I have had the recent pleasure of using Mondello Real Estate, specifically Cathy Mondello, in looking for a home in the Pine Plains area. Because of my work, I have had to purchase eleven homes during my adult life. Cathy Mondello has been the best real estate agent that I have worked with on any of those transactions. She has gone above and beyond in representing me in my search for a new home. I can recommend, without reservation, her and the agency to anyone looking to buy or sell real estate.

I have had the privilege of working with Cathie of Mondello Real Estate as a seller and a rental property owner on more than one occasion. She is timely in her follow-up and provides valuable feedback from prospective buyers coupled with her own expertise. I recall with a recent property; I was living out of the area when Cathie noticed a maintenance problem that needed attention and offered her husband’s services to take care of it. Cathie has always gone above and beyond whether the listing was for a large or small home, or a rental property that I needed to occupy with pre-qualified renters. I gladly refer people to Mondello Real Estate. Their professionalism and exemplary customer service is something you do not find every day.

Our home was listed with a different real estate agency, and after 2 years it was still on the market. We went to Mondellos real estate, and in 4 months the house sold. Can’t say enough positive things about this agency. Cathie Mondello worked diligently to help us and was always available to answer any questions we had. All in all, a wonderful experience….

When we were ready to sell our house, we went to Cathie Mondello at Mondello Upstate Properties. She met with us and explained the whole process to us. She did a very good market analysis, which helped to price the house correctly. Cathie took pictures of our house and did a wonderful job listing it on the internet. She advertised it in the local papers and on multiple listings. When we needed answers, she was always prompt in returning our calls and emails. We found that Cathie worked well with other realtors in the area. Our house sold fast. We needed a rental for a few months (which was hard to find), but Cathie was able to find one for us. We found Cathie to be very professional, able, helpful, and friendly person to work with.

This review is long overdue. We recently worked with the Mondello family, in particular Cathie seeking to sell our home in Elizaville. They accomplished what other realtors could not… a SOLD sign out front! Cathie was great to work with as she hit the ground running to achieve the sale. We were confident in her abilities and being local herself assured she would get the job done. She made it look easy! Thank you to Cathie and her team for making our dean a reality! You guys are the best!

"Cathie is fantastic. We were referred to her via a friend, and she was superb. She was able to pick up on our preferences quickly, and was able to accommodate us when we had limited time to visit the area. She wasn't pushy or phony and we genuinely enjoyed spending the days with her looking at homes. And ultimately, it was her eye that found us a phenomenal house that we would have overlooked, and her guidance that helped us win the bid in this insane market. We'll certainly use her again in the future

Cathie helped us find the home of our dreams in 2014, and recently helped us close on a contiguous parcel. We have referred her to friends and family and couldn’t recommend her enough to anyone looking to buy in the Hudson Valley. She knows the area and is very personable and thoughtful. Communication is easy. 5 stars!

Cathie was a wonderful realtor. I knew from previous experiences within my family that Cathie and Mondello real estate was the best way to go when it came time to sell my home. She's very knowlegdeable and responsive to calls, text and emails. She was very dedicated to getting my house sold as quick as she could and she did. I will always refer anyone i know to reach out to them! They do wonders where others cant! Thank you again for all your hard work!!!

We were hunting for our first home looking at properties in upstate NY. We were randomly paired with Catherine Mondello through Zillow & we knew from that first meeting that Cathy was our girl! She was professional and friendly and not pushy at all, as you might expect a real estate broker to be. We saw multiple properties & went through inspections on two different houses with Catherine, it was time consuming & a lot of work, Catherine never gave up on helping us find our perfect dream home... and she did, she got our offer accepted & now we are living in our forever home. We can’t Thank Cathy enough! It was such a pleasure working with her through this whole process.

We really enjoyed working with Catherine. She was extremely professional while also very personable and offered invaluable knowledge of the area. We would not hesitate to work with her again.

If you are buying, renting or selling, we highly recommend Catherine Mondello has your go to agent. Catherine is very dedicated to her profession and goes beyond to help. Great communication and service. Catherine has made or transition to our new home flawless. Catherine works hard for you and  surely earns every penny! Thanks Catherine!

I have had a wonderful experience buying my first home with Catherine Mondello as my agent. She is responsible, dedicated, and extremely knowledgeable. My favorite part of the process was the camaraderie we shared as well as the low-key, stress-free approach to the typically difficult undertaking Cathie allowed me to enjoy. We are thrilled to own the house and grateful to Cathie for her expertise, hard work, and good will. 

"Cathy is phenomenal. I can't say enough about her. Before she was recommended to us by a friend on Facebook, we were using another local realtor who really made us feel insignificant. In a seller’s market which this was, our approval amount was very low and we have a special needs son who only a few school districts were highly recommended. Our broker was discouragingly telling us that we were not going to find anything and pushing us towards houses which even describing them as "fixer uppers" would be a compliment. We were at our witts end when we decided lets move on to a new realtor. The Mondello’s, in general, came highly recommended to us. After putting in a call and speaking with and then meeting Cathy in-person we knew she was the one. She understood our predicament with our son, reassured us that "We" mattered regardless of approval amount and found us and worked extremely hard to get us a house within one of our chosen school districts. I would absolutely use her again and highly, HIGHLY recommend her to anyone looking for a realtor in the Upper Hudson Valley region.~

After 5 years and 4 Realtors I listed my property with Cathy. Less than one year from the sign-up it sold for full price. Cathy was on the ball, knew the area and very polite. A professional.

"Cathy sold my home (accepted offer) at asking price in 3 weeks! She was very knowledgeable in many areas involving the sale of my home. She guided me through this emotional process and was ALWAYS available to answer my questions and fulfilled my needs. I will highly recommend her to family and friends!"

Our experience with Cathy was great! Her expertise and personalized service exceeded that of all the realtors we have ever worked with. She eased us through a stressful time, and helped us overcome several obstacles in order to get our house sold.

Cathy is a pleasant, professional yet friendly and earnest agent. It has been a pleasure to deal with her. She is very accommodating and very interested in our needs .. We are very confident that Cathy will help us find our perfect home.

Miranda and Cathy are the BEST!! I highly recommend. Miranda was truly wonderful, real, patient and supportive. Thank you Mondello! We love our new house.

Cathie is honest, down-to-earth, and very kind. She took a great deal of time to show us dozens of properties and grew to understand our preferences even better than we did. I can say without hesitation that Cathie is the right person to represent you as a buyer or a seller.

This review is long overdue. We recently worked with the Mondello family, in particular Cathie seeking to sell our home in Elizaville. They accomplished what other realtors could not… a SOLD sign out front! Cathie was great to work with as she hit the ground running to achieve the sale. We were confident in her abilities and being local herself assured she would get the job done. She made it look easy! Thank you to Cathie and her team for making our dean a reality! You guys are the best!

We just worked with Cathie on a property in Hillsdale. She is extremely knowledgeable about Columbia County and was an excellent resource on our search. She also was very honest about the properties she showed and was an advocate for us in negotiating and getting us to close. I would highly recommend her! 

"We were very grateful to have found Cathie, who was highly recommended by a friend, and that she was willing to work with us, even starting while she was on vacation. We were having very tough luck on the market by ourselves, but in only one morning with Cathie, she was able to find a place just hitting the market, which worked well for us. She was thorough and responsive and honest and a pleasure to be around. Can't recommend highly enough!"

Cathie is amazing. She knew exactly what we wanted/liked and was a pleasure to work with! She was responsive and helpful and did not waste our time ever; as we were coming up from NYC to look at properties. She is totally professional and also has a wealth of personal experience living in the area, so was helpful with location advice. We hope we'll have the opportunity to work with her again!

Cathie was extremely knowledgeable about the area, and was supportive and informative as we navigated our first experience in home purchasing. Additionally, we felt very comfortable with her expressing what we liked and didn't like. We contacted Cathie about a property we found on Zillow and she  coordinated a series of viewings for that day, since we were from out of town and wanted to see multiple options in the area. She found viable options for us to look at that were comparable to the property we looked at. Additionally, she was very open to showing us properties that we found on Zillow in the area that we liked. She not only used our time efficiently by scheduling a number of properties, she scheduled them so that they progressed north in the area, so that we could be closer to our final destination for the evening. When a snowstorm was making it more difficult for us to view other properties, she was able to reschedule for the following day. We fell in love with the first house we saw (the one we contacted her about), but she showed us properties for several weekends, brought us back to the first property several times, including with our contractor, and gave us time to think and ponder before we placed a bid. Additionally, she advocated for us when we were in a "bidding war". We are hopefully soon closing on the house. It has been a wonderful experience, positive and stress-free, thanks to Cathie. She is professional, knowledgeable, and punctual, always responding to texts, messages, and voicemails, promptly. Beyond her professionalism, she is kind, and warm. For us, this made all the difference. We have had a very positive experience, and i think that this is because of her warm personality. I think that kindness would be especially helpful for a first-time buyer, although I would gladly work with her again.

Cathie was a huge help selling our father's house from start to finish! She was hands on without being pushy and took the time to walk us through the process. Her suggestions for vendors we needed during the process were terrific.

We chose Cathie because of her excellent reputation and knowledge of our area. She is an expert at real estate negotiation and she was able to skillfully guide us through this process which ultimately led to the sale of our home and the purchase of a new one. Cathie was always available to answer questions, take us to look at houses and handle all the details involved with buying/selling our homes. Her calm demeanor and positivity made her a pleasure to work with.