Normal is Changing If there is anything that we have been forced to accept it is that normal is never normal when your market has encountered any major disruption. What is common, maybe not normal, is the curtailed number of homes for sale, specifically single-family...

According to an article posted on realtor.com, the best time to jump into the home-buying market is the first week in October. (Gentlemen and Gentlewomen, start your engines.) They cited 4 reasons for this determination:  The 2021 home-buying season has aligned with...

Taste of Greece Festival September 17, 18, & 19th, 2021 Cathedral of St John the Theologian 353 E Clinton Ave. Tenafly, NJ Website (201) 567-5072 Experience a day and a night in Greece.  Fabulous activities,  tasty foods and pastries as well as a live Greek band...

Philadelphia Has Big Title Issues A Pew Research Study reported that there were a significant number of homes that were prone to falling into disrepair and even becoming abandoned because of tangled titles. The importance of title concerns the city officials because a...

Going on the Offense Sprinkle the earth around your house with diatomaceous earth. This spread is comprised of organisms from among these aquatic creatures called diatoms. What makes this spread so deadly is that when ants or any insects cross it, it ends up killing...

Ant-a-lytics This is something that we should all store away because ultimately we will all end up having to use this information. When ants show up, it is usually going to involve a campaign to get rid of them. They just don't show up; they come as a result of the...

Scarcity - Is a Real Seller's Mindset The one product and service that never goes out of style is scarcity. Once a product or service is considered to be scarce, it becomes a matter of time when those prices to obtain it rise to a level that fulfills the prophecy that...

September 11th is one of those days of the calendar that has been forever ascribed to those who died at the hands of radical extremists - nearly 3,000 people died in those airplane attacks 20 years ago. It is now designated as Patriot Day, where Americans and other...

This Week's Title Wise 

Morris County Single Family Homes for July Key Metrics    2020     2021     Change New Listings     880      699    – 20.6% Closed Sales    596      620     + 4.0% DOM*                51        28     – 45.1% Median PX     $500K   $600K  + 20.0% % of PX         98.8% ...

Bergen County Single Family Homes for July Key Metrics          2020      2021    Change New Listings        1,383     1,203   – 13.0% Closed Sales          550       884    + 60.7% DOM*                      57         30    – 47.4% Median PX           $544K   $655K +...

  The History of Labor Day Labor Day is a federal holiday that was established to recognize the contribution of American workers. Originally it came about by the efforts of the labor movement that took place in the late 19th century. Labor Day became a Federal...