Category: Independent Business

  • Social sale

    Social sale

    91 percentage of realtors that use social media in some capacity to help sell a home. Source: National Association of Realtors © CTW Features

  • Local consulting management firm honored

    Local consulting management firm honored

    MIDDLETOWN — T&M Associates, a leading national consulting, environmental, engineering and construction management company, was presented with a New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) Award for Excellence for Community Service to honor their “50 Ways of Giving” community service campaign. T&M received the award at a reception at the Pines Manor in Edison on…

  • Recipes for long-lasting kitchen appeal

    Recipes for long-lasting kitchen appeal

    By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features In 2016, “I have seen more people who just bought a home and want to remodel their kitchen than I’ve seen in the last ten years,” says Alana Busse Thousand Oaks, California, a certified kitchen designer. The cautious and conservative mood in the aftermath of the recession is receding,…

  • Monmouth County Association of Realtors® presents check to The Boys and Girls Clubs of Monmouth County

    Monmouth County Association of Realtors® presents check to The Boys and Girls Clubs of Monmouth County

    Monmouth County Association of Realtors® (MCAR) recently presented The Boys and Girls Clubs of Monmouth County with a check for $2,500. Funds were raised at various MCAR events to help support this wonderful organization. “We are thrilled to be able to make this contribution and help the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County provide…

  • New Middletown community offers fall incentive

    New Middletown community offers fall incentive

    Middletown– More and more home buyers from New Jersey and New York are discovering Tanglewood Estates at Chapel Hill, a new community of upscale single-family homes located in Middletown Township from K. Hovnanian® Homes, New Jersey’s largest home builder. Set in one of Monmouth County’s most desirable areas, Tanglewood Estates at Chapel Hill will be…

  • Business Brief

    Business Brief

    Friends, family and employees of Provident Bank recently took part in the annual Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Volleyball Tournament Fundraiser. The five Provident Bank teams that participated in the event on Sept. 18 in Manasquan raised $6,505 for the organization. Of the five Provident Bank teams at the volleyball tournament,…

  • Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie names Top 10 Agents & Top 3 Teams for the 3rd Quarter of 2016

    Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie names Top 10 Agents & Top 3 Teams for the 3rd Quarter of 2016

    October 2016 – Iris Lurie, Broker/Owner of Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie today announced the Top 10 Agents & Top 3 Teams as its top producing sales associates for the 3rd quarter of 2016 based on company dollar. Congratulations to the Top 10 Agents (in order of ranking): Laurin LaLima, Carrie Moyer, Ianina Fishman,…

  • Room & Board

    Room & Board

    $11,500 Average annual cost of room and board for a college student. Source: CollegeBoard © CTW Features

  • Drone home

    Drone home

    Ask our Broker By Peter G. Miller CTW Features Question: Our real estate broker says he can now take a video of our home from a drone high overhead. Aren’t there rules that prohibit such flights? Answer: Drones are a widely enjoyed hobby, but when it comes to their commercial use, the government largely banned…