Greater Binghamton real-estate consultant certified as SDVOB

New York Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that a real-estate consultant in the greater Binghamton area has been certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOB).

The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Brian Haynes, who runs a real-estate services business from Johnson City. 

Haynes was among 11 newly certified businesses across the state announced by the OGS on Sept. 9. The DSDVBD was created by New York State government in 2014 through enactment of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act. The state had 1,020 certified businesses, as of Sept. 9.

Haynes operates a business called Haynes NY, which primarily provides real-estate consulting and brokerage services for acquisition, financing, and development, according to his LinkedIn profile. Most recently Haynes has been affiliated with a national cannabis processor and grower. He has provided real-estate consultant services for major developers regarding acquisition, financing, and development.

Haynes was the founder and president of Haynes Associates, where he arranged debt and equity financing, per his profile. He organized an investor group and acquired White Horse Savings and Loan Association, serving as chairman and CEO. Haynes was a general partner in more than 3,000 multi-family units nationwide, through BH Management Corporation and Brian Realty Corporation.

Before forming his own company, Haynes was VP and department head of the Real Estate Division of The National Westminster Bank USA. Prior to NatWest’s acquisition of  National Bank of North America, he was responsible for working out portfolios of foreclosed properties. 

Prior to receiving a bachelor’s degree in financial economics from CCNY, Haynes served in the U.S. Navy, during the Vietnam War, according to his LinkedIn profile.