Recently, the first of a series of seminars geared to the homebuyer/ homeowner was given at the Cross Island YMCA.

Conceived and created by the Bellerose office of Century 21Laffey Associates Fine Homes & Estates, each seminar will cover different segments of the homeowner community.

The first of the series was a general seminar for anyone who owns a home or is interested in purchasing one. “I believe that housing issues are important to people of all ages and income,” said Kathy Gibbons, a lifelong Bellerose resident and manager of the Bellerose office of Laffey Associates. “All Americans aspire to safe and decent housing, and I want to give people the information needed to help with all of their housing questions.”

Featured speakers included Joseph DeVito, a real estate attorney, James Ash, Partner in Marcum Kliegman, LLP, and Irina Pashinsky, Senior Loan Officer, First Allied Mortgage.