{"id":149135,"date":"2026-03-26T15:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/149135\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:31:07","slug":"amy-morel-of-luxe-homes-real-estate-why-nepa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/149135\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Morel of Luxe Homes Real Estate — Why NEPA?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real estate agent, Amy Morel<\/a> made the move from Manhattan to Northeastern Pennsylvania in 2011. The fiercely independent daughter of a housekeeper and a cab driver started out with her sights on a culinary career. She put herself through a few years at City Tech in Brooklyn only to realize that she needed something more.<\/p>\n

She recalled spending a summer with a friend\u2019s family in NEPA and, while a little uneasy with all the quiet, she decided to move and make a go of it. At just 20 years old, with $50 in her pocket and her two young children at her side, Amy found herself staying with a friend in Scranton<\/a>. And it wasn\u2019t long before she discovered that the \u201csomething more\u201d she was missing in her life was room to grow and breathe.<\/p>\n

Amy got right to work, first in the local food services industry then at Harper Collins in Moosic. After a few years, she quickly proceeded from staying with a friend to her own apartment to owning her very own home in Dunmore. She credits the process of buying her home as the moment the light switched on. She thought of her parents and all the people like them who had come to the U.S. with a dream, but with no one to help them achieve it. In 2019, Amy received her real estate license, and she immediately put it to use assisting the Latin American community of NEPA.<\/p>\n

We recently caught up with Amy at her office in Clarks Summit. And while she showered love all over her Dunmore neighbors, her children\u2019s teachers and coaches, police officers and community leaders, we squeezed in a few questions, like Why NEPA?<\/p>\n

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How long have you lived in NEPA?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve lived here for fifteen years now.<\/p>\n

What do you love about your town?<\/p>\n

I love the community aspect of it. I love how everyone looks out for their neighbors. I just love the idea that I have great neighbors here in Dunmore and Scranton<\/a>. That\u2019s really the thing that makes living here so special to me.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite NEPA restaurant?<\/p>\n

So, I am from New York. You know that means I am big on pizza. And I have to say, in my opinion, the best pizza that comes as close to New York pizza is Rosario\u2019s<\/a> in Clarks Summit. They have that nice thin crust. I might go there right after this interview. They\u2019re right down the block. But that would be my top favorite restaurant in Northeast Pennsylvania<\/a>. I just love pizza. So, that\u2019s my go-to spot.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite thing to do in NEPA?<\/p>\n

I love to take walks. So, either I am walking the trail at Nay Aug Park<\/a> or up at Lake Scranton<\/a>. It\u2019s so peaceful. I love the scenery and I love to be in the woods. Now, when it\u2019s 25 degrees out \u2013 heck no. Then, I\u2019m going to be at the gym<\/a> on the treadmill staying warm. I can visualize the trees and the birds chirping. As soon as we get a nice day though, even in the winter<\/a>, I\u2019m out there walking.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for you?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s going to too dorky or too clich\u00e9, but I\u2019m a big believer in just letting God lead me. I didn\u2019t come to NEPA thinking, \u201cOh, I\u2019m going to be a realtor.\u201d God gave me that thought, and I went with it. So, it\u2019s more like wherever he puts me, I know that I\u2019m going to be like, \u201cAlright, I\u2019m here. Let me just go with it.\u201d My goal is to keep prospering and to keep building and to create that safety net for my kids. But if it doesn\u2019t have God involved in it, then I don\u2019t want it. That\u2019s kind of where I\u2019m at right now. I really love to mentor and I love to teach. So, if the future held a plan where I\u2019m helping young realtors find success or helping people become real estate agents, then that would be great.<\/p>\n

Where do you see NEPA heading in the future?<\/p>\n

I see it growing more and more from here. A lot of new people are coming here every day. I can even see Scranton becoming like a little New York City. We have this amazing growing diversity of people and cultures. And I think that attracts more people. I know we\u2019ve all been hearing about it for years, but if the Scranton\/New York train actually happens, that could drive a lot of growth and bring a lot more people to NEPA. I just hope and pray that we can still maintain the beauty of the area. You know, with the old buildings and the landmarks<\/a> \u2013 all the things Scranton is known for because that\u2019s what made me fall in love with it.<\/p>\n

Why NEPA?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve chosen to serve the NEPA area as a realtor because of the high volume of the Latino community. And with me being bilingual and coming from that background, I want to help them understand that they can own a house here. They can go to that next step. I want to show that community that there is a path to home ownership and to building something more. I think a lot of people in the Latino community do not understand that or they see it as a far reach, and it\u2019s really not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Real estate agent, Amy Morel made the move from Manhattan to Northeastern Pennsylvania in 2011. The fiercely independent…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-149135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}