• Home improvement projects for your fall to-do list

    Home improvement projects for your fall to-do list

    Homeowners know that maintaining a home can be a year-round job. No home is immune to wear and tear, and homeowners who want to protect their real estate investments should try to stay two steps ahead to ensure their homes do not succumb to the elements or become outdated and unappealing to prospective buyers. Fall…

  • Three pre-winter lawn care pointers

    Three pre-winter lawn care pointers

    Winter weather can be harsh, especially on lawns. Homeowners who spend much of spring and summer tending to their lawns may fear the impact that winter will have on their once-lush landscapes, making the fall a great time to fortify lawns against any harsh conditions to come. Homeowners must take grass type into consideration before…

  • A home’s first weeks on the market are crucial

    A home’s first weeks on the market are crucial

    By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features Listen carefully, home sellers, and you will know if your sales strategy is effective. “The market speaks to us,” says Jason Gooing of ERA Freeman & Associates, Portland, Oregon. “And it never speaks more clearly than in the first one to two weeks.” With the current low inventories of…

  • Using Pikachu to sell your home

    Using Pikachu to sell your home

    How Pokémon Go can help lure in real estate buyers By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Think that the Pokémon Go craze is over? Hardly, especially given the fact that a new version of the game was just announced for the new Apple Watch. And what’s more, the addictive app may actually help sell your…

  • School district’s support staff members honored

    School district’s support staff members honored

    Six paraprofessionals from across the Freehold Regional High School District have been recognized as the Support Staff Members of the Year by the district’s Board of Education. This annual district award was created to recognize the hard work and dedication of the district’s paraprofessionals, according to a press release. The paraprofessionals work closely with the…

  • Mortgage terms: What you see should be what you get

    Mortgage terms: What you see should be what you get

    By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features Surprises can be delightful … but not when you’re borrowing money. In the post-mortem of the foreclosure crisis, experts examined why many homeowners were caught off guard by terms in their mortgage contract, like a sudden hike in the interest rate. Since late last year, new procedures dubbed “Know…

  • Falling foreclosures

    Falling foreclosures

    Foreclosure rates are dipping. Here’s how owners, sellers and buyers can benefit By Erik J. Martin CTW Features If you’re a homeowner, home seller or even a homebuyer, housing market headlines continue to indicate favorable conditions. But one recent news item in particular should make you sit up and take notice: foreclosure rates are dropping,…

  • Middlesex County real estate organizations announce joint venture

    Middlesex County real estate organizations announce joint venture

    With numerous invaluable membership benefits and resources between them, the Middlesex County Association of Realtors (MCAR) and Middlesex County Multiple Listing System (MCMLS) are joining efforts to work toward common goals in the future. Both organizations have a long-standing history within the Middlesex County real estate landscape. Individually they’ve offered members services that reach far…

  • Walk to combat ovarian cancer on Sept. 24 in Avon-by-the-Sea

    Walk to combat ovarian cancer on Sept. 24 in Avon-by-the-Sea

    The Avon-by-the-Sea boardwalk at 601 Ocean Ave. is the Monmouth County location for this year’s Kaleidoscope of Hope Ovarian Cancer Foundation Walk. The walk, sponsored by Oceans of Hope, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 24, with registration starting at 8:15 a.m. and the walk beginning at 9 a.m. Participants can walk for one, three…

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