For the second year, the Ulster County Board of REALTORS® partnered with the TMI Project® to conduct their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program. Hosted at the YMCA on Broadway in Kingston, we had a large turnout for this successful event. To add to it all, Stone Soup catered various sandwiches, sides, and sweet treats for our UCBR members. Mary and Micah from The TMI Project® introduced their organization and shared its mission of providing a platform to amplify those not usually heard. They mainly use podcasts, videos, and other materials as tools for social justice throughout the Internet and...

  As Fair Housing Month draws to a close, it's vital for us as REALTORS® to remember that the fight for fair housing doesn't end when the calendar flips to May. Every day, we are responsible for ensuring everyone has access to safe, affordable housing without fear of discrimination – based on race, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. In this post, we'll remind ourselves why fair housing is crucial and explore how we can continue practicing it year-round. Let’s take a moment to reflect on our role in creating inclusive communities throughout the year. As of 1968, the Fair...

  The Ulster County Board of REALTORS® Community Services Committee is asking for your help.   The Ulster County Board of REALTORS® (UCBR) Community Services Committee is asking for help collecting personal care donations to be donated to women, children, and men’s shelters in the Ulster County area to those in need. The UCBR Community Services Committee is requesting the following specific items to be donated:   Shaving Cream Diapers Soaps Razors Deodorants Feminine Hygiene Products Baby Wipes Individually Wrapped Toilet Paper Rolls Small Sized Shampoos & Conditioners Toothpastes Toothbrushes Other Baby Care Items Our Community Services Committee will be...

The Ulster County Board of REALTORS® Fair Housing Challenge is here once again   The Ulster County Board of REALTORS® (UCBR), is once again partnering with AT HOME WITH DIVERSITY® to host their Fair Housing Challenge for the month of April.   To complete the challenge UCBR members are asked to complete the components list and then fill out the Fair Housing Challenge completion form. Please complete the following components for the challenge:   FAIRHAVEN: A REALTOR SIMULATION EARN YOUR AT HOME WITH DIVERSITY (AHWD) CERTIFICATION IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING (BIAR OVERRIDE: OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO FAIR HOUSING VIDEO)   Once all...

Wednesday, March 16th, at 9:30 am on Zoom, we held the 2022 Top Producers Awards. Robbie Pittman from Prime Lending was our host again this year, and he started the meeting by thanking those in attendance for the top producers’ awards. Afterward, he began the ceremony with the Pledge of Allegiance. Robbie then gave his insights into the Silicon Valley, and Signature Bank collapses, as many were worried this would affect the mortgage industry. Robbie stated that he believes more banks will be in trouble but will not impact the mortgage industry since the banks were investing in Federal Reserves...

Women's History Month is a celebration of the amazing accomplishments of women throughout American history. This month, we commemorate the incredible strides women have made in every area of life, from politics and science to business and art. We celebrate the many unique skills and strengths that women bring to the table, and we Thank Women for their countless contributions to our society. Women's History Month is an important time to reflect on all that women have done for us – from fighting for our rights to building our societies and creating lasting legacies. Throughout the month, we'll be highlighting...

  Each February, Black History Month honors the accomplishments of African Americans as well as acknowledges the barriers and struggles they broke through. Black History Month is also known as African American History Month, which was taken from “Negro History Week”, which was originally an initiative by eminent African Americans, Carter G. Woodson, and others. Since 1976, every U.S. President has proclaimed February to be Black History Month. The United Kingdom and Canada are the only two other nations that celebrate Black History Month to honor the achievements of the black community as well as the struggles they faced as...

Our children are our future. Essentially, it is our job as their local community to ensure they are taken care of and our families who are in need are given a helping hand. The Ulster County Board of REALTORS® Community Council is also striving to find new ways to help give back to those in the local Kingston, NY area and Hudson Valley region. This past December, the Community Council announced that they would be hosting a local coat drive to help provide brand-new coats to children in Kingston city schools who are in need. The Ulster County Board of...

The cold weather has finally settled into the Hudson Valley region and many of us are prepared. However, there are a number of those who do not have the proper gear for the colder weather, and this includes young children. It breaks our hearts to see there are children in our local community who will be suffering from the cold, so our Community Services Committee is holding a local coat drive to collect coat and jacket donations for the Hudson Valley Region. The Ulster County Board of REALTORS® Community Services Committee is asking the local community to donate any new...

    It was a packed house at yesterday’s Ulster County Board of REALTORS® Annual General Membership meeting. We started the meeting off with Richard Heese of Ulster Savings Bank (one of our wonderful sponsors) reading off the Pledge of Allegiance to the group. We then moved on to our President, Faye Storms, reading off our amazing accomplishments we were able to achieve for the 2022 year. Some of the success’s included our Rain Mixer which had 125 members in attendance, our legislative meetings in Washington D.C., our Fair Housing Seminar, Lunch of Knowledge, and so many more! The meeting...