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 [...]
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 [...]
by Karen Eastman Bigos on January 30, 2011
January 2011 has been the snowiest month for New Jersey in 62 years! That is no secret. Dogs, kids and even adults are disappearing into the piles of snow that have no where else to go. “Wednesday’s snow put New Jerseyans over the state average for the winter, which stands at a little over 24 [...]
by Karen Eastman Bigos on January 16, 2011
Do Open Houses really work to bring in buyers? Lately, it seems there a lot of nosey neighbors and curious people passing through to get decorating tips. Sometimes people just come in to see what values are so they can conduct research to sell their own homes. Often they see a sign and have to [...]
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 [...]
by Karen Eastman Bigos on June 27, 2010
Can’t sell your house and think you need a little extra luck to get the job done? Many will argue that ‘luck’ has nothing to do with selling real estate, but I am not convinced. If ”Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity” (a quote attributed to Seneca, a Roman dramatist, philosopher & Politician from [...]
by Karen Eastman Bigos on April 12, 2010
We call this process a bidding war and not even the sellers are always happy about the outcome! My motto is this: Price it right, it sells over night, price it wrong, it stays on too long. It’s pretty simple. When I met with my clients in early March, they told me they hoped to sell [...]