Archive for August, 2009
Overview of the 2008 versus the 2009 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit
The following guide was provided by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to compare the first time home buyer tax credit of 2008 versus the 2009 first time home buyer credit. Click here for the comparison.
Top 10 Practical Uses of Twitter for Real Estate Agents
If you are a Broker, Realtor or a real estate agent and you are trying to decide if you should start Twitter or Tweeting, then the following blog entry will provide you with the top ten practical uses of Twitter for real estate agents and why or how you should use Twitter as a marketing tool in your real estate business.
FREE e-PRO Workshop from NAR/InternetCrusade
Title: FREE e-PRO Workshop from NAR/InternetCrusade Location: MCAR Office – 779 Gornik Drive, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Link out: Click here Description: At the e-PRO workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to take advantage of the $25 discount for enrolling into the online e-PRO course. Presented by John Maniec. John is a proven professional with [...]
Triple Play Realtor
Title: Triple Play RealtorLocation: Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, NJLink out: Click hereDescription: The Triple Play REALTOR® Convention & Trade Expo, presented by the New Jersey Association of REALTORS®, New York State Association of REALTORS® and Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS®, is the largest annual convention and trade show of its type in the U.S. [...]
Freddie Mac Can Not Renegotiate Short Sale Commissions
On August 20, Freddie Mac confirmed in writing that its servicers are not allowed to renegotiate short sales commissions. According to the policy, as a condition of the servicer’s acceptance of a short sale offer, servicers cannot renegotiate the sales commission below the amount agreed to by the real estate broker and the seller/borrower. However, [...]
CO Applications for Various Towns in NJ
This is a list of applications for the certificate of occupancy inspection, which generally takes place when a home or property is transfered to another owner. This is an on going list that will be updated periodically as we have time to update. Please submit a url in the comment section of a town that [...]
Home Buyers Seminar at Weichert Realtors
Title: Home Buyer’s Seminar Location: Weichert Realtors Summit Office Link out: Click here Description: Buying and selling in this market has never been so easy, yet so complicated. Allow us to uncomplicate things for you and help you make your next move. Start Time: 11:00 Date: 2009-08-23 End Time: 12:00
More U.S. home sellers cutting prices. 1 in 4 Houses Reduce Prices
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One in four U.S. homes for sale [in] August 1 had their prices marked down at least once since landing on the market, data compiled by real estate website Trulia.com showed on Friday. A total of 24.4 percent of homes had their prices reduced in July, up from June’s 23.6 percent. The [...]
A Clean House Sells! Practical Home Staging Tips
By Audeliz Angie Perez: a full time real estate agent for Weichert, Realtors and founder of njretoday.com. She can be reached via her website forsalebyangieperez, email at njretoday@gmail.com or voicemail 973-388-7268. So, I’m a clutter freak. I can admit it. I collect all types of things and when I go home, I think about how much I would [...]
Bottom of the Real Estate Market: Are We There Yet?
We start the first post of the NJREToday.com blog with the most important question on the minds of buyers, sellers, Realtors, and agents like: The Bottom of the Market: Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Inquiring minds want to know. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), there seems to be an [...]



