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Joseph A. (Anthony) Russo (born August 6, 1950) is an American author, journalist, and real estate professional who currently serves as a consultant on a number of non-profit institutes for consumer financial literacy.

Biography
Joseph attended La Salle Military Academy, Oakdale, LI, NY; and graduated as a Commissioned Officer with honors (year). After graduating Hofstra University in Hempstead (year), his main interest became Real Estate, despite graduating with a pre-med curriculum.

New York
He established his own office (need year) and had the foresight to see that real estate franchises were the future, and secured two franchises (what company?) that grew to be the most active and successful franchise offices in New York City (can this be cited anywhere on Web?).

The Multiple Listing Service of Mid-County was formed with the cooperation of 5 local brokers (what brokers?) and eventually grew to over 200 members and became the largest service of its’ kind that serviced Brooklyn and New York City; and Russo, who was a co-founder, served as the President of the Multiple Listing Service (is this documented on the Web anywhere?). This service was recognized as a market leader and eventually merged and became the foundation of the Brooklyn Board of Realtors’ Multiple Listing Service.

Recognized for his service in the local markets, he was asked to serve on the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Board of Realtors, and was then elected President of the Board for three consecutive terms (is this documented anywhere?). This was only the second time a President served 3 years in the history of the Board (anywhere on the Web we can find a list of board presidents?).

Additionally, Joseph Russo was a New York State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, with assignments including Expert Testimony and consultation for the DEA and Dept. of Justice, testimony before NY State and NY City Criminal, Civil, Probate, Custodial and Family Courts. Most notably was his work on behalf of clients before the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals for the purpose of Zoning Variances as well as having notable work in major eminent domain cases in New York City.

North Carolina
Currently, he is an active, successful Realtor and Investor in North Carolina, specializing in selling waterfront communities and commercial investments in the Charlotte/Lake Norman area, North Carolina. He estimates that he has personally negotiated over 1,000 commercial and residential real estate transactions throughout his career, in addition to appraising over 1,000 commercial and residential properties.

Author
He has authored “Selling your House/Condo in this Housing Emergency of 2008” and is completing a second book on “Buying a House after the 2008 Housing Crisis”. (can you provide links to any reviews of your book?) He is a regular radio talk show guest on stations throughout the Nation, and offers Basic Financial Literacy seminars as a Community Service through community organizations, High Schools and Institutions of Higher Learning.