Perennial Market Leader Cynthia Cohn Now with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 12, 2024--

Cynthia Cohn recently moved the real estate business she built over the past twenty years to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. “Cynthia developed a very strong brand when running her own brokerage,” said Marilyn Simon, Branch Manager. “As a well-known agent with more than 20 years of experience and an exceptional standing here in Pasadena, we’re proud she chose to partner with us and believe her decision speaks volumes.”

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241212026467/en/

As the owner of Cynthia Cohn and Associates, Inc., Cohn built a team of professionals to assist in her ability to serve her clients, including Victoria West, operations manager, and Jennifer Gilbert, marketing coordinator. She also works with a number of key service providers, including a home stager, photographer and videographer.

“Partnering with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties allows me to maintain the established brand I’ve worked so hard to build and continue providing a highly personalized experience. The relationships I’ve built remain my top priority, but I am adding some truly positive and supportive benefits that will enhance the level of service I offer my clients. This includes industry-leading marketing opportunities and technology, an extensive online training platform and the strength of a brand that is recognized worldwide for quality, integrity and reliability,” said Cohn.

Many of the agents and broker/owners that join Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties echo this sentiment, stating the company is a valuable strategic partner. This is due to the brand reputation and the level of support that only an industry leader can bring, including an in-house legal team, a worldwide referral network, an accomplished administrative staff and relationships with proven service providers.

“I now have access to offices all over California, across the country…even internationally,” noted Cohn. “This means I can support my clients, no matter where they are interested in buying, selling, relocating or investing.”

Emphasizing trust, authenticity and responsiveness, Cohn built a thriving business. Recognizing that education is the key to protecting and furthering the interests of her clients, she earned the Seniors Real Estate Specialist® and Certified Probate and Trust Specialist designations. This has made Cohn a natural choice for trustees, fiduciaries, executors, and the clientele of the area’s top advisors.

Cohn has successfully guided her clients through nearly every possible scenario in real estate. Along with the knowledge she built over the past 20 years, she credits her ability to understand the perspectives of her clients to her personal experiences, which include raising three children, the loss of her parents, selling her childhood home, dealing with a cross-country relocation and a divorce, all in the context of several home purchases and sales.

“Everyone has a unique perspective, and no experience is the same, but the challenges I have overcome in my life have given me a valuable insight into what my clients are dealing with,” Cohn said. “The idea that I can be a rock my clients look to for guidance and support continues to be a motivator.”

Cohn believes that proactiveness and a personal touch are essential to building a successful business. “I’m very proud I was able to create and lead one of the few woman-owned residential real estate brokerages in California, and with so many women leaders here, I am confident that I made the right decision,” added Cohn.

Cynthia Cohn, LIC #01329698, may be reached at 626-714-6808 or through email at Cynthia@cynthiacohn.com.

About Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties proudly supports 2,500 sales associates in over 40 offices spanning Santa Barbara to San Diego. In 2023, our expert agents assisted in more than 6,000 client transactions for over $10.3 billion in sales volume.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties is a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc., and a member of HSF Affiliates, LLC. BHHS and the BHHS symbol are registered service marks of Columbia Insurance Company, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate. For more information, visit www.bhhscalifornia.com. To learn about career opportunities, visit www.bhhscalifornia.com/careers.

Cynthia Cohn joins the Pasadena branch of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. (Photo: Business Wire)

Fewer grandparents were living with and taking care of grandchildren, there was a decline in young children going to preschool and more people stayed put in their homes in the first part of the 2020s compared with the last part of the 2010s, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday, reflecting some of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest figures from the most comprehensive survey of American life compares the years of 2014-2018 and 2019-2023, timeframes before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the virus' spread. The American Community Survey data show how lives were changed and family relationships altered by the pandemic and other occurrences like the opioid crisis.

The survey of 3.5 million households covers more than 40 topics, including ancestry, fertility, marital status, commutes, veterans status, disability and housing.

The decrease in grandparents' taking care of their grandchildren is most likely the result of a decline in opioid-related deaths during the more recent timeframe since substance abuse is a leading reason that grandparents find themselves raising grandchildren. A reduction in the number of incarcerated women also likely played a role, said Susan Kelley, a professor emerita of nursing at Georgia State University.

“It's very rarely for positive reasons that grandparents find themselves in this situation. Usually, it's a tragic situation in an adult child's life, either a death, incarceration or mental health issues which correlate with substance abuse," Kelly said. "Many grandparents thrive in that role, but there are still socioeconomic and emotional burdens on the grandparents."

A stronger economy in the most recent period also may be a reason that the number of grandparents living with their grandchildren declined from 7.2 million to 6.8 million by making it less likely that adult children with their own children were seeking housing help from their parents, she said.

The decline in the number of young children enrolled in preschool stemmed from an unwillingness to send young children to school and the closure of many schools at the height of the pandemic, according to the Census Bureau.

“These data show how the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on patterns of early childhood education,” the bureau said in a separate report. "Future research will show if this was the start of a long-term trend or if enrollment will bounce back to prior levels."

Americans continued to get older, with the median age rising to 38.7 from 37.9 and the nation's share of senior citizens up from 16.8% from 15.2%. The share of households with a computer jumped to almost 95% from almost 89%, as did the share of households with a broadband connection to almost 90% from 80%.

Additionally, fewer people moved and more people stayed put in the most recent time period compared with the earlier one, in many cases because of rising home values and the limited availability of homes to buy.

Home values increased by 21.7% and the percentage of vacant homes dropped from 12.2% to 10.4%. The median home value jumped from $249,400 to $303,400 nationwide.

In some vacation communities popular with the wealthy, the bump was even more dramatic, such as in the county that is home to Aspen, Colorado, where it went from $758,800 to $1.1 million, and in the county which is home to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, where it jumped from $812,400 to $1.1 million.

Follow Mike Schneider on the social platform X: @MikeSchneiderAP.

FILE - Gabriel Swift, 7, second left, wins a bike race against his brother, Isaiah Swift, 5, and his grandparents, Kim and Steve Swift, as they ride their bikes around the loop in the empty parking lot on Monday at One Faith Fellowship in the 1300 block of Tamarack in Owensboro, Ky., on April 1, 2024. (Alan Warren/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP, File)

FILE - Aaliyah Floyd, 10, right, selects school supplies with volunteer Cindy Blomquist, left, at the annual Back to School Distribution Day at The Pantry, Friday, July 29, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Pantry works with grandparents who are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren, offering free backpacks, lunch boxes, school supplies and sneakers. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

FILE - Third-grader Dallin Curry, 8, smiles as he talks with his grandmother, Mary Durr, Sept. 6, 2024, during a Grandparents Day celebration in the lunchroom at Burns Elementary School in Owensboro, Ky. (Alan Warren/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP, File)