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Saddle Brook, NJ - May 13, 2024 - Greater Bergen REALTORS® (GBR) Executive leadership team, Board of Directors, and association committee leaders and members attended the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) 2024 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings in Washington D.C. on May 4-9, 2024.  The five-day stretch of Legislative Meetings was an opportunity for over 9,000 REALTORS®, lawmakers, and industry leaders across the country to participate in critical public policy conversations to advance the real estate industry.

"It is important now more than ever that REALTORS® stay at the forefront of legislative and real estate industry updates," stated GBR Chief Executive Officer, Jorge Ledesma. "Greater Bergen REALTORS® strives to provide our members with the most up-to-date industry knowledge and resources they need to best serve their clients and be successful." 

Saddle Brook, NJ - May 3, 2024 - On April 27, on National Rebuilding Day 2024, Greater Bergen REALTORS® (GBR) nonprofit organization, the REALTORS® Care Foundation and the Community Service Committee joined forces with local nonprofit partner, Rebuilding Together North Jersey, in volunteering time and resources to repair and clean the home of a local homeowner in Teaneck, NJ.

Saddle Brook, NJ - April 23, 2024 -  On April 17, 2024, Greater Bergen REALTORS® (GBR) Young Professionals Network (YPN) and the Community Service Committee co-hosted Top Producers Roundtable: Collaboration Over Competition for over 70 members at GBR headquarters. The special program, moderated by 2024 YPN Chair, Kathy Ketabi and 2024 Community Service Committee Chair, Nataly Mendez, featured a panel discussion among six top-selling REALTORS® within the industry.

Saddle Brook, NJ – April 23, 2024 – U.S. existing-home sales improved for the second month in a row, jumping 9.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.38 million units, exceeding economists’ expectations and marking the largest monthly gain in a year, according to the National Association of REALTORS®(NAR). The rebound in home sales comes amid fluctuating mortgage rates and elevated sales prices, indicating there is plenty of buyer demand heading into the spring selling season.

Saddle Brook, NJ – April 11, 2024- Greater Bergen REALTORS® (GBR) acknowledged the top producing REALTOR® members of the association at the 2023 Annual Circle of Excellence Award Brunch Ceremony on Thursday, March 21 at The Terrace at Biagio’s Ristorante.

Saddle Brook, NJ - March 26, 2024 - Greater Bergen REALTORS® (GBR) Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Committee celebrated Women's History Month with their second annual Women's History Month: REALTORS® Across All Generations at GBR headquarters last week. After an elegant champagne toast to all the hardworking and successful women in the room, the event began with a few shared words from 2024 DEI Committee Chair, Andre Porter.

"I am inspired by the wonderful women around me in the real estate world, and what better way to honor Women's History Month than to celebrate and empower the women of all generations and backgrounds who make up the majority of this industry we work in," stated Porter.

Saddle Brook, NJ – March 22, 2024 – U.S. existing-home sales grew 3.1% month-over-month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.00 million, exceeding economists’ expectations and marking the strongest sales pace since August 2023, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Falling interest rates late last year, coupled with a recent uptick in inventory, helped existing-home sales to climb following last month’s decline, with monthly gains reported in the Midwest, South, and West regions.