FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Long Island Realtors® Gather to Discuss Fair Housing
and Cultural Awareness at Seminar

April 24, 2007 – West Babylon, NY - On Friday, April 20 more than 100 members of the Long Island Board of Realtors®  gathered at Towers on the Green in Floral Park to tackle the subject of fair housing and cultural awareness as part of a seminar entitled: “Learn More to Earn More By Knowing the Law” led by Carmela Ma, President of CJM Associates of Beverly Hills, California.  Ms. Ma is an internationally recognized licensed real estate broker and consultant whose transactions include industrial developments in Africa, Europe and Asia; estates from Italy to Beverly Hills; and investment properties in Hong Kong and California. Ms. Ma has counseled institutional and international clients on acquisition, disposition, strategic planning, brokers selection, risk reduction, portfolio analysis and value enhancement.

The seminar brought together Realtors® from across Long Island and the New York metropolitan area to discuss issues related to fair housing regulations, cultural diversity and awareness.  Ms. Ma’s topics included a review of federal fair housing laws, the cost of litigation, and how the real estate industry should thrive in a climate of cultural diversity and acceptance. 

According to Linda Bonarelli, President of the Long Island Board of Realtors®, “The real estate industry, and in particular real estate brokers and salespeople, must be well versed in federal, state and local fair housing regulations.  Having a clear understanding of fair housing laws and regulations will allow our members to provide the best realty services available to our clients and customers.”

Carmella Ma is picture here with Realtor representatives from the Long Island Board of Realtors and the New York State Association of (left to right)  Carmella Ma, Linda Bonarelli, Buddy Hoosein, Liz English, Max Gurvich, Kathy Engel and Barbara McDonough

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Christina DeFalco
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The Long Island Board of REALTORS® is a non-profit trade association consisting of more than 28,000 professional Realtors. LIBOR is the largest local Realtor Board in the Country with ten Chapters that cover the North Shore, South Shore and Central areas of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties. For more information about LIBOR, or to locate a Realtor in your area, visit our web site at: www.mlsli.com.