Karen Blackbourn's (stargze) Blog

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKahLphTyUg Marveling at the Hawaiian sunset from a friends balcony, I said  "Isn't it just beautiful looking at the magnificence of the colors at sunset?" She replied that she has lived ther so long, she doesn't even look at it anymore. Whew! I swore when I came h...

Tough Economic Times Only Serve to Increase Agents Service to Others MONMOUTH COUNTY, N.J., Dec. 10, 2008 - Recognizing that the need for assistance is even greater this year than most, the sales associates of the Spring Lake and Wall Twp. offices of Gloria Nilson GMAC Real Estate were determined...

SUCCESS IN REAL ESTATE REQUIRES ATTENTION TO DETAIL Home Staging Proves Successful for Home Sellers   MIDDLETOWN, N.J., October16, 2008 - Five offers in five days. This is how a home in Red Bank, N.J., recently sold even during this uncertain market. In a tough real estate market sellers need the...

A listing expired today in our mls system......thankfully not ours. There was a dead pointsettia on the dining room table, clutter everywhere and the exterior photos looked as though it were a drive by shooting... Then they wonder why their house did not sell? The agent is earning a considerable ...

 SELLING A HOME.  They say that every Realtor should sell their home to be more empathetic to what their clients go through.  I thought my home showed OK.  That was until I had a few so called friends come over and tear my home apart. Truthfully, I prefer these friends to the ones that tell you t...

Gloria Nilson GMAC Real Estate of Middletown Reports Unprecedented Sales Increase The Middletown office of Gloria Nilson GMAC Real Estate reports closed sales of $130 million in 2007 as of September 14. This substantial increase in excess of 2006 sales for the same period is especially remarkable...

 Your REALTOR did What?!!On Wednesday the office was filled with various paraphernalia from a local HOME Store.   Baskets, plush towels, area rugs, lamps.  What is going on here?   Just another day of staging a new office listing. When my agent's spouse comes home from work tonight, he will find ...