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Donna Brooks - Unlock Upstate Team at Compass

Associate Real Estate Broker

09/11/2026

This month, someone with your same income just bought a house.

I have helped clients get approved who were told they were not quite ready, not because the market suddenly got easier, but because they worked with a lender who knew which programs would actually work for their situation. Not the conventional options everyone talks about. The ones that fit them specifically.

The difference between renting and owning is not always income or credit score. Sometimes it is just having someone in your corner who knows where to look and is willing to say okay, here is what would actually work for you.

09/08/2026

Some homes put you next to nature. This one puts you inside it.

Five wooded acres in Accord. A screened porch that looks out into nothing but trees. Skylights that track the light as it moves through the canopy all day. A fireplace for when the evenings turn cool and the woods go quiet.

Timberline Retreat was the right name for it. I love representing this one.

08/31/2026

New Paltz living does not get more convenient than this.

Two minutes to the Rail Trail. Walking distance to Moriello Pool. Restaurants, shops, and everything the village has to offer right at your door.

What makes this home genuinely different is what you do not see. Owned solar, geothermal heating and cooling, triple pane windows, and insulated concrete form construction work together to create a home that is as efficient as it is beautiful.

Zero utility bills. Exceptional air quality. Built for the way people actually want to live now.

08/28/2026

This month has felt different.

Almost every closing I have been a part of lately has carried the weight of something bigger than a transaction. A family that held on to a magnificent piece of Hudson Valley history for 46 years, finally deciding it was time to pass the stewardship on to someone new. A couple who raised their children in a home they loved for nearly three decades, ready to close that chapter and begin a quieter one. A family choosing to move closer to each other because life reminded them that time together matters more than distance between them.

And then a young couple, just starting out, stepping into their very first home with everything still ahead of them.
Four closings. Four completely different seasons of life. And somehow all of them landing in the same month.

This is the part of this work that never gets routine. Keys are just keys until you understand what they represent. And this month, they represented everything.

08/25/2026

Late summer at the foot of the Gunks is something else entirely.

The trails at Minnewaska and Awosting Preserve are at their best right now and 40 Black Hawk Trail puts you three minutes from all of it. Two and a half private acres, a deck in the trees and a Wolf range for when you get back. A four sided stone fireplace for when the evening cools off.

If you have been waiting for the right time to come see this one, this is the right time.

📍Gardiner, NY

08/21/2026

Two hundred years of history on one corner in Saugerties.

Rooms that hold stories. Views that stop you. A home that nearly everyone in town recognizes from the outside but very few have ever been inside.

It has been one of my favorites to represent. Some listings are just like that.

59 Hill Street

08/19/2026

Busy weeks in real estate are not just about numbers.

Three closings, two new listings, and one more on the way. But what I am really thinking about is what each of those represents. Someone moving on, someone moving in, something ending, something beginning.

Transitions are the whole job. And I am grateful for every one of them.

08/17/2026

This one deserves a second look.

441 North Ohioville Road - an 1860 farmhouse in New Paltz with wide plank floors, exposed beams, a heated in ground pool, two red barns, and over 60 acres of preserved land surrounding it.

After nearly 60 years in the same family, it is ready for its next chapter. Freshly priced at $599,000.

Send me a message to see it in person!

08/14/2026

Kingston keeps surprising me.

315 4th Avenue just hit the market and this one is genuinely rare. Brand new construction, one level living, three bedrooms, and a lot size that almost nobody finds in the city anymore. Three legal lots combined into one generous piece of property with a deck, an expansive backyard, and a full unfinished basement with real potential.

And the location could not be better. Sojourner Truth State Park and the newly opened Lake Sophia swimming area are right there and the Rondout waterfront is minutes away.

Address

134 Main Street 2nd Fl Suite B
New Paltz, NY
12561

Telephone

+18453370061

Website

http://www.unlockupstate.com/

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