Two separate operations under the ERA franchise have merged their operations. Lou Budetti, co-founder and owner of ERA Insite Realty, which is headquartered in White Plains, and Rob Levine, broker/owner of ERA Hart Sargis-Breen, which has offices in West Hartford, Newington and Berlin in Connecticut, announced that they have merged their companies. With this announcement, the combined operations now include nine offices and nearly 200 agents serving New York and Connecticut.
ERA Insite Realty Services was founded in 1985 by Louis and Debra Budetti and serves the Bronx along with Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Dutchess Counties in New York as well as Fairfield and New Haven Counties in Connecticut. They celebrated their 40th year in business in 2025.
Established in 1979, ERA Hart Sargis-Breen is led by Rob Levine who took over the company from previous owner Joanne Breen in 2020. The company was founded as an early ERA franchisee and is headquartered in West Hartford.
“Combining forces puts many more markets in play for our agents, while creating more referral possibilities and providing a larger pool of collaborative agents to work and grow with,” Budetti said.
According to Levine, “As we looked to the future, we realized that our shared core values and deep connections to our communities was a powerful shared platform to springboard market expansion in both states.”
The new firm plans to expand into new territory including Massachusetts.
“We have a lot of room to grow, but our growth will come from building meaningful relationships and pursuing opportunities that make sense for our company,” Levine said.
The ERA network includes approximately 2,200 offices throughout the U.S. and 36 other countries and territories.
