Shiplap: A Feature That Sells a Home

One of those hot items that seems to attract buyers to a home is shiplap. According to some online blogs, the big box home improvement stores including Home Depot and Lowe’s, did not carry shiplap, but this is no longer the case. I found shiplap in Home Depot...

Profile of New Jersey Home Buyer

This New Jersey Realtors put out this report back in early 2018: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 2017 Characteristics of Home Buyers First-time buyers made up 34% of all home buyers, a decrease from last year’s 35%. In New Jersey, 39% were first-time buyers. The...

Real Estate News: Disruption Alert

Disruption doesn’t happen all at once; it is a very gradual thing and then all of a sudden everything changes. Facebook recognized a while ago that it wanted to increase the scope and functionality of its platform. When Facebook decided about a year ago that it...

July Ocean and Monmouth Home Sales

Ocean County                                                                 Single Family July 2018 Key Market Metrics    2017 2018      Change ■ New Listings        1,158   1,254    + 8.3% ■ Closed Sales           638       730   + 14.4% ■ DOM*                   ...