March 2023
Tales of a Seasoned Broker It really isn’t much but the numbers are quite clear. While the WSJ published a nicely titled article on “a tale of two housing markets” contrasting the declining west coast market and the still rising east coast market, a very nuanced look at our Teaneck, Bergenfield and New Milford area…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker A few weeks ago, shortly before our switch to daylight savings time, a great house came on the market that suited one of my customers. I immediately reached out and urged them to come for a showing as a good house does not linger in this current market. As expected…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker In 1990 my family spent Pesach at a hotel on the banks of the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) and ever since, with only one exception, we continued year after year making our Pesach Seder at the same hotel. My mother in law, may she live and be well, turned 100…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker We are entering the second week of March and it looks like everyone is too busy thinking about Passover to be bothered with the sale of their home. Traditionally speaking, we are firmly in spring market territory and though outside it may feel like winter is just starting, don’t be…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker I don’t know if there are statistics backing up the claim I am about to make but 30 years of selling real estate should offer me some credibility in making the following observation: If I were to take a random sample of homeowners and ask if they consider the current…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker Let’s for a moment put ourselves in the shoes of a recently married couple of 4 years. One of the spouses is an “out of towner” and immediately felt comfortable with suburban Northern NJ as the neat rows of houses reminded her of home, although with much smaller parcels of…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker Last week we suggested that the prevalence of second home ownership was on the rise and becoming more and more “the norm.” Anecdotally, seniors are splitting their time between the “homestead” in Northern New Jersey staying close to community, children and grandchildren yet spending significant time at a secondary location…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker With the conclusion of Yeshiva/Yeshivish week many families who dedicated precious time and resources on the planning and execution of beach vacations from the Pacific to the Mediterranean will now turn their focus to the Spring housing market. Oddly enough, there may be more similarities than one would expect between…
