On Thursday, January 7, members of the Ithaca Board of Realtors® (IBR) gathered to share in the presentation of annual awards to members who stood out in 2020, and to usher in a new and promising year.  Introductory remarks were made by outgoing president Mary Stoe, who welcomed all attending members to the virtual ceremony,…

James (“Jamie”) Gatch, City of Ithaca housing code supervisor, joined us for a very informative session on all aspects of building inspections, where he touched on a variety of topics related to housing codes and inspections. Jamie answered questions that were submitted by members of the Ithaca Board of Realtors®, providing a great deal of…

Members of Cornell’s administration conducted a lunchtime town hall for the Ithaca Board of Realtors and the Landlord’s Association of Tompkins County (LATC), to provide an update on the university’s plan for the fall 2020 semester, and to answer submitted questions. The hour went quickly, and there was not sufficient time to address all of…

In an effort to keep you as informed as possible, we have created a page on the IBR website that contains a chronological digest of all communications related to the COVID019 pandemic. You can access it from the link above, or from the “FOR MEMBERS” pulldown menu on the IBR home page. In addition, NYSAR…

There are a dozen reasons: 1. Your REALTOR® can help you determine your buying power; that is, your financial reserves plus your borrowing capacity. If you give a REALTOR® some basic information about your available savings, income and current debt, he or she can refer you to lenders best qualified to help you. Most lenders —…