Helpful hints in Buying a Home

Real Estate Market Stats for Millburn & Short Hills, NJ in 2011

by Karen Eastman Bigos on January 24, 2012

For over 27 years I have been listing, selling and renting homes and condos in my hometown of Millburn, NJ and each year my company, Towne Realty Group, compiles the monthly stats on what is happening in the market. Millburn Township also includes Short Hills, NJ which comprises the larger and more expensive homes in the community. While both towns have [...]

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Buying a home in Short Hills, NJ? It pays to be nice!

by Karen Eastman Bigos on July 28, 2011

I recently listed the home of an 85 year old man who had lived in his Short Hills, NJ house since 1968.  Almost half of his lifetime was spent in this charming colonial known at 26 Meadowbrook Road and it was a difficult process for him to have so many strangers walking through. He had been [...]

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Why Does Karen Bigos love TRULIA?

by Karen Eastman Bigos on February 13, 2011

If you want to be a top listing and selling agent in residential real estate in 2011, then you need to LOVE Trulia. As one of the top real estate agents in the Millburn, NJ and Short Hills, NJ markets for almost 3 decades, with over $500,000,000 in sales and 750 homes closed, being well [...]

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Are You Paying Too Much Property Tax in NJ?

by Karen Eastman Bigos on February 4, 2011

   Take some advice from Real Estate Attorney and Tax Appeal Specialist, Mark D. Bigos from Towne Realty Group in Short Hills, NJ It is well known that New Jersey has the highest real-estate taxes in the nation, but there is a way to reduce them. If the value of your property is over assessed, you [...]

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A Man With A Van – Moving Company in NJ

by Karen Eastman Bigos on September 3, 2010

I want to introduce you to a man who works day and night in his own moving business serving North Jersey since 2004. Bill Lattery specializes in “out of the ordinary” residential moves including antiques, pianos, valuable art work and paintings. Before starting his own company in 2004, Bill was a crew chief for 15 [...]

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How do you WIN the Bidding War?

by Karen Eastman Bigos on June 17, 2010

In the last week (mid June 2010) I successfully negotiated three sales contracts for three homes in Short Hills, NJ and all of them were multiple offer situations. One of the properties was for my own listing and for the other two I represented the buyer.  In the spring market of 2010 alone, I am aware of over 50 [...]

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(Some of) what you need to know about Oil Tanks

by Karen Eastman Bigos on May 18, 2010

For decades oil and gas tanks have been buried in the ground and in the last twenty+ years, those tanks have have to be removed after contamination was discovered. As more businesses and homeowners  have replaced old boilers and converted to gas heat,  a whole new industry has popped up to deal with soil testing, contamination and tank [...]

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