sheldon neal: Nice little article on ThatBritishAgent !!! - 02/22/12 07:29 AM
Well, just to show that my AR hiatus has been productive, there was a nice little article in the Bergen Record this week about your friendly BritishAgent ! Hope you are all having a great start to the year !!!!!

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Sheldon Neal ranks among top RE/MAX agents in Bergen County Thursday, February 16, 2012 Last updated: Friday February 17, 2012, 9:55 AM   ORADELL NJ - Sheldon Neal, sales associate for RE/MAX Real Estate Limited in Oradell, was ranked as the number four RE/MAX Agent in Bergen County through October, 2011. In addition, he was also ranked number 30 among … (31 comments)

sheldon neal: Maywood Nursery School Has Openings For 2010 - 06/10/10 01:04 PM
Maywood Nursery School Has Openings For 2010
 
The Maywood CoOp Nursery School, located at 29 Oak Street and Parkway, has some limited openings for its FALL 2010 classes.
The school is open to all children who will be 2,3 and 4 years old by October 1st 2010.
For further information, call Liz Conoscenti-Jones at 201-843-2644.
 
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Sheldon Neal is a local Maywood Realtor ® with RE/MAX, specializing in Homes For Sale in Maywood, NJ.
Sheldon is also a proud Maywood resident !
If you are looking … (5 comments)

sheldon neal: Expanded GUERRILLA MARKETING Campaign !!! - 06/08/10 03:45 PM
After enjoying getting some creative juices flowing in Russel Ray's recent 'Guerrilla Marketing Contest, I decided to build on our entries and put together a whole campaign !  
We are planning on sending one a month for the next year ;o)
... here are some from our collection !
What ya think ??????
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
We are still deciding whether we can get away with this 'cheeky' choice !!!!

 
 
... and we were happy that this selection was chosen as a winning entry in the contest … (33 comments)

sheldon neal: Maywood Annual 5K Run - May 15th 2010 ! - 04/02/10 05:03 PM
Maywood Annual 5K Run - May 15th 2010 !
Just announced, the 18th annual Maywood 5K run will be held on Saturday May 15th !

Sponsored by the Maywood Rotary Club, the event will start at 9am, beginning at the Memorial School (Grant Avenue) and will continue through the residential streets of Maywood !

This race has previously attracted as many as 270 runners, and after the Winter that we have had in this area, we may even see more runners this year who want to get out and enjoy the better weather !

This run is … (13 comments)

sheldon neal: STUNNING NEW TOWNHOUSE FOR SALE IN OLD TAPPAN, NJ ! - 01/31/10 01:54 PM
NEW TOWNHOUSE FOR SALE IN PRESTIGIOUS OLD TAPPAN, NJ ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 
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Sheldon Neal is a Full Time Realtor® with RE/MAX, specializing in Homes For Sale in Central and Northern Bergen County, NJ.
Sheldon is also a proud Bergen County resident !
If you are looking for Bergen County Realtors, call local expert Sheldon Neal for all your Bergen CountyBuying & Selling needs ! Sheldon Neal ~ RE/MAX REAL ESTATE LTD. cell: 201-481-2891 201-481-2891 email: SheldonNeal@remax.net website: www.SheldonNeal.com
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sheldon neal: Internet Lead Conversion - the TOP TWO ways to succeed !!!! - 01/06/10 04:16 PM

 
 
Internet Lead Conversion - the TOP TWO ways to succeed !!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
Internet leads seem to create polar opposite opinions with regards to their value.


Having used and converted many of these leads over the years, here is just one BritishAgent's opinion as to how to approach Internet Leads for the best chance of success !
 
To make working with Internet Leads a worthwhile venture, you need the following 3 things:
 
 
A Lead Source - A company to supply the leads A Contact Management System - A database to store, track and communicate … (47 comments)

sheldon neal: Closter Homes For Sale Summary | July Market Report - 08/20/09 12:28 PM
Closter Homes For Sale Summary | July Market Report Homes Sold: 3 (July 2008 also saw 7 Sold)
Sold Price Range: $415,000 $955,000(July 2008 Range: $382,000 - $1,092,000)
List Price Range: $498,000 - $1,320,000(July 2008 List Range: $409,000 - $1,225,000)
Styles: 3COL (July '08: 4COL, BL, CC, RCH)
 
 
Closter had a slow month of July after building some momentum through the spring. There are still plenty of homes to choose from, so the slow month is somewhat surprising.
The list prices though, have stayed almost identical, which is a good sign that prices are not dropping as much as they are … (2 comments)

sheldon neal: Wyckoff Homes For Sale Summary | July Market Report - 08/19/09 03:26 PM
Wyckoff Homes For Sale Summary | July Market Report Homes Sold: 17 (July 2008 saw 19 Sold )
Sold Price Range: $350,000 - $1,899,000(July 2008 Range: $385,000 - $1,470,000)
List Price Range: $390,900 - $1,899,000(July 2008 List Range: $369,000 - $1,599,000)
Styles: CC, 11COL, 4RCH, SL(July 2008 Styles:CC, 8COL, 7RCH, 3SL)  
 
For 2 months in a row, Wyckoff has seen 17 homes sold. A pretty healthy number each month, although last yr saw a couple more sold in July. The interesting part is that we saw a $1.9M home sell for asking price !
Even the list prices are … (9 comments)

sheldon neal: Wyckoff Homes For Sale Summary | June Market Report - 08/19/09 03:26 PM
Wyckoff Homes For Sale Summary | June Market Report Homes Sold: 17 (June 2008 saw 26 Sold )
Sold Price Range: $376,000 - $1,820,000(June 2008 Range: $358,000 - $1,600,000)
List Price Range: $379,900 - $1,989,000(June 2008 List Range: $369,000 - $1,925,000)
Styles: 2-C/C, 4-COL, 1-CONTEMP, 4-RCH, 4-S/L, 2-TWNHS(June 2008 Styles:1-B/L, 4-C/C, 9-COL, 1-CONTEMP, 7-RCH, 1-S/L, 2-TWNHS, 1-CONDO)  
 
Last June saw 26 homes sold, compared with a slight drop to 17 sold this June.
However, interestingly, the average list price has INCREASED this year. Wyckoff is one of the few towns in Bergen County where the list prices have stayed strong.
... … (8 comments)

sheldon neal: Hackensack Homes For Sale Summary | July Market Report - 08/19/09 10:07 AM


Hackensack Homes For Sale Summary | July Market Report


Homes Sold: 28 (July 2008 saw 26 residential units Sold )


Sold Price Range: $75,000 - $410,000(July 2008 Range: $175,900- $470,000)
List Price Range: $99,900- $579,000(July 2008 List Range: $209,000 - $650,000)
Styles: 4COOP, 2COL, 15-CONDO, 4RCH, 2SL, TWN(July 2008 Styles: CC, RCH, COL, 1-3FAM, 20 CONDO, 2TWN)
 
 
Again, Hackensack year over year stats are almost identical to last year, except as the trend continues, the list prices have come down considerably overall.
As of 8/19/09 at 7pm, there are 304 homes for sale in Hackensack. Their prices … (0 comments)

sheldon neal: Hackensack Homes For Sale Summary | June Market Report - 08/19/09 10:07 AM


Hackensack Homes For Sale Summary | June Market Report


Homes Sold: 25 (June 2008 saw 23 residential units Sold )


Sold Price Range: $105,000 - $481,000(June 2008 Range: $190,900- $550,000)
List Price Range: $124,900- $509,000(June 2008 List Range: $209,000 - $650,000)
Styles: 3 Col, 3-CC, 2 Rch, 13 Condo; 2 Co-Op, 2-2Fam(June 2008 Styles: 12 Condo; 2-TWN, 1 Col, 2 Ranch; 2-2Fam, 3-CC,1-DUP)
 
 
Hackensack year over year stats are very similar to last year, except the list prices have come down considerably overall. This is clearly a factor of the continued slow down in market activity, and Hackensack has been hit … (12 comments)

sheldon neal: Dumont Homes For Sale Summary | July Market Report - 08/19/09 09:37 AM
Dumont Homes For Sale Summary | July Market Report
Homes Sold: 17 (July 2008 saw 9 Sold)
Sold Price Range: $225,000 - $455,000(July 2008 Range: $325,000 - $650,000)
List Price Range: $249,000 - $455,000(July 2008 List Range: $349,000 - $859,000)
Styles: BL, 9CC, 5COL, 2SL(Jul '08:1-2FAM, 3CC, 2COL, 2RCH, SL)
 
 
Dumont has held pretty strong again for the month of July with 17 homes sold, compared with 9 this time last year.
One of the reasons Dumont has been pretty resilient to the market downturn, is is school system, its taxes, and its ease of commute to NYC.
As of … (0 comments)

sheldon neal: Dumont Homes For Sale Summary | June Market Report - 08/19/09 09:31 AM
Dumont Homes For Sale Summary | June Market Report
Homes Sold: 10 (June 2008 also saw 10 Sold)
Sold Price Range: $256,000 - $425,000(June 2008 Range: $315,000 - $455,000)
List Price Range: $269,000 - $429,000(June 2008 List Range: $329,000 - $500,000)
Styles: 4-S/L, 3 C/C, 1 Rch, 1 Col, 1-2Fam(Jun '08: 3-Col, 3-CC, 2-2Fam, 1-RCH, & 1 TWN)
 
 
Even with the downturn in sales across the country, Dumont has held pretty steady, selling exactly the same number of homes in '09 as it did in '08. Even the list and sales prices are very similar, which is not like many surrounding towns, who have seen … (8 comments)

sheldon neal: Closter Homes For Sale Summary | June Market Report - 07/28/09 05:00 PM
Closter Homes For Sale Summary | June Market Report Homes Sold: 8 (June 2008 also saw 8 Sold)
Sold Price Range: $250,000 $1,850,000(June 2008 Range: $400,000 - $925,000)
List Price Range: $399,000 - $2,250,000(June 2008 List Range: $429,000 - $999,000)
Styles: 6-Col, 1-CC, 1-SL(June '08: 6-Col, 2-CC)
 
Closter has had some strong signs of getting over the drought with an increase in number of homes sold over the past 2 months, and an increase in higher end sold prices since last year.
This is largely due to the excellent school system, and desirable neighborhoods that Closter offers.
As of 7/16/09, there are … (0 comments)

sheldon neal: Maywood NJ Homes | May 2009 Activity Report - 06/08/09 02:01 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)

sheldon neal: Paramus NJ Homes | May 2009 Activity Report - 06/08/09 02:01 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)

sheldon neal: Maywood NJ Homes | April 2009 Activity Report - 05/25/09 02:56 AM
April '09 Activity SNAPSHOT - Maywood, NJ Homes Sold: 10(April 2008 saw 6 Sold )
Sold Price Range: $225,000 - $485,000(April 2008 Range: $309,000 - $450,000)
List Price Range: $260,900 - $569,000(April 2008 List Range: $409,000 - $529,000)
Styles: 2-Col, 3-CC, 2-RCH, 1-Dup, 2-2Fam(April 2008 Styles: 5-CC, 1-Col)
 
The SOLD activity this April compared with last year was up from last year. 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 - and subsequently more attractive for buyers looking to move to the great … (2 comments)

sheldon neal: Paramus NJ Homes | April 2009 Activity Report - 05/25/09 02:56 AM
April '09 Activity SNAPSHOT - Paramus, NJ  
Homes Sold: 16(April 2008 also saw 13 Sold)
Sold Price Range: $400,000 - $1,160,000(April 2008 Range: $425,000 - $925,000)
List Price Range: $429,000 - $1,250,000(April 2008 List Range: $449,000 - $1,049,000)
Styles: 5-RCH, 2-CC, 5-S/L, 3-COL, 1-B/L(Apr '08: 5-Rch, 4-CC, 4-COL)
 
Even with the downturn in sales across the country, Paramus has held pretty steady, selling almost the same number of homes in '09 as it did in '08. Even difference is in the list and sales prices, was pretty similar.
As of 5/18/09 at 9pm, there are 149 residential homes for sale in Paramus. Their prices … (0 comments)

sheldon neal: Hackensack NJ Homes | April 2009 Activity Report - 05/25/09 02:56 AM


April '09 Activity SNAPSHOT - Hackensack, NJ



Homes Sold: 18(April 2008 saw 19 residential units Sold !)


Sold Price Range: $170,000 - $323,000(April 2008 Range: $165,900- $382,000)
List Price Range: $199,900- $429,000(April 2008 List Range: $169,000 - $409,000)
Styles:  3-RCH, 3-Col, 12-Cndo(April 2008 Styles: 1-CC, 2-TWN, 2-Col, 14-Cndo) 
 
April year over year stats are very similar to last year, except the inventory is up from last year. This is clearly a factor of the continued slow down in market activity, and Hackensack has been hit worse than almost every surrounding town with this increasing inventory.
As … (0 comments)

sheldon neal: Maywood NJ Homes | March 2009 Activity Report - 04/26/09 01:32 PM
March '09 Activity SNAPSHOT - Maywood, NJ Homes Sold: 5 (March 2008 saw 6 Sold )
Sold Price Range: $310,000 - $366,000(March 2008 Range: $340,000 - $425,000)
List Price Range: $339,000 - $435,000 (March 2008 List Range: $347,000 - $468,000)
Styles: 4-COL, 1-CC(March 2008 Styles: 3-CC, 2-RCH, 1-2Fam)
 
The SOLD activity this March compared with last year was pretty consistent. 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 - and subsequently more attractive for buyers looking to move to the great town of Maywood … (1 comments)