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RE/MAX Broker/Owner Nicholas Gigante Inaugurated as NYSAR President

Nicholas Gigante, Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Shores took the oath of office Monday, January 31, as the 2011 president of the New York State Association of REALTORS® (NYSAR) in Albany, NY. He will serve a one-year term in the post. 

Gigante, a REALTOR® for more than 34 years, is the president and broker/owner of RE/MAX Shores. The firm has offices in Massapequa and Oceanside.

He has served on the Long Island Board of REALTORS®’ (LIBOR) Board of Directors since 1988, and served as LIBOR’s president in 1993. In 1994, he was honored as the local association’s REALTOR® of the Year.

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Gigante has been a senior instructor since 1987, developing and teaching numerous courses for local REALTOR® boards across the state.

In 2003, he began teaching the prestigious Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) courses for NYSAR.

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Gigante serves on numerous committees and working groups at the state level including budget and finance, investment, real estate business services, legal action, legislative policy and sellers’ property condition disclosure. He has also served as chair of organizational planning, information management, legal action and education management. He served as NYSAR GRI Chapter president in 2006 and NYSAR Education Foundation president in 2007.

At the national level, Gigante has served on numerous committees and forums including board jurisdiction, multiple listing, education, federal housing and second-home and resort. In addition, he has served as a National Association of REALTORS® director continuously since 2007, and also served as director in 1993.

Active in his community, Gigante serves as a donor and volunteer for Saint Rose of Lima, the Massapequa Chamber of Commerce, Ronald McDonald House, Vicardi Children’s Hospital, Toys for Tots and the Marty Lyons Foundation. In addition, he is a sponsor and donor for the Children’s Miracle Network Schnieder Children’s Hospital.

About RE/MAX of New York, Inc. - RE/MAX of New York, Inc. is a leader in the sale of residential and commercial real estate in New York State.  RE/MAX of New York, Inc. has a sales force of more than 2,000 agents and 140 offices throughout New York.  RE/MAX agents in New York generated over $13 billion in sales and completed more than 150,000 transactions since 2003. For more information, visit www.remax-ny.com n the Internet.

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