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After more than two and a half decades at the helm of the largest trade association in New Jersey, Jarrod Grasso, of Lavallette, announced last week he was stepping down to accept a newly created position at the National Association of Realtors®. Doug Tomson, of Hillsborough, who served as the former Vice President of Government Affairs at New Jersey Realtors®, and most recently was the Chief Executive Officer at the North Central Jersey Association of Realtors® has been named as incoming CEO.   Grasso, who will be undertaking a…

2018 NJ Realtors® Good Neighbor Winners   First Place: Christopher Dickson Award: $2, 500 for Rent Party Pantry First place was awarded to Chris Dickson, of Maplewood. He began his career in 2005, became a Broker/Salesperson in 2015 and recently became a licensed Real Estate Instructor. In 2009, Chris created “Rent Party,” a monthly live music series that presents original music by local and nationally known artists. Proceeds from these shows are used to help fight hunger in the community and support three local food pantries…

2018 Local Realtor® of the Year Award Winners     Atlantic City & County Board of Realtors® Bernard M. Cohen Burlington Camden County Association of Realtors® Valerie Archer Belardo Cape May County Association of Realtors® Jessica L. Lees Cumberland County Board of Realtors® Marie K. Heer Eastern Bergen County Board of Realtors® Wendy Wineburgh Dessanti Hunterdon/Somerset Association of Realtors® Joanne Liscovitz Liberty Board of Realtors® Jon Sisti Mercer County Association of Realtors® Donald Schulte Metro Centre…

When a member has served for 40 years he or she can be inducted as a Realtor® Emeritus. Members who have been part of the association for 25 years can be inducted into the Quarter Century Club. This year, New Jersey Realtors® honored those who have served as Realtors® and Realtor-Associates® faithfully for many decades.   Emeritus Members: Charles Abel Irene Allegro Marilyn Amdur Lucy Anticoli Judy Appleby Kevin Baskin Michelina Belfiore Muriel Bell Helga Berger Karen Blackbourn Jill Blake Sue Ellen Boff Peter Bonanni Eugenia…

New Jersey Realtors proudly announces Mary Davis as the 2018 Realtor of the Year and Traci Tarantola as the Realtor-Associate of the Year. Each of these members have showcased outstanding commitment to the Realtor organization, professionalism in their businesses, and expertise in their industry. The award winners were selected from from the pool of local board and association Realtors and Realtor-Associates of the Year. 2018 Realtor® of the Year Mary Davis - Mary Davis Real Estate Mary Davis, ABR, GRI, broker of Mary Davis Real…

  Ilene Horowitz, ABR, AHWD President Ilene Horowitz, ABR, AHWD, a Realtor® with Coldwell Banker in Mountain Lakes, has been a Realtor® for more than 20 years. An outstanding member of the Realtor® community she has served on dozens of local, state, and national committees. She has held several leadership positions for each committee including President of the North Central Jersey Association of Realtors® from 2012-2014, and the 2016 NJ Realtors® Realtor® of the Year. She has been an NJ Realtors® Circle of Excellence Award…

2018 Leadership Team Named   New Jersey Realtors, the trade association serving more than 50,000 members, named Christian Schlueter, of Lanoka Harbor, its 2018 president during the annual President’s Installation on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Triple Play Realtors Convention & Trade Expo in Atlantic City. Also installed were president-elect Ilene Horowitz, of Rockaway Township; first vice president Angela Sicoli, of Fairfield; treasurer Nick Manis, of Franklin Park; and Robert Oppenheimer, of Cliffside Park, who will serve as…

On January 21, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, the Women's Political Caucus of New Jersey will honor NJ Realtors® CEO, Jarrod Grasso, as a Good Guy Award honoree. The Passion * Power * Progress event attracts local friends, lawmakers, and business leaders who recognize and appreciate the core mission of WPCNJ.   As CEO, Grasso directs NJ Realtors® in its mission to serve the professional needs of its members, develop programs and services to enhance the ability to conduct business successfully and ethically, and to…

During the President’s Installation at the Triple Play Realtor Convention & Trade Expo, Tg Glazer, of Westfield, was named the 2016 New Jersey Realtors president. Robert Oppenheimer, of Cliffside Park, was named the 2016 president-elect; Christian Schlueter, of Lanoka Harbor, was named the 2016 first vice president; Jeffrey Jones, of Parsippany, was named the 2016 treasurer; and Eugenia Bonilla, of Delanco, was named 2016 Past President.   A Realtor since 2004, Glazer is currently a broker-sales associate with Coldwell…