• Q&A

    Airbag overload? with Sharon Peters Q: I keep reading about how these new cars have eight or 10 airbags. I can’t quite figure out, given the massiveness of the dashboard airbag when it deploys (and the amount of protection that provides), where that many airbags would be located and what they’d protect. A: The more-is-better…

  • House flipping down, profits up

    With fewer foreclosures, house flipping activity is down — but high-end flips mean profits per home are going up House flippers are finding it harder to get a good deal since foreclosures are at a seven-year low. But flipping can still be profitable — a recent report by RealtyTrac, real estate data sources shows that…

  • This (s)old house

    Older homes are more affordable and have “character,” but they can come with more problems, too. Here’s how to care for your aging home. By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features You may have heard that America’s population is aging, and so is the country’s housing stock. According to RealtyTrac, real estate data provider, more than 70…

  • Post-recession trends

    Home values and homeownership rates are down in more populous counties Home values are slowly picking up after the recession, though they’re nowhere near pre-recession levels. A closer look at home values shows that they declined in large counties but held steady in smaller counties after the most recent recession, according to new findings from…

  • Borrowers feeling lukewarm

    Home prices are rising, which is a good economic sign, but that also makes it more difficult for homebuyers to qualify for loans. The average loan-to-value ratio for potential borrowers increased slightly in the third quarter 2013, according to a recent report by LendingTree, an online mortgage and auto loan website. Loan-to-value ratio (or the…

  • Century 21 Cataneo and Assoc. agents celebrate company achievements

    Century 21 Cataneo and Associates attended the annual Century 21 Awards Dinner at The Venetian in Garfield, where agents and the company received the awards that they had earned throughout the year. Cataneo and Associates once again received the Quality Service Pinnacle Award, and this year they received the Century 21 Golden Medallion Award. The…

  • Race and real estate

    New survey shows buying demographics across different race and ethnic groups 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,”…

  • Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie sweeps the gold at Century 21 awards dinner

    Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie stole the night at the Century 21 Awards Gala held in Garfield. Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie received the highest honors from Century 21 Corporate. They were the recipients of the No. 1 Century 21 Office in the New Jersey/ Delaware Region as well as the Double Centurion…

  • How to be a good client

    A real estate transaction is a two-way street. Knowing how to best communicate with your agent will make their job easier, and make the process of buying or selling home a lot smoother. By Alex Gallucci CTW Features I t’s no secret that technology has changed the way we communicate. But when buying or selling…

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