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Staging a home for sale is all about making it inviting to the largest number of potential buyers. If a home is vacant, a stager will haul in furniture and décor so buyers can imagine themselves living there. If it's occupied, the stager will declutter, neutralize and decorate for the masses. Sta...

RECENT CLOSING ACTIVITY BERNARDSVILLE ADDRESS                   LIST PRICE                SALES PRICE           DATE__ 27 Sycamore Hill       $665,000                     $600,000         9/02/2009 64 Mt. Harmony        $669,000                     $630,000         9/03/2009 145 Mt. Airy Rd.     ...

One of the most obvious areas where a homeowner can go "green" is in the use of energy in the home. The biggest energy hogs are heating, air conditioning, electrical appliances, lighting, and water usage. Here are some practical tips for saving energy and money at the same time. 1. Do an "energy ...

Should you stick to your listing price? It depends. That's one of the problems in real estate.  There is rarely a "cut and dry" answer to any question.  Answers are more like, "if this...then that...but..." However, we'll just talk about prices, rather than condition, location, and all those "oth...

ADDRESS                   LIST PRICE                SALES PRICE            CLOSED DATE__ 49 Smitfield Ct.         $236,000                      $231,500                 10/16/2009 37 Woodward Ln       $304,900                    $300,000                    10/13/2009 36 Hill Top                 $...

THE housing market in New Jersey has been on a little roll toward recovery - the number of sales has risen and the number of houses on the market has fallen for four straight months - even though activity cooled slightly in August for the country at large. But what does that mean for home prices...