Today’s buyers look at the home purchase as an investment, not just a place to live and enjoy. Of course, they seek the lowest price, but buyers’ priorities are changing. Usable living space has taken center stage. In other words, many buyers now seek larger bedrooms, or even a fifth bedroom instead of the more […]
Read More...BY DIANE BELCUORE REPRINT FROM SHOWCASE MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 2018 Over the past several months, prospective home sellers and home buyers have been in suspense about the new changes to Federal tax rules and how it will affect the housing market. For prospective home buyers, the big question has been whether buying a home is still […]
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Read More...BY DIANE BELCUORE Modular buildings and modular homes are sectional prefabricated buildings, or houses, that consist of multiple sections called modules. “Modular” is a method of construction differing from other methods of building. The module sections are constructed at an off site (sometimes, remote) facility, then delivered to the intended site of use. Complete construction […]
Read More...BY DIANE BELCUORE Many properties in New Jersey have conservation easements. These are areas of land that are environmentally sensitive. For example, the property in the easement might have a stream running through it. It may be a wooded open space area that NJ law requires builders to set aside when they build new homes. […]
Read More...BY DIANE BELCUORE Fixer-Upper – HGTV has the current state of the housing market to thank for the success of their many fixer-upper shows. It’s true that many millennials are looking for a fixer-upper as their first home because in most of places it’s a financial impossibility to put a down payment on anything else […]
Read More...BY DIANE BELCUORE By now you have probably heard that the largest homebuyer market is the millennial buyer. According to the 2016 U.S. Census Bureau, Millennials are the largest population sector Millennials are the largest group of home buyers for the past 3 years**** Millennials represent 34% of total home buyers**** 33% of active home […]
Read More...BY DIANE BELCUORE REPRINT FROM SHOWCASE MAGAZINE JUNE 2017 Niche*, an independent research organization that ranks over 2,000 counties based on 50+ statistical measures, has just ranked: SOMERSET COUNTY #21 out of 2,777 BEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN AMERICA #67 out of 2,569 HEALTHIEST COUNTIES IN AMERICA #96 out of 2,792 BEST COUNTIES TO RAISE A […]
Read More...NICHE METHODOLOGY “BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN NJ” To arrive at the rankings, Niche.com took several factors into consideration, such as the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics and access to amenities. https://patch.com/new-jersey/morristown/n-j-towns-graded-d-how-did-your-community-do
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