Gloucester County, NJ Mortgage and Real Estate Blog

Parking During the Snow and Snow Removal in East Greenwich, NJ Being a resident of East Greenwich, NJ I have subscribed to their newsletter. Today there was a friendly reminder of the protocol to follow for snow events. We just had about 2 feet of snow dumped on us this past weekend, and another ...

South Jersey Wildlife: White-Tailed Deer If there is one thing South Jersey has enough of, it is deer. With the development of new homes and neighborhoods throughout South Jersey, deer only have so many places to go. The other day I was able to count 19 in my backyard, all at once. We had fun loo...

Educating NJ First Time Home Buyers about Information on the Internet Last night I had the privilege of spending a little over half an hour on the phone with a first time home buyer. Initially I wasn't overjoyed at spending time with a client at 7:30 on a Friday night, but the reality was that I ...

South Jersey Wildlife: Red-Tailed Hawk I love taking pictures of wildlife local to my home in Gloucester County, NJ. So I am going to start a running series when I come upon new "local residents". I've leaned mostly towards birds, but will not be able to say "no" to the turtles, deer, crawfish, a...

It only lasted for a few hours, but in actuality, that was much better as it mostly cleared up before I had to leave for the day.     Steve Kappre is a mortgage loan officer in New Jersey. For more info or questions feel free to contact Steve. NJ First Time Home Buyer NJ Reverse Mortgages Purchas...

A Day in the Life of the East Greenwich Turkey Although while growing I lived only a town over from the East Greenwich area (Mickleton, Clarksboro, Mt.  Royal), growing up I never saw a wild turkey. In fact I don't recall seeing one in the wild until I moved back to the area. Nowadays, if I don't...

BEWARE: There is a combination that the first time home buyer needs to be aware of. That combination would look something like this ...   The main item of issue here is the short sale or foreclosure. The home buying transaction typically takes 30-60 days. However, when the bank that is holding th...

NJ First Time Home Buyers: The Clock is Ticking Again The real estate industry went through a "buzzer beater" with the first-time home buyer tax credit deadline last November. Title companies were scrambling, this NJ loan officer was working overtime, and attorneys were getting ready to duke-it-o...

East Greenwich, South Jersey   Above is a fun shot I got a few months ago while driving down Democrat Road in East Greenwich. With plenty of parks, trees, and green fields around you can find a fair amount of places to take some great photos of the natural habitat. It is not hard to get a good pi...

Use Your Tax Rebate to Buy a Home New Jersey first time home buyers and home buyers all over listen up! Not only is the government offering incentives for Americans to buy and sell homes, but this Spring you can offer yourself an incentive: Buy a home with your tax rebate money! Some people will ...