Real Estate

February 13, 2023

January’s New Home-Listings on Staten Island Fall 17 Percent As Measured Against First Month of 2022

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The U.S. housing market began the year in a state of rebalance, with many buyers and sellers remaining cautious as they wait to see where the market is headed. A newly released report from the Staten Island Board of Realtors® (SIBOR) reveals new home-listings on Staten Island decreased 17 percent in January […]
November 11, 2022

Staten Island Housing Market Slows in Step with Nationwide Trend

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (Nov. 11, 2022) – Mirroring a drop in home sales across the United States, pending sales on Staten Island were down 37.5 percent in October, as compared to the same month a year ago, and down 20.1 percent year to date, according to the latest data from the Staten Island Board of Realtors® […]
March 10, 2020

SIBOR’s Realtor Day 2020 Top Producer Awards Breakfast and Trade Show Canceled Due to Anti-COVID-19 Initiative

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The Staten Island Board of Realtors® (SIBOR) Realtor Day 2020 Trade Show & Top Producer Club Awards Breakfast scheduled for March 19 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield, had been canceled. At approximately 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 11), Sandy Krueger, CEO of the Staten Island Board of Realtors, issued the following statement: “The […]
February 12, 2020

Staten Island Home Prices Continued to Rise in January, Records Show

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12, 2020 Staten Island Home Prices Continued to Rise in January, Records Show Staten Island, N.Y. – On Staten Island, home prices are continuing to gain traction, with the median sales price increasing to $550,000 in January, a rise of 2.1 percent over the same month a year ago, according to […]
September 25, 2019

13th Global Real Estate Summit NYC Set for Nov. 4 at New York Marriott Marquis

Annual event will be presented by five major Realtor associations for the first time in its history NEW YORK — The annual Global Real Estate Summit NYC will mark a major milestone Nov. 4, hosted for the first time by five major Realtor associations with a combined membership of more than 51,000 real estate professionals. Spotlighting […]
September 19, 2019

Staten Island Real Estate Pros are 1st in State To Embrace New Consumer-Support Tool

Quigler App provides transparency for Realtors’ clients during the real estate transaction The Staten Island Board of REALTORS® (SIBOR) is offering consumers and Realtors a new tool for achieving greater transparency during transactions. SIBOR is the first real estate association in New York state to utilize Quigler (www.Quigler.com), an App that keeps consumers abreast of an […]
July 15, 2019

Threat to Wildlife Prompts Open House ‘Balloon Ban’ By Weichert, Realtors® – Evolution Group

New Springville-based real estate agency enacts eco-friendly policy for its open-house celebrations across Staten Island STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (July 15, 2019) – Balloons have long been used to mark the locations of open houses. Their bright colors and breeze-generated movements are effective nationwide in catching the attention of homebuyers – but there is a tragic downside […]
June 20, 2019

Weichert, Realtors® – Evolution Group Tags Staten Island PR Firm Relevant Public Relations as Marketing Rep

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (June 20, 2019) – Weichert, Realtors® – Evolution Group, a Staten Island, N.Y.-based real estate agency, has chosen Relevant Public Relations LLC as its marketing and public relations representative. “I’m looking forward to building a long and beneficial relationship with Weichert, Realtors® – Evolution Group, a family business headed by native Staten Islanders whose combined […]
May 13, 2019

Staten Island Realtors® Seek Assistance in Albany for First-Time Home Buyers

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Representatives of the Staten Island Board of Realtors® (SIBOR) were among REALTORS® from across New York state who gathered in Albany in early May to highlight important real estate-related issues. The Realtors® were there to ask state senators and Assembly members to support initiatives that are vital to the industry, advocating for […]
April 2, 2019

Staten Island’s Open House Weekend, April 6-7, Launches Premier Home Buying Season

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Everyone shopping for a Staten Island home is invited to participate in the borough’s upcoming Open House Weekend. The event, presented by Realtor members of the Staten Island Board of Realtors® (SIBOR) Saturday, April 6, and Sunday, April 7, is the largest coordinated initiative of its type on Staten Island, providing home buyers with a […]
November 7, 2018

Staten Island Realtors® Offer Voice-Enabled Searches for Homes

Consumers can now ask Alexa and Google Home to help them find their next house STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – If you are shopping for a home on Staten Island, your search has just gotten a bit easier thanks to a cutting-edge technology embraced by the Staten Island Board of Realtors® (SIBOR). The organization, provider of the […]
February 3, 2018

NYC Law Firm Menicucci Villa Cilmi Adds ‘Triple Threat’ Litigator to Legal Team

Attorney Brendan T. Lantry, an experienced political counsel, criminal prosecutor and civil litigator is based at New York law firm’s Staten Island headquarters STATEN ISLAND – The legal team of Menicucci Villa Cilmi PLLC (MVC) is marking the recent addition of accomplished civil litigator, former political counsel and criminal prosecutor Brendan T. Lantry. “I’m delighted to have […]
June 7, 2017

Staten Island Realtors® Advocate in Washington, D.C., for Homeownership and Commercial Real Estate

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – More than 9,600 Realtors® recently traveled to Washington, D.C., on behalf of current and future home and property owners. Gathering at the 2017 REALTOR® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in May, representatives of the Staten Island Board of Realtors® (SIBOR) joined fellow Realtors from New York state and across the nation to […]
April 20, 2017

‘Open House Weekend’ May 6-7 to Complement Staten Island’s Premier Home-Buying Season

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (April 20, 2017) – Shopping for a new home? The Staten Island Board of Realtors® (SIBOR) will soon be featuring a special event you won’t want to miss: Open House Weekend. Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7, Realtors across Staten Island will be participating in the largest coordinated event of its type […]
March 15, 2017

SIBOR’S Realtor Day Trade Show March 23

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (March 15, 2017) – Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR) Realtor Day is set to take place March 23 at the Hilton Garden Inn, in the borough’s Bloomfield community. The trade show annually attracts hundreds of Realtors, as well as other professionals serving the real estate industry. The event will feature more than 100 […]
February 7, 2017

Staten Island REALTOR® Inaugurated as President of New York State Association of REALTORS®

Dawn M. Carpenter is a past president of the Staten Island Board of REALTORS® and chair of the Staten Island Multiple Listing Service STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Staten Island Realtor Dawn M. Carpenter took the oath of office Monday, Feb. 6, as the 2017 president of the New York State Association of REALTORS® (NYSAR). The association’s […]
January 14, 2017

Staten Island Board of Realtors Inducts 55th President

Greg A. Sokol takes helm of borough’s largest professional organization STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Greg A. Sokol of Cangiano Estates has been inducted as the 55th president of the Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR). Sokol was sworn into office Jan. 12 by Dawn M. Carpenter, president of the New York State Association of Realtors and a […]
August 11, 2016

Staten Island Realtors’ ‘Pack To School’ Program Marks 14th Year of Donating Supplies to Kids

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (Aug. 11, 2016) – More than 500 students at PS 373 in New Brighton will be starting the new school year with an essential assortment of brand new classroom supplies, courtesy of the Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR). Now in its 14th year, SIBOR’s “Pack To School” program has provided thousands of […]