Celebrity Homes
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As a Realtor serving the Bedroom Communities of NYC, it’s always fun to have a related diversion; in this case a site to check out how your favorite…
Short Sale Success: Mortgage Debt Relief Act Extended another Year
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Since 2007, that law has given homeowners an exemption on federal taxes when they obtain debt forgiveness on their primary home. For example, a family with a short…
Montclair Tree Lighting, Santa Visit This Weekend
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Montclair Tree Lighting, Santa Visit This Weekend Children can also send Santa letters and their wish lists this year and receive a letter in return! By Mike D’Onofrio…
Maplewood’s Springfield Ave: Small Biz Saturday
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Shop Springfield Avenue for the Holidays Between Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, local shopping is at its peak this weekend. By Carolyn Maynard-Parisi, Maplewood Patch with added…
Making your Home Search Even Easier!
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I have just upgraded to a new format to make things that much easier for your property searches. The old way it looked like this:…
Living in South Orange: No Leaf Left Behind
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(EXTREME CAUTION: LEAVE LOW PILES IN STREET; MAKE KID FRIENDLY PILE ON YOUR LAWN TO PREVENT INJURY) It’s that time of year when nature blesses us with an…
Columbia High School Moves up into Top 50!
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Columbia High School Ranked in State’s Top 50 CHS moves up in New Jersey Monthly survey. By Carolyn Maynard-Parisi August 22, 2012 Columbia High School (CHS)…
Living in and Commuting to/from Montclair NJ to NYC
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If you are thinking of moving to Montclair and need to commute to NYC, you need to know where the stations are relative to the homes you are looking at…
Short Sale in Maplewood
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I haven’t ever posted any of my client testimonials on my blog, but this deal and the amount of effort that went into dealing with a short sale…
Behind and Unable to pay your mortgage? Here is a quick guide to what your options are!
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The above graphic provides a quick overview as to your options when you are under-water as the expression goes. Having closed 4 short sale transactions in the past…
NJ Housing Recovery 2012
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Housing Recovery Still Strong The steady improvement in home sales can be seen in this graphic which shows that YTD home purchase contracts in New Jersey are running…
Moving to Maplewood-Pre-Approval is an Essential Step
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What Does a Pre-Approval Letter Mean To a Seller? In today’s world, home-buyers should definitely get a pre-approval letter from a qualified Mortgage Loan Officer before any seller…