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 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, ...