January 20, 2021 SO – what happens next? We start off 2021 filled with high hopes for a much happier and healthier year than the one we left behind. There also is plenty of speculation about what will happen going forward in what has been a sizzling hot residential housing market. For starters, let’s look […]
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2021 I can’t imagine that anyone is NOT thinking, “A new year and a new beginning.” After the unexpected global horror of 2020, we are all hoping for a better 2021. Yet, as strange and different as this year dawns, some habits have not changed. This holiday season, some of us got together […]
Read MoreDecember 14, 2020 The Blessings of Home If 2020 has taught us anything, it is the importance of HOME. We are doing EVERYTHING from home: Sheltering Schooling Working Playing Eating Drinking (!) Working Out Fixing Up Watching Movies Shopping You name it, it is all happening at home. And this has emphasized the point that […]
Read MoreDecember 3, 2020 With all the hype and the intense speed of the market this year in Bergen County, lots of folks are wondering just how high home prices rose. As is usually the case, the rumors have not proven to be true – at least not across the board. Yes, the pace was intense […]
Read MoreNovember 18. 2020 Did the Election Cause a Dip in the Real Estate Market? Okay – the presidential election is behind us and there appears to be a winner. So now the BIG question on every real estate agent’s mind (and maybe on a good number of consumers’ minds, too) is this: Did we have […]
Read MoreNovember 4, 2020 It’s a crazy time to be living on this planet. Who knew the stuff of science fiction would become real in 2020, and a pandemic would be changing the world as we knew it? Now it’s November. Traditionally a time for gratitude. But as these challenging times continue, it’s tough to be […]
Read MoreOctober 9, 2020 Regardless of what form it takes in your neck of the woods, Halloween will be celebrated – as it always is – on the last day of October. What follows, year in and year out, is a slowdown in the real estate market. This slowdown is slightly less than […]
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2020 You’ve searched and searched. You’ve found THE house! And this time, out of the multitude of offers on the table, yours was accepted! You do your happy dance. You line up your home inspection, apply for your mortgage, tell all your friends, contact a painter, you start packing, YOU […]
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2020 Yes, the real estate market is super-hot right now. It certainly is a “Sellers’ Market” here in Northern New Jersey. HOWEVER, overpricing a home does not translate into a higher sales price; you still have to price the home properly to enjoy multiple offers. Why? Your buyers are no […]
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