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New Jersey Real Estate Tips Home Sales 101: Creating the Right Photos for Your Online Listings Home Sales 101: Creating the Right Photos for Your Online Listings Today’s real estate market relies heavily on the use of technology, especially online listing sites. Your real estate agent may have your home listed on several different sites, each of which will feature a description of the home and the asking price. But we […]
New Jersey Real Estate Market How Much is Too Much When Determining Your Maximum Buying Price? How Much is Too Much When Determining Your Maximum Buying Price? A lot of thought and planning goes into determining the price range a person should look in when buying a home. A lot of people set a range with a minimum and maximum – the minimum being a base for expectations and the maximum […]
New Jersey Real Estate Market That’s Not Fair! How to Determine a Realistic Asking Price for Your Home That’s Not Fair! How to Determine a Realistic Asking Price for Your Home Determining the asking price for a home has to be one of the most difficult parts of the selling process. You’ve spent weeks, maybe months, preparing your home for sale – making repairs and upgrades – and you want to get the […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips What’s the Difference between a Real Estate Agent and a Real Estate Broker? What’s the Difference between a Real Estate Agent and a Real Estate Broker? You’ve probably heard both terms before – real estate agent and real estate broker. Some people use them interchangeably, as if they mean the same thing. There is, however, more than meets the eye in the real estate world and you might […]
New Jersey Real Estate Staying on Top of Home Maintenance: A Spring Checklist Staying on Top of Home Maintenance: A Spring Checklist Home maintenance is important whether you plan to sell your home or not, but it becomes critical if you really do want to move. The winter months are notoriously harsh on homes and the spring months are a great time to work down a general maintenance […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips Self-employed? You Can Still Get a Mortgage Self-employed? You Can Still Get a Mortgage Proving your income when you have a traditional corporate job is relatively simple. You can show years of paystubs to prove you have a stable track record with employment and a consistent weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly pay. Proving stability and income when self-employed is a little more difficult, […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips Buying a Condo: Understanding the HOA Buying a Condo: Understanding the HOA When you make the decision to purchase a condo, you also commit yourself to a relationship with the condo association, sometimes referred to as the homeowners association (HOA). Your ownership in the development automatically makes you (along with other owners) a member. The condo association is responsible for anything […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips What Type of Homeowners Insurance Do I Need for a Condo? What Type of Homeowners Insurance Do I Need for a Condo? The purchase of a condo is just as exciting as the purchase of a house. You own your own property with the added benefit of common areas, extra amenity access, reserved parking, and outside maintenance. What you also end up with is a very […]
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New Jersey Real Estate Tips How to Make Your Home More Appealing in the Winter How to Make Your Home More Appealing in the Winter It’s cold. It’s dreary. Half the time the sun isn’t shining. People who aren’t particularly motivated to move for a real reason aren’t as excited about going out to house hunt during the cold winter months. We’ve actually known people to take their houses off […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips How to Keep Your Houseplants Healthy in the Winter How to Keep Your Houseplants Healthy in the Winter Every detail counts when you’re getting ready to sell your home. The house needs to look livable, but it can’t be so personalized that a prospective buy can’t imagine herself living there. It needs to be clean, but not completely empty. And you definitely can’t have […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips Can the Paint Colors in My Home Help or Hinder a Sale? Can the Paint Colors in My Home Help or Hinder a Sale? Yes, you read that title right. The color of the paint throughout your home can make a huge difference when it comes to actually making a sale. They say your first impression is the most important, and the first thing you’re potential buy […]
New Jersey Real Estate Staging a Home During the Holiday Season Staging a Home During the Holiday Season The housing market hasn’t exactly been easy to deal with recently and the holiday season is typically a lot slower when it comes to finalizing sales. While that doesn’t mean you can’t sell your home during this busy time of year, it does mean you’ll need to work […]
New Jersey Real Estate Market Should I Buy a Short Sale Home? Should I Buy a Short Sale Home? As you work your way through the process of searching for a new home, you’ll very likely come across several that are listed as “short sale” properties. A short sale home is one that is being sold for less than the owner still owes on his current mortgage. […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips Mortgage Rates Expected to Rise Slightly Going Into 2015 Mortgage rates expected to rise slightly going into 2015 While mortgage rates will reflect an individual’s credit history, income and current debt/income ratios, Freddie Mac predicts average mortgage rates will go from 4.3% to 5.0%. This is widely thought to be the result of an improving U.S. economy. Competition for borrowers and declining credit score […]
New Jersey Real Estate Market Advantages to Buying a Foreclosed Property The Garden State has the highest percentage of foreclosures among mortgaged homes in the country, according to CoreLogic. Another tough statistic to swallow: New Jersey is the state that takes the longest to complete a foreclosure, just over 3 years. Not all parts of NJ see the same tough housing market, but as a whole, […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips Fall Decorating Trends Fall is in the air! New Jersey is one of the most beautiful states to enjoy this season because of the abundance of trees and a diverse landscape where you can view the transformation from summer to fall off water or land. If you’re looking for creative ways to bring fall into your home, you’ll […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips 4 Savvy Home Pricing Tricks Selling your home in today’s market may not be as easy as you had hoped, but there are things you can do speed the process along and make buyers feel like they are getting a good deal. An experienced realtor can help with this, as they can inform you of what other properties in your […]
New Jersey Real Estate Market 2014 Summer Real Estate Trends If you haven’t found the home of your dreams yet, don’t panic. This summer is a great time to finally make that investment, but it’s not over yet. You’ll be pleased to know that it’s still a smart time to buy a home, and this won’t be changing anytime soon. In fact, you may see […]
New Jersey Real Estate Top Benefits of Homeownership Owning a home is more than the American Dream. It’s a decision that offers financial, social and emotional benefits. Still, buying a home is a big step, and the initial costs associated with it can scare people away. If you’re contemplating buying your first home or re-entering the housing market after renting for some time, […]
New Jersey Real Estate Tips Tips for Winning a Bidding War You don’t have to be a bidding man to win a bidding war. Even though the housing market has been slow to recover, many areas are seeing bidding wars on for-sale properties. In fact, it’s not uncommon for some areas to see 10-15 offers on homes the day they go on the market. Low mortgage […]