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New Jersey Real Estate Is a Winter Season Home Sale the Right Time for You? Even in northern New Jersey, which has a healthy real estate market, it’s hard to know whether or not seasons play in the home sale cycle. With the cold temperatures and inevitable snow and ice, many homeowners—and home buyers—may feel it’s better to wait until spring. Not so fast! There are actually strong reasons to […]
New Jersey Real Estate Five Reasons to Forego a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) You’ve probably passed For Sale by Owner signs and wondered whether you could sell your house by yourself–and if it makes sense financially. The quick answer for most people: it’s a lot of work, for no guaranteed payoff. And the risks really aren’t worth it. With FSBO (pronounced fizz-bow) transactions, sellers think they’ll save on […]
New Jersey Real Estate Market Why Winter 2018 is a Great Time to Purchase a Home It’s no secret in the real estate business that the housing inventory in New Jersey is tight; there are far more buyers than sellers and it’s been that way for a while. This level of competition drives up housing prices (it seems we all know someone who ended up in a bidding war, whether as […]
New Jersey Real Estate Creating a Zen Garden for Your New Jersey Backyard Zen—or dry—gardens date back to the late 14th century, when Zen Buddhist priests created these austere gardens for meditation and appreciation of beauty. These gardens had no water features; the priests created a feeling of water with rocks, even raking them to get a ripple-like appearance. Zen gardens are appearing in backyards across northern New […]
New Jersey Real Estate Getting Ready to List Your Home – Steps You Can Take to Add Value for Buyers Getting your home prepared for a listing with a real estate agency is an exciting time. Of course, your agent will want to be excited about your listing and bring as many qualified prospects as possible. Is your real estate professional providing you with guidance about how to add value to your home? These home […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips Maximizing Cozy Spaces In the real estate world, nothing is “small.” It quaint, cozy, or comfortable, but never small. Words matter when it comes to how real estate is listed, but they also have meaning. That is why it is important to turn those small spaces into ones that really are cozy. You can maximize storage space, use […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips 2016 Real Estate Market Home prices are moving up moderately this year, but not to the point of discouraging buyers from a first or second home purchase. In fact, the moderate value increase is – in part – due to a supply vs. demand imbalance in many cities across the United States. With new construction at a 50-year low, […]
New Jersey Real Estate Market Tips for Hosting a Successful Open House Once you have decided to sell your home, one of the first things your real estate agent will do is schedule your open house. An open house is a showing of your home and property where prospective buyers can drop by and visit during a certain day and time. This is a proven way to […]
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New Jersey Real Estate Tips The Advantages of Owning vs. Renting If you’re currently renting your home and have always dreamed of buying, this might be the right time for you to make the choice to swap over to home ownership. Many people are worried about this step in life. They fear they are not ready yet, that they won’t get approved or that they won’t […]
New Jersey Real Estate Market Yes, You Can Get a Mortgage after Bankruptcy: Here’s How Perhaps you think that you cannot get a mortgage after a bankruptcy but that’s not entirely true. It is still possible to get a mortgage after bankruptcy but it’s important to know what to do and how to do it properly. For example, you should first wait at least 24 months after your bankruptcy is […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips House Flipping: Is It for You? Maybe you’ve heard of house flipping or seen it on TV. It’s really grown as a method of making money and there are even reality TV shows about it. So how do you know if house flipping is for you? Really, no one else can make that decision except for you. You’re the only person […]
New Jersey Real Estate Market How to Prepare for Turning a Home into a Rental How to Prepare for Turning a Home into a Rental   If you have made the decision to rent out the home you are living in rather than living in it yourself, you have some prep work to do. Not only do you have to get the home itself physically ready to rent, you also […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips How to Deal with Buyer’s Remorse in Real Estate How to Deal with Buyer’s Remorse in Real Estate   Buyer’s remorse is not uncommon at all. Buying a house is a major decision and every person who has the mindset of an adult is going to question major decisions they make. They have fears concerning their finances and future, and that’s actually healthy. It […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips What is Real Estate Leverage? What is Real Estate Leverage? When it comes to real estate, finance, and investing, the language used can be a bit confusing and overwhelming. Today we want to take a closer look at real estate leverage and what it means to you, as a buyer and investor. What is Leverage? Leverage, by definition, is when […]
New Jersey Real Estate Just Moved? Time to Make Some New Friends Just Moved? Time to Make Some New Friends A lot of people worry about how pets and children will adjust after a move. Adolescents and teens are incredibly social yet often have a hard time finding new peer groups and making friends. And while these are all obstacles that are often overcome, we often handle […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips Showing Your Home: What to Do with Your Pets Showing Your Home: What to Do with Your Pets You’re trying to sell your house but you have dogs, cats, or some other breed of pet hanging around. While many won’t mind seeing pets around the house, some will, so you’ll need to give careful consideration to what you’re going to do with your pets […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips Long Distance Moving with Pets: How to Care for Them on the Trip Long Distance Moving with Pets: How to Care for Them on the Trip Moving isn’t always easy and long-distance moves can be particularly stressful. You have to figure out how to get yourself set up in a new town or state, hundreds of miles from your current location, sometimes with very little guidance. Many people […]
New Jersey Real Estate Preparing Your Home for a Fall Listing Preparing Your Home for a Fall Listing Oh, the fall is such a lovely time to sell a home. The lull in the summer market caused by casual shoppers who have paused their house hunts to go on vacation ends. People find themselves back in a regular routine, the kids are back in school, and […]
New Jersey Real Estate Moving with Pets? How to Prepare and Help them Adjust Moving with Pets? How to Prepare and Help them Adjust Your pets are an important part of your family and, as such, shouldn’t be ignored when it comes to the moving process. Your pets are highly tuned to your everyday schedule and the stress of preparing for a move will not go unnoticed. There are […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips How to Entice Buyers to Look at a Vacant Home How to Entice Buyers to Look at a Vacant Home You had to move to your new home before your old one sold. No matter what the circumstances that forced your early move, the truth is that you now have a unique selling situation. You have a vacant home to show and sell. While that […]