by Karen Eastman Bigos on May 16, 2012
Back when I was a child in the 1960′s, my elementary school in Millburn, NJ hosted an after school festival in the spring time each year. It always involved all the students, parents plus Strawberries and vanilla ice cream. I lived just 2 blocks from South Mountain Elementary School and every year from Kindergarten on, I eagerly awaited this [...]
by Karen Eastman Bigos on May 11, 2012
I’m on a mission! For the Month of May, I am working on getting as many tenants and landlords, to display American Flags on the front of their buildings, leading up to Memorial Day. The Short Hills side of Millburn Avenue has looked a little sad in the last couple of years, with empty stores, a [...]
by Karen Eastman Bigos on March 26, 2012
Towne Realty Group’s Short Hills Office is proud to be included on the list of Five Star Professional Award Winners for 2012, with eight agents who won high marks in customer service for a transaction consummated from April 2010 to April 2011. Congratulations to our Townies! Wendy Drucker Elaine Ehrenkranz Sindee Buchalter Cathy Knapp Jennifer ‘Jen’ Lieberman Sharon [...]
by Karen Eastman Bigos on March 17, 2012
One of the first things a buyer sees is the front of your property. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) estimates that 88% of all home buyers search online for a home. Check out these stats. If you don’t have an enticing lead image of the front, back or maybe even a kitchen as the first photo [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]