Celebrating 115 Years of Maywood NJ ! - 06/27/09 06:05 PM
All week long the following events will take place at Maywood's Memorial Park leading up to the famous Maywood Independence Day Parade !
 
> Sunday June 28thDay in the Park - Family gatherings and games in the park from 1pm to 6pm
> Monday June 29thDay in the Park - Softball Game -  MYAA vs MRPG & Poster Contest !, 6pm
> Tuesday June 30thConcert in the Park, 7:30pm
> Wednesday July 1stDance in the Park, 7:30pm - 11pm
> Friday July 3rdFIREWORKS AT DUSK !!!! (Rain Date Sunday July 5th :o)
> Saturday July 4thOur Famous Maywood Independence Day Parade … (19 comments)

BLIP.fm !!! - Your User-Friendly Custom-Jukebox ! - Thumbs UP ! - 06/10/09 05:49 PM

 
Well I have to thank my good friend Shirley Parks for just recently turning me on to Blip.fm, because I LOVE it and I'm adding more songs each day and thoroughly enjoying it ! For those of you who are unaware of BLIP.fm, it is an online personal music source, that allows you to find songs and add them to your own playlist so you can return and play them whenever you like, or simply to get a quick fix of that song for today and move on !
A nice social feature is that you can add other 'DJs' (friends) … (37 comments)

NORTHEAST PENDING HOME SALES SHOOTS UP 32% IN APRIL 2009 ! - 06/08/09 09:01 AM
A recent article in the Daily Real Estate News  showed that April Pending Home Sales in the North East increased nearly 7 Percent over March!
Even NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun stated that he believes buyers are finally getting off the fence with the current  favorable market conditions for buyers."Housing affordability conditions have been at historic highs, but now the $8,000 first-time buyer tax credit is beginning to impact the market," he says. "Since first-time buyers must finalize their purchase by November 30 to get the credit, we expect greater activity in the months ahead, and that should spark more sales by repeat buyers."
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Maywood NJ Homes | May 2009 Activity Report - 06/08/09 09:01 AM
May '09 Activity SNAPSHOT - Maywood, NJ Homes Sold: 3(May 2008 saw 4 Sold )
Sold Price Range: $341,000 - $355,000(May 2008 Range: $385,000 - $520,000)
List Price Range: $357,900 - $379,000(May 2008 List Range: $389,000 - $529,000)
Styles: 1-C/C, 1-COL, 1-S/L(May 2008 Styles: 2-C/C, 2-COL)
 
The SOLD activity this May compared with last year was almost identical to last year. But the number of units sold is down from the last 2 months. The current inventory is higher than usual and the prices have dropped an average of 6% - making the current list prices considerably lower than a year ago - … (0 comments)

Paramus NJ Homes | May 2009 Activity Report - 06/08/09 09:01 AM
May '09 Activity SNAPSHOT - Paramus, NJ
 
Homes Sold: 10(May 2008 saw 8 Sold)
Sold Price Range: $395,000 - $820,000(May 2008 Range: $212,000 - $975,000)
List Price Range: $429,000 - $999,000(May 2008 List Range: $252,000 - $1,099,000)
Styles: 5-COL, 2-S/L, 1-C/C, 1-B/L, 1-TWN(May '08: 1-S/L, 1-RCH, 3-B/L, 1-COL, 1-COOP)
 
Even with the downturn in sales across the country, Paramus has held pretty steady, selling almost the same number of homes in May '09 as it did in '08. Even difference is in the list and sales prices, was pretty similar. The most nocticable stat was that in May the current inventory rose by almost 50 … (0 comments)

Promotional Products - Effective or Flushed Cash ???? - 06/03/09 10:15 PM
With everyone watching their pennies these days, I talk to more Realtors who are cutting back on their marketing dollars, advertising and promotional products. Personally I have tried to bite the bullet and keep the promotional items out there to keep my name in front of leads and potential clients.
The question becomes, if you are going to spend the marketing dollars, what are you going to spend them on ?
Many promotional products are not for everyone, and many products do not fit the personality of certain Realtors.
So what items can you share that have been effective for you in … (81 comments)

Turn On Your RE-BLOG !!!!! - 06/03/09 09:10 PM
Just a quick heads up for those of you unfamiliar with the RE-BLOG feature, or if you weren't aware of the recent "BONUS POINTS" addition !
When you post a blog article, there's a button at the bottom of the post which allows you to turn on the "RE-BLOG" capability for other readers.

What RE-BLOG does, is allow another reader who sees some great value in your post, to re-post it onto their own blog,  so their list of subscribers and viewers can read it too if they missed it on your original blog.
The key to reposting the article this … (75 comments)

 

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