July Home Sales ~ A Promising Sign? - 09/12/09 06:42 AM
Local:  Monmouth County home sales experienced a staggering 120% increase in July, more than doubling the sales of the previous year (1678 vs 763).  Year-to-date Monmouth's sales are still down significantly ~ -36% ~ but the recent sales figures are certainly encouraging.  Condo sales also experienced a large increase, with an almost 65% increase over sales in July 2008.
Price-wise Monmouth's July figures show a median sales price increase of 7.3% from June but still 8.5% lower than July 2008.
National: In July new home sales across the nation jumped more than forecast, reinforcing signs the economy is rebounding from the the recession.  Nationally, home sales increased 9.6% … (4 comments)

NYC to DC AIDS Ride gets started in Atlantic Highlands - 09/11/09 02:06 PM

Atlantic Highlands was the site for the beginning of the NYC to DC AIDS Ride and I was glad to be there to see the group of about 100 riders off. 
Although technically the start was in Manhattan, the riders took the Seastreak Ferry from Pier 11 and arrived in Atlantic Highlands at about 8:45am yesterday and gathered in front of the Blue Bay Inn on First Ave. 
After a brief intro, guidelines for the ride and basic "Rules of the Road" they were off on a 330 mile journey.
I was there to cheer on friends Chad Wolbrink and Toby Clark … (0 comments)

Taste of Sea Bright tickets now on sale! - 09/10/09 04:22 PM
All aboard!

The 2nd Annual Taste of Sea Bright is coming Saturday, October 3rd from11:30a-5:30pm. You can enjoy a day-long eating & drinking excursion and ride the trolley from one end of Sea Bright to the other all in an effort to increase awareness of Sea Bright's thriving business community. 
We did this last year and had a blast!
Sampling everything from sushi to fried seafood to pizza, as well as various beers, wines & spirits, you can say that those participating were having a great time.  (Don't forget to bring your I.D.!) We met some new friends and were even … (0 comments)

First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit ~ Only 3 Months Remaining! - 09/01/09 01:31 PM
If you've been kicking around the idea of buying your first home ~ or, if you've owned a home before but haven't owned one during the past 3 years ~ TIME IS RUNNING OUT on the federal goverment's offer of a Home Buyer's Tax Credit up to $8000 for the purchase of a primary residence to qualifying buyers.

 
 
 
 
 
IMPORTANT:  You must close on the purchase before December 1, 2009. 
That means you need to:
Find the house, Negotiate an accepatable offer, Perform your inspections, appraisals, title search, etc., Apply for your mortgage, and Reach the settlement table … (0 comments)

Are foreclosure websites worth paying for? - 09/01/09 09:26 AM
Q:  Looking for at least a 2 bed, gas, central air, home or townhome in the $140,000 range. Was thinking about pre-foreclosures and foreclosures. Can we view these homes? What is a good resource to find these homes? Are sites like realtytrac and foreclosure.com worth paying for their services?
Rich, Home BuyerBrick, NJ
 
A: Rich,
As a Monmouth County Realtor, I can certainly help you with homes in my market area. That said, most homes are selling for a good deal more (median single family sold price in June was $358,704; median condo sold price was $265,302). While there are … (0 comments)

 
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