Margaret Bower Avenia is the Principal Broker of Columbia County Real Estate Specialists. Whether you are in the market to buy or sell real estate in Columbia County, or would just like information or advice about investing in Columbia County real estate, Margaret is available to help. Margaret has Columbia County real estate in her blood. In 1961 her grandfather, George H. Beach, started his first real estate company in Spencertown New York. In ...
Margaret made the sale of my
Mother’s house a breeze. She’s very knowledgeable about the area and very personable. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to sell or b...
Margaret made the sale of my
Mother’s house a breeze. She’s very knowledgeable about the area and very personable. I highly reco...
5.0
6/25/2026
• lizsee13
Bought and sold a home in 2026.
Margaret is warm, caring, patient & extremely responsive. Our house sold very quickly but it took a long time to find the new one. Margaret was always there with an encou...
Margaret is warm, caring, patient & extremely responsive. Our house sold very quickly but it took a long time to find the new one....
5.0
6/25/2026
• leesa lawrence
Sold a home in 2026.
I was selling from out of state and Margaret went above and beyond in every step of selling the house. She is extremely knowledgeable and also exceedingly kind. I recomme...
I was selling from out of state and Margaret went above and beyond in every step of selling the house. She is extremely knowledgea...
5.0
6/25/2026
• KimBlassSmith
Sold a home in 2025.
Margaret was a pleasure working with while selling our house. It was a very big house and needed some work done but she found the perfect buyers for the house that we lo...
Margaret was a pleasure working with while selling our house. It was a very big house and needed some work done but she found the ...
5.0
6/23/2026
• ElizabethKroll
Sold a home in 2026.
Margaret was awesome to work with. She was very professional and kind when dealing with the sale of my family home. I can’t say enough good things about her.
Margaret was awesome to work with. She was very professional and kind when dealing with the sale of my family home. I can’t say en...
5.0
11/3/2024
• billkennedy temp
Showed home in 2024 in NY 12529.
Margaret is a wonderful person and an excellent real estate agent. I first met Margaret in 2021 when she got me into my first rental place after relocation from the West ...
Margaret is a wonderful person and an excellent real estate agent. I first met Margaret in 2021 when she got me into my first rent...
5.0
11/18/2021
• dberg27
Bought a Single Family home in 2020 in Ghent, NY.
Margaret was extremely attentive to us and supportive every step of the way with what turned out to be a difficult seller. Margaret’s knowledge of the area gave us a rea...
Margaret was extremely attentive to us and supportive every step of the way with what turned out to be a difficult seller. Margar...
5.0
11/5/2021
• Suhail Chaudhry
Bought a Single Family home in 2021 in Hillsdale, NY.
A joy to work with. Attentive and diligent. Really makes time to listen to what you want. Margaret found our ideal home and subsequently negotiated a great deal. We also ...
A joy to work with. Attentive and diligent. Really makes time to listen to what you want. Margaret found our ideal home and subseq...
5.0
10/22/2021
• nicachka5
Bought a Single Family home in 2021 in Copake, NY.
Amazingly honest, helpful, knowledgeable, patient and professional. Easy to communicate and incredibly supportive in a challenging process of navigating aspects of buying...
Amazingly honest, helpful, knowledgeable, patient and professional. Easy to communicate and incredibly supportive in a challenging...
5.0
3/22/2021
• Kevin Cantor
Bought a Single Family home in 2020 in Hillsdale, NY.
It was wonderful working with Margaret (and her husband, John) to find us our perfect second home. We couldn't have been happier with the experience. Margaret's extensi...
It was wonderful working with Margaret (and her husband, John) to find us our perfect second home. We couldn't have been happier ...