• The impact of PMI

    Buyers who put down less than 20 percent are taking a hit when it comes to the cost of ownership The American Dream — at what cost? Affording a down payment and monthly mortgage bill can be difficult enough, but borrowers who put down less than 20 percent often are left with the additional monthly…

  • Moving on up

    Today’s rising equity has some owners thinking of cashing out and upgrading their home. By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features The recession that plagued the housing market is fast receding and home prices and values are not just resurfacing. They are shooting up. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20- city home price index jumped 12.4 percent in…

  • Is now the time to buy?

    Today’s low interest rates are expected to rise by next spring’s buying season. Yet, low inventory is keeping prices high. Should you act now or wait to make a move? By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features With stock markets hitting record highs, and bond yields still hovering at the bottom, the Federal Reserve is tapering its…

  • Grammar matters

    Typos, truncations and errors can run rampant in a real estate listing. Here’s why proper grammar is vital to successful selling. By Erik J. Martin CTW Features I n this fast-paced era when abbreviations, curiously worded slang and 140- character-or-less tweets dominate our modes of communication, it’s easy to understand why many people value speed,…

  • RE/MAX agents, brokerages excel in industry report

    RE/MAX brokerages outnumbered competitors and RE/MAX agents outproduced them in the RISMedia 26th Annual Power Broker Report. Of the 1,000 brokerages who qualified for the extended version of the survey, nearly 30 percent, or 292 brokerages, were RE/MAX affiliates. That is more than any other brand in the report, which ranked participating brokerages by total…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Pulse Academy is now offering soccer classes and scrimmages for youngsters ages 5-8 in Howell this fall. The program is for aspiring travel players that demand more out of soccer at this crucial development age. The Free Open House takes place at Southard Elementary School on Aug. 16 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. The open day is…

  • Trinity Hall swimmers score big at Jr. Olympics long-course meet

    Trinity Hall sophomore Caroline Gmelich broke her own New Jersey state swimming record and qualified for the 2014 Winter Senior National Championships at the 2014 Long Course Junior Olympics Championships, held at Rutgers University. Gmelich, who swims for the Central Jersey Aquatics Club (CJAC), as well as Trinity Hall, won the 13-14 age group 100-meter…

  • Marlboro youngster wins title at taekwondo championships

    By TIM MORRIS Marlboro’s Jason Lewis turned silver into gold. The 11-year-old sixthgrader from Marlboro Middle School won a silver medal at the 2013 American Taekwondo World Championships. As impressive as that was, it wasn’t enough for Lewis, who is a Black Belt and trains at the Marlboro ATA Black Belt Academy on Route 520.…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Cannon Sport & Social Club is looking for new teams and/or individual free agents over the age of 21 to play in its Sunday morning co-ed slow pitch softball league in Oceanport, set to begin on Aug. 17. All ability levels are welcome, and the emphasis is on having fun. Visit www.cannonsportnsocial.com for additional information,…

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