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NJ Realtors® Weekly—Sept. 20 Here's What You Need to Know this Week Earn three fair housing credits next month at New Jersey Realtors® NJ Law Against Discrimination webinar. Enhance your visibility on the web with these tips. Now's your chance to get involved in the industry and make a difference. Click here to apply for a 2024 New Jersey Realtors® Committee.   Top Story of the Week Last Call for Realtor® Palooza Tickets There are still tickets left for New Jersey Realtors® Realtor® Palooza this Friday! Don't miss out on this…

NJ Realtors® Weekly—Sept. 13 Here's What You Need to Know this Week NJ BPU answers vital industry offshore wind project questions—linked here. New Jersey's Karen DeMarco is a NAR's Good Neighbor Award finalist. Click here to vote for Karen to win additional grant money. Here's how brokers can help clients get the most for their homes. Prepare for hurricane season with these tips from FEMA.   Top Story of the Week Join us Next Week at Realtor® Palooza You're running out of time to register for New Jersey Realtors® fifth annual…

NJ Realtors® Weekly–Aug. 30 Top Story of the Week Last Chance to Join Tomorrow's CE Webinar Join us tomorrow at 12 p.m. to learn the ins and outs of Freddie Mac's conventional down payment programs. Attend this CE-approved webinar at no cost and leave with new knowledge about homeownership opportunities for low to moderate-income buyers and first-time buyers. Register here.   Being a Member Has its Perks YPN Kickball Tournament is Two Weeks Away Kick it with New Jersey Realtors® Young Professionals Network on Sept. 14 at…

NJ Realtors® Weekly–Aug. 23 Top Story of the Week Time is Running Out to Purchase Your Realtor® Palooza Ticket Don't miss out! Join us on Sept. 22 for our fifth annual Realtor® Palooza. Tickets are $25 and includes entry to three CE-approved classes to help you stay on top of industry trends, professional headshots for your promotional materials, an afternoon happy hour with craft beer, lunch from top-rated food trucks, and more. Purchase your ticket. Being a Member Has its Perks Join the Free CE Class on Aug. 31 Learn the ins and…

NJ Realtors® Weekly–Aug. 9 Top Story of the Week Help Your Clients Afford Homeownership Join New Jersey Realtors® and Freddie Mac on Aug. 31 for a webinar to learn about its conventional low downpayment program, HomeOne, and how it's expanding homeownership possibilities for moderate and low-income homebuyers. The webinar is free for members and approved for 1 elective continuing education credit. Being a Member Has its Perks Realtors® Care Week Set for Sept. 18-22 Realtors® Care Day is back, and expanding to a whole week in…

NJ Realtors®–Aug. 2 Top Story of the Week New Updates to the COE Application The 2023 New Jersey Realtors® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® application is now open. This year, there were two updates to the application: 1. Rental Calculations The calculations of rentals to units were changed for both long-term rentals and short-term rentals: Long Term Rentals 1 Long Term Rental = 1 Unit Short Term Rentals 10 Short Term Rentals = 1 Unit These new rental calculations apply to Dollar & Unit Method and Strictly Unit Method. 2…

NJ Realtors® Weekly–July 26 Top Story of the Week The Q2 Data is In! There were 40,672 closed sales year-to-date in New Jersey with a median sales price of $435,000 year-to-date, according to New Jersey Realtors® June housing market data reports. The single-family market saw the most single-family closed sales with 27,220 year-to-date while the townhouse-condo market had 9,220 and the adult community market had 3,554 single-family closed sales. According to the reports, these five towns saw the most closed sales year-to-date: Toms…

NJ Realtors® Weekly–July 19 Top Story of the Week Showing Support for NFIP Reauthorization Last week, NJ Realtors® 2023 Immediate Past President Robert White represented our more than 61,000 members at an event hosted by Sen. Menendez and Sen. Pallone when they announced a plan to obtain a long-term reauthorization plan for the National Flood Insurance Program. We applaud their continued efforts to protect policyholders across the state from the unintended consequences of Risk Rating 2.0. Click here to watch White in action.  …

NJ Realtors® Weekly–July 12 Top Story of the Week End Summer with a Bang at Realtor® Palooza We're excited to announce the fifth annual Realtor® Palooza is back on Sept. 22 at NJ Realtors® Trenton Headquarters. Come hang out with your colleagues for a morning of classes and networking, and an afternoon happy hour, corn hole tournament, food trucks, and more. Tickets are $25 and include food, drinks, CE classes, and more. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkhveA3vAvo[/embed]   Being a Member Has its Perks Can I Share Videos…

NJ Realtors® Weekly–July 5 Top Story of the Week Governor Murphy Signs Flood Disclosure Legislation The governor signed S-3110 this week, legislation requiring sellers of real property and landlords to make certain notifications concerning flooding. Under the new law, sellers of real property and landlords must disclose their knowledge of a property’s history of flooding, flood risk, and location in a flood zone. Landlords must also notify their tenants about the availability of insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program…