• HAMILTON: Graduate to bike across country

    HAMILTON: Graduate to bike across country

    Ride to benefit MCCC Trenton campus WEST WINDSOR — Next week, Hamilton High School West graduate Jesse Herrera will set off on his bike to ride across America to give back by raising money for Mercer County Community College.    Mr. Herrera spent his freshman year at MCCC in 2005, playing baseball under Coach Clifford (Kip)…

  • Race and real estate

    What’s the profile of the average homebuyer? Age and income factor into that, of course, but so does the buyer’s racial or ethnic background, according to a recent study from the National Association of Home Builders. The study, “What Buyers Really Want: Ethnic Preference,” compares and contrasts how housing preferences are affected by the racial…

  • Where to upgrade in 2014

    By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Remodeling magazine’s annual project report ranks the home improvement efforts that most pay off Homeowners looking to make improvements to their residences often scrutinize expensive remodeling wish-list items carefully and determine which projects offer the best return on investment — especially if they plan to sell their property anytime…

  • The fix no longer in?

    As fixed-loan rates tick upward, borrowers again look to adjustable-rate mortgages. F ixed-rate mortgages have been preferred the past few years following the housing bust because of their stability and certainty. However, adjustablerate mortgages, with their low introductory interest rate, have been rebounding recently in loan the market. In the past year, rates for the…

  • Inspecting the home inspection

    By Erik J. Martin CTW Features After the price haggling and before closing, home inspections are an essential part of the homebuying process. Here are the top 5 misconceptions. Considering that a home purchase is one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make, it’s smart to enlist the help of a professional home inspector prior…

  • Where the affordable homes are

    T Toledo, Ohio, and Pittsburgh aren’t just among the top affordable markets not in the U.S. — they’re among the most affordable worldwide hose seeking affordable housing in the United States are in luck — for the most part. Out of 95 affordable markets worldwide, 84 are in the U.S according to the 2014 Demographia…

  • Foot-friendly neighborhoods

    By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Mixed-use, walkable communities are all the rage for modern homebuyers — and for good reason A mericans favor walkable, mixeduse neighborhoods that provide shorter commutes, per the results of a National Association of Realtors survey. According to the study, 60 percent of those polled prefer a community with a…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    St. Bart’s Buffalos Football and Cheer registration will be on April 12 from 9 a.m. to noon at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center and on April 22 from 6-8 p.m. at the Rangers Athletic Club in Milltown. All kids in grades K-8 who live in East Brunswick, Milltown, Spotswood and Helmetta are welcome to…

  • Rams look to be in mix of rugged Blue Division

    SOUTH RIVER By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Even though the opposition was the reigning NJSIAA Group I champion, few could have predicted the South River High School baseball team would be shut out by Middlesex High School in its first two games. Certainly, head coach Mike Lepore Jr. didn’t think that would happen. The Blue Jays…

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