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NJAR® Reacts to 2nd Quarter Home Sales Report

Edison, NJ - August 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Reacting to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (NAR) 2009 Second Quarter Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Home Prices/State Resales report, New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) Executive Vice President Jarrod C. Grasso, RCE, noted that first-time buyers are the key to successful recovery of the New Jersey real estate market.According to Grasso, “the home price data signifies an unprecedented opportunity for home purchasers, particularly first-time buyers. Single family homes, apartment and condominium units are more affordable now than they have been in years.”

State Officials and REALTOR® Group Discuss Fixes for N.J. Real Estate Market

Trenton, NJ - June 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - Officials from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) today said the state has enormously important housing incentives available to first-time home buyers and that the programs are helping to invigorate New Jersey's housing market.

NJ REALTORS® Take a Closer Look at Homeownership and Rental Affordability

Edison, NJ - June 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) Governmental Research Foundation (GRF) today unveiled an online, interactive database prepared by the nationally recognized Center for Housing Policy that compares wages for selected occupations with the costs of owning and renting a home.

NJAR® Applauds Bill Establishing Continuing Education for Real Estate Licensees

Edison, NJ - June 4, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) today voiced its enthusiastic support for legislation establishing continuing education requirements for real estate licensees. As a means of increasing consumer protections and encouraging the use of the most up-to-date educational tools by real estate licensees, the bill requires real estate brokers, broker-salespersons and salespersons to complete continuing education requirements as a condition for license renewal.

NJAR® Hosting Educational Series on Buying a Home in Today’s Real Estate Market

Edison, NJ - June 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®), in partnership with The Star-Ledger, will kick off its educational seminar series on June 24 at the NJ Convention and Exposition Center at Raritan Center in Edison, with a free event from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Clock is Ticking -- Time to Harness Your Home Buying Power will give attendees insight on the many different aspects of buying a home.

Online Testimonials Offer Buyers and Sellers Advice, Ideas

Edison, NJ - May 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The newly re-launched website at http://www.REALstoryNJ.com has been updated to inform and educate potential buyers and sellers of New Jersey real estate, offering first-hand knowledge from individuals, couples and families who recently bought or sold in this market.

NJ REALTORS® Support Creation of State Catastrophe Fund

Edison, NJ - May 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — An increasing number of homeowners in coastal areas throughout New Jersey are experiencing greater difficulty in obtaining homeowner's insurance at an affordable rate. In response to this growing problem, the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) today voiced its support for the "New Jersey Consumer Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Act."

New Jersey REALTORS® Applaud Appointment of Christina Clemans to State Housing Commission

Edison, NJ - May 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) applaud Monday's confirmation of Christina P. Clemans to the State Housing Commission by New Jersey Senate.

New Jersey REALTORS® Emphasize Housing Message on Capitol Hill

Edison, NJ - Member of the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) joined with their colleagues from around the country last week in Washington, D.C....

New Jersey Defies National Housing Trends: Home Sales Up 4 Percent

(Edison, NJ) Sales volume of existing single-family homes, condominiums and co-ops in the first quarter of 2008 increased 4 percent from the same period...

Popular Government & Nonprofit Press Releases

Lautenberg Announces Millions in New Funding for Housing in New Jersey

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) announced millions of dollars in new funding for New Jersey’s public housing authorities to rehabilitate and modernize public housing units in New Jersey. The capital improvement money was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law by President Obama.

Recent Government & Nonprofit Press Releases

Norcross Announces $200K+ for Affordable Housing in Camden

U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced that Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society will receive $207,500 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) NeighborWorks America program to help provide affordable housing in Camden.