Short Hills

In Short Hills, NJ you need to sell your house SIX times to get to a closing!

by Karen Eastman Bigos on February 1, 2012

 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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New Years Resolutions of a Short Hills, NJ Real Estate Expert in 2012

by Karen Eastman Bigos on January 3, 2012

    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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Towne Realty Group partners with Jersey Cares on a Coat Drive

by Karen Eastman Bigos on December 14, 2011

Always eager to get involved in the community, the agents and employees of Towne Realty Group’s Short Hills, NJ office,  are collecting gently used coats to contribute to the Jersey Cares Coat Drive.  We are asking friends, neighbors and clients to look through your closets and see if you can find just one coat to [...]

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Staying Safe during the holiday season in Short Hills, NJ

by Karen Eastman Bigos on December 6, 2011

The holidays are a busy time and as everyone rushes around trying to get a million things done;  we let our guards down. Buying gifts, decorating homes and offices, planning parties, booking travel arrangemens and often out shopping and dining after dark, can be dangerous.  Millions of people come to Short Hills, NJ to visit our [...]

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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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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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Short Hills, NJ Real Estate Market update

by Karen Eastman Bigos on May 16, 2011

The news continues to report a lack of stability in the real estate market and while thousands of sellers in NJ are either selling short or heading for foreclosure, there are very positive signs in some communities like Millburn and Short Hills, NJ, with good schools, good commutes to Manhattan and strong property values.  The month of May is right smack in middle of the [...]

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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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Selling homes in Short Hills NJ in the SNOW

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 [...]

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