This blog post will be a comparison of the first 11 months of 2007 as compaired to the first 11 months of 2008 home sales and prices for the South Orange NJ Real Estate market.  There are some surprises in this information.

The last few month of 2008 have been horible for most any real estate market and the South Orange New Jersey market is no different.

Here are the actual numbers for the South Orange NJ Real Estate market.

Total Sales Volume South Orange 2007 2008   184 152     -17.4%

 

Average List Price Change South…

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Maplewood NJ Home Sales First 3 Quarters 2007 -VS- 2008

With all crazy information being put out about the local real estate markets, I thought I would put together some real numbers for you the reader, so that you can better understand what is really happening in the Maplewood NJ Real Estate market. 

I put together the actual sold data for January, 1 2007 though September, 1 2007 and compaired it to January, 1 2008 through September, 1 2008.

 

Total Sales Volume Maplewood 2007 2008   211 175     -17.1%

 

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The Convent Station Real Estate market has been fairly busy as of late.  With 13 homes closing and transferring to their new owners in August I can say this is better than what took place in August of 2007.  

Convent Station tends to be the most popular area of the Morris twp. Real Estate marketplace.

Here are the homes and sold prices for last months Convent Station real estate transfers:

19  Irondale Ave  $329,900LP  Ranch 3bd 1ba $313,000sp  79dom

131  PARK AVE  $424,900LP  SplitLev 4bd 2.1ba $424,000sp  77dom

24  Woodland Avenue  $449,000 LP Colonial 4bd 2ba $400,000sp  111dom

101  Woodland Ave  $459,000LP  CapeCod 4bd 2ba $447,500sp  52dom

46  DAVENPORT PL  $524,900LP  TwnIntUn 2bd 2ba $510,000sp  15dom

3  Gatehouse…

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Yesterday was the day to treat my mother in-law to a trip into Manhattan NYC.  We decided to see a Broadway show, Mamma Mia to be exact.  This was our chance to take the Midtown Direct Train into the city and just enjoy ourselves.  Other than the show, no agenda, no traffic, no parking, just get on the train and relax.

Let me first say, the show was excelent, I highly recomend it.  The show was very funny, but very entertaining and fun at the same time.  Have not seen the movie yet but I am told that it is very good as well but for different reasons.

So why am I writing about this on a real estate blog?  Many people would like to live a more suburban life but still work in Manhattan.  Heck, many people do that now actually.  In my neighborhood (Convent…

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Harding New Jersey, located just south of the Eastern section of Morris Twp. (Convent Station) and Madison New Jersey is one of those towns with a very nice mix of older stately homes, and newer Luxury homes.  For the luxury home buyer there is a little of everything to be found.

There are currently 54 homes on the market in Harding Twp. New Jersey.  With the lowest priced home being a $499,900 2 bedroom 2.5 bath condo at Harding Green, and the highest being a $16,650,000 4 bedroom 2.5 bath mansion situated on 22+ acres in the New Vernon section of Harding Twp.  The current average price of a home activly for sale in Harding Twp. is $3,982,050 and the average home currently for sale has been on the market for 130 days now.

Harding New Jersey sold home…

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Right in the middle of what the news media would have you believe is a period of time where nobody should or is buying homes, the tiny Florham Park NJ Real Estate market chocked up 8 home sale & transfers for the month of June 2008.

Are are the homes which sold in Florham Park New Jersey, the addresses and the prices at which these homes sold.

• 38  Park Street 10-G  TwnIntUn $400,000  192 DOM
• 119  BEECHWOOD RD  SplitLev $430,000  55 DOM
• 64  Edgewood Drive  SplitLev $590,000  29 DOM
• 149  Braidburn Road  Colonial $777,500  14 DOM
• 10  CARRIGAN LN  Colonial $860,000  26 DOM
• 40  PUDDINGSTONE WAY  Colonial $999,000  51 DOM
• 1  Loveys Dr  Colonial $1,340,000  45 DOM
• 6  DELAWARE RD  Colonial $1,325,000  70 DOM

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These simple things could save you tens of thousands of dollars on Summit NJ Real Estate!!

As a home buyer who wants to make sure he / she gets the best possible deal on purchasing a home in Summit NJ, but like most home buyers you don't want to go though major renovations (at least not right away). Short of looking for foreclosures and such things, which everyone starts off talking about, I will give you the tried and true things which will get you a home at a great deal.

What to look for physically: Look for homes which are structurally sound, your not going to have to rebuild things, tare things down, go get a home equity loan to pay for repairs. These homes you want to find, have little curb appeal because the home owner has not taken care to keep…

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The summer real estate market is here, as a REALTOR I can just feel it.  People who were regularly looking at homes now have to be convinced to take time out of their evening or weekend to go out and look at homes.  When you can convince them to go look, rather than looking at 5 or 6 homes, now they are only willing to look at 2 or 3 homes.

If this year holds true to the typical summer trend the midtown direct real estate market will feel like it has almost shut down for the rest of June and most of July. 

This means a great opportunity for those home buyers who are willing to take some time during this very slow time of the market.  You may be the only buyer who looks at a home for a 3 or 4 week period.  if you like that home, and make a offer, it is…

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