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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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Every autumn for over twenty years, The Millburn-Short Hills Chamber of Commerce sponsors a day of fun and games for the entire family to enjoy our wonderful shopping district.  The police close off part of Downtown Millburn, on Millburn Avenue to hold a street fair with artists, a food court, face painting booths, stationary pony rides and over 150 exhibitors who reserve [...]

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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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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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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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Red Mango comes to Summit, NJ

by Karen Eastman Bigos on March 18, 2011

Just in time for spring! If you love frozen yogurt, smoothies and fresh fruit, toppings of all kinds and something that is also healthy, you will LOVE Red Mango! Lucky for those who live near Summit, that a brand new store just opened on the corner of Beechwood Road and Bank Street, TODAY, March 18th. You can read [...]

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Restaurant Week In Summit, NJ – Last 10 Days of February 2011

by Karen Eastman Bigos on February 24, 2011

$20.11. That is what it will cost for a 3-course meal at some of the fine dining establishments in Summit, NJ this week. Tonight I ate at Winberie’s, in the former Summit Opera House at 2 Kent Place Blvd, and I thoroughly enjoyed my bottle of Merlot (at half price) and a delicious chopped salad. My party of [...]

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