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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…

New Jersey Realtors proudly announces Kathleen Morin, of East Brunswick, as the 2017 Realtor of the Year and Brian MacFarlane, of West Creek, 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 among the local board and association Realtors and Realtor-Associates of the Year throughout the state. 2017 Realtor of the Year Kathleen Morin — Metro Centre…

2017 NJ Realtors® Good Neighbor Awards First Place: Debra Flower First place was awarded to Debra Flower, of Valley Realty Co. in Elmwood Park. She began her career in the real estate industry in 1990, working for a real estate attorney and investment company. Flower obtained her real estate license in 2000, and then her broker’s license in 2003. She specializes in first-time homeowners in Paterson, a low-income area that presents many challenges along the way. Flower says that from placing an offer to sitting at the closing table as…

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Proud of all our NJ Realtors® who were appointed to NAR committees for 2018!      

Information provided by Western Technologies Group.   Can you rely on public flood information when determining flood zones for your clients?   The answer is no. When you adopt this practice, you leave yourself open to liability. All public sources will have disclaimers in varying degrees which say the information should not be used for flood insurance rating purposes. These public systems are also not pinpoint accurate in identifying property locations and are not official determinations of flood status.   There are…

Bob Bemis, Vice President of Business Development, Realtors Property Resource® A real world analogy Imagine doing something simple like checking the weather on your smartphone because you want to know if it’s safe to schedule a tee time or plan tomorrow’s picnic. Knowing the predicted temperatures isn’t enough, you want details — an hour-by-hour forecast that predicts the chance of rain, temperature ranges, humidity, and winds. For that you would probably fire up the Weather Channel app, which uses an application programming…

On April 3, the New Jersey Supreme Court adopted New Jersey Realtors®’ position that the attorney-review provision should be modified to remove telegrams and include emails, faxes and overnight delivery as methods to send the notice of disapproval to the brokers. In its Opinion, the court also deleted certified mail as a means to send the notice of disapproval. In addition, the court held that the notice that was sent in this case was effective. Finally, the court did not address the issue of retroactivity of its decision.  …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Allison Rosen arosen@njrealtor.com | 609-341-7130   New Jersey Realtors Supports Advancement of Bill Providing People a New Path to Homeownership   Trenton, N.J. (February 27, 2017) – Today, the New Jersey Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee advanced S2804 to create a program to provide people greater resources and opportunities to become first-time homeowners. New Jersey Realtors, the trade association representing more than 48,000 members, supports the advancement of this bill and…

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