whats my ocean county home worth: Tips for Selling Your Ocean County Home - 11/06/18 02:55 PM

 
The peak homebuying season in Ocean County may be over, but there are still steps you can take to ensure a speedy sale. Setting the right price and making an excellent first impression are both essential to attracting buyers, but what else can you do to get the offers rolling in? Here are 20 tips to help you sell your home as quickly as possible – even in the offseason.
What’s Your Ocean County Home Worth?
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When listing your Ocean County house for sale, your top goal will be to get the home sold for the best price possible! There are … (0 comments)

whats my ocean county home worth: Are You Moving Out of Ocean Co? Get the Most Bang for Your Buck! - 08/29/18 08:44 AM

We all know that New Jersey can be an expensive place to live, right up there with Hawaii, New York and California… even in relatively low tax Ocean County, it can be expensive in comparison to other states. So, if you’re thinking of moving and haven’t decided on your next location, below you’ll see where you can get the most bang for your buck.
If you need to sell your home here in Ocean County before your move, here’s a FREE, instant home valuation website: Ocean County Home Values
 
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The majority of states in the Midwest and South offer a lower … (0 comments)

whats my ocean county home worth: Thinking of Moving? What's Stopping You from Listing Now? - 08/02/17 05:37 PM

 
Are you an empty-nester? Do you want to retire where you are, or does a vacation destination sound more your style? Are you close to retirement and not ready to move yet, but living in a home that is too big in size and maintenance needs?
How can you line up your current needs with your goals and dreams for the future? The answer for many might be the equity you have in your house.
According to the latest Equity Report from CoreLogic, the average homeowner in the United States gained $14,000 in equity over the course of the last year. On the West Coast, homeowners gained … (0 comments)

whats my ocean county home worth: Ocean County Housing Inventory Low - 07/25/17 01:28 PM

 
Every summer, families across the country decide if this will be the year they sell their current house and move into their dream home.
Mortgage rates have hovered around 4% for all of 2017, forcing buyers off the fence and into the market, resulting in incredibly strong demand RIGHT NOW!! At the same time, inventory levels of homes for sale have dropped dramatically as compared to this time last year. 
Housing inventory in Ocean County is way down - here are the percentages of active home listing decreases year to date in comparison to 2016:
Point Pleasant - down 14.1% Brick - down 10.7% Toms River … (0 comments)

whats my ocean county home worth: The Importance of Home Equity in Retirement Planning - 06/22/17 10:56 AM

We often discuss the difference in family wealth between homeowner households and renter households. Much of that difference is the result of the equity buildup that homeowners experience over the time that they own their home. In a report recently released by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), they reveal how valuable equity can be in retirement planning.
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Craig Copeland, Senior Research Associate at EBRI, recently authored a report, Importance of Individual Account Retirement Plans and Home Equity in Family Total Wealth, in which he reveals:
“Individual account retirement plan assets, plus home equity, represent almost all of what families have to use for retirement expenses outside of Social … (0 comments)

whats my ocean county home worth: Buyers Are Searching For Your House in Ocean County - 02/09/17 08:01 AM

Buyers Are Searching For Your House in Ocean County
The most recent Pending Homes Sales Index from the National Association of Realtors revealed a slight bump in contracts with an increase of 1.6% in December. This news comes as existing home sales are also forecasted to be on pace for 5.54 million in 2017, a 1.7% increase over 2016, which was the best year for sales in a decade.
In Ocean County: Homes that sold in Ocean County in January 2017 jumped 7.9% in comparison to the same month in 2016. And Ocean County Homes that have gone "under contract" (pending) in January … (2 comments)

 
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