October 28, 2017
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
New Jersey Realtors State Senate Forum
 
The Eastern Bergen County Board of REALTORS and RealSource Association of REALTORS hosted the State Senate Forum at the Ballroom at St. Leon in Fairlawn this past Tuesday. Members of both associations got the change to hear from the Senators and their challengers of Districts 38, 39 and 40 on where they stood on real estate issues such as: lead paint, property taxes, and the housing market. VIEW IMAGES 
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
EBCBOR & Members have donated over $3,500 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.
EBCBOR Global Council Host Middle Eastern Luncheon  
   
The Global Business Council hosted their Middle Eastern luncheon at Beyoglu in Edgewater, NJ. Our presenters provided all attendees educational and useful information about current immigration laws, the visa process for clients and investors. Additionally, they received information on Islamic financing. Thank you our speakers: Michael Wildes, Esq. of Wildes & Weinberg Immigration Law Offices and our sponsor Wesam Berjaoui of UIF. VIEW IMAGES 
INDUSTRY NEWS
September 2017 Monthly Indicator Reports
 
Last year at this time, the national storyline was about how high demand was propping up sales and prices despite low inventory and months of supply. That has actually continued to be a familiar refrain for many months in 2017 and now for the past couple of years. But with the likes of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, different employment outlooks, disparate incomes, varying new construction expectations and potential housing policy shifts, regional differences are becoming more prevalent and pronounced.


TECH TIPS
Protect Your Email From Latest Hacking Trend
   
Many real estate professionals have become keenly aware of targeted wire fraud scams that include email impersonation tactics. A growing avenue cyber criminals are using to get highly sensitive financial data is known as spear phishing, according to Asaf Cidon, vice president of content security for Barracuda Networks, a data protection company.


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