• Celebrate the moments of your life in a new home

    ‘W ith interest rates the lowest they have ever been, and according to the National Association of Realtors, a starter home costing plus or minus $40,000 less than it did seven years ago, why would one want to miss the American Dream of homeownership?” asks Gloria Zastko, president of Gloria Zastko, Realtors and a 40-year…

  • Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage parent company ranked No. 1 by Real Trends 500

    Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y. announced that its parent company, NRT LLC, was ranked the No. 1 residential real estate brokerage firm for the 16th consecutive year by the REAL Trends 500, an annual research report that identifies the country’s largest and most successful residential real estate brokerage firms…

  • real estate briefs

    Elizabeth “Toni” Moretti, a Piscataway Realtor, broker-salesperson of Prudential New Jersey Properties, has been awarded the 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Middlesex County Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR). This annual award recognizes a Realtor member who fully exercises their potential as an entrepreneur and real estate industry leader, and…

  • Realtors from Middlesex Co. defend homeownership in Washington, D.C.

    On May 15, the leadership of the Middlesex County Association of REALTORS (MCAR): Roberta (Bobbie) Galkin, president; John Zennario, president-elect; Dorothy Bellas, secretary/treasurer; and Nicole Banbor, executive officer, met with New Jersey Congressmen Rush Holt and Frank Pallone Jr. at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. during the Realtor Midyear Legislative Meetings to discuss issues…

  • According to Jim Weichert, every weekend is Open House Weekend

    During the last weekend in April, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) held its annual Nationwide Open House Weekend. The purpose of the event was to encourage Realtors throughout the country to host as many open houses as possible. The event was a success. In fact, Weichert, Realtors alone hosted more than 3,100 open houses…

  • Coldwell Banker study reflects America’s changing views on marriage

    80 percent of married homeowners say buying a home did more to strengthen their relationship than any other purchase they made together S hould couples wait until marriage? Times are changing, and a new study from Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC uncovered that about one in four married couples between the ages of 18 to…

  • Bears, Falcons remain alive in CJ IV sectional tournament

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent East Brunswick High School players huddle together as they get ready to face South Brunswick High School in the Greater Middlesex Conference Girls Lacrosse Tournament finals played on May 14 at East Brunswick’s Jay Doyle Field. The Bears gave the defending champion Vikings all they could handle before falling to South…

  • Monroe seeks GMC title after state sectional loss

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Monroe Township High School first baseman John Yofreddo (33) waits for the ball to arrive during a pickoff attempt of a Marlboro High School baserunner during the May 23 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III quarterfinals played in Marlboro. The Falcons lost 2-1, but they will have one more chance to win…

  • New Jersey International Film Fest to begin May 30

    The Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center — in association with the Rutgers University Program in Cinema Studies, Jungle Software, Johnson & Johnson, Footage Firm, New Brunswick City Market, Jimmy John’s, and Eastman Kodak Co. — will present the 18th annual New Jersey International Film Festival Summer 2013 from May 31 to June 16.…

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