Helpful Hints in Selling Your Home

 Once upon a time you could put a for sale sign in the yard and your house would sell. In 2012, selling a home is not that simple: popping a sign in the ground is just one of the many steps you take to attract a buyer. Placing an ad in the paper, telling your friends and neighbors, holding an [...]

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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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    Looking back on 2011, it was a very tough year in Residential Real Estate in my hometown of Millburn and Short Hills, NJ, there were many factors that made it harder than ever to sell or buy a home. Some obstacles are out of my control (like the behavior of the buyers, Realtors, [...]

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Selling your home is like dating

by Karen Eastman Bigos on October 13, 2011

I’m sure there are people who can tell you they fell in love and got married after the first date. There are no studies on how many of those couples are still together and happily married, but it is rare when someone buys the first house they see after the initial visit.  The whole process of finding [...]

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What causes problems on home inspections and how can you avoid renegotiating the sale price after you sign a contract? Address the issues before you list your home. Invest in a pre-listing home inspection and start fixing items 3 to 4 months before you decide to invite the public inside. People tend to make mountains out [...]

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Your Above Ground Oil Tank – Is it bolted to the ground?

by Karen Eastman Bigos on September 8, 2011

As many people know the recent flooding in New Jersey, after Hurricane Irene, has created horror stories of water in basements, ruined yards, loss of power, water everywhere (except where we need it in our sinks and showers), fallen trees and total destruction of personal property. Many neighborhoods in New Jersey can only be navigated [...]

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Millburn, NJ after Hurricane Irene – Now what?

by Karen Eastman Bigos on September 3, 2011

Compared to many sections of the East Coast effected by Hurricane Irene, my hometown of Millburn, NJ is getting back on it’s feet rather quickly, but not fast enough. Widespread complaints about the how long the utility companies are taking to restore service is well documented. It took three full days for crews from Denver, CO to [...]

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Tips for selling your home from Towne Realty Group

by Karen Eastman Bigos on August 23, 2011

Thinking of selling your home? At Towne Realty Group in Short Hills, NJ, we know that that more you do before you list your home, and the better your house looks, the faster and higher your home will sell. You have only one chance to make a good first impression so time to take some notes [...]

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Sindee Buchalter, of Towne Realty Group’s Short Hills Office, reported this important information to our team today. This data could save your life and I hope you will share this with friends, neighbors and relatives. Sindee wrote “I learned something valuable today and thought that perhaps I am not the only one who did not know this. If you have CO detectors [...]

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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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