Recent Blog Posts by Carol Eisenstein

REASONS TO BUY A HOME

10 Reasons to Buy a Home REALTOR® Magazine Why is now a great time to buy? 1. You can get a good deal. Prices are down 30 percent on average. They’re at a level that makes sense for people’s income. 2. Mortgages are cheap. At 4.3 percent on average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, your costs to own are down by a fifth from two years ago. 3. You can save on taxes. When you add ...

SELL A HOME SOON - 3 REASONS

3 Reasons to Sell a Home Soon What do you tell a client who asks whether to sell a house now or wait?  Bankrate.com, offers these three good reasons not to wait, even though the holidays are approaching:1. The market is improving. Most markets have either turned or are close to turning.2. All real estate is local. Homes in great locations are always in demand.3. Spring is coming soon. Many potential ...

30 YEAR MORTGAGE RATES PLUMB NEW DEPTHS

30-Year Mortgage Rates Plumb New Depths Freddie Mac reports that the average interest on 30-year fixed mortgages slipped to an all-time low, for the third consecutive week, to 4.19 percent. At the same time, 15-year fixed-rate loans and the five-year adjustable-mortgage rate both also hit record lows. Rates on the former were 3.62 percent, while the latter averaged just 3.47 percent.Source: The Wall ...

SUMMIT, N.J. RANKED #5 AMONG SMALL TOWNS IN AMERICA

RelocateAmerica.com, a leading website resource for consumers relocating throughout the U.S., has just released its 13th annual list of "America's Top Places to Live for 2010" and Summit, NJ was ranked at number five among America's Top 10 Small Towns (population under 40K). In addition to the overall category of America's Top Places to Live for 2010, "small towns" was among several top ...

BELANTRAE GREENS FLORHAM PARK OPEN HOUSE THIS SUNDAY MAY 16ST

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY MAy 16ST 1-4 PM BELANTRAE GREENS FLORHAM PARK NJ Don't miss this opportunity to view this fabulous 2 bedroom Belantrae Greens townhouse. Belantrae Greens, located in Florham Park, is a beautiful well maintained gated community consisting of 200 condominium town houses on approximately 24 acres.  This is the only gated community in Morris County. Amenities include 3 tennis ...

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY MARCH 21ST 1-4 PM BELANTRAE GREENS FLORHAM PARK NJ

Don't miss this opportunity to view this fabulous 2 bedroom Belantrae Greens townhouse. Belantrae Greens, located in Florham Park, is a beautiful well maintained gated community consisting of 200 condominium town houses on approximately 24 acres.  This is the only gated community in Morris County. Amenities include 3 tennis courts, a basketball court, a heated swimming pool. Stop by on Sunday ...

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 ...

OUTSTANDING EAGLE RIDGE TOWNHOUSE

Not ready to buy? Then rent this outstanding Eagle Ridge townhouse and live in luxury! Large 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath townhouse is in move in condition with bright and airy eat in kitchen, central air, walk in closets, ceiling fans, and lots of storage. Relax in your private master bath with a jetted tub . Enjoy great privacy on your patio for quiet time or entertaining. Enjoy the warmth from a ...

Suburban Living in West Orange

West Orange is just about 17 miles from New YorkCity, which can be seen from The Eagle Rock Reservation.  In good weather, the view is breathtaking.  Home buyers will find the West Orange is composted of a variety of home styles from split levels, colonials, ranches, cape cods townhomes and multi family homes.  There is a home is all price ranges from low hundred thousands to million ...

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 ...