Press Releases

DateRelease
August 2010 LIBOR Continues Their Fight Against Hunger with the 3rd Annual REALTORS® Against Hunger (RAH) Campaign
August 2010 Contracted Home Sales Edge Down While Prices Remain Stable
July 2010 Closed Home Sales in June Boom Fueled by Tax Credit Deadline
June 2010 LIBOR Celebrates their Centennial with the Boy Scouts of America by Planting 100 Trees in Wading River
June 2010 LIBOR Honors Veterans by Teaming Up With Rebuilding Together LI
April 2010 Long Island March Home Sales Go Out Like a Lion as Contracted and Closed Sales Surge
December 2009 Long Island Real Estate is Regaining Strength
December 2009 LIBOR Names 2009 REALTOR®-Salesperson of the Year Dianne Scalza
December 2009 2010 MLSLI™ Leadership Named Frank Dell’Accio President
December 2009 Kathy Engel Installed as 2010 Long Island Board of REALTORS® President
December 2009 LIBOR Names 2009 REALTOR®-Broker of the Year Linda Bonarelli
November 2009 Home Buyer Tax Credit Fuels Long Island Home Sales
November 2009 County Executive Steve Levy & LIBOR Announce New Fair Housing Law in Suffolk County
October 2009 Long Island Board of Realtors® Prove "We're More Than Realtors"
Rebuilding Together LI Puts LIBOR Efforts and Funds to Good Use
October 2009 Long Island Board of Realtors® Ensures 2009 Polo Event a Success for Ronald McDonald House of Long Island $90,000 Raised to Help Children Despite Rain
September 2009 August Long Island Home Sales Show Signs of Recovery as Annual Price Comparison Gaps Decrease
August 2009 LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS® HIT HOME RUN WITH REALTORS AGAINST HUNGER Largest Food Collection at Citibank Park takes place during kick-off of Realtors® Against Hunger Campaign
June 2009 Long Island Buyers Motivated by Affordable Home Prices
June 2009 Long Island Real Estate Reports Increase in Monthly Contracted Sales
May 2009 LIBOR Sponsors 6th Annual Walk for St. Mary's Kids and Family Fun Day
May 2009 LIBOR'S Suffolk South Shore Chapter Presents “Project Hope” Annual Charity Fundraiser and Live Auction to Benefit Autism United
May 2009 April Housing Figures Shows Signs of a Recovery
March 2009 February Number of Contracted Sales Are Up
February 2009 LIBOR REALTOR® Nicholas Gigante inaugurated as NYSAR Secretary/Treasurer
January 2009 Long Island Board of Realtors® Sponsors an Afternoon of Song for Huntington Senior Center
January 2009 January Closed Median Home Prices Lower
December 2008 2009 MLSLI™ Leadership Named Frank Urso President
December 2008 Buddy Hoosein Installed as 2009 Long Island Board of REALTORS® President
December 2008 Long Island Board of Realtors® Bring Echocardiogram Screening Program
to Long Beach School District
December 2008 LIBOR Names 2008 REALTOR®-Broker of the Year Donald Scanlon
December 2008 LIBOR Names 2008 REALTOR®-Salesperson of the Year Peter Demidovich
November 2008 Long Island Board of Realtors® and Islanders to Sponsor “Hockey with a Heart” to Benefit Island Harvest
September 2008 International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Recognizes Long Island Board of Realtors for It's Charitable Work on a Global Basis
September 2008 Long Island Board of Realtors Launches Voter Registration Drive
August 2008 LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS
DONATE $5,000 TO RELIEF EFFORTS IN WESTERN CHINA
August 2008 LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS® HITS HOME RUN WITH REALTORS AGAINST HUNGER
June 2008 LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS SPONSOR
REALTORS AGAINST HUNGER (RAH)
June 2008 LIBOR Recognizes National Homeownership Month by Sending Realtors® to New Orleans for Global HFH Project
May 2008 Long Island Board of Realtors Huntington Chapter Provides Support to
Address Hunger on Long Island
May 2008 LI Realtors Spread Sunshine To Children In Need
May 2008 Long Island Board of Realtors Help Build
Habitat for Humanity Roosevelt Home
May 2008 Long Island Press Names
LIBOR CEO Joseph Mottola to 6th Annual Power List
April 2008 March Home Prices Continue to Adjust
March 2008 FHA Loan Limit Increases Will Help Achieve the Dream of Homeownership
February 2008 January Closed Median Home Prices Lower
January 2008 2007 Long Island Home Prices Mainly Unchanged from 2006
December 2007 LIBOR Names 2007 REALTOR®-Salesperson of the Year Liz English
December 2007 LIBOR Names 2007 REALTOR®-Broker of the Year Dan Ryan, Sr.
December 2007 2008 MLSLI™ Leadership Named Barbara Ford President
December 2007 Mohsen Zandieh Installed as 2008 Long Island Board of REALTORS® President
December 2007 Long Island Board of Realtors® Honors Three with Realtor Spirit Awards
Week of December 17th is Realtor Spirit Week
December 2007 LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTOR® SPONSORS HOME MAINTENANCE TRAINING AND REPAIR PROGRAM
Housing Partnership Program Offers Skills for Homeowners
October 2007 Mortgage Problems Disrupts Long Island Housing Market
September 2007 Long Island Board of Realtors® Grants Scholarship to Queens College Student
July 2007 Long Island Board of Realtors® Donates Over $13,000 to the Hagedorn Little Village School
July 2007 Long Island Board of Realtors® Donates $7,005 to the Hagedorn Little Village School
May 2007 MLSLI.com Launches Multilingual Site
Provides Ability to “Find A Home” in 12 Different Languages
April 2007 Long Island Realtors® Gather to Discuss Fair Housing
and Cultural Awareness at Seminar
April 2007 Realtors Community Outreach
February 2007 January 2007 Long Island Home Prices Remain Stable
January 2007 2006 Average Home Prices Up 3.5%
January 2007 Linda Bonarelli Installed as 2007 Long Island Board of REALTORS® President
January 2007 2007 MLSLI™ LEADERSHIP NAMED Donald Scanlon President
December 2006 LIBOR Raises $35,000 For Ronald McDonald House of Long Island
December 2006 LIBOR Names 2006 REALTOR®-Broker of the Year
Carol Gallo-Turschmann
December 2006 LIBOR Names 2006 REALTOR®-Salesperson of the Year Mary Fudens
November 2006 Long Island Board of Realtors® Raise a Lakeview Roof
With Habitat for Humanity
October 2006 Long Island Board of Realtors Prove
“We’re More Than Realtors”
Rebuilding Together LI Puts LIBOR Efforts and Funds to Good Use
October 2006 More Than Realtors®--
Long Island Board of Realtors Launch Campaign To Support Community Organizations
October 2006 In the Event of a Hurricane
October 2006 Realtors® Wanted to Spare Some Time and Strike Out Diabetes.
Realtor Rumble Bowl-a-Thon Promises to be a Ball!
October 2006 Long Island Board of Realtors, Inc. Partners with Ronald McDonald House to Support the “House That Love Built”
October 2006 Long Island Board of Realtors Opens
New Woodbury Center to Serve Growing Membership
October 2006 Long Island Board of Realtors®, Inc. Donates $15,000
to Rebuilding Together Long Island
June 2006 Long Island Home Prices Leveling Off
March 2006 Senator Clinton Thanks Long Island REALTORS for Keeping Economy Going
January 2006 Home Buyer & Seller Survey Shows Rising Use of Internet, Reliance on Agents
December 2005 Lee Testa Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
December 2005 Realtor® Rita Bender Receives
2005 Community Service Award
December 2005 LIBOR Names 2005 REALTOR®-Salesperson of the Year Seibert Robinson
December 2005 2006 MLSLI™ LEADERSHIP NAMED
Christopher Armstrong Named President
December 2005 Realtor® Recognition Awards Presented at Appreciation Breakfast
November 2005 LIBOR Names 2005 REALTOR® Broker of the Year
Ralph Bove
November 2005 Proposed Tax Changes Undermines Homeownership
REALTORS Oppose Devastating Tax Plan
November 2005 Rising Inventory Brings Balance to Marketplace
September 2005 Joseph Canfora Named 2005 State REALTOR® of the Year
September 2005 Long Island Realtors® Aid Hurricane Katrina Victims
July 2005 Queens Realtors® Assist in Building Effort of Habitat Home
June 2005 REALTORS® Team Up With Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity House to be Built in Central Islip
April 2005 April is National Fair Housing Month
December 2004 2005 LIBOR LEADERSHIP NAMED
December 2004 Bettie Meinel Named 2004 WCR Member of the Year
December 2004 Realtor® Marie Costello Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
December 2004 Mark Siegel Named 2004 LICN Member of the Year
December 2004 Realtor® Frank Urso Receives 2004 LIBOR
Community Service Award
December 2004 LIBOR Names REALTORS® of the Year
Barbara Frechter and Sheryl Kushnick
September 2004 Realtors® Donate $10,000 to Aid Hurricane Victims
August 2004 LIBOR Donates $1,500 to Aid Flood Victims
January 2004 EXISTING-HOME SALES END 2003 ON STRONG NOTE, SET ANNUAL RECORD – NAR
January 2004 2003 Long Island Home Sales
January 2004 REALTORS®’ 2004 Public Awareness Campaign Kicks Off:
Your Clients Will Know to “Ask if your agent is a REALTOR®”
January 2004 2004 LONG ISLAND HOME PRICES SHOW DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH
December 2003 PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS AMERICAN DREAM DOWNPAYMENT ACT, ONE OF MANY CONSUMER VICTORIES NAR CHAMPIONED THIS YEAR
December 2003 2004 MLS LEADERSHIP TEAM NAMED
December 2003 LIBOR Names REALTORS® of the Year
Neil Sterrer and Marilyn Urso
December 2003 LIBOR Installs 2004 Leadership
November 2003 MEMBER SURVEY SHOWS LARGE GROWTH IN REALTORS®
May 2003 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - REALTORS RAISING THE WALLS ON MAY 16TH
March 2003 AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
March 2003 MLS MANHATTAN AND MLS LONG ISLAND ADD LINKS TO GIVE GREATER EXPOSURE TO PROPERTY LISTINGS ON WEBSITES
March 2003 SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SALES SLOW IN NEW YORK
February 2003 STRATUS DATA SYSTEMS, INC. ANNOUNCES “REPLICA”, NEW DISASTER RECOVERY SYSTEM
January 2003 2002 - IT WAS A GREAT YEAR TO BE IN REAL ESTATE
Members reach 17,000 – MLS reports 1,800 offices
January 2003 LONG ISLAND REALTORS SWEEP 2002 STATE REALTOR AWARDS
January 2003 LIBOR NAMES REALTORS® OF THE YEAR
Frank Urso and Mary McLaughlin