South Orange's average residential listing price fell from $641,361 to $595,483, representing a 7.15% reduction in March 2009 over March 2008. The variance in the number of listings for the same period was negligible, one less this year than last year's 161. 2009 saw a surge in new listings at 4
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05/03/2009
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 to help remediate older homes and provide safe and stable dwellings for children and thei
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05/03/2009
The United Church of Christ is hosting a Financial Fitness Workshop to be conducted by Shelly Boyd, an accredited financial counselor with Novadebt. Novadebt is a Garden State non-profit consumer credit counseling organization. On Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 7 PM, Ms. Boyd will provide an overvie
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04/15/2009
Mr. Lawrence E, Walker, Storyteller & Filmmaker & Historian, portrays Caesar, a slave and Revolutionary War Soldier born 1755 and died in 1832 This Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 10:30 am in the United Church of Christ, located at 220 West Seventh Street in Plainfield, Caesar tells the stories o
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02/21/2009
On Thursday, February 29, 2009 you are invited to attend A New Era of Rights and Responsibilities:Civil Unions, Marriage & Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples, in Plainfield, New Jersey. Challenges facing same sex couples necesitate customized estate planning to ensure that surviving loved ones
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01/27/2009
Come join us at the United Church of Christ as we kick off a month long celebration of Black History during the month of February. This Sunday, February 1, 2009, we will be joined by Union County quilter Janice Jamison, who will share the history of quilting and its importance in African American
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01/27/2009
Citigroup, thought to be one of the more conservative players in the financial industry, hasn't gone unscathed by the mortgage meltdown. While, Citgroup has not made a play to acquire any struggling competitors, it has likewise not been a target for a takeover. Citigroup's problems were highligh
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11/17/2008
Fanwood's residential listings were down by 24% in August 2008 by comparison to last year. The listing price was down by 4%, with an average of $457,665. New listings were also down by27% with an average price of $465,291. Homes under contract and scheduled to close were also down by nearly 14%,
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11/15/2008
Scotch Plains residential listings were down by 13% by comparison to August 2007, with an average list price of $689,648, representing an increase in price by 3%. However, new listings during the month were down by9% with an average price of $520,490, representing a decrease in price by 16.4%. Au
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11/15/2008
North Plainfield residential listings were up to 245 representing an 13,43% increase over August 2007. Conversely, the average price was $279,022, down by 9.3%. New Listings were down to 34 for the month, with an average price of $269,604. Properties scheduled to close were also down to 14 with a
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11/15/2008