Press Releases

Michael Litzner, broker-owner of Coldwell Banker American Homes, received Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) 2022 REALTOR® Broker of the Year Award during the Association’s annual Installation and Awards Event held on January 5

REALTOR® Yoshinori Takita of Keystone Realty USA in Flushing, NY, has been named 2022 REALTOR® Salesperson of the Year by Long Island Board of REALTORS®

James “Jim” Netter, broker-owner of Netter Real Estate in West Islip, NY, was named the recipient of the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award by Long Island Board of REALTORS®

Christina Shaw of The Christina Shaw Allstate Agency has been named 2022 REALTOR® Affiliate of the Year by Long Island Board of REALTORS®

REALTOR® Gina Marie Bettenhauser was installed as the 2023 President of Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) during the Association’s Installation and Awards Event on January 5, 2023

Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) has named REALTOR® Nabaraj KC as its 2022 REALTOR® Spirit Award recipient, in recognition of his commitment and exceptional volunteer efforts with the College Point Civic and Taxpayers Association.

The Global Business Council of Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) has been awarded the Platinum Global Achievement Program Award from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).

Long Island Board of REALTORS®  contributed $5,000 to support community hunger relief programs in Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties this holiday season.

Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) continues to work diligently to create lasting communication lines with International Associations across the world through the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU).

Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) Chief Executive Officer Tessa Hultz, RCE, CAE, was named the recipient of the William R. Magel Award of Excellence by the National Association of REALTORS®

Patrick Fife, Associate General Counsel of Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR), has been named an honoree of the 2022 Leadership in Law, In-House Counsel Award by Long Island Business News (LIBN).

Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) is proud to announce that Michael Miller, Business Development Manager, was recently honored by NAR with the REALTOR® Association Certified Exec

Gina Marie Bettenhauser, REALTOR® and Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) President-Elect has been named one of Long Island’s 2022 Top 50 Women in Business by Long Island Business News (LIBN).

Evan Smith, Global Business Liaison and Online Learning Coordinator of Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR), has been named an honoree of the 2022 40 Under 40 Awards by Blank Slate Media.

West Babylon, NY (June 29, 2022) – Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) is proud to announce the recipients of the 11th annual Young Professionals Network (YPN) 20 Under 40 Rising Stars in Real Estate Awards.

‘Home For All of Us’ Showcases REALTOR® Commitment to Delivering Fair Housing Across Long Island West Babylon, NY (June 23, 2022) - Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) today launched Home for All of Us: Committed to Delivering

In recognition of National Homeownership Month and the 2022 REALTORS® Are Good Neighbors Volunteer Days, Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) joined Habitat for Humanity of Long Island (HFHLI) on June 9, 2022

Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) is pleased to announce that Chief Executive Officer Tessa Hultz, RCE, CAE, CIPS, has been selected as a recipient of City & State New York’s Above and Beyond Awards.

Tessa Hultz, RCE, CAE, CIPS, Chief Executive Officer of Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR), has been named one of Long Island Herald’s 2022 Premier Business Women of Long Island in the Real Estate category.

Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) has teamed up with National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) to help our neighbors find a future in Real Estate and provide inspiring mentors to help make that dream a reality. The NAR Spire 2022 Mentorshi