Author: Greater Media
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REAL ESTATE BRIEFS
Iris Silverberg, with RE/MAX Central, Manalapan, has recently been presented with the RE/MAX Hall of Fame Award, which honors successful agents who have earned more than $1 million in commissions during their careers with the company. Less than 22 percent of all RE/MAX affiliates have earned this award. Silverberg has been working in the real…
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Coldwell Banker named Platinum Award winner by Cartus Broker Network
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. has been named a Platinum Award winner by the Cartus Broker Network. The award was presented at the annual Broker Network International Conference held at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Desert, Calif. Cartus is a worldwide leader in employee…
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Next up to buy: boomerang kids
Yes, they moved home, but young adults set to ‘relaunch’ offer a big opportunity for housing, according to recent NAHB research. The group of young adults that return home after leaving the nest — boomerang millennials — may have promising implications for the housing market according to an analysis by the National Association of Home…
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How to time multiple mortgages
Buying a new home and need to sell the first? Here’s how to schedule your purchase and sale for a smooth transition Nobody wants to get saddled with paying two mortgages. That’s why people prefer to sell their current home before completing the purchase on a move-up property. But real estate transactions — like life…
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Picking the safest cars for 2015
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Here’s which vehicles not only garner top marks in crash tests, but can help drivers avoid getting into accidents in the first place Improved new-vehicle crash protection and stricter laws with regard to seatbelt, drunk driving and teen licensing have combined to drive traffic fatalities to historic lows that reached…
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Vendors needed for May 9 flea market
The North Brunswick Humane Association will hold a flea market and rummage sale 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 9 at the North Brunswick Municipal Building, 710 Hermann Road. Vendors are needed. For more information, visit www.northbrunswickhumane.org.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
The Lightbridge Foundation will offer 15 $1,000 scholarships to high school students in the New Jersey communities that are served by the child care company’s early learning centers. Local facilities are located in Iselin, Manalapan, North Brunswick and Woodbridge. To be considered, a student must be enrolled in a post-secondary program in elementary or early…
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Outing honors late North Brunswick resident
The Brian von Bischoffshausen Foundation will host its third annual golf outing on May 8 at the Bunker Hill Golf Course, 220 Bunker Hill Road, Princeton. The event is held in memory of the late North Brunswick resident who died of a massive heart attack in 2013. Golfers will meet at noon for registration, followed…
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Presentation will focus on health of minorities
South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey (SAMHAJ) of North Brunswick will support a SATHI presentation and National Minority Health Month observation entitled “Global Crossroads: Seminars on South Asian Culture, Ecology & Health” 5-7:30 p.m. April 1 in Conference Room 1302 of the Clinical Academic Building at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125…
