Most of us look at success as a very complex combination of skills, abilities, attitudes, and actions joined together in a magical or secret formula to achieve grand results. Recently, in evaluating success, I realized that one thing reigns supreme. Discipline is the fundamental building block th
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02/27/2009
Paul Stillwaggon and Patricia Cornish of New Jersey Estates/ Weichert Realtors have successfully completed all requirements and were awarded NAR's Green Designation. As of mid February under 25 agents in New Jersey held this designation. NewJerseyEstates.net is in the process of constructing web
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02/26/2009
Despite years of advertising by the National Association of Realtors® and an increasing number of required ethics courses, most recent polls continue to show real estate agents at the bottom of the consumer trust list behind insurance agents and barely beating out stockbrokers. When asked in the
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02/26/2009
Are we somewhere near the "tipping point" for real estate, where an accumulation of positive economic and government policy developments starts moving housing toward higher sales and stabilized prices? This week there are some strong signs that we just might be there. New Jersey Estates/Weichert
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02/23/2009
You need to have the best representative possible to assist you with buying or selling your home. We have the staff of dedicated, full time sales associates familiar with all the towns and property values located in Central New Jersey. Our experience will help insure you a smooth and positive hom
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02/22/2009
As a real estate agent, you have a vested interest in the financial success of your clients. When homeowners default on their mortgage loans and lose their properties to foreclosure, you not only lose customers, but you also see lower commissions as property values throughout the neighborhood plu
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02/22/2009
The continual drop of housing prices is expected to end but not before home prices slide a little more, according to a report by Moody's Economy. This news along with the tax credit for eligible homebuyers, and further mortgage rate declines could mean now is the right time to buy. New Jersey Est
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02/19/2009
Signs of a cyclical turnaround for housing are on the upswing. Sales are up sharply in many of the hardest-hit markets, and prices are firming in many others. Last week, Dr. Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Economy.com, surprised analysts by announcing that "the bottom of the housing downt
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02/18/2009
A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, wherea woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at theentrance is a description of how the store operates: You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the valueof the products increase as the shoppe
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02/08/2009
As it stands, "Fannie Mae requires that established condominium projects consisting of attached units have an owner-occupancy ratio of at least 51 percent... if the mortgage loan being delivered is secured by an investment property." The owner-occupancy ratio is not at issue in cases of "establis
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02/04/2009
