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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Take The Stress Out of Homebuying

Take the Stress Out of Homebuying Buying a home should be fun, not stressful. As you look for your dream home, keep in mind these tips for making the process as peaceful as possible.1. Find a real estate agent who you connect with. Home buying is not only a big financial commitment, but also an emotional one. It’s critical that the REALTOR® you chose is both highly skilled and a good fit ...

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 ...

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 ...

SUMMIT ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY KNOWN AND MO TIME HOMEBUYERS, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS GREAT PRICE, GREAT TOWN AND FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS CREST HIGHLY CONSIDERED COMMUNITIES IN UNION COUNTY. OPEN HOUSE THIS SUNDAY SEPT. 21TH UNHEARD OF PRICE FOR A HOME IS SUMMIT. FIRSTDIT1

Summit New Jersey  8 CONSTANTIME PLACE  1-4PM The Town of Summit is one of the most widely-known and most highly considered communities in Union County, NJ.  Summit is home to people of many social, economic and ethnic backgrounds who have found in Summit a stimulating, heterogeneous, suburban environment. Travel to New York City makes Summit highly desirable. Two train lines ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lead Hazard reduction Grant Progran

I just read the following information  supplied by North Central Jersey Association of RealtorsCommunity News and thought this to be valuable information for homeowners of older homes.County Of UnionLead Hazard Reduction Grant Program"Tap The Lead Out"  The County of Union has a Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program, which provides homeowners and landlords an opportunity to apply for grants ...