Freddie's Blog

  You've reached that time in your life where you're ready to buy Middlesex & Mercer County NJ  real estate.  Even though the mortgage approval process can be intimidating, you can get yourself ready to apply for a loan.  These are the first steps to buying your home:   Make a List First, make a...

It doesn't matter if you're buying or selling a home, consulting an experienced Mercer & Middlesex County New Jersey real estate agent is a smart move. Here are five steps to finding your perfect agent:   Ask about experience Although many new Mercer & Middlesex County New Jersey real estate agen...

Weichert Realtors & Weichert Financial Services Invites you to attend our... Home-buyer Seminar Find Out... What's really going on in the local Real Estate Market? How much can I afford and is financing still available if I do not have much money to put down? What are the steps involved in buying...

Do-it-yourself home improvement and repair is just part of homeownership for many people today. With more non-professionals tackling home improvement projects, safety is the difference between having fond memories as you sit out on your new deck or viewing the thing as a vision from a nightmare. ...

When people consider buying a home, oftentimes they start by noticing "Open House Today" signs. An Open House gives potential buyers a chance to look at homes they find attractive and that are in desirable neighborhoods. While walking through the rooms, they learn what amenities they find attract...

The property tax bill saga is really something. Let me do a recap. First Governor Jon Corzine calls the legislature into special session and charges them to find a solution to our tax woes before the legislators go on break for Christmas break. The legislators go through their partisan bickering ...

(Another drawer find that I updated and tweaked a bit.  Thought it might be appropriate for sellers. It needs a bit of something though. Any ideas what would be appreciated. Enjoy!) Sixty seconds -- that is the amount of time that sellers have to win over buyers. Just sixty seconds, in which pers...

It is good news from the job market front! The unemployment numbers for February dropped to 4.5 percent nationally in February. In New Jersey the unemployment rate held a 4.2 percent (Department of Labor and Workforce Development) unchanged from January. With the hoopla over the stock market's de...

It is fair to say sellling a home after the owner or tenant has left is not as easy as selling on where there is furniture in place. Most sellers take their furniture with them when they move and are unwilling to spend money on renting furniture. There did not seem to be an easy solution. Found a...

It has been a bit of concern to everybody including the Fed, but until yesterday it had not really showed in a way that would get the working man's attention. Yesterday it did. What was it: the concern over sub-prime loan defaults, i.e, foreclosures.Investors withdrew from the sub-prime mortgage ...