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A tale of two Rochesters

By Evan Dawson,

Elissa Orlando, Julie Williams

Published September 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM EDT

Two men wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a man at left has short grey hair and is wearing a navy blazer over a brown button-down shirt; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a blue button-down shirt, jeans and sneakers. — Mark Siwiec with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Real estate broker Mark Siwiec says the newest data is stark, and tells a story of two Rochesters.

For luxury homeowners, it’s the best of times: soaring numbers of homes sold for more than a million bucks. For first-time buyers, it’s the worst of times: tiny inventory, high pressure.

But Siwiec says there’s reason to think that change is coming. He joins us to discuss it.

In studio:

Mark Siwiec, broker and owner of Elysian Homes by Mark Siwiec and Associates

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Evan Dawson

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Elissa Orlando

Elissa Orlando is a producer for “Connections with Evan Dawson.” She returns part-time to WXXI News after stepping back from a long career in public media and in translational science.

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Julie Williams

Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.

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