August 6, 2016
The new school year begins in September, but hundreds of children in Bergen County can't afford to buy the school supplies they need to be successful.
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LOCAL NEWS
Bergen County is the 28th Community to Effectively End Veteran Homelessness

The county joined the Mayor's Challenge to End Veteran's Homelessness, a program launched in 2014 by First Lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to help end veteran homelessness throughout the United States.Since joining the challenge, Bergen County has found homes for 125 homeless veterans.


Feds Brief Edgewater Residents on Quanta Cleanup

Federal environmental officials and corporate remediation experts detailed on Tuesday plans to protect public health during upcoming work on a controversial $78 million project that will entomb a century's worth of underground pollution at the Quanta Superfund site.


INDUSTRY NEWS
The Future of Apartments

The apartment market is always changing. While today's renters enjoy the amenities and locations featured at newer properties, changing economies, culture, technologies and interests will make the apartment of the 2020s and 2030s different. 


FinCEN GTOs Expand Beyond NYC and Florida

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today announced an expansion of their Geographic Targeting Orders in an effort to identify situations where property purchases are being used in money-laundering schemes or to finance terrorism. FinCEN, which is part of the U.S. Treasury Department, issued GTOs in Manhattan and Miami-Dade County, Fla. earlier this year, which they say "are helping law enforcement identify possible illicit activity and informing future regulatory approaches."

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
75% of global real estate investment is in highly transparent markets

Real estate market transparency is increasing across the globe and 75% of investment now takes place in highly transparent markets, new research shows. Globally, transparency scores have increase by an average of 2.4% from 2014 to 2016.


LEGISLATIVE NEWS
FHA Condo Bill Signed into Law: Next Steps

In this video, NAR Senior Policy Representative Megan Booth talks about H.R. 3700, the condo bill that's just been signed into law. She discusses what happens next, and what it means for real estate.



NAR: Proposed TRID changes a "significant victory"

The National Association of Realtors secured a victory in the changes announced Friday to the much-anticipated Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Know Before You Owe rule. NAR first reached out to the bureau in a letter at the beginning of June that identified three issues its members were experiencing with TRID.


NEWS YOU COULD USE
Tax Tips - Maximize Your Deductions!
 
Join Linda de Marlor, President of Tax-Masters, as she discusses ways to make filing taxes as a real estate agent simpler. Learn how to maximize your deductions and keep more of your heard-earned money. Thursday, August 18, 2016, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST.


TECH TIPS
7 Tech Trends Dominating 2016

Several of the biggest technology trends this year could be adopted in your real estate business to amp up your online marketing and outreach. Forbes.com recently highlighted in a slideshow some of the biggest tech trends of the year. See which ones you can adopt to generate business.
 


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