In observance of Labor Day, the EBCBOR Office will close today, Friday September 4, at 1pm and  reopen on Tuesday, September 7th at 8am


Full complimentary Breakfast
Industry Trade Show
Vote on the Proposed Budget and 2016 Board of Directors Nominations
LOCAL, STATE & NATIONAL NEWS
REALTOR.com says Sept. is a Great Month for Buyers!  
Buyers who are willing to close on a home purchase during the off-peak seasons - like fall and winter - tend to have the upper-hand, according to Jonathan Smoke, realtor.com�'s chief economist. September, in particular, is the best month of this year to sign a contract to purchase a home, according to his analysis. 

New Jersey expands key Sandy program
Homeowners in New Jersey's primary superstorm Sandy rebuilding program are no longer required to have a mortgage in order to qualify for rental assistance.  
The expansion of the Rental Assistance Program (RAP) follows the news a few weeks ago that several recovery programs, including RAP, were being extended for two years. RAP provides up to $1,300 a month to help families in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) program.
  
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NOTICE FOR BERGEN & HUDSON COUNTIES: 
United Water New Jersey asks customers to conserve
Give the lawn a break and take shorter showers during the heat wave. United Water New Jersey is asking customers to curtail water usage during the current heatwave. 
The utility says reservoirs that serve approximately 800,000 people in Bergen and Hudson counties are less than 50 percent of capacity. READ MORE

CLASSES & DESIGNATIONS
On September 8th  & 9th EBCBOR brings you a cornerstone of REALTOR education! Earn the Coveted Accredited Buyer's Representative Designation and advance your skills and expertise as a  buyer's agent in the local market. REGISTER NOW
Come & Celebrate the ABR!
Free to all EBCBOR REALTORS! 
RSVP NOW
Grow Your Commercial Knowledge! 
 EBCBOR is offering a special 3 Course Commercial Education Package, September 16th , October 7th & Nov 10th.
These are the ideal introductory courses for those agents who want to learn more about commercial real estate.
REGISTER NOW
REALTOR SAFETY MONTH
FREE SAFETY NAR WEBINARS ON SEPTEMBER 9TH

REALTOR� Safety: Everyday Actions That May Compromise Safety
Instructor: Adrian Manzaneres
12 p.m - 1 p.m. CST

Discover REALTOR� Safety Through Technology and Change Management
Instructors: Mike Becker and Adam Havey
1 p.m - 2 p.m. CST

FREE TO EBCBOR MEMBERS
REGISTER NOW

LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Guadagno announces receipt of SBA grant aimed at growing export  
Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno announced Thursday that New Jersey will receive a $498,000 State Trade and Export Promotion grant allowing small businesses in the state to continue opening their operations up to foreign markets and increase export services.

HUD, FHA Urge Home Inspections  
Starting Sept. 14, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is including a mandate that instructs lenders to inform borrowers when they first meet to get a home inspection prior to purchasing a home. The mandate will be added to the HUD/Federal Housing Administration Single Family Policy Handbook and will include a document called "For Your Protection, Get a Home Inspection."
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ANSWER THE CALL TO ACTION NOW!
Across the country, the real estate community continually receives threatening demand letters and lawsuits alleging patent infringement based on the use of common business tools such as drop down menus or search alert functions on websites and the scanner function on a copier. We must press Congress to pass H.R. 9, "The Innovation Act" to help close the loopholes in our legal system that permit patent trolls to thrive and prevent REALTORS� 
and others in the real estate community from becoming victims of extortion.CLICK HERE
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Volunteers are needed to help assemble weekend meal packages for children in Bergen County! 

Join the Community Service Committee to feed children in need on September 11th at the Englewood Field Club 
(341 Engle Street Englewood). 

Many children who receive free or reduced priced school meals are left without adequate nutrition on the weekend and holiday breaks. The Center for Food Action's Weekend Snack Pack Program (WSPP) is designed to fill this gap by providing healthy, kid-friendly, and easy to prepare snack foods to children at risk of hunger. 
TECH TIPS
TECH & SAFETY: 4 Cyber Scams Targeting Brokerages
You never know who is peeking into your files these days. Cybercrime has become a huge threat, with a growing number of scams affecting real estate agencies virtually every day.Here's what to do if your data is hacked! 

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Foreign Investors Scrambling to Buy US Housing
Wealthy, very nervous foreigners yanking their money out of their countries while they still can and pouring it into US residential real estate, paying cash, and driving up home prices - that's the meme. But it's more than a meme as political and economic risks in key countries surge.
And home prices are being driven up. The median price of all types of homes in July, as the National Association of Realtors (NAR) sees it, jumped 5.6% from a year ago to $234,000, now 1.7% above the totally crazy June 2006 peak of the prior bubble that blew up in such splendid manner. But you can't even buy a toolshed for that in trophy cities like San Francisco, where the median house price has reached $1.3 million READ MORE

How to Spot Immigration Opportunities in Your Market

Many real estate agents have used their ties to local immigrant communities to build a solid base of referral business. One of the best ways to spot those opportunities is via research. There are a surprising number of free resources available online.
When researching local opportunities, real estate agents interested in global migrations should concentrate on these questions for their immediate community:
  • Are there substantial numbers of foreign-born people?
  • What is the level of homeownership among these groups?
  • Which foreign-born groups are well represented? READ MORE
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NAME OFFICE
Ebrima Gaye Weichert, Realtors - Closter
Heivy A. Gomez-GonzalezCentury 21 JR Gold Team Realty
Hyun Min JinColdwell Banker - Fort Lee
Patricia LlerasWeichert, Realtors - Fort Lee
Todd LoganReal Living Gateway - HH
Edward MartinezKeller Williams Town Life
Dena MatthewsWeichert, Realtors - Ten
Mekeda MillerGreene Prestigious Properties
Bart J. NatoliRE/MAX Properties Plus
Joseph NatoliFriedberg Properties - Engle.
Andrew PedoteAnhalt Realty
Diane PowersSAS Real Estate Services
Gnesha ShainLinks Real Estate, LLC
Gina TelleriCentury 21 Calabrese Realty-CP
Ockjin K YuKeller Williams Town Life
Trisha AlbertusRe/Max Select Prop-Fort Lee
Michal  ArvatzKeller Williams Town Life
Elina BarsegyanGroup Twenty-Six, LLC - Ten
Igor BeyderKeller Williams Town Life
Yossi BissorKeller Williams Town Life
Ethan BlumenfeldGroup Twenty-Six, LLC - Ten
Brent BlytheProminent Properties Sotheby's
Brent W Blythe IIIProminent Properties Sotheby's
Kevin CerulloKeller Williams Town Life
Meri ChaconColdwell Banker - Tenafly
Cheekyung ChoiJois Realty LLC
Dustin ColosoEagle Quest Realty
Kimberly DenisLinks Real Estate - Maywood
Randall DuchesneauYoung Star Realty LLC
Tatyana DyagilevaProminent Properties Sotheby's
Amina EphremBHG Rand Realty - Ridgefield
Sally FigueroaPublic Trust Realty Group
Rosemarie GattiMary Beety Associates, Inc
Paul GomezKeller Williams Town Life
Daniel GuayWeichert, Realtors - Fort Lee
Karla GuevaraCentury 21 Semiao & Assoc-Krny
Reshma GustC21 Four Star Real Estate
Tania HajburaGroup Twenty-Six, LLC
Wanetta HarveyGroup Twenty-Six, LLC
Evan HornProminent Properties Sotheby's
Insook KangTop Realty - Englewood Cliffs
Meisam KazeraniRe/Max Select Prop-Fort Lee
Tracy KennedyProminent Properties Sotheby's
Chenchu KooProminent Properties Sotheby's
Peter KopecCentury 21 Eudan Realty - HH
Helen LeeSK NJ Realty LLC
Taehee LeeJois Realty LLC
Peter LopezGroup Twenty-Six, LLC
Orlando LozanoSmart Realty
Apolinar MedinaCentury 21 Allstars 100
Leonard MeraBergen County Realty
Oscar NunezWeichert, Realtors - Fort Lee
Leoniel OlandaEagle Quest Realty
Christine ParkColdwell Banker - Alp/Closter
Ronald RoqueMary Beety Associates, Inc
Susy ShinRealty 7 LLC
Danielle SpinaFriedberg Properties - Cress.
Aracelis StewartKeller Williams Town Life
Michael TarantinoCentury 21 Semiao & Associates
Jonathan TaylorPeak Homes and Realty
Santhosh ThomasWeichert, Realtors - Fort Lee
Seepsa TsaieGroup Twenty-Six, LLC - Ten
Iraida ValentinCentury 21 Gold Advantage
Brandon VilarThe Bixler Group, LLC
Natan VolkmarProminent Properties Sotheby's