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The Greater Boston Association of REALTORS ® (GBAR) represents over 5,000 real estate professionals throughout the Greater Boston and Eastern Massachusetts area and is one of the local boards of the National Association of REALTORS the largest trade association in America.

GBAR Summer Soiree and Awards Dinner
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Kick off summer in the Big Easy this year with GBAR! Our annual networking and awards dinner will be packed with fun and surprises including a southern-style dinner, cocktails and a live blues band on the waterfront at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Plus, we'll be honoring the recipients of our 2008 awards. Click Here for sponsorship opportunities or Click Here to register online
Nominations Open for 2008 GBAR Awards
Wednesday, May 7, 2008

If you missed GBAR’s REALTOR® of the Year awards ceremony last year, you definitely don’t want to this year. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 24 for the event, which is taking place in the Wharf Room at the Boston Harbor Hotel. There will be a cocktail reception, a silent auction, dinner and the announcement of the 2008 award recipients. Afterward, dance the night away outside to a blues band playing on the waterfront. read more...
GBAR Online Ads Promote Homeownership Opportunities
Thursday, April 10, 2008





The Greater Boston Association of REALTORS® is launching new online ads this spring to supplement the National Association of REALTORS® public awareness campaign. GBAR’s online ads are set to debut this week on five heavily trafficked media websites...read more
Increased Loan Limits Take Effect in the Bay State
Thursday, March 20, 2008

The federal government officially raised the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) loan limits for 1-4 family homes in Boston and surrounding counties last week. The FHA loan limit will increase from $362,790 to $523,750 – or 125 percent of the area’s median selling price in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk Counties. read more...

GBAR Responds to Reporter's Criticism of REALTORS®
Thursday, March 20, 2008

GBAR President David Friedberg has sent a Letter to the Editor in response to a column that appeared in the March 16 edition of the Boston Sunday Globe Magazine criticizing REALTORS® for their optimistic view of the current housing market.  In his letter, President Friedberg takes issue with the media's gloom-and-doom coverage of the housing industry and challenges the press to do a better job promoting the value of homeownership and the terrific home buying opportunities available today.

The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® also has issued a response to the column, "The (Always) Sunny Side of the Street".

REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.

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