• Affordable Housing Alliance cleans up

    Affordable Housing Alliance cleans up

    PORT MONMOUTH – The Affordable Housing Alliance assisted in the clean-up of Compton’s Creek for the annual National NeighborWorks Week. Organized volunteers and staff came together and took action in cleaning the area. The Affordable Housing Alliance is a chartered member of NeighborWorks of America. Other chartered members across the country sponsored similar events during the…

  • Slow rising rent

    Slow rising rent

    .7: Percentage of rent rate growth over the last 12 months – the lowest rate since 2012. Source: Zillow © CTW Features

  • Fast money? Not so fast

    Fast money? Not so fast

    Ask Our Broker With Peter G. Miller By Peter G. Miller CTW Features Question: We received a letter from a major lender that says we’ve been pre-qualified to refinance. Since we already qualify for financing, if we say yes, will the lender simply schedule closing and give us a check? Answer: Unfortunately, that’s not how…

  • A sort-of secret home for sale

    A sort-of secret home for sale

    ‘Pocket Listings’ can be attractive to both sellers and buyers By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features Since the economic crisis last decade, observers say there’s been a discreet build-up in “pocket listings,” whereby sales occur without the property ever being listed on the multiple listing service, the data networks brokerages share to spread information about…

  • Good times, bad time

    Good times, bad time

    It’s great time to sell, but sellers need to consider their next move, too – literally. By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Higher home sale prices have many homeowners asking the age-old question: How much could my home fetch if I sold it today? While it’s exciting to speculate on answers to that query given…

  • Local Coldwell Banker residential brokerage managers honored with national award

    Local Coldwell Banker residential brokerage managers honored with national award

    Hal Maxwell, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockland County, N.Y., is pleased to announce that 11 company branch vice presidents have been recognized with membership in the NRT 2016 President’s Council for Managers. The NRT President’s Council for Managers recognizes the leaders of the top 19 percent of 789 offices…

  • Phearless Phragmites Phighters earn top honor in Wisconsin

    Phearless Phragmites Phighters earn top honor in Wisconsin

    MILLSTONE – While they help to combat the growth of an invasive plant species in their community, a group of elementary school pupils from Millstone Township earned top honors at an international competition. The 19 pupils in grades three through five at the Millstone Township Elementary School who call themselves the Phearless Phragmites Phighters were awarded…

  • “Liberty Extravaganza” staged July 2 in Red Bank

    “Liberty Extravaganza” staged July 2 in Red Bank

    The 29th annual “Liberty Extravaganza” concert will be returning to Red Bank on July 2. The event will take place at the Tower Hill First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank, which is  located at 255 Harding Road in Red Bank. The free concert is slated to start at 7:30 p.m., but light food will be served starting…

  • Freehold Township collision claims third life

    Freehold Township collision claims third life

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – No charges had been filed as of June 16 in the aftermath of a June 4 motor vehicle collision that has now claimed the lives of three people. Charles Webster, a spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, confirmed that no charges had been filed as of 12 days after the fatal…

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