Archive for New Jersey
The Harsh Reality for Sellers, including Monmouth County Homes
I could not have written it better, so I will point you to the post from a fellow real estate agent in St Paul, MN. Teresa Boardman. http://bit.ly/9Z1Mn7 Price is everything in this market. Homes are selling in Monmouth County and sourrounding New Jersey Counties. The homes that are selling are priced to sell in [...]
Have We Hit Bottom in Monmouth NJ Real Estate?
The news media and recent reports from the National Association of Realtors may lead us to believe that we are coming out of the buyer’s market and seeing an increase in market activity. The stats in Monmouth County are not bearing that out. Remember real estate is local, really local. Even though the overall numbers [...]
Buying Foreclosures in Monmouth County, New Jersey
A lot of people have been asking about buying a foreclosure in Monmouth County, NJ. Let’s begin our discussion by defining the relevant terms. Technically, a foreclosure is a bank owned property or REO (real estate owned). The foreclosure process has been completed and the bank now owns the property. Next the bank lists the [...]
Monmouth Real Estate – 2008 in Review
Well, it has been a tough year on many counts, especially real estate. As you can see in the chart below the inventory has stayed high and sales have stayed low throughout the year. Inventory has come down slightly by the end of the year, but sales also declined. Comparing the fourth quarter of 2008 [...]
Monmouth Real Estate Midyear
We can now look back and see what the the first half of 2008 was in terms of the real estate market. This post covers all of Monmouth County. To get the stats for your specific town, please contact me by visiting my agent website: NorthernMonmouthHomes.com. First the good news: The number of home sales in Monmouth County [...]
Loving Monmouth County
Why I love living in Monmouth County: The Ocean – When I was a little girl we went “down the shore” for vacation every year for a week. We went Seaside Heights, which is in Ocean County, but that is still not far away from my home in Matawan. All through my childhood, I have [...]
Happy Independence Day
To celebrate the 4th of July/Independence Day, I am posting this fantastic photo of the Red Bank fireworks. This picture was taken by a great local photographer, Bob Jagendorf. You can see his other photos on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobjagendorf/. Red Bank has one of the best fireworks displays in Monmouth County, NJ. We used to attend [...]
Summer is Coming!
I was just thinking how glad I was that summer was coming. Last summer I did not enjoy it, as summer. I was too busy planning my oldest daughter’s wedding last July. This year I intend to savor every moment. I love warm weather. This weekend is going to be great. We have a homeschool [...]
