Theresa Ferraro at a glance

Her license is a New York salesperson license, held at Compass in Dobbs Ferry

Theresa Ferraro holds a New York real estate salesperson license, number 40FE1053178, and the Department of State lists it under Compass Greater NY LLC at 2 Ashford Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Her title is Licensed Real Estate Salesperson.

New York law defines the role. Under Real Property Law section 440, a real estate salesperson is “a person associated with a licensed real estate broker” who lists, sells, buys, negotiates or leases real estate on that broker’s behalf. For Theresa, the licensed broker is Compass. Ed Hardesty, her partner, holds a different license class: Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, which the same section defines as a licensed broker who chooses to work under the supervision of another broker.

Theresa Ferraro’s timeline

• 20+ yrs Licensed as a New York real estate salesperson for more than two decades, working in residential, investment and commercial real estate.
• 2017 Joins Compass with Ed Hardesty. She and Ed were the first two Compass agents working in Westchester and helped open the Compass office in Dobbs Ferry.
• 2023 Named to Westchester Magazine’s Top Real Estate Agents list, as Theresa Ferraro, Compass, Dobbs Ferry.
• 2024 Named to the list again, alongside Ed Hardesty.
• 2025 Named to the list a third time, again alongside Ed.
• 2026 The Hardesty Team at Compass appears on the RealTrends Verified 2026 list, based on 2025 sales data, ranked second among Dobbs Ferry teams by volume and by sides. Ed is named to Westchester Magazine’s 2026 list.

Theresa co-founded The Hardesty Team with Ed Hardesty and is his partner in it

Theresa Ferraro is the co-founder of The Hardesty Team and Ed Hardesty’s partner in it; the two are married.

The team works from two Compass offices: 2 Ashford Avenue in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, and 110 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor, in Manhattan. Theresa’s license is held at the Dobbs Ferry office. Ed holds two associate broker licenses, one at each office. His full record is on Ed Hardesty’s profile.

Theresa is a native New Yorker, a former Manhattan Supreme Court reporter and an actor

Theresa Ferraro is a native New Yorker who lived in many parts of Manhattan before she and Ed settled in Dobbs Ferry. She was a longtime Manhattan Supreme Court reporter, working on many prominent cases during her years in the New York City legal system, and she also acted in theater and in independent films.

Her biography says the courtroom taught her “the art of listening and the value of discretion.” In real estate, she has worked in residential sales, investment and commercial property for more than two decades.

Theresa works from Dobbs Ferry across Westchester County, including the Rivertowns

Theresa Ferraro’s work is centered on Dobbs Ferry, which Westchester Magazine’s directory lists as her area of expertise, and it extends across Westchester County. Her Compass profile lists Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Ardsley, White Plains, Ossining, Pelham and Katonah among the areas she serves.

For a seller in Dobbs Ferry or a neighboring village, preparation matters as much as price. Real Property Law section 462 requires the seller of a one-to-four family house under a purchase contract to complete and sign a Property Condition Disclosure Statement and deliver it before the buyer signs a binding contract. The law does not cover co-op apartments or condominium units, and section 463 lists the transfers that are exempt. Open building permits and the certificate of occupancy are the other paper questions to settle early. The team’s guide to selling a house in the Rivertowns walks through each step, and owners who want a starting number can request a Westchester home valuation.

Theresa runs the team’s Instagram and will be shooting videos for its YouTube channel

Theresa Ferraro runs The Hardesty Team’s Instagram account, @hardestyteam, and will be shooting videos for the team’s YouTube channel, The Hardesty Team | NYC & Westchester Real Estate.

Theresa has served on a Dobbs Ferry foundation board and a downtown task force

Theresa Ferraro has served on the board of the Dobbs Ferry Schools Foundation, where she also raised funds, and she has volunteered with a Dobbs Ferry downtown improvement task force.

Theresa and Ed work moves from Manhattan to Westchester together

When a client is selling an apartment in Manhattan and buying a house in Westchester, Theresa and Ed work the move as one team. The team has always focused on the connection between New York City and Westchester: he and Theresa have lived in both and work in both, and one team on both transactions keeps the sale and the purchase on one timeline.

The mechanics of that move have their own guides. Selling a Manhattan apartment and buying in Westchester at the same time covers whether to sell first or buy first, and how long a Manhattan co-op sale takes covers the board stage that sets the timing on the city side.

Theresa’s recognition, with the year of each list

Theresa Ferraro was named to Westchester Magazine’s Top Real Estate Agents list in 2023, 2024 and 2025, listed each year as Theresa Ferraro, Compass, Dobbs Ferry. Westchester Magazine’s lists are compiled by the research company DataJoe, and the 2024, 2025 and 2026 editions state that agents do not and cannot pay to be included.

On the RealTrends Verified 2026 list, based on 2025 sales data, The Hardesty Team at Compass is a Medium Team with the award “RealTrends Verified Top Team by Volume,” ranked second among Dobbs Ferry teams by sales volume and second by sides.

How to reach Theresa Ferraro

Theresa Ferraro’s direct line is (917) 701-0553 and her email is tferraro@compass.com. She works from Compass, 2 Ashford Avenue, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. The team’s main line is (917) 749-9071, and the team’s contact page reaches both Theresa and Ed.

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