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Real estate related challenges, opportunities and success stories as they relate to Ocean County, NJ, with an emphasis on the Toms River Market. "Championeers" of Web 2.0 and the "Next Level" of professionalism in real estate!
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5 Reasons to buy that home in Toms River, NJ, NOW! In his excellent post, 5 Good Reasons to Buy that Home NOW!, Steve Harney details exactly why this may be the best time to buy a home.  We've taken Steve's 5 reasons and specifically applied them to buying a home in Toms River, NJ. 1) The Homebu...
03/25/2010
What the Tax Credit means for Home-Sellers in Toms River, NJ! I was taking advantage of the "snowicane" last night by catching up on the lives and adventures of my "friends" on FaceBook, when I read an article posted by Keeping Current Matters. Now, I am already a "fan" of The KCM Crew but this p...
03/03/2010
With just over 2 months left for prospective home-buyers to find their new home and enter into a contract, in order to take advantage of the $8,000 and $6,500 Tax Credits, the last thing we needed in Ocean County, NJ, was a ton of snow in February. Why? 55,600,000 GOOGLE Searches! 72 Days left fo...
02/17/2010
90 Days to Cash In On the Opportunity of a Lifetime in Ocean County, NJ TODAY officially marks "90 days" for Home-buyers to be "in contract", in order to take advantage of the TAX CREDIT! The recently "extended" and "expanded" Home-Buyer Tax Credit expires on April 30th, 2010, but allows until Ju...
01/30/2010
3 Reasons Why NOW Is the Best Time To Buy A Home In Ocean County, NJ:  •1.      The "Bottom" was 2008!  When we look at the chart below, we can see that sales in Ocean County "bottomed" out in 2008 and started to climb back up in 2009 (thanks in large part to the $8,000 Tax Credit)!  With the "Ex...
01/25/2010
Monthly Real Estate Market Report for Toms River, NJ - December 2009December by the numbers: · 56 The number of Single Family Homes CLOSED during the month · $387,928 Average LIST price for December*  · $354,078 Average SALES price for the month*  · 109 Average DAYS ON the MARKET for December · ...
01/16/2010
Ok, so you had your home on the market, with a real estate brokerage, and it didn't sell. Why not? Rick Deluca, National Real Estate Speaker, suggests there are 5 reasons even GREAT homes don't sell. Watch Jim Flanagan, Broker of Record for Coldwell Banker Flanagan Realty, as he explains these 5 ...
01/08/2010
Each and every "new" year, we make "resolutions". Whether we stick to them, or not, is another story. Here are the Top 3 New Year resolutions, according to Squidoo.com, and how real estate may help us keep these resolutions, this year! Now, a few things to keep in mind: I did not receive any comp...
01/01/2010
In this, the age of "transparency", I thought it appropriate to capitalize on the rampant commercialism that has become Christmas. Is this video a parody, a shameless plug or, just maybe, is it the truth? You be the judge: CLICK HERE to watch "A Home For The Holidays"! Merry Christmas, Father Chr...
12/24/2009
Photo Credit Monthly Real Estate Market Report for Toms River, NJ - November 2009 November by the numbers:  •·        68  The number of Single Family Homes CLOSED during the month  •·        $322,726  Average LIST price for November*  •·        $303,988  Average SALES price for the month*  •·   ...
12/16/2009
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As the "First" COLDWELL BANKER Office in Ocean County, NJ, we pride ourselves on being "Pioneers" in our local market. The new frontier of Web 2.0 offers exciting opportunities and unique challenges. We welcome the discussions, debates and success stories on our journey to become "Champions" of the "next level" of real estate!