What do higher rates mean for you? Does it even make sense to talk about this now? After all, while rates sometimes rise, they reduce a few days later. However, change is coming. Because the future will be different, I believe the time is now to discuss this. Expect mortgage rates to be higher next… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Buying
Bergen County Homes from Covid to Today
From Covid to today, Bergen County homes have been in high demand. At the same time, I can report that a change is happening. To understand the real estate market today, we need to go back to 2020. Everyone knows that we are living in a very different time. Covid, social unrest and the mortgage… Read more »
How Do You Know If You’ve Found The Right House?
How do you know if you’ve found the right house? This isn’t a rhetorical question. It’s also not a simple one either. Because so many home buyers wonder about this, I thought we should discuss it. Let’s start with it’s normal. My first time buyers usually ask me about this early on. I hear this… Read more »
Freddie Mac Multi Family Financing Change For 1st Time Buyers
Freddie Mac Multi Family Financing There is a major change coming soon to Freddie Mac multi family financing. It takes effect on November 15th for all 1st time home buyers who want a 2-4 multi family home. Freddie Mac is making it easier to buy these properties by lowering the mortgage down payment requirements. This… Read more »
The First Half of this Year In Real Estate
The first half of this year in real estate has been very strong. We all know this from the media. It seems every week there’s a report about how homes are selling. Bergen County homes have been flying but there are some surprising trends. Home buyers and homeowners need to know what’s happening. So does… Read more »
316 The Promenade in Edgewater Is Open Sunday 1 to 4
316 The Promenade is my new listing in Edgewater. This is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath condominium priced at $679,000. In addition, there are 2 deeded spaces in the open air garage. The Promenade is one of the most prestigious complexes in Edgewater. Because it is a gated community that juts out into the Hudson… Read more »
Why Are There So Many Buyers?
Why are there so many buyers? Every time you find a house, it seems so do others. While I know this is frustrating, it’s not going to end soon. Because it won’t, waiting is not a good idea. Let me explain it all for you. We’ll start with traditional reasons why people buy a Bergen… Read more »
Home Buyers Should Demand More
Home buyers should demand more. Why do buyers accept so little? I see buyers accepting less than they should so often. Absent Agents I5 groups came to my open house Sunday on my new listing. When I asked if they were working with an agent, 12 said yes. However 9 didn’t know “their agent’s” name. They… Read more »
38 E Broad St Just Listed & Open Sunday 1-5
38 E Broad St in Bergenfield is no longer coming soon! I just listed it in the New Jersey MLS. It will be open this Sunday from 1 to 5 pm. You will really be impressed by this wonderful home. Let’s start with the fact that this is a true Farmhouse Colonial. Farmhouse Colonial homes… Read more »
How 1st Time Buyers Lose A House
How 1st time buyers lose a house is a topic that can fill volumes. I see these mistakes so often. Buying a house is challenging enough these days with so few homes available. The inventory has picked up a bit; 1,425 homes are for sale in the NJMLS today in Bergen County. While this is… Read more »
