Ivan ‘Z’ Newell has been a full-time licensed Realtor and Broker since 1986, always seek to put his client’s interests ahead of his own. ‘Z’, as he prefers to be called, began his real estate career in Ithaca, NY. After proving himself to be one of the top agents at Century 21, he joined Audrey Edelman & Associates (now Howard Hannah Real Estate) as one of only four initial agents (including Audrey herself).Z moved away from Ithaca in the late 1990’s, continuing to help people buy and sell real estate in the metro Atlanta, Georgia area, and then onto Lexington, Kentucky, where he owned and operated LexHomes Real Estate with about ten active agents. After over 20 years away, he moved back to Ithaca to be close to his three beautiful grandchildren.Z has always been an innovator, having one of the first web “pages” during the early internet era (along with a brick-sized cell phone!), a private 800#, and ultimately creating one of the very first TEAMS ever seen in real estate.Why is this important to YOU? Z loves staying on the cutting edge of the industry, which includes recent shifts in 2024 around Agent compensation and commission structures. Times are changing and, once again, Z has created “sensible fee” programs that enable his real estate clients to maximize their returns while getting the task accomplished in an expedient manner. Ithaca Home At Last’s (iHAL’s) motto: “PROVEN EXPERIENCE. SENSIBLE FEES.”