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Beyond the mortgage
By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features Homebuying is expensive. And it’s important for consumers to understand that expenses don’t end with the mortgage. In fact that’s where it begins. Besides mortgage payments, homebuyers have to factor in other costs associated with owning a property such as insurance, property taxes, association fees and maintenance. The list could…
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How to come up with the down payment
Saving for a down payment is tough — especially if you’re a young home shopper. Here are saving strategies that millennials and other cash-strapped, would-be buyers can use to get into a home sooner. By Erik J. Martin CTW Features For many prospective homebuyers, saving for a down payment can be a struggle. But without…
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How price increases decrease buyers
How a $1,000 can remove thousands of potential households from the marketplace What difference does $1,000 make? In your listing price, a lot, actually. Nationally, a $1,000 increase on a new, median-priced home removes more than 200,000 households from the marketplace, according to the latest estimates from the National Association of Home Builders’ “Priced Out”…
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SPORT SHORTS
The Keyport Borough Recreation Commission and the Keyport Spanish American Club will present the eighth annual Keyport Fest 5K. The Keyport Fest 5K will be held on Sept. 20, rain or shine. Awards will go to the topthree males and females for the 5K, along with the first three in each age group. There is…
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Marlboro feeling confident behind deep, improved roster
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer MARLBORO C oach Jason Dagato begins his second year at Marlboro High School far more comfortable than he was at this time last year. That’s because he’s had a full year with his players. “The kids know what to expect,” Dagato said. “There was a lot of carryover from last…
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Sinkhorn brings defensive approach to Howell football
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer HOWELL C hanging the culture around Howell High School football was the biggest hurdle for new head coach Luke Sinkhorn. Sinkhorn, who was the head coach at New Egypt High School the previous five seasons before accepting the Howell position earlier this year, brings a defensive mentality to the program.…
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Brookdale’s Brzozowski to continue softball career at Coastal Carolina
Cassidy Brzozowski, the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division III National Player of the Year, will continue her softball career at Coastal Carolina University. Brzozowski said she wanted to “go down south” for college, and that one visit to the Conway, S.C., campus where she met her future teammates is all it took…
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SPORT SHORTS
The second annual CONTACT of Ocean 5-Mile Run will be held on Sept. 20. The race benefits 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide. The 5-mile run and racewalk will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Howell BPO No. 2515 Elks Club behind Quail Creek Shopping Center (Ramtown Greenville Road). To register, go to www.contactoceanmonmouth.org and select…
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Talented Colonials move up to compete in A North Division
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer FREEHOLD BOROUGH A s Freehold High School move up to the Shore Conference A North Division this fall, head coach Dave Ellis’ concern isn’t the move up, but whether his club can put a full game together. “We have to turn the corner,” he said. “We have some talent. We’re…
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