Three agents earn real estate licenses

EASTHAMPTON—Taylor Real Estate announced it has hired a new employee who recently earned her real estate license, and two other agents have also been licensed in the past year.

Hannah Winters came on board in April as a rental specialist, and she will lead the family-owned firm’s Rental Department. Winters and realtors Megan Conner and Sue Camp also earned the credentials that will allow them to represent a buyer or seller in a real estate transaction.

Originally from Portland, Oregon, Winters moved to Western Massachusetts in 2015. She is working on an associate’s degree in business administration at Holyoke Community College and, in the fall, she will attend the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she hopes to earn a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She has volunteered with AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps in the past and also has experience in hospitality management.

Conner, the daughter of Taylor Real Estate owner Chuck T. Conner, is an Easthampton native who grew up working in the business. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a specialty in developmental disabilities and human services from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Conner has extensive experience in customer service, having worked at Taylor Real Estate as the administrative and advertising assistant for the past nine years. She previously served as a developmental specialist relief staff at Riverside Industries.

Camp is a longtime resident of Southampton with more than 20 years of customer service experience. She holds an associate’s degree in biomedical engineering technology from Springfield Technical Community College and is a volunteer for Dakin Humane Society and the Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Holyoke.

For more information on Taylor Real Estate, visit www.taylorrealtors.net.

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NORTHAMPTON—Lisa Palumbo, a realtor in the Valley since March 2005, joined Delap Real Estate Nov. 20 and will work as a buyer’s and seller’s agent, covering Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden counties. 

A resident of Northampton for 25 years, Palumbo most recently worked as the top-selling agent at the Coldwell Banker office in Northampton from 2006–2017. In the past year, she sold over $15 million in real-estate transactions in the tri-county region. In 2017, Palumbo was ranked among the Top 10 Realtors for sales in Hampshire county.  From 2006-2017, she has been presented annually with the President’s Platinum and Gold Awards from the Realtor Association of the Pioneer Valley in recognition of superior sales and service.

“I work with clients ranging from first-time home buyers to those who are looking to downsize following retirement,” Palumbo said. “Some of my clients come from out of state and are relocating to the Pioneer Valley. I work to make the process smooth and stress-free. Giving honest advice for making sound real estate choices is what I strive to do.”

The late Dennis Delap founded Delap Real Estate in 2005 and passed away a little over five years ago, leaving his business to the agents who worked with him at the time. There are currently 18 agents in the firm, seven of whom are also co-owners.

Unique to the firm is its profit-sharing plan, a cooperative model through which participating agents benefit from each other’s sales, explained Carla Ness, a Delap agent for 12 years.

Delap serves the Pioneer Valley and the Hilltowns from northern Hampden County into Franklin County.

Before working as a realtor, Palumbo was a music teacher at Granby High School in Connecticut and White Brook Middle School in Easthampton. Fascinated with homes and interested in working with people, she became a realtor after poring over the real estate study guide while on a maternity leave. “Being a realtor is being part-lawyer, part-negotiator and strategist, part-photographer, part copy-editor, part-marketing manager, part-teacher and even sometimes, part-therapist,” she said. “Every day is different and challenging.”

Palumbo holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts with a concentration in philosophy, religion and Asian studies from Colgate University and a master’s degree in music and music education from Columbia University.

Palumbo lives in Florence with her husband, Greg, and daughter Julia. She is a musician and singer/songwriter.

For more information, visit lisapalumbo.net or delaprealestate.com.

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