Archive for Real Estate
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 has [...]
Video Real Estate Questions and Answers
I am inviting you to post your real estate questions in this thread and I will answer them. You can post your question in text or you can post it as a video. click the Comments link below to post your question. Then if you want to post it as a video, click the “Add [...]
More Training in Short Sales
Last week I took another class in short sales. This is when the homeowner asks the bank to accept less than what is owed on a property as payment in full. They do this for a variety of reasons including:
Being forced to sell their house in a down market, either because of missing payments, facing [...]
Make Your Monmouth County Home Greener
The focus on energy efficiency in our homes is growing again. Green Homes are in. If you think you will be selling your home within the next few years, it is a good idea to start now to make your home more energy efficient. Mortgage companies are even starting to make the energy efficiency of [...]
Cramer vs Keller
Last week CNBC’s Jim Cramer said, “now is the absolute worst time to buy!” and he was talking about real estate. He said you will loose money.
Why do people buy a house? Unless they are buying investment property, they are buying a place to live. Yes, a house will make you money from future appreciation, [...]
Stop New Jersey Home Sales Tax
Monmouth Market Stagnant
The Asbury Park Press reported today that in Monmouth and other counties in New Jersey the housing market is stagnant. You can read the whole article here:
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070816/NEWS/708160386
Some highlights:
The median sale price for an existing single-family home in Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex and Somerset counties was $385,100, down 0.1 percent, or $200, from $385,300 in the same [...]
Want to Walk to the Store?
This is a rather cool site. You put in your address and it gives you a walkability score. If you are looking to buy or rent a home and like to be able to walk to the library, store, or restaurant, this site will help you determine the “Walkability” of the address.
WalkScore
Thanks to Joel Burslem [...]
US Real Estate Report
In the right column, I have added the video US Real Estate Report. This video report is updated about once a month. Click on the box in the right column, enjoy.
Laughing at Ourselves
I like to see real estate agents who can laugh at themselves and have a good time. This post “Top Ten Signs Your Real Estate Agent Needs a Life” at
The San Diego Home Blog is a great example (opens in new window). Enjoy!
