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2007
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Buying a home is an investment in the neighborhood as well as the house. As a matter of fact, the character and amenities of the neighborhood may be as important to the property value as the house itself. No matter what kind of neighborhood you're looking for, it's important to know its history...
10/16/2007
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When you're thinking about making a move, the first steps in the home buying process are:1. Deciding when you want to make move2. Considering how much you would like to spend 3. Thinking about what type of home you like 4. Decide where you would like to liveThe next step i...
10/16/2007
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If you're thinking about buying your first home, it's essential for you to be confident in your decision to buy instead of rent. However, you may not know about the many great reasons to buy a home! Here are just a few:Smart investmentWhen you invest in a home, it offers the possibility for appr...
10/16/2007
The prospects for noticeably lower mortgage interest rates over the course of the coming week face two distinct challenges 1) incoming economic data needs to show additional weakness, and 2) the signs of weakness can't be so significant that the value of the dollar drops further against internati...
10/16/2007
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Is anyone else out there as SICK and TIRED as I am of hearing all this gloom and doom in the media about the real estate market? OMG.....they need a new subject! Although it is true that real estate has experienced some changes, I truly don't feel the sky falling on my head or in my market. I'...
10/14/2007
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I would love to know if anyone has ever sold the house they were doing an Open House on? I like to use numbers and statistics when speaking with clients so they know I'm not just making stuff up, so your comments would be appreciated. Everything I read says about 1% of homes are sold at open ho...
10/12/2007
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If your home or listing is in a less than desirable location, you may be a bit limited with what you can do to sell it. You can try to accentuate the positives and eliminate the negatives by using landscaping to screen off adjoining properties or install water features to quiet the traffic noise...
10/11/2007
As reported in the Independent Press Wednesday, October 10, 2007The Berkeley Heights Board of Education is now accepting applicants to volunteer to serve on the four Strategic Planning Action Teams that will be created to address the standards developed by the district's Strategic Planning Team.T...
10/11/2007
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Advertise your open house. Ideally you should advertise both the weekend before and the weekend of the open house. Check with the local paper to see when their ad closing deadlines are. Be sure to include a description of your home, directions, day and evening contact phone numbers, and the dat...
10/09/2007
Do you remember the 4,000 job loss reported in August that created such a stir in the capital markets and likely lead the Federal Open Market Committee to cut short-term interest by 50 basis points? The Labor Department has now acknowledged a 93,000 error in the job count. What was initially re...
10/08/2007
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