There is a new source for information on Morristown New Jersey There you will find all kinds of great information about Morristown, including a guided tour of the downtown, some interesting facts about the goings on as well as the great revival of the downtown area.
There has been a great deal of condo and retail development centering on the downtown Morristown area of town. This development is transforming Morristown into a magnet for the areas people seeking a place to live where they can walk to everything they need, and even catch the train to take them into New York City.
If you thinking of moving to town, and would like to search all the homes listed for sale in our local MLS, stop by Morristown NJ Real Estate where you will find some great deals on homes for sale.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Getting A Great Deal On A Morristown NJ Home
What type of home to look for in this buyers market to ensure you get a great deal?
Lets to get a few things straight before we begin. In 2008 we are in a real estate buyers market. What does that mean? It means that there are lots and lots of homes available for sale, but there are very few buyers. Many home sellers seem to be confused by that fact, and make statements such as if it is a buyer's market where are all the buyers? That is just the point, in a buyer's market there are very few buyers, which means those few buyers who are out there looking, have control, not the home sellers.
OK, that it out of the way. As a home buyer who wants to make sure he / she gets the best possible deal on purchasing a home, but like most home buyers you don't want to go though major renovations (at least not right away). Short of looking for foreclosures and such things, which everyone starts off talking about, I will give you the tried and true things which will get you a home at a great deal.
What to look for physically: Look for homes which are structurally sound, your not going to have to rebuild things, tare things down, go get a home equity loan to pay for repairs. These homes you want to find, have little curb appeal because the home owner has not taken care to keep the landscaping up, has not kept up with painting the house, keeping the front lawn well manicured. Inside the home look for walls that need to be painted, carpets which need to be replaced, appliances which are out of date and ugly. Why are you looking for these things? You are looking for these things because if you find them all ugly everyone else will as well. Why is that important, at least in the North Eastern part of the country, better than 90% of the home buyers are looking for homes they can just move into, they don't have to do much if any work.
What to look for in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) sheets that you're REALTOR gives you? Look for homes which have been on the market for more than 100 days, pay particular attention to those that indicate they are vacant, or have a renter. These home owners will tend to be more motivated than your typical home owner who is still living in the house they want to sell.Follow the above advice and you will likely be able to find a great house which just needs a little love, and get it at a wonderful discount as compared to if someone had already given it the love that it needed.
Written by James Boyer REALTOR, specializing in the Morristown NJ Real Estate market as well as the surrounding NJ real estate markets and up and down the Midtown Direct train line here in New Jersey.
Lets to get a few things straight before we begin. In 2008 we are in a real estate buyers market. What does that mean? It means that there are lots and lots of homes available for sale, but there are very few buyers. Many home sellers seem to be confused by that fact, and make statements such as if it is a buyer's market where are all the buyers? That is just the point, in a buyer's market there are very few buyers, which means those few buyers who are out there looking, have control, not the home sellers.
OK, that it out of the way. As a home buyer who wants to make sure he / she gets the best possible deal on purchasing a home, but like most home buyers you don't want to go though major renovations (at least not right away). Short of looking for foreclosures and such things, which everyone starts off talking about, I will give you the tried and true things which will get you a home at a great deal.
What to look for physically: Look for homes which are structurally sound, your not going to have to rebuild things, tare things down, go get a home equity loan to pay for repairs. These homes you want to find, have little curb appeal because the home owner has not taken care to keep the landscaping up, has not kept up with painting the house, keeping the front lawn well manicured. Inside the home look for walls that need to be painted, carpets which need to be replaced, appliances which are out of date and ugly. Why are you looking for these things? You are looking for these things because if you find them all ugly everyone else will as well. Why is that important, at least in the North Eastern part of the country, better than 90% of the home buyers are looking for homes they can just move into, they don't have to do much if any work.
What to look for in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) sheets that you're REALTOR gives you? Look for homes which have been on the market for more than 100 days, pay particular attention to those that indicate they are vacant, or have a renter. These home owners will tend to be more motivated than your typical home owner who is still living in the house they want to sell.Follow the above advice and you will likely be able to find a great house which just needs a little love, and get it at a wonderful discount as compared to if someone had already given it the love that it needed.
Written by James Boyer REALTOR, specializing in the Morristown NJ Real Estate market as well as the surrounding NJ real estate markets and up and down the Midtown Direct train line here in New Jersey.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Monkey droppings real estate
This blog post is a test to see where a blog post here at blogger would show up for a obscure search term such as Monkey droppings real estate. I am hoping that this test shows Monkey droppings real estate shows up for that Google and Yahoo search. In fact I would expect that since I used that in the title as well as in the body of the post and used it in the labels it should show up.
We will see just how good Blogger dose, or better yet if blogger is just Monkey droppings.
I am hoping that Monkey droppings real estate is a search term that this post will take the number 1 possition for.
For real estate news that you might find more interesting than this blog post, stop by my other real estate blog, Convent Station Real Estate there you will find interesting news about the Convent Station section of Morris Township, and the Real Estate market associated with it.
We will see just how good Blogger dose, or better yet if blogger is just Monkey droppings.
I am hoping that Monkey droppings real estate is a search term that this post will take the number 1 possition for.
For real estate news that you might find more interesting than this blog post, stop by my other real estate blog, Convent Station Real Estate there you will find interesting news about the Convent Station section of Morris Township, and the Real Estate market associated with it.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Searching For A Morristown NJ Home
Are you searching the internet for a Morristown NJ area home?? There is a new search tool in town.
Morristown NJ Home Search
Check it out. It is the slickest home search available. It just works well, shows you everything I legally can show you short of sending you MLS sheets which if that is what you like I strongly encourage you to visit my website though the link above and send me a message with the type of home and price range you would like to buy in and I will be happy to set you up to receive MLS Sheets by e-mail.
Thank you,
James Boyer
NJ REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct
Morristown NJ Home Search
Check it out. It is the slickest home search available. It just works well, shows you everything I legally can show you short of sending you MLS sheets which if that is what you like I strongly encourage you to visit my website though the link above and send me a message with the type of home and price range you would like to buy in and I will be happy to set you up to receive MLS Sheets by e-mail.
Thank you,
James Boyer
NJ REALTOR
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct
Morristown MLS Search Now Availible
Over the past many months I, James Boyer REALTOR, has been working hard to bring more value to Morristown New Jersey Real Estate shoppers. I am proud to say that together with my real estate web development company, I can bring the best MLS search available to Morristown New Jersey.
Morristown NJ MLS Search
Please be my guest and use it as much as you like. It is free, does not require registration, and until you are ready to talk to your Morristown NJ REALTOR you don't have to worry about being called about real estate.
Any questions about New Jersey Real Estate are always welcome please call Jim at 973-647-0253
Morristown NJ MLS Search
Please be my guest and use it as much as you like. It is free, does not require registration, and until you are ready to talk to your Morristown NJ REALTOR you don't have to worry about being called about real estate.
Any questions about New Jersey Real Estate are always welcome please call Jim at 973-647-0253
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
New Construction Townhomes in Morristown NJ
DeHart Place in historic Morristown NJ are currently available at prices from 1.2 million to 1.3 million. To view complete information on Dehart Place Townhomes visit my Midtown Direct Real Estate Blog. There you will find good New Jersey Real Estate information for the towns along the Midtown Direct train line.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
You Can Now Afford More Home In Summit New Jersey
Summit NJ Home Buyers, Did you know, the Federal Reserve has cut the interest rate they charge banks 1.25% over the past few weeks? This could have a huge effect on the home you can now afford to purchase in Summit NJ or other surrounding towns.
Have you talked with your mortgage person lately? With every 1% mortgage interest rate reduction the typical mortgage payment drops 9%. This can make a huge difference in the home you can afford. For example, if you thought that the highest home price you could afford was $700,000 you could move that number up to $763,000 with a 1% mortgage interest rate cut, and still have approximately the same mortgage payment.
For a complete Summit NJ MLS Search of off all the homes currently for sale in Summit NJ and surrounding towns please be my guest and visit www.jboyerhomes.com/search.php
Have you talked with your mortgage person lately? With every 1% mortgage interest rate reduction the typical mortgage payment drops 9%. This can make a huge difference in the home you can afford. For example, if you thought that the highest home price you could afford was $700,000 you could move that number up to $763,000 with a 1% mortgage interest rate cut, and still have approximately the same mortgage payment.
For a complete Summit NJ MLS Search of off all the homes currently for sale in Summit NJ and surrounding towns please be my guest and visit www.jboyerhomes.com/search.php
Friday, January 25, 2008
Spring NJ Real Estate Market On The Midtown Direct Line
Ok, it is not really spring, but the spring NJ Real Estate market has started already. They buyers are out there and guess what, they are buying. I currently have 5 transactions under contract, and am working with more active buyers.
Here is where the problem comes in, there are lots of NJ homes on the market but not very many which are nice, and priced properly.
Today's NJ home buyer is very smart, and they are not about to over pay for a home or buy a home that does not meet most of their needs at a proper price. They will wait for the proper home to come along at a proper fair price.
Many people seem to think that the home buyers out there looking at New Jersey homes are all just low ballers trying to steal someones home from them. Let me assure you that this is not the case. I have not written a low ball offer on any property in the last 6 months. (My definition of a low ball offer is a offer which is 8% or more below the current asking price.)
NJ Homes seem to be in particular demand in towns along the Midtown Direct Train Line such as Madison NJ, Chatham NJ, and Summit NJ. In fact the Summit NJ Real Estate market is particularly strong when compaired to other towns real estate markets in New Jersey. This is especially true when looking at NJ real estate markets which are not on train lines.
Here is where the problem comes in, there are lots of NJ homes on the market but not very many which are nice, and priced properly.
Today's NJ home buyer is very smart, and they are not about to over pay for a home or buy a home that does not meet most of their needs at a proper price. They will wait for the proper home to come along at a proper fair price.
Many people seem to think that the home buyers out there looking at New Jersey homes are all just low ballers trying to steal someones home from them. Let me assure you that this is not the case. I have not written a low ball offer on any property in the last 6 months. (My definition of a low ball offer is a offer which is 8% or more below the current asking price.)
NJ Homes seem to be in particular demand in towns along the Midtown Direct Train Line such as Madison NJ, Chatham NJ, and Summit NJ. In fact the Summit NJ Real Estate market is particularly strong when compaired to other towns real estate markets in New Jersey. This is especially true when looking at NJ real estate markets which are not on train lines.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Morristown NJ 07960 a walking town
With ever higher gas prices and worsening traffic congestion many people are wanting to make a change.
Towns like Morristown New Jersey are making it possible to live without a car for the most part. With many homes within walking distance of Morristowns downtown and central green it becomes much easier to just walk a few blocks to the store or that 3 or 4 star restaurant, or to the theaters. The Morristown train station is just a short walk from downtown Morristown NJ as well. From the Morristown train station you can connect to the Midtown Direct Line and be in Manhattan NYC in no time at all.
There are plenty of new construction condos going up in Morristown as well. Some of them would qualify as Luxury Condominiums such as Vail Mansion and Dehart Place. More affordable condos are being built at Vail Commons over on Speedwell Avenue just off the Morristown Green.
If you are thinking of making a change and would like to live in a town which makes it possible to walk or ride a bike or take the train for most all of your needs, consider moving to Morristown NJ 07960.
James Boyer REALTOR, RE/MAX Properties Unlimited 973-647-0253 Direct or visit my main website at Morristown NJ Real Estate. your Morristown NJ REALTOR
Towns like Morristown New Jersey are making it possible to live without a car for the most part. With many homes within walking distance of Morristowns downtown and central green it becomes much easier to just walk a few blocks to the store or that 3 or 4 star restaurant, or to the theaters. The Morristown train station is just a short walk from downtown Morristown NJ as well. From the Morristown train station you can connect to the Midtown Direct Line and be in Manhattan NYC in no time at all.
There are plenty of new construction condos going up in Morristown as well. Some of them would qualify as Luxury Condominiums such as Vail Mansion and Dehart Place. More affordable condos are being built at Vail Commons over on Speedwell Avenue just off the Morristown Green.
If you are thinking of making a change and would like to live in a town which makes it possible to walk or ride a bike or take the train for most all of your needs, consider moving to Morristown NJ 07960.
James Boyer REALTOR, RE/MAX Properties Unlimited 973-647-0253 Direct or visit my main website at Morristown NJ Real Estate. your Morristown NJ REALTOR
Monday, January 7, 2008
Get your Midtown Direct NJ Real Estate News
Get the latest home sales date, local Midtown Direct Real Estate news and much more at Morris County Real Estate. At Morris County Real Estate news you will find home sales reports including sold prices and property addresses for Midtown Direct towns such as Summit, Short Hills, Millburn, Chatham, Maplewood and many other area towns.
Stop on by and take a look.
brought to you by James Boyer REALTOR Morris, Essex & Union County Real Estate. RE/MAX Real Estate.
Stop on by and take a look.
brought to you by James Boyer REALTOR Morris, Essex & Union County Real Estate. RE/MAX Real Estate.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Morris County First Night Was A Blast!!
New Years In Morris County, A Huge Celebration.
First Night Morris, held at the Morristown Green was a success as 10,000+ expected visitors attended the annual event. There were 26 venues with more then 90 music, magic and other entertainment events. All caped off by a large fireworks display.
Morristown NJ really knows how to though a party.
Morristown really knows how to through a family friendly party in style.
James Boyer
NJ REALTOR Associate
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
One Madison Avenue
Morristown NJ 07960
973-647-0253 Direct
973-539-6300 Office
http://www.jboyerhomes.com/
First Night Morris, held at the Morristown Green was a success as 10,000+ expected visitors attended the annual event. There were 26 venues with more then 90 music, magic and other entertainment events. All caped off by a large fireworks display.
Morristown NJ really knows how to though a party.
Morristown really knows how to through a family friendly party in style.
James Boyer
NJ REALTOR Associate
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
One Madison Avenue
Morristown NJ 07960
973-647-0253 Direct
973-539-6300 Office
http://www.jboyerhomes.com/
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Morris Twp wants to watch your every move.
Morris Twp. Big Brother 1984 in 2008, lets hope not.
Morris Township Mayor Robert Nace said the overwhelming majority of residents he's spoken to support the idea of installing cameras at intersections to catch drivers who speed through red lights.
Many may not like the Big Brother side of this solution to a supposed problem. Putting the cameras in at traffic intersections allows the government to track the public's movements and record the times that people come and go. All of this done using our own hard earned money.
Is this what Morris Township or other New Jersey towns need to be spending money on??
I think that Morris Township Mayor Nace, who happens to be my neighbor is headed down the wrong road on this one. My understanding is that Mayor Nace is a Republican, I wish he would take up some of the values of a Republican.
Republican Values (Low Taxes, Low Government Spending, and Public Liberty)
To read more of the story please visit Convent Station News.
James Boyer
NJ REALTOR Associate
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
One Madison Ave.
Morristown NJ 07960
973-647-0253 Direct
973-539-6300 Office
Morris Township Real Estate
Morris Township Mayor Robert Nace said the overwhelming majority of residents he's spoken to support the idea of installing cameras at intersections to catch drivers who speed through red lights.
Many may not like the Big Brother side of this solution to a supposed problem. Putting the cameras in at traffic intersections allows the government to track the public's movements and record the times that people come and go. All of this done using our own hard earned money.
Is this what Morris Township or other New Jersey towns need to be spending money on??
I think that Morris Township Mayor Nace, who happens to be my neighbor is headed down the wrong road on this one. My understanding is that Mayor Nace is a Republican, I wish he would take up some of the values of a Republican.
Republican Values (Low Taxes, Low Government Spending, and Public Liberty)
To read more of the story please visit Convent Station News.
James Boyer
NJ REALTOR Associate
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
One Madison Ave.
Morristown NJ 07960
973-647-0253 Direct
973-539-6300 Office
Morris Township Real Estate
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