Category: Independent Business
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Buy time
62: Percentage of renters that believe now is a good time to buy – up from 52 percent last quarter. Source: National Association of Realtors © CTW Features
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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage helps to raise funds for hurricane disaster relief services
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. invites neighbors to join the effort to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Harvey by donating to one of two campaigns, the Realogy Disaster Relief Fund (RDRF) and the Realogy Foundation’s Florida Hurricane Fund. Funds are being collected through the…
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Repay or upgrade?
Ask Our Broker With Peter G. Miller By Peter G. Miller CTW Features Question: We recently had some good fortune and now have extra money. The big question is whether we are better off using the cash for a major kitchen upgrade to increase the value of our home or to pay off student debt.…
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Scary scam targeting buyers’ down payments
Experts caution buyers not to wire money based on info in an email By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features Marie Campbell, and her fellow agents at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services in Chicago, now attach a rider to their contracts: “It says that buyers should not accept any email instructions about wiring money to a closing,”…
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House money
More homeowners turn to short-term rentals help pay mortgage By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features One of the first questions many soon-to-be homebuyers ask themselves is if they will be able to handle the mortgage payments. Now, many homebuyers are hoping they can ease their mortgage pain by letting their house make money. The idea…
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Top associates from Weichert, Realtors’ Middletown office recognized with office sales awards
Christina Crupi-Lyons, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ Middletown office, announced that sales associates Eva Acevedo, Sheryl Dente and Michael Smith were the office’s top producers in August. Acevedo was the top listing associate in the Middletown office, and Dente was the associate who had the most sales for the month. Smith led the office in revenue…
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Weichert Family of Companies announces hurricane relief initiative
The Weichert Family of Companies is pleased to announce its support of victims of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma via a fundraising campaign through the American Red Cross. President, Chairman and CEO Jim Weichert and James Weichert, the company’s co-president, will personally match the first $100,000 in donations made by Sept. 30. “Like the rest…
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Artemis Salon to hold grand opening on Sept. 29
Artemis Salon will hold its grand opening from 3-8 p.m. Sept. 29 at the salon, 243 Main St., Matawan. For more information, visit the salon on Facebook or call 732-566-0022.
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Up on high
Mountain homes on climb as high-flying second homes, retreats. By Jim Parker CTW Features These ranch spreads, A-frames and traditional designs are up windy dirt roads, hidden in the woods or nestled among spectacular peak views for miles. Or they’re condos, townhomes or cliff-side properties in mile-up resorts or even city suburbs. Mountain homes have…
