Selling Real Estate is a Mind Game Like Everything Else
June 28, 2010| posted by: Bev Meaux

Whether or not you're selling real estate kids verified for me this weekend that's it is all a mind game. Here's what happened. My children wanted to do a lemonade stand last week. They made their drink from scratch, finally had the guts to actually drink it, and set up shop...[Read More]

Week 3 June Pending Home Sales for 8 NJ Towns
June 27, 2010| posted by: Bev Meaux

Forty-nine homes went under contract last week; 48 this week in 8 northern New Jersey towns. Between June 13 - June 19, 48 residential homes completed attorney review and were marked under contract in the Garden State Multiple Listing Service (GSMLS). The breakdown follows and

Real Estate Patience is a Virtue Over the Next 72 Hours
June 27, 2010| posted by: Bev Meaux

If you just had a contract signed and ready to start attorney review tomorrow, be persistent but patient. If you are on the edge of closing this week, be very persistent and do yoga or whatever relaxes you. Over the next 72 hours attorneys and mortgage lenders are going to be

Week 2 June Pending Home Sales for 8 NJ Towns
June 26, 2010| posted by: Bev Meaux

This week, just the facts. Between June 6 - June 12, 49 residential homes completed attorney review and were marked under contract in the Garden State Multiple Listing Service (GSMLS) for the 8 New Jersey towns we track. The breakdown follows

HomeBuyers There's One Thing You MUST Bring with You When Touring Homes
June 24, 2010| posted by: Bev Meaux

It's summer and you're out seeing houses with your real estate agent. You are excited to go and find the house that fits your needs, but there's one thing you MUST bring with you when touring homes this summer:  shoe covers or socks. It might sound stupid and weird, but realize...[Read More]

Millburn and West Orange, NJ Make Newsweek's "Best High Schools" List
June 23, 2010| posted by: Bev Meaux

Out of 27,000 public schools around the country only 1,622 made Newsweek magazine's Challenge Index in its annual America's Best High Schools report. Sixty-one of those were New Jersey schools of which 6 were in Essex County: Millburn, Glen Ridge, Livingston, Montclair, West Orange and Verona. The report...[Read More]

When an FHA Appraisal Can Come Back and Bite the Seller
June 22, 2010| posted by: Bev Meaux

What happens when the list price is more than the FHA appraised price? Make sure your real estate agent searches out the facts. Let me tell you a situation I recently experienced. There was a house listed for $195,000. My clients decided...[Read More]

Weekend Activities Abound In and Around West Orange, NJ
June 18, 2010| posted by: Bev Meaux

You probably don't have to go far right now to find activities for this weekend. I know that's the case around here. The key is to decide to skip the proverbial Father's Day tie and determine how much you want to do in this gorgeous weather. Start today by ...[Read More]

June Pending Home Sales Begin Lower Than May for 8 NJ Towns
June 10, 2010| posted by: Bev Meaux

The month of May ends with Verona not having any residential homes go under contract between May 30 - June 5. Last week also had June beginning with a dip in the total amount of homes going under contract. There were 40 last week compared to 50 the week before. As schools...[Read More]

Become a Garden Friend in West Orange, New Jersey
June 09, 2010| posted by: Bev Meaux

There are many green thumbs -- and green-thumbs-to-be -- friends and neighbors in West Orange, New Jersey. Claire, a resident in town, thought it would be nice if people in town could share tips, tricks, finds, and the ups and downs of gardening. She ...[Read More]