Millennials Are Flocking To These NYC Neighborhoods

By Noah Manskar | Patch NEW YORK — Brooklyn isn’t the only hip part of New York City anymore. Millennials are flocking to some some Manhattan neighborhoods, although parts of Kings County remain strongholds for young adults, according to a new RentCafe report. The real estate website examined U.S. Census data to determine which ZIP […]

100 Real Estate Marketing Ideas

Short on real estate marketing ideas? Here are 100 suggestions you can choose from to jump-start your efforts, help you build your brand and attract more business. Check off the items you’ve completed so far — and consider the ones you haven’t. They could be the key to your future success! Incorporate social media Create […]

Six Essential Lessons Aspiring Real Estate Investors Should Know

Matt Theriault | Forbes Real Estate Counci After 12 years of real estate investing, more than a thousand transactions and 50 houses and notes gathered in my portfolio, I can only say one thing for sure: Experience is an excellent teacher. Through my devastating failures and massive successes, I’ve learned six lessons that, had I […]

Celebrity real estate in N.J.

By Joe Atmonavage | NJ Advance Media While there has not been much action in regards to celebrity real estate during the backend of the summer months, the earlier part of the season was filled with celebrities throughout the state looking to sell their homes, either by listing their properties or slashing the price tag […]

Multifamily Is Undergoing A Generational Shift In New Jersey

The growing stock of multifamily in New Jersey is being absorbed as fast as it is getting built, but not because of a millennial migration to urban areas. The spiking popularity of apartments in the state has been driven in large part by the empty-nester demographic, perhaps to a greater extent than was predicted, Prism […]

6 Survival Tips for Living in a Staged Home

This summer, my husband and I decided to put our 1,200-square-foot Spanish-style bungalow in San Diego up for sale. Naturally, this involved meeting with a host of real estate professionals—all of whom agreed that in order to sell our charming little home for the price we wanted, we needed to stage it. But it wasn’t as simple […]

These 15 N.J. real estate markets are sizzling hot right now

The median home value in June was $318,300, the first time it has hit that mark since January 2005, according to Zillow, the real estate website. Home prices have increased 8.7 percent in New Jersey in the past year, compared with the 8.3 percent nationally. With home prices rising and housing stock declining, the state’s […]

3 Mortgage Tricks Every Homeowner Should Know About

Whether you’re new to homeownership or have been making mortgage payments for years, it never hurts to find ways to slash your costs. Here are three tips that can help you save thousands. 1. Accelerate a 30-year loan when you can’t afford a 15-year term One major advantage to getting a 15-year mortgage, as opposed […]

5 Tips for First-Time Home Buyers

1. Draw up a hard budget and stick to it. Let’s say you’re interested in a home, but you’re not sure it’s in your price range. That’s a problem. Before you start browsing, it’s crucial that you iron out important questions such as, what is the most you can afford? What is your ideal price range? To help […]