Jennifer Blanchard's (jenniferblanchard) Blog

Free Admission Residents of the community are invited to join Bernards Township Parks and Recreation for the best night of the summer!  The Rec camp staff will be providing an evening of family fun at Harry Dunham Park.  This year's event will include family activities, relays, an interactive DJ,...

On Friday, July 2, President Obama signed two important pieces of legislation into law to help homebuyers. The first one extends the closing deadline for the homebuyer tax credit until September 30, 2010, for any transactions that had ratified contracts in place as of April 30, 2010, but did not ...

Both of these properties received quite a bit of attention when I first listed them so I thought I would post their closing information. 161 Thackeray Drive listed on 5/27 for $499,000 had several offers and closed on 6/16 for $490,000 - this transaction was relatively smooth although we ecounter...

Sought-after community in Basking Ridge; a Liberty Corner School community; a traditional five bedroom center hall colonial with a kitchen that is to die for!  Will be listed on Monday, and there will be an open house next Sunday, June 27th from 1:00 to 5:00. Interior photos, and maybe a video, w...

I recently answered a question on Trulia Voices: The question was:  How much "wiggle room" do you typically have on an asking price?...I am looking at a NJ home asking $320,000 which seems pretty accurate according to my realtor. But it's in a flood zone and had water just 3 years ago according t...

There were seven closings here in Basking Ridge during the first week of June: 47 Baldwin Court, Society Hill condo, List price $265,000, Sale Price $256,0008 Countryside Drive, Countryside Manor townhouse, List price $349,900, Sale price $335,00030 Peachtree Road, Homestead Village, List price $...

Last week I wrote an article for Basking Ridge Patch about the expiration of the tax credit.  I think we are all a little anxious about what might happen next.  You can tell from my article that I am remain very optimistic, and this was supported on Sunday evening when the agent who hosted my ope...

Why can't I sell the CUTEST HOUSE IN TOWN?  Once in a while I get a listing that simply puzzles me.  This is one of them. It's darling, everyone loves it, but nobody wants to buy it!  And of course, as always the case, the owners are the nicest people on earth - it's time for them to get some goo...

This past week was fabulous for real estate sales. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), sales of existing homes rose 6.8 percent in March and were 16.1 percent above the sales pace in March 2009. NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun is encouraged to see a broad recovery in home sa...

I offer you FOUR great reasons to buy now. Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions an individual can make, so it is understandable that someone considering a home purchase may take their time to avoid rushing into such a large financial commitment. However, several factors might leave prosp...