Right Tool for the Job

by P. Andersen I have to apologize… I have been remiss in my blogging in 2016, a function of the changes taking place here at Levitt-Fuirst. As with any business, changes happen – both good and bad. I am happy to report that we are in the middle of the very good kind of change, […]

Levitt-Fuirst Associates Named a “Best Place to Work in Insurance”

Levitt-Fuirst Associates Named a Best Place to Work in Insurance by Business Insurance Magazine  We are proud to announce that the national trade periodical Business Insurance has named Levitt-Fuirst as a winner of their Best Place to Work in Insurance competition! This summer our 50 employees completed an anonymous survey on their opinions about working at Levitt-Fuirst.   This included […]

Team Building

by P. Andersen   Team building.  It is a catch phrase used throughout the business world to describe off-site meetings where employees and managers are required to work together to complete a task.  It can be something silly like building a balloon pyramid, or more difficult like an obstacle course.  The end goal is the […]