Joseph J. Chang's (realtynj) Blog

“I get off on ’57 Chevys…I get off on screamin’ guitar…” There are just some songs that whenever I hear them will get my attention. This happens to be one of them. I mean, it’s the kind of song where you just have to stop, close your eyes, and give a good sway (yeah, fellas, I said sway) or two. ...

I'm blessed to live in a wonderful community that is postcard pretty, peaceful and relatively safe.  That being said, there are criminals amongst us, no matter where we live.  People who have, and would, do harm to us and ours.  Are you safe?  You have a right to know. Life would be good if the d...

I'm blessed to live in a wonderful community that is postcard pretty, peaceful and relatively safe.  That being said, there are criminals amongst us, no matter where we live.  People who have, and would, do harm to us and ours.  Are you safe?  You have a right to know. Life would be good if the d...

Dear Mr. Seller, Please don't lump me in with the other...I was grocery shopping this past weekend when I stumbled across a home seller who I had met over a year ago. At the time, we were right in the middle of a huge price drop and prices were spiraling down around us. I presented the comps and...

  This is the email I received from Katie Tarbox (Senior Editor, REALTOR Magazine):  "I read a newspaper article about some of the unique open houses you've held.  I'm looking for a REALTOR.... for our Masters Series....  I'm wondering if this might be you.  Let me know if you're interested." ..a...

Hey all: How are you? I'm finally breathing after two days of what I can only call loan Hell! Of course most of it was my fault. Every once in a while, something happens and it makes me question my sanity. What happened? I had a loan with a very tight close (about 3 weeks). Normally we would have...

Wow, is this really the FIFTH RainCamp already?  That means over 1600 agents have experienced the awesomeness that is RainCamp, and now have the knowledge and tools to dominate online.  And because the house keeps selling out each time, the cities keep coming!  Next up, Denver, CO on March 9th.  ...

My fiance and I have had a little competition going for the last couple of months. Who can get to 1000 Facebook friends the fastest. (It's worth noting that both of us are a DISTANT second to her mother, who is approaching 2300 friends) I'd very rarely gone out and tried to collect Facebook frien...

Peace of mind is an important part of home ownership.  And if you could buy a piece of this peace of mind for between $10 and $15, would you? If I asked you right now if you knew if your water heater was leaking, would you?  Without going to the basement and looking?  Most of us don't know if wat...

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