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Friday December 14th 2007:  NBC’s Today Show  and Meridith Vierra interview Refin Real Estate Spokesman Glen Kelman.  The title of the segment was “everything you are being told by your Realtor may be wrong”.  That implies a lie.

Mr. Kelman claimed that he and his people over at Redfin real estate are not in real estate sales at all.  They are calling themselves scientists, really scientists.  So what have these real estate scientists come up with that is stunningly different than what we the Professional REALTORS have known and practiced for years:  Don’t over price your home.  Make sure your home is marketed online. 

Really, wow I never would have thought of that.  OK, that was not true, I thought of that about 4 years ago when I first started as a…

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The NY Jets are coming to Florham Park NJ.  What does that mean for Florham Park and the surrounding communities of Morris Twp., Chatham, Madison, & Morristown? 

That is what Morris County, Madison, Chatham, Morris Township, Hanover, Morristown, & Florham Park intend to find out.  In a historic agreement the 7 governmental bodies have agreed to work together and split the costs of the traffic study.  This is the first time in history that this many government bodies have willingly agreed to work together on such a study. 

The Seven governmental bodies have combined to do a traffic study.  The study is projected to cost about $179,000 and will cover the following intersections.

Chatham New Jersey: $16,500

Watchung Ave & Lafayette Ave
Main St &…

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The New York Jets are coming to Florham Park New Jersey.  They are redeveloping the former Exxon office park site. 

The site will have a 27-acre training and headquarters facility, an office complex, senior housing (likely 55 and up housing) and a hotel.  This is a major redevelopment for Florham Park and will have a large & hopefully very positive impact on Florham Park and the communities.

The Jets headquarters relocating to Florham Park New Jersey will generate local jobs and more than $10 million annually in new tax revenue for New Jersey.  The agreement to move to Florham Park also provides for the Jets to create an annual $50,000 fund that Florham Park will dedicate to athletic and recreational facilities and programs.

James Boyer

NJ Realtor…

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Selling a home on a busy street requires a determined seller who emphasizes the positive aspects of the home.  Well-manicured yard with tons of curb appeal?  Check.  Over-sized lot with zoning options for a professional home office? Double Check.  According to many real estate professionals experienced in selling homes on busy streets, those with a double yellow lines painted down the middle, these are just a few ways to attract interest. These positive aspects and others will help you to reach your goal of an Under Contract Sign in your front yard.   There are advantages to having a home on a busy street.  There's more traffic coming by -- more potential buyers are seeing the property daily.   It is important that your Realtor uses a larger more… Read Full Post

 

Yesterday while reading a few of the blogs over at my good friend Denver SEO Guy I noticed that he had taken some advice from me.  Now this was not profound advice or anything, just advice I had given because I was interested in the subject.  I tend to like to read Knox's blog because is has a very good mix of entertainment along with good SEO information.  As of late though Knox had been on vacation as well as been writing some less technical  articles.  I thought to myself, I cannot wait for him to write another technical article on something I can understand and possibly even do.

I am honored to say that Knox is a great guy and well worth reading.  You should stop buy his SEO blog sometime and see what he has to say.  You never know what he is going…

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109 Homes on the market for sale in Summit New Jersey as I type this.  Usually home sellers do not have their homes on the market this time of year unless they are truly serious about selling.  Home buyers looking for bargain, what are you waiting for, why not look at some of the biggest bargains out there. 

Here are the Summit NJ real estate market statistics as of today 12/12/2007

$1,102,437    Average List Price
$    789,000   Median List Price
100.9              Average Days On Market
   89.0             Median Days On Market

Lots of homes out there with ready and willing sellers.  Home buyers who are ready sure can get some good deals.  If you would like to take advantage of the great deals out there take a look at my free MLS Search at…

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Time to walk around your house and disconnect your garden hoses and put them away.  Not only will this help prolong the life of your garden hoses, but it will help to keep the water pips that feed your outside spigots from freezing and bursting.  If you can, be sure to shut off the water supply to your outdoor spigots and then drain the water from the spigot.

If your outside water spigot is warn or not working properly consider replacing it with a frost free spigot (typical cost $25 to $50 over standard spigots)

Specializing in the Madison NJ Real Estate market.  

Happy Holidays,

Jim, your  Madison NJ Realtor 

James Boyer
Madison NJ Realtor Associate
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited Real Estate
One Madison Ave
Morristown, NJ 07960
973-647-0253…

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99 Homes on the market in Chatham New Jersey as I type this.  Usually home sellers do not have their homes on the market this time of year unless they are truly serious about selling.  Home buyers looking for bargain, why not look at some of the biggest bargains out there. 

Here are the Chatham NJ real estate market statistics as of today 12/11/2007

$1,105,313    Average List Price
$    775,000    Median List Price
95.1                 Average Days On Market
87.0                 Median Days On Market

Lots of homes out there with ready and willing sellers.  Home buyers who are ready sure can get some good deals.  If you would like to take advantage of the great deals out there take a look at my free MLS Search at jboyerhomes.com

Specializing in the…

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