Housing Market

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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Location, Location, Location: In Short Hills NJ a cul-de-sac counts!

by Karen Eastman Bigos on January 3, 2011

Here it is early January 2011 and already the phone is ringing, the website it getting hits and people are getting back to work. Wall Street is preparing  to pay some bonuses and there have not been many new listings in the last month or two, due to the holidays and cold weather in NJ.  So [...]

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Short Hills NJ Real Estate continues to sell faster and higher

by Karen Eastman Bigos on December 15, 2010

Despite the media reports that Real Estate is a bad investment and that the last few years has strictly been a buyers’ market, with short sales and foreclosures building all over the country, homes in Short Hills NJ continue to sell with multiple offers and over the list price. This is not the case for every home, but [...]

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