Recent Blog Posts by Carol Eisenstein

Shoud I Take My Home Off The Market During The Holidays?

Should I Take My Home Off The Market During The Holidays? When you look at your holiday calendars you may find the months already overloaded with seasonal obligations -- shopping, entertaining, children's pageants, charity work, decorating the house, and so much more. If you are also trying to sell your home, you are under extra pressure to keep your home in "showtime" condition. And that could ...

PRUDENTIAL REAL ESTATE RANKS HIGHEST FOR SELLER SATISFACTION IN J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES' 2010 HOME BUYER/SELLER STUDY

  News Flash!! Prudential Real Estate Ranks Highest for Seller Satisfaction in J.D. Power and Associates' 2010 Home Buyer/Seller Study J.D. Power and Associates today announced that the Prudential Real Estate Network ranked "Highest Overall Satisfaction for Home Sellers Among National Full Service Real Estate Firms" in J.D. Power and Associates' 2010 Home Buyer/Seller Study. This marks ...

10 WAYS TO PREPARE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP

10 Ways to Prepare for Homeownership 1. Decide what you can afford. Generally, you can afford a home equal in value to between two and three times your gross income.2. Develop your home wish list. Then, prioritize the features on your list.3. Select where you want to live. Compile a list of three or four neighborhoods you’d like to live in, taking into account items such ...

PRUDENTIAL NEW JERSEY PROPERTIES HOME SALES CONTRACTS UP 41% FOR DECEMBER 2009

Prudential New Jersey Properties Home Sales Contracts Up 41% for December 2009   According to recent statewide data compiled by Jeffrey Otteau, New Jersey’s leading real estate trends analyst, home contract sales for December 2009 were up 20% from December 2008. Prudential New Jersey Properties outperformed the market with companywide home contract sales up 41% year ...

NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOLS RANKED AMONG NATION'S BEST

New Jersey High Schools Ranked Among Nation's Best US News and World Report has issued its 2010 list of the best high schools in the nation, and 41 New Jersey schools have ranked among the best. Almost 21,000 public high schools nationwide were eligible for the study, which evaluated the schools by their ability to prepare students for college coursework. High Technology High School in Lincroft, ...

ONE MORE EXCELLENT REASON TO SELL WITH PRUDENTIAL NEW JERSEY PROPERTIES

NEW LISTINGS DATA FEED TO CAPTURE BUYERS AT FORTUNE 500 COMPANEIS AND U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Prudential New Jersey Properties is pleased to announce a new partnership with "Corporate HomeView" (CHV), a listings data provider for many Fortune 500 companies as well U.S. Government agencies. Effective the week of December 21st, PNJP's complete inventory of listings will be fed to this new ...

staging tips: 5 RULES FOR TACKLING WALLS

Staging Tips: 5 Rules for Tackling Walls  REALTOR® Magazine Walls are a key element of home staging. They are the canvas showcasing the greatest attributes of a house. But where do you start when preparing a home for sale? Staging Diva Debra Gould, president of Toronto-based Six Elements Inc., offers up five rules of thumb for handling walls in home staging. Sometimes a brighter color ...

10 WAYS TO PREPARE FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP

This year First time home buyers are out in record numbers. Many don't know where to start. I hope with with be helpful. 10 Ways to Prepare for Homeownership 1. Decide what you can afford. Generally, you can afford a home equal in value to between two and three times your gross income.2. Develop your home wish list. Then, prioritize the features on your list.3. Select where you want to live. Compile ...

FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS! YOUR TIME IS NOW!

  Prudential New Jersey Properties to hold First-Time Homebuyers Seminars September 15   FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS: YOUR TIME IS NOW! Prudential New Jersey Properties' local offices will host Seminars for First-Time Homebuyers on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. The deadline to qualify for the $8,000 Federal Tax Credit is November 30. If you have not owned a primary residence in the past ...

West Orange Open House 1-4pm Please Join me to see this Crown View Beauty! This Sunday June 7th

 Spectacular Alcott end unit feat many upgrades & prime cul-de-sac loc in prestigious gated com. Euro style kit feat. Sub-0 ref, Miele & Bosch appliances,  granite countertops, cust cabinets, HW floors, cath ceilings, custom designed walk-in closets, window treatments, formal DR, gas FP, deck overlooks serene setting. Full fin basement w/full bath, cedar closet, 2 car ...

WHAT EVERY FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER NEEDS TO KNOW. JOIN US AT OUR COMPANYWIDE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS SEMINAR!

Join us at our COMPANYWIDE First-Time Homebuyers Seminar!   Mark your calendar! June is "First-Time Homebuyers Month" at Prudential New Jersey Properties and we're celebrating with a Companywide Seminar on Tuesday, June 23rd at 7:30pm. Designed to provide the information you need to navigate the first-time homebuying process, our FREE and INFORMATIVE presentation will be hosted by Prudential ...

Fabulous South Orange Townhouse

OPEN HOUSE THIS SUNDAY 1-3 PM # 38 Tillou Road South Orange May 31 This beautiful home has it all. Soaring staircase in 2-story entry, gourmet kitchen open to family rm & breakfast rm, library on lst, MBR w/sitting room + 2 bedrms, 3 baths on second. Fin. basement. 4,827 sq.ft on lst & 2nd floors, plus 2,000 sq. on LL with 2 bedrms, bth, exercise rm, entrainment rm, plumbing in for 2nd ...