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Saddle Brook, NJ – July 12, 2023 – Greater Bergen Realtors® Community Service Committee partnered with the Bergen Volunteer Center Mentoring Mom’s Program in their annual donation event, ‘Clean Homes, Clean Families’ where they collected cleaning supplies and toiletries to help local families in need.

“I am immensely grateful to each and every person who joined us in this meaningful endeavor and became a driving force of positive change in our community,” said 2023 Community Service Committee Chair, Gina Hernandez-Navarro, “We are truly privileged to count on such generous contributors and their unwavering support!”

Saddle Brook, NJ – July 5, 2023 – During the month of May, the housing market in Bergen County, NJ has continued to impact homebuyer affordability. As we head into a hot summer, economists are predicting the market will continue to cool, affecting both buyers and sellers.

According to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), existing home sales continue to decline for the second consecutive month falling 3.4% nationwide, with sales down 23% from a year ago and contract sales down 20.3%.

Saddle Brook, NJ – July 3, 2023 - Greater Bergen REALTORS® (GBR), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee hosted Pride Month Celebration: Lifting LGBTQIA+ Voices In Real Estate at GBR headquarters in Saddle Brook last week, on June 28. The event was an opportunity for members to hear from keynote speakers Robert White, Immediate Past President of New Jersey REALTORS® (NJR), and Christian Fuscarino, Executive Director of Garden State Equality.

Saddle Brook, NJ – June 14, 2023 - Last week, GBR co-hosted the Second Annual DEI Real Estate Summit, a regional two-day diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) summit, designed to build curiosity while exploring understanding of DEI within personal and professional careers, while reviewing the correlation between fair housing and DEI, how DEI makes business sense, and the implicit biases that continue to plague the real estate industry.

The two-day summit included an afternoon of continuing education courses and a networking reception on Monday, June 5th, as well as a full day of speakers, discussion, and break-out sessions on Tuesday, June 6th.

Saddle Brook, NJ – June 6, 2023 - On Saturday, June 3^rd, Greater Bergen REALTORS® (GBR) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee joined Rebuild Together North Jersey (RTNJ) to participate in a Rebuilding Day event for a family in Ringwood, New Jersey. Greater Bergen REALTORS® partner, Rebuilding Together North Jersey, is part of a national network of nonprofits that provide low-income homeowners with critical repairs and modifications across Bergen and Passaic Counties. 

Saddle Brook, NJ – May 30, 2023 – The housing market in Bergen County, New Jersey, usually in full bloom mid-spring, has seen several changes in April. Earlier this season, the drop in mortgage interest rates was promising for potential buyers and sellers. Rates have fluctuated since, causing many buyers to put the brakes on purchasing homes.

Saddle Brook, NJ – May 15, 2023 – Last week, Greater Bergen REALTORS® (GBR) members travelled to Washington D.C. for the 2023 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings, from May 6-11th. The six day stretch of Legislative Meetings was an opportunity for REALTORS®, lawmakers, and industry leaders across the country to participate in critical public policy conversations to advance the real estate industry.