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Q&A
Eco push with Sharon Peters Q: The cars we’ve been test-driving, including the Honda CR-Z and the Toyota RAV4, have this little button called the “Eco” button. It purportedly shifts the car into some sort of fuel-conserving green mode. What’s the deal with these things? Do they do anything? A: A wide-array of vehicles now…
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Join the rate race?
Historically low mortgage rates are inching upward. Talk to a lender and get the best rate locked in so you’re ready when you find your dream home. By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features Some mortgage-seeking homebuyers are beginning to act like Black Friday shoppers — rushing for the sales, disappointed if they miss the door…
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Renters are younger and richer
It’s a good time to be a property manager, report shows ‘T he report is saying that the rental market is still super hot.” That’s an adequate summary of the annual proper manager survey for Rent.com, as told by Kari Taylor, director of rental insights for the rental listing website. In other words, it’s a…
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A storm’s brewing
Coastal properties have always been popular, but recent storms and flooding will make buyers do their homework before investing in disaster-prone areas By Madhusmita Bora CTW Features The effect of climate change and severe weather on coastal properties is one of the top 10 issues affecting real estate this year, according to a report released…
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REAL ESTATE BRIEFS
Mid State Realty announces that Rosa Sands has returned to the office in Monroe Township. Sands is a licensed Realtor in Middlesex Country and has been helping buyers and sellers obtain their real estate dreams since 1995. Sands is a member of the New Jersey Association of Realtors as well as a member of the…
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Coldwell Banker home listing report finds Malibu most expensive market
The glitz, glamour and white sandy beaches of Malibu, Calif., have attracted the rich and famous to this premier destination for years. Recently, Coldwell Banker Real Estate released its 2013 Home Listing Report (HLR), which ranked Malibu as the most expensive place to live in the United States. According to the annual report, an apples-to-apples…
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Falcons enter state playoffs unbeaten in coach’s first year
By JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Bishop George Ahr High School’s Matthew Hurst (22) tackles Colonia High School’s Tenni Adewusi during the Nov. 8 contest played at Colonia. Bishop Ahr lost, 46-7, but can quickly put the loss behind them with a win in the state playoffs on Nov. 16 at Pope John XXIII Regional High School…
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Rutgers troupe brings ‘theater of the senses’
Kate Villanova, Dalton Gray and Gabriel Barre, foreground, rehearse for “Cyrano de Bergerac.” LARRY LEVANTI Good, old-fashioned romance is rhyming, swashbuckling and sword-fighting its way to the stage of the Philip J. Levin Theater. The Rutgers Theater Co.’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” opens Nov. 15. New Jersey residents involved in the production include cast members Shamsuddin…
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Metuchen schools ‘Fall in Love with Reading’
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Going incognito in a hand-crafted giraffe mask, Isabella Costenza relaxes on the lap of her dad, John Costenza, during the “Fall in Love with Reading” event at Campbell Elementary School on Oct. 25. METUCHEN — In an effort to celebrate reading and how it can bring families together, Campbell Elementary…
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