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TALES OF SEASONED BROKER A young agent who works for me at V&N recently got married and moved into the luxury building at 1500 on Teaneck Rd. She was telling me all about the amenities of the apartments, the people she was meeting, the interesting smells drifting through the halls every night and then she…

TALES OF SEASONED BROKER With the end of spring break and the Passover/Easter holidays over, the Spring Market is officially upon us and understanding the statistics, while not as funny as the time I accidentally tried selling a customer their own house, is something we must discuss in this column Only 2 months ago the…

TALES OF SEASONED BROKER I was meeting a client for the first time and had been unsuccessful over the phone in  “extracting”  from her what kind of a home she was looking for.  I lined up a few houses to see in various price ranges and, as I  would often do, we began with one…

TALES OF SEASONED BROKER Sixteen years ago I got a call from my parents informing me of their intentions to sell their home on Ave I and E 22nd in Flatbush and move into an apartment on Ocean Parkway. They were in their low 80’s and walking up and down the stairs of their colonial…

TALES OF SEASONED BROKER On the lighter side of this business, I received the following phone call one Adar:  “Nechama – can you  put a V&N sign on my brother’s house? I want to see his face in the morning when he comes out for Megilla and finds his home on the market.” I have…

TALES OF SEASONED BROKER It was early in my real estate career and after humble beginnings trying to establish my name, business had begun to pick up. I was starting to get referrals and a friend of mine sent me a customer from a well known and respected family. I was thrilled at the opportunity…

TALES OF A SEASONED BROKER Lets jump right into it.  One year ago at this time in Bergen County there were 183 homes for sale in Teaneck, Bergenfield and New Milford combined and there were 64 homes for sale in  Englewood. The average list price was $579,000 and $1,474,000 respectively. This year there are currently…

TALES OF SEASONED BROKER This time last year I was in Israel visiting my daughter, son in law and grandchildren. Yeshiva week has always been the perfect time to go away. The slower winter season is usually coming to an end and the spring season usually starts in full force shortly thereafter,  during the early…

TALES OF SEASONED BROKER My mom was terrified of dogs! Growing up as a child on the streets of Boro Park whenever a dog would appear, she would grab my arm and run. Apparently I come from a long line of dog phobic ancestors as my grandmother was known to have similar fears towards K-9’s. …

TALES OF SEASONED BROKER   It was a cold winter night sometime  in 1992  and the supposed “quick showing” of a listing of mine was going way longer than expected. Eventually the appointment ended and upon my arrival home I found my husband anxiously waiting at the door …. “Where have you been????”….. It’s no…