Category: Independent Business
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Not in my backyard! vs. No big deal!
Low-income housing likely won’t affect your property’s value — here’s why. By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Many homeowners fret about affordable housing in their neck of the woods, worrying that new subsidized rental housing construction earmarked for low-income tenants will depreciate property values and gradually bring down the neighborhood. But a new report by…
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By the numbers
Spring for ‘Firsts’ 44 Percentage of buyers planning to purchase a home in spring 2017 who are first-timers. Source: realtor.com © CTW Features
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Rules for today’s homebuyers
Author and expert Ilyce Glink offers her top tips for smart buying By Matthew M. F. Miller CTW Features Whether you’re a first-time buyer or ready to trade-up, Ilyce Glink, author of “100 Questions Every First-Time Homebuyer Should Ask, 3rd Ed.” (Three Rivers Press, 2014), offers these must-follow rules for buying a home in today’s…
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Firm names recipients of Strength Award
The audit, tax and advisory firm WithumSmith+Brown, PC (Withum) recently named several employees as recipients of its Strength Award in six different categories. The honorees were recognized by more than 800 of their peers at Withum’s annual State of the Firm meeting, where a yearlong Strength Stories employee appreciation campaign was also announced. The following…
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Top associates from Weichert, Realtors’ Middletown office recognized for regional and office awards
MIDDLETOWN – Carlo Siracusa, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced that sales associate John “Jack” Waters of the Middletown office was recognized for industry success in January. Waters led his Weichert sales region, which is comprised of locations throughout Middlesex, Ocean and Monmouth counties, for resale dollar volume. In addition, Tom Donovan, manager of…
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Business Brief
As part of Stop & Shop’s better neighbor initiative, Stop & Shop associates and store managers helped residents of the Spring Oak Assisted Living in Toms River celebrate Valentine’s Day. The Stop & Shop team helped the residents decorate and paint hearts, and distributed cupcakes, cookies and hand-dipped chocolate covered strawberries. They also danced with…
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Century 21 Mack-Morris Iris Lurie names Circle of Excellence winners
Century 21 Mack-Morris Iris Lurie is pleased to recognize their Circle of Excellence Sales Award winners for 2016. The Platinum Level recipient is Laurin LaLima, and Gold Level recipients are Ruth Cole, Brian Lichtenthal, Andrea Mesh and Carrie Moyer. Silver Level recipients are Frank Fortino, Alan Katz, Sheryl Kerner, Garry Klein, Stacy Prestigiacomo and Lori…
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What homeowners need to know at tax time
By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Some of the most important tax write-offs available exclusively to those who own homes (including, in many cases, vacation or second homes) are: • Mortgage and home loan interest deductibility. You can deduct the interest on a mortgage of up to $1 million used to purchase a home, as…
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By the numbers
A Little Help 24 Percentage of all first-time buyers that receive financial assistance from relatives or friends. Source: National Association of Realtors CTW Features
