I recently hired an agent from Gucciardo Real Estate Group, Guiseppe Tropiano, to sell my house in…read moreAlbany and had an absolutely terrible experience with him. He disregarded all of my requests and broke clear agreements which had been made before hiring him. He was aggressive and applied maximum pressure and threats to get his way, which a sales price far below the true market price. He was only after a quick buck without doing any work. Beware of this guy. Do not trust him. A company is only as good as the people they hire and Guiseppe's behavior is a reflection of the culture of Gucciardo Real Estate Group. You have been warned. This is a true review from an actual verified customer.

I agree Anthony does great work. He's the one honest person in a sea of questionable real estate…read moresalesmen and saleswomen in Albany, all seeking to get rich and do it quickly. I'm very afraid his business will suffer due to the recent class action that effectively eliminates the role of "Buyer's Agent". If the seller won't pay my agent, I'm going to be forced to cut him loose. That's how most folks think.

The worst business experience of my life, hands down. Tried to get a construction mortgage through…read moreHomestead. They began requesting documents, we would submit them and weeks would go by before we got updates, generally only after we asked for them. It took 7 months from first contact until we could close! At month 6.5 we were told that the longest building period they would give us was 8 months to build an entire custom home with a $5500 a month penalty for going over. They refused to give us a clause saying that time spent waiting for inspections and disbursements on their end wouldn't count towards the 8 months, even though every other thing they did took way longer than it was supposed to. Finally, they pressured us to close with 2 foot of snow on ground in middle of winter, and when I asked to postpone closing to spring they threatened us with "lots of fees". Finally, when we told them we wouldn't continue with them under these terms, they sent us a $105 bill for "adjustments" to costs of things that we already paid months ago. Do yourself a favor and use a real bank for your mortgage. Everything about the experience was head and shoulders better than with Homestead.

I had a horrible and stressful experience working with this individual Rick Solosky as well as his…read more"manager Peter Tull. First he'd reply to texts very quickly ( either from a boat or from lunch or from vacation never in his office) mainly why his answer never made sense or were half the answers or was gibberish and it appeared he responded without even knowing what he was writing and his answers made no sense. Even when communicating worthy he attorney via email his communication was a disaster and I had to ask him to correct. Mostly every time clarification was needed. Used copy/paste loan application from one property to another adding incorrect charges to the loan. At the end, he took 25% down when I had agreed to do 20% down. Processed the loan and as I informed over and over this was not what I had agreed to, his response was "this is what you signed". Loan types and details were not explained properly, he never picked up the phone to explain exactly what was going on, only pointing out the "advantages" of the loan. The incompetence and disregard is out of this world and sadly we ended up closing with them after all attorney and appraisal was done. After so many complaints with his work, I was referred to his so called "supervisor Peter" who was even more incompetent. They kept passing me from one person to another and each time the experience was worse! I definitely do not recommend. They are liars/misleading and they will lure into signing a loan where they present one thing but make you sign another. Be very aware because at the end, they will simply say that's what you signed. And they give you no option to go back or cancel.

we worked with bill hoogkamp... his patience and knowledge was so appreciated as we were first-time…read morehomebuyers: nothing we said or asked was disregarded and he always kept us informed and involved with every step of the process. of course, we would go back in a heartbeat next time we need financing, but for now we're enjoying the fruits of their help. we can highly recommend maple tree funding, especially bill.

Great to work with. I worked with Ray - always answered all of my questions and helped made the…read moreprocess as easy as it could be. Always set my expectations as well. If I were to purchase another home I'd go through them again.

I recently made a deposit in my savings account. The next day I get a call from someone in the…read moreinvestment department trying to offer me opportunities.... i can't believe the teller would share my account balance with ANYONE !!! Don't bank here if you expect confidentiality !!!

Do not be black if you want to be treated fairly by this bank! They think we are stupid, and this…read morecan be proven from talking to lower and upper management employees. WOW it is 2025 and they think Black people do not have money or know how to use automatic tellers. I think I liked it better when Banks respected their customers regardless of color. Welcome to New York.

Excellent service Ray and Brendan have been amazing easy to deal with and we were first time home…read morebuyers and they always responded would recommend to anyone.

I can't say enough good things about Reynold's Tax Service. They are good natured and…read moreunderstanding. Their prices are more than fair. Stephanie does my returns, but everyone in their office has treated me exceptionally well. They actually make paying your taxes not so bad. I highly, highly recommend them!

They were very helpful with helping me get a mortgage. I have a complicated tax return with income…read morefrom multiple businesses, and unlike other banks I spoke with, Continental was able to put the puzzle together and get a great rate for me.

The service at this bank has been some of the best I have ever encountered! The staff is patient…read morebeyond belief and went way out of their way to accommodate my sight impaired Aunt. You simply do not find service like this anymore.

Maddalone and Assoc. took over my building after the former management was fired. At the time the…read morebuilding had leaks that became horribly unmanageable and made life a living hell. Maddalone swore they were going to fix them, but never officially did, the ceiling continued to leak in my bedroom and the kitchen up until we moved out. In the backyard, the fence was rotting on the posts and kids were tearing it apart. Management did nothing. We were also told we would receive our deposit at the end of the month (30 days). We left the apartment in good condition and as clean as possible. 30 days later, no deposit. I was then told "end of the week" then "two days" and finally I threatened to take them to court in order to get our deposit. It was $30 short from when we paid an increase in the deposit to match the rent increase.

Maddalone is a slumlord they do not fix anything until they have too their buildings are filthy and…read morein disrepair, my heat was out for 3 months in November December January , they still demanded rent and no return of the outrageous money we spent on electricity for electric heaters, they took 2700 from us to move in and refuse to acknowledge it, the building is filthy, emergency lighting doesn't work and fire extinguishers are missing, garbage in the hallways and filthy hall carpets