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Tales of a Seasoned Broker Permit me to digress from all things real estate and try to recreate this past Sunday evening as my husband and I set out on a mission. We picked up the former Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, at his childhood home in Essex County NJ and drove…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker The WSJ had an article this week that hit too close to home for me not to add my two cents. The title almost says it all with the following, “Congrats,Your House Made You Rich. Now Sell it.” At the article’s core is the assertion that many of the nation’s…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker There is a palpable sense of community running through our streets these days. These feelings will only be made stronger next week when many here will join thousands of others as we march on our nation’s capital. This will be my third time attending a mass rally in Washington D.C….
Tales of a Seasoned Broker At this time last year the average price for a home listed on the market in Teaneck, Bergenfield and New Milford was $723,000. In fact, prices for homes in this area were hovering around that mid $700k range for most of the prior year going back to at least January…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker Many of our country’s major business publications have spilled much ink stressing the likelihood that higher interest rates are not simply a passing phase. These rates appear destined to become a permanent fixture in the American real estate market. The impact of this development will surely further an already existing…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker I recently heard a heartwarming story of a simple man living in Jerusalem.* Every morning after prayers he would return home to his wife to share a cup of warm “sachlav” and then promptly set out for his job at the dry cleaners in the center of town. After exchanging…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker At the beginning of this year there was much speculation as to how the prior 6 months of interest rate hikes would affect the housing market and, in particular, how it would impact the coveted, traditionally strong, spring market. At that time the number of listings in our area were…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker Our homes were made to be lived in. I’m not saying this because I believe there’s something wrong with going on a two week vacation with your family, in fact, take me with you. You just need to make sure your home is in proper form before leaving especially if…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker Depending on your tolerance for unstructured time, plus the number of children under your direct care, these last two weeks of summer tend to elicit strong, visceral emotions from many of my clientele. The summer camps will be saying their final goodbyes sending thousands of children back to their homes…
Tales of a Seasoned Broker I have no documented proof other than my memory, but the Boro Park of my youth in the summers of the 1960’s seemed to be just another beach town. My friends and I would finish class (or not), head to Meal Mart, pick up some BBQ chicken and knishes, stop…
