Category: Examiner Business

Hal Maxwell, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., recently hosted a Quarterly Best Reception at the Park Savoy in Florham Park to honor 225 affiliated real estate agents for their outstanding achievements in the first six months of 2015. Categories for which agents were honored included Open Buyer-Controlled…

By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features For many, a friendly neighbor next door is not a high priority, according to a new survey analysis Neighborhoods matter to homebuyers, who seek a particular area for its easy commute, stable property values, quality schools, among other amenities. But the people living next door or down the street…

By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Transporting a pet can be hazardous to one’s driving, especially if Fido or Fifi is not properly restrained Add taking one’s dog along for the ride to the list of potentially dangerous behind-the-wheel distractions faced by today’s drivers. According to data compiled by the AAA in Orlando, Fla., and pet…

Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Have you ever known of or heard of anyone whose new car actually got the mpg numbers detailed on the window stickers they put on cars in the lot (the fuel economy numbers EPA attaches to cars)? I think they’re a joke. A: That’s been a question among consumers for…

More than 500 visitors and interested buyers attended the model grand opening last month at K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Monroe, a new active-adult lifestyle community being developed off Prospect Plains Road in Middlesex County’s Monroe Township. The community’s first two models opened the weekend of Sept. 19-20 and, according to the builder, guests were…

Iris Lurie, broker/owner of Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie, announces the names of the top individuals and teams for August. Top Listing Agent and Top Selling Agent is Laurin LaLima. Top Listing Team is the Cole Gold Team, and Top Selling Team is the Andrea and Harry Mesh Team. “The competitive intelligence, professionalism and…

By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Now the best-selling rides on the road, a bounty of new crossover SUVs are coming to market as roomier and more practical alternatives to both small and midsize sedans Car-based crossover SUVs are the hottest items in the auto business these days. Crossover sales were up by 14.3 percent over…

Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: My husband has changed three punctured tires in the last few months. There’s no mystery about the flats. We live five miles in on a dirt road and there are several houses under construction. I’m sure debris bounces out of the trucks and we drive over nails or screws. I…

Honor Yoga, 490 Route 33, Millstone Township, announced that Ellen Cleary is its new studio manager. Cleary has been practicing yoga most of her life. She began the road to teaching 15 years ago and has been adding courses, seminars, workshops and teachers ever since. She has studied and practiced with Jeff Logan locally for…