Vanessa's Blog

If you are looking for a good, inspirational and informational book, try reading If You Don't Have Big Breasts, Put Ribbons on Your Pigtails by Barbara Corcoran.  It tells her story of growing up in a household of her parents and nine brothers and sisters and how this influenced her ability to st...

Lately I've seen an increasing number of open houses on Saturday afternoon.  I co-hosted an open house on a Saturday and was delighted that 17 groups of people showed up with only advertising on Realtor.com and signs in the neighborhood.  We held another open house the next day and only 7 groups ...

In 2008, Princeton homeowners will see their homes go through a revaluation, an exercise that was last done in 1996.  According to the Princeton Packet on Feb 15, 2008, about 1/3 of the homes are expected to see an increase, a 1/3 a decrease and the remaining 1/3 are expected to remain the same. ...

When the Federal Reserve announced its second rate cut in recent weeks, many are wondering if this is the right time to buy their first home or to purchase a larger home.  But does a rate cut mean your interest rates on a new loan will decrease? Unfortunately, it's not that clean cut.  Often inte...