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Best foot forward
Preparing a home for sale can be stressful, but brokers say these top tips will smooth the way for a quick turnaround By Chrystal Caruthers CTW Features Selling a home can be disruptive. Homeowners must walk a fine line between living comfortably in their own homes and making them as appealing as possible for potential…
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Off-season selling
Don’t shy away from cold weather; listing your home during the fall or winter can bring unexpected advantages By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Many home sellers choose to sit on the sidelines during the colder autumn and winter months and get in the game come springtime, when they expect greater interest from buyers. But…
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Orange Key Realty stresses the importance of a home inspection
Home inspectors see a home the way no one else does. They don’t care how the kitchen will feel for entertaining or whether the bathroom tiles will impress guests. Their judgment is not clouded by emotion. Nor do they have any interest in whether the home sells, as long as they’re not pals with the…
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Time running out for homeowners to take advantage of program
Distressed homeowners in Monmouth County will soon no longer be able to take advantage of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act. The law, enacted in 2007, helps distressed homeowners by relieving them of additional tax responsibility that often accompanies cancelled or forgiven debt. “The act expires at the end of 2013,” says Marilyn D’Angelo, CDPE…
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City greening
These energy efficient cities could help you save money on utilities and home upgrades I f you live in Boston, Portland (Ore.), New York City, San Francisco, Seattle or Austin (Texas), you’re residing in one of our nation’s greenest cities, a new report by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy says. The ACEEE’s…
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SPORT SHORTS
Former Freehold Township High School field hockey teammates Brooke Gagliano and Liz Stankiewicz played against each other in college for the last time on Oct. 22 when Drew University hosted Richard Stockton College in Madison. Gagliano, a senior forward at Drew, scored the only goal of the match in overtime to lead the Rangers to…
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Howell gymnasts clinch A North Division crown
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School’s gymnasts are back on top of the Shore Conference A North Division. After a couple of years away from the limelight, Rebels returned to the top when they defeated Colts Neck High School, 105.375-100.475, to complete the A North season undefeated (6-0). The 105.375 matched Howell’s high…
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Colonials top seed, Patriots No. 3 in girls soccer conference tournament
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold High School and Freehold Township High School began the girls soccer season against each other back in September. Two months later, these two talented teams could be playing for the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) championship, a crown both school have won previously. The B North Division champion Colonials were…
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Tarpey breaks 15:00, Hayes first among district girls at Shore meet
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township High School’s Dylan Tarpey did not leave the Shore Conference Cross-Country Championships disappointed. He may have finished second to Christian Brothers Academy’s (CBA) Mike McClemens, but he was part of Shore Conference history. He was a member of the quartet of incredibly talented cross-country runners on a mission…
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