This past Thursday EBCBOR Global Business Council & Equal Opportunity and Cultural Diversity hosted the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at Son Cubano in West New York. Over 100 members and industry professionals enjoyed an evening of Latin food, drinks and networking! We thank the evening's proud sponsors: Carlos Capellan of State Farm, Sheetal Swaney of Cross Country Mortgage, Tony Croft of Movement Mortgage, Robert Khoury of Main Street Title, Michael Santos of MLB Mortgage and Chuck Anania of Roof 4 Roof. Congratulations to the lucky winner, Stacey Yates with Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty - Fort Lee, courtesy of State Farm. VIEW IMAGES
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Tax Reform Framework Misses Mark
The recently released framework for tax reform makes changes to the current tax code that would eliminate important provisions, such as the state and local tax deduction, while nearly doubling the standard deduction and eliminating personal and dependency exemptions. NAR believes the result would all but nullify the incentive to purchase a home for most.
INDUSTRY NEWS
EBCBOR & Members have donated over $2,500 to the REALTORS Relief Fund in an effort to help Puerto Rico, Texas, The Virgin Islands & Florida who have been recently affected by Hurricanes Harvey & Irma.
Health Care Executive Order Signed
On Thursday, October 12
th, the White House issued an Executive Order(link is external) directing the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury to consider changes to increase access to more affordable health insurance options for Americans, including "Association Health Plans" (AHPs). The focus of the Order's AHP provision is employer provided health insurance coverage. It does not specifically apply to insurance coverage for self-employed individuals or independent contractors. NAR has long supported legislation enabling the creation of AHPs, as well as other similar efforts to expand health insurance options for REALTORS®.
TECH TIPS
6 Free Apps Real Estate Rookies Can't Ignore
Getting started in real estate is full of ups and downs fueled by both the excitement of starting a new career and the terror of failing at it. Any tool that can save time on administrative tasks and help a new agent focus on dollar-producing activities
NEWS YOU COULD USE
It's Not What You Say, It's Where You Say It
Programmatic advertising campaigns can address a fundamental shift in how people consume content and when they might do so. With an array of content-delivery options at their fingertips, some people have taken to primarily using one device to access content; others are now reading, watching or listening to their content on multiple devices throughout the day.
