Marcia Kirtonx's (mhkirton) Blog

Excerpt from The Associated Press...A federal court decision last week cleared the way for real estate companies to purchase thousands of New Jersey and New York property listings held by bankrupt discount brokerage Foxtons.Rahway, N.J.-based Maplewood Homes will buy more than 3,400 New Jersey li...

Are you falling behind on your mortgage payments? What are your options?Click here to link to an article written by Justin Harelik, the Bankrupty Adviser. Even after your lender sends a default letter, there are still ways to keep your house. There are also ways to make the situation worse, warns...

I continue to wrestle with where is the thin line between unethical conduct vs. sharing knowledge. The recent events regarding Foxtons filing for bankruptcy has left me unsettled and even angry to some degree. Am I not obligated as a Realtor® to inform and protect the public? This public happens ...

“How Sweet It Is!” That was a phrase made popular by Brooklyn born Jackie Gleason, the star of Honeymooners. (The sitcom, which was set in Bushwick - the neighborhood where Gleason was born - is one of my all time favorites). A few years back, Brooklyn Borough President, Marty Markowitz, had a f...

"Come, let us rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer suffer disgrace.” – Nehemiah 2:17 Over the past quarter century, East Brooklyn Congregations has been responsible for the transformation of many vacant blocks in East New York with the construction of 3000 single family homes,...