Press Releases

LIBOR Partners with REALTORS® Relief Foundation to Assist in Hurricane Ida Disaster Relief for Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties

Sep 22, 2021 2 min read
Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) in partnership with the REALTORS® Relief Foundation (RRF) and New York State Association of REALTORS® (NYSAR), is providing an opportunity for housing assistance to New York State residents adversely

Long Island Board of REALTORS® Aid in Community Gazebo Rebuild

Aug 10, 2021 2 min read
Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) recently made a contribution to aid in the reconstruction of the Seaford Memorial Gazebo in Washington Avenue Park, which was destroyed last summer during Tropical Storm Isaias. LIBOR worked with the Nassau

LIBOR Names 2021 REALTOR® Scouting Scholarship Award Recipients

Aug 4, 2021 2 min read
Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 REALTOR® Scouting Scholarship Award: Thomas Bruggemann of West Babylon, Hanna Carey of Wantagh, Carly McCaffrey of West Islip, Mary Menger of Garden City,

LIBOR Names 10th Annual YPN 20 Under 40 Rising Stars in Real Estate

Jul 21, 2021 8 min read
Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) is proud to announce the recipients of the tenth annual Young Professionals Network (YPN) 20 Under 40 Rising Stars in Real Estate Awards. Throughout a year marked by extraordinary circumstances, this year&rs

Long Island Board of REALTORS® Director of Accounting Anthony Russo Named Honoree of LIBN’s 2021 Business & Finance Award

Jun 24, 2021 2 min read
Anthony “Tony” Russo, Director of Accounting of Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR), has been named an honoree of the 2021 Business and Finance Awards by Long Island Business News (LIBN). The Business and Finance Award program reco

Long Island Board of REALTORS® Named Honoree of Long Island Business News' Corporate Citizenship Awards

Jun 16, 2021 2 min read
Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR), a leading regional REALTOR® trade association that serves 28,000 real estate professionals throughout Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, has been named an honoree of Long Island Business News’ C

LIBOR Chief Executive Officer Tessa Hultz Named One of Long Island’s Most Powerful Women

Jun 9, 2021 3 min read
Tessa Hultz, RCE, CAE, CIPS, Chief Executive Officer of Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR), has been named one of the 2021 Most Powerful Women on Long Island by Long Island Business News (LIBN). In its inaugural year, the Most Powerful Women

LIBOR Vice President of Finance & Accounting Kathleen Kennedy Named Honoree of LIBN’s 2021 Executive Circle Award

May 6, 2021 2 min read
Kathleen Kennedy, CPA, Vice President of Finance and Accounting of Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR), has been named an honoree of the 2021 Executive Circle Awards by the Long Island Business News (LIBN). The Executive Circle Awards cel

Huntington REALTORS® Help Raise Donated Food Items for Island Harvest

Mar 23, 2021 2 min read
The Huntington Township Chapter (HTC) of Long Island Board of REALTORS®, Inc. (LIBOR) raised approximately 650 pounds of donated food items, along with monetary donations, to benefit Island Harvest, Long Island’s largest hunger-relief organ

REALTOR® Rao Ali Shaan Khan Named Honoree of Long Island Business News' Diversity in Business Awards

Mar 2, 2021 2 min read
REALTOR® Rao Ali Shaan Khan has been named an honoree of the 2021 Diversity in Business Awards by Long Island Business News. Khan, along with business leaders from across Long Island, were honored at the publication’s virtual awards ceremon

Suffolk South Shore REALTORS® Aid in COVID-19 Relief Efforts with Contributions to Local Community Outreach Organizations

Feb 10, 2021 2 min read
The Suffolk South Shore Chapter (SSSC) of Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) recently contributed $2,000 to support local community organizations in their efforts to aid individuals and families who have been adversely affected by the ongoing

LIBOR Signs Memorandum of Understanding with NAR-India to Encourage Collaboration and Opportunities

Jan 27, 2021 1 min read
Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) has been making strides to improve communications with International Associations across the world.   Through a new monthly webinar, Travel Abroad Virtually with LIBOR, the Association hosts webin

Long Island Board of REALTORS® Honors Laura Copersino as the 2020 REALTOR® Spirit Award Recipient

Dec 9, 2020 3 min read
The Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) has named REALTOR® Laura Copersino of Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Bayside, as its 2020 REALTOR® Spirit Award recipient.  The REALTOR® Spirit Award recognizes a remarkable member who h

LIBOR Presents REALTOR® Kevin Leatherman with Broker of the Year Award

Dec 9, 2020 2 min read
Kevin Leatherman, broker-owner of Leatherman Homes in Rockville Centre, NY, received the Long Island Board of REALTORS®’ (LIBOR) 2020 Broker of the Year Award at the Association’s annual Installation and Awards Ceremony held virtually

LIBOR Awards 2020 REALTOR® Salesperson of the Year to Christopher Bacchus

Dec 9, 2020 3 min read
REALTOR® Christopher Bacchus of Douglas Elliman Real Estate in New Hyde Park, NY, has been named 2020 REALTOR® Salesperson of the Year by the Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR). The award was presented at the Association’s annua

Long Island Board of REALTORS® Installs Susan Helsinger as 2021 President

Dec 2, 2020 3 min read
Susan Helsinger, Associate Broker of Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Merrick, NY, was installed as 2021 President of the Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) on December 1, 2020 at the Annual Installation and Awards Ceremony. The event took plac

LIBOR Supports NAR’s Apology for Past Policies that Contributed to Racial Inequality

Nov 20, 2020 3 min read
The Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) wholeheartedly supports the formal apology issued by newly installed National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) President Charlie Oppler, for the association’s past policies that contributed to se

Marlo Paventi Dilts and Dana Nowick Receive RCE Designation from NAR

Nov 18, 2020 2 min read
The Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) is proud to announce that Marlo Paventi Dilts, Government Affairs Director of Nassau/Suffolk Counties and Dana Nowick, MLS Product Marketing and Client Relationship Manager, were recently honored by

Long Island Board of REALTORS® Supports Veterans with Rebuilding Together

Nov 10, 2020 3 min read
In honor of Veterans Day, the Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) contributed $7,500 to support veteran housing initiatives in Suffolk, Nassau, Queens and Brooklyn. The contributions will be divided between Rebuilding Together Long Island (RTL

LIBOR Receives Gold Award for Global Efforts

Nov 4, 2020 1 min read
The Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR) received the Gold Award from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) 2020 Global Business Council Achievement Program. This was the fourth consecutive year LIBOR has received a Gold achievement a

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