For more than a decade, Dean Diltz of Keller Williams Realty, First in New York, has been one of the Hudson Valley’s top-selling realtors – and among the top 1% in the nation, in fact. He’s won "TOP REAL ESTATE AGENT" honors from Hudson Valley Magazine five straight years (2020-24), has earned Keller Williams LUXURY Agent status (awarded to less than 1% of the more than 180,000 KW agents worldwide
), and is the exclusive representative of Keller Williams, First in New York (which includes more than 350 agents), to the Keller Williams International Sports + Entertainment Division. As Owner/Team Leader of The Dean Diltz Team, Dean and his team are committed to providing their clients with the concierge-like service, expertise, integrity and responsiveness they deserve – and their results, reputation and perfect 5 Star rating reviews on Google speak to this! Dean and his team service the counties of Orange, Ulster, Putnam, Dutchess, Westchester, Rockland & Sullivan immediately north of New York City in the beautiful Hudson Valley – assisting residential sellers, buyers, investors, landlords & tenants, while also handling commercial, agricultural, land and relocation transactions. He previously spent more than 20 years in the college sports and television industries, handling public relations and marketing for ESPN, the Pac-12 Conference, the athletic departments at the University of Florida & University of California at Berkeley, and Orange County Choppers, among others. Born in Washington, D.C, and raised in Warwick, N.Y., Dean is a State University of New York (SUNY) Plattsburgh graduate, where he majored in communications (broadcasting), and minored in geography (urban planning). While at Plattsburgh, he captained the school’s cross country and indoor & outdoor track teams, set several school records, and was later inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame. A proud father to Allison, Timothy & Samantha, in his spare time Dean enjoys running, cycling, volunteering as a youth sports coach, reading, traveling & family vacations.