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The media is persistently at work spreading negative information about our industry, the real estate market. I read an online article entitled, "Is the time right for first-time home buyers?" in which the author suggests that now isn't a good time to buy. The article states that due to the "credi...

Yesterday our office hosted a seminar at The Robert Treat Hotel in downtown Newark, NJ for The Homes at City Landing. The city of Newark along with public & private developers is bringing homeownership closer to buyers at very affordable rates. The brand new homes start at $225,000. There are cer...

To some, the thought of being a homeowner can sometimes be thought to be scary position. As a homeowner, you are responsible for everything that goes wrong (and right) in your home; therefore, you no longer have the luxury of speed dialing the landlord or the maintenance guy that lives down in th...

I was talking to my neighbor the other day, who is a retired NYPD police officer, about one of my favorite TV show's which has come to an end, The Wire. I love the show because it gives a, as close as you can get, true depiction of what really goes on in the streets, the police depts., the media ...

I recently rid myself of a blemish that was affecting my smile. My adult tooth, front & center, grew in with what the Dentist termed as an over-calcified stain. It prevented me from smiling much, and I when speaking face to face with someone I'd always look away for fear my tooth would be the oth...

I'm not a businessman; I am a business, man! I am the business of real estate. It is my business to eat, sleep, and drink real estate. It is my business to know the market, what's selling and what's not, what's cold & what's hot. It's my business to know if the price is right or if the price is w...

Plainfield Market Analysis Report       Jan. 2008Feb. 2008Active Listings:384376Avg. LP:330,910.00326,681.00   New Listings:8260Avg. LP:331,767.00302,538.00   Under Contract:1012Avg: LP259,260.00299,967.00   Sold Listings:77Avg. SP:286,737.00298,807.00Avg. DOM:9055Avg. SP/LP:97%96%      *Statisti...

Bridgwater Market Analysis       Jan. 2008Feb. 2008Active Listings:341347Avg. LP:555,549.00537,998.00   New Listings:86101Avg. LP:596,242.00499,151.00   Under Contract:2737Avg: LP551,170.00504,060.00   Sold Listings:2417Avg. SP:488,283.00401,900.00Avg. DOM:7672Avg. SP/LP:96%95%      *Statistics b...

Somerville Market Analysis Report       Jan. 2008Feb. 2008Active Listings:6061Avg. LP:334,715.00340,508.00   New Listings:1416Avg. LP:315,300.00349,631.00   Under Contract:76Avg: LP306,214.00296,883.00   Sold Listings:31Avg. SP:373,667.00373,000.00Avg. DOM:96225Avg. SP/LP:97%98%      *Statistics ...

Franklin Twp. Market Analysis Report for February compared to January       Jan. 2008Feb. 2008Active Listings:341347Avg. LP:555,549.00537,998.00   New Listings:86101Avg. LP:596,500.00499,151.00   Under Contract:2737Avg: LP499,000.00489,000.00   Sold Listings:2417Avg. SP:488,283.00401,900.00Avg. D...