A blog for The Bedroom Communities of New York City: Maplewood, South Orange, Millburn/Short Hills and Montclair, etc. for Area Residents, for future residents and for home buyers and sellers in New Jersey. Provides information on housing trends, tips for sellers and buyers, mortgage information events and happenings around town and the regional area. Local contributions are welcomed!
College Hill Commuters Delight. This fully renovated home offers everything you could possibly want: Gourmet Kitchen Open the Dining Room; Master Suite with Full Bath and Walk-In Closet and more! Step inside to your foyer and take in the large living room anchored by a fireplace. You will immediately notice just how much sun now bathes the inside of this wonderful home. Rounding our your first floor is a den and also a powder room. The second level is graced by 3 very good sized bedrooms and a beautifully renovated full bath. Head up one level to find your oasis-an exquisite master suite. Or, head down to the lower level where you will find a finished recreation room, play area, full bath and laundry room to complement the storage/utility rooms. Dont miss the yard, patio and multi-zone CAC!
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 4
Price: $825,000
For more information about this property, please contact MARK SLADE at 917-797-5059 or sladehomes@gmail.com. You can also text 5565057 to 67299 (Message and Data Rates May Apply, see terms and privacy policy).
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Picture perfect, this engaging Cape Cod is certain to turn heads. Resting on nicely landscaped property andpositioned to take full advantage of all this thriving community has to offer and call home. Step inside, where the gracious living room is distinguished by a stone fireplace and gleaming wood floors, while the dining room is poised to host your next dinner party. The newly renovated dated kitchen sparkles, featuring white cabinets & granite counters, with S/S appliances and is set off from the breakfast room. Four bedrooms and full bath provide comfort at the end of a busy day. Pass through the sun porch as you Step outside to discover an inviting patio and fenced backyard, ready to host al fresco dining, entertaining, active play & gardening. Please see attached floor plan for exact measurements.
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 1
Price: $385,000
For more information about this property, please contact MARK SLADE at 917-797-5059 or sladehomes@gmail.com. You can also text 5565056 to 67299 (Message and Data Rates May Apply, see terms and privacy policy).
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Commuters Paradise! This luxurious home sits one-tenth of a mile to the Murray Hill train station. Giant sized rooms--Great Room, Family Room and Master Suite--abound with an Open Gourmet Kitchen that is open and makes for the most amazing home entertaining moments. There are a total of four bedrooms and 2 and 1/2 baths to accommodate everyone. The front porch will be perfect place to sip on a glass of wine or drink some cold lemonade. Large yard and 2 Car attached garage help to round out the incredible features of this wonderful home. Please see attached floor plan for more exact measurements.
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Price: $775,000
For more information about this property, please contact MARK SLADE at 917-797-5059 or sladehomes@gmail.com. You can also text 5565055 to 67299 (Message and Data Rates May Apply, see terms and privacy policy).
See more listings at: http://midtowndirectrealty.com/
As of today, there are about 127 homes for sale in some of the train towns in New Jersey that connect to MidTown NYC Penn Station or can change to the Path to get to Downtown NYC.
Here is the link to see some amazing homes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=191AAakrHdRcHV_w81Gpl8mkQg3RF27xd
As you can see, you can get so MUCH MORE for your money in NJ and it comes with some grass to relax upon while still enjoying many of the conveniences of semi-urban living.
Mark Slade
Keller Williams
917.797.5059 Good Homes
Selling a home in Union County: Springfield, Mountainside, Berkeley Heights, Summit, New Providence, Westfield or Essex County: Maplewood, South Orange, Montclair, Glen Ridge, Millburn, Short Hills and Livingston involves many steps and having an experienced Berkeley Heights/New Providence New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor®, specializing in the Bedroom Communities of New York City in Union County— Berkeley Heights, Summit, New Providence, Westfield , Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Springfield, Cranford, Westfield as well as Maplewood, South Orange, Montclair, Glen Ridge, Millburn, Short Hills and Livingston --by your side will make the transaction run a lot smoother. I would love to be your New Jersey Area Real Estate Professional! I assist both buyers and sellers in the Bedroom Communities of New York City, mostly served by NJ Transit’s Mid-Town Direct Train Lines, offering commutes of 45minute or less to NY Penn Station, with either the purchase and or sale of residential real estate. Our www.unioncountyhomesnow.com brings us several new buyers every day which helps us sell our Union County Listings for more money and in less time. The same goes for our www.goodhomesforgoodpeople.com website
We are also luxury specialists if your needs so require.
As an Accredited Buyer’s Agent (ABR), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying process. From start to finish, I listen to your needs and desires in what you would like and take the information you give me to find you home. My GO-TO team can provide you the best in Real Estate advice with regard to attorney choices, Home Inspectors and Mortgage Loan Officers
I am also a Luxury specialist (CLHMS), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying and selling process. Not only does this extra training help me better understand this upper echelon in real estate, its benefit include a special luxury website: www.njluxhomes.com and a corresponding worldwide luxury network that helps to put luxury buyers and sellers together.
As your Springfield, Mountainside, Berkeley Heights, Summit, New Providence, Westfield /Union County New Jersey listing agent I am well versed on as your local expert in all things in the Maplewood and South Orange area Real Estate Market. You can expect personalized service that includes a detailed consultation on how to best position your Mid-Town Direct home to be competitive in today’s market with training to provide my clients with an in-depth Advanced Comparative Market analysis, and advice on staging. As my office’s technology officer as well as both a Zillow Platinum Premier and Trulia Premier agent, I use the latest and most up-to-date marketing methods to get your home in front of as many buyers as possible. Being your New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor ® not only involves just finding the home or selling the home, but being your guide, negotiator, advisor and advocate and making sure that your needs and goals are met. Being your New Jersey Essex/Union County area Realtor® (with a little bit of Morris County thrown in for good measure) is one of my truest passions, and “Helping You Find Your Dream Home” is my number one priority.
Spring Market has Sprung as the cherry blossoms on our area's trees enlighten us with the blooms. These are the results, as you can see above:
In Millburn, We had homes sell for as much as 6% over asking and a little as 96% of asking, giving us an average of 98.7% of asking. There were 17 homes placed Under Contract as compared to a total of 25 homes listed as Active. These stats show us that the Millburn market is still quite healthy.
In Short Hills, we had homes sell for as much as 5% over asking to as little as 80% of asking. There are a significant amount of homes on the market,--ringing in at 132 properties for sale--with only 55 more properties Under Contract. Clearly, we are seeing some increasing challenges with an overall average of homes selling for 93.6% of asking for the Luxury Market homes over $1M.
If you have any questions as to how much your home is worth, please feel free to call us at 917-797-5059.
We have either closed or have accepted offers ranging from asking to as much as 10% over asking on our recently listed properties. Want to know what our "special sauce" is for achieving these results? Give us a call at 917-797-5059.
Looking to move in the immediate area? Well we can be of extra special help with our new Moving Truck.
Mark Slade
Keller Williams
917.797.5059 Good Homes
Selling a Millburn/Short Hills, Maplewood/South Orange/West Orange area home involves many steps and having an experienced Millburn/Short Hills,New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor®, specializing in the Bedroom Communities of New York City in Essex/Union County— Millburn, Short Hills, Montclair, West Orange, South Orange, Livingston, Maplewood, Springfield, Summit, Madison, Chatham, Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Cranford and Westfield--by your side will make the transaction run a lot smoother. I would love to be your Millburn/Short Hills New Jersey Area Real Estate Professional! I assist both buyers and sellers in the Bedroom Communities of New York City, mostly served by NJ Transit’s Mid-Town Direct Train Lines, offering commutes of 45minute or less to NY Penn Station, with either the purchase and or sale of residential real estate.
As an Accredited Buyer’s Agent (ABR), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying process. From start to finish, I listen to your needs and desires in what you would like and take the information you give me to find you home. My GO-TO team can provide you the best in Real Estate advice with regard to attorney choices, Home Inspectors and Mortgage Loan Officers
I am also a Luxury specialist (CLHMS), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying and selling process. Not only does this extra training help me better understand this upper echelon in real estate, its benefit include a special luxury website: www.njluxhomes.com and a corresponding worldwide luxury network that helps to put luxury buyers and sellers together.
As your Millburn/Short Hills New Jersey listing agent I am well versed on as your local expert in all things in the Millburn/Short Hills as well as West Orange, Maplewood and South Orange area Real Estate Market. You can expect personalized service that includes a detailed consultation on how to best position your Mid-Town Direct home to be competitive in today’s market with training to provide my clients with an in-depth Advanced Comparative Market analysis, and advice on staging. As my office’s technology officer as well as both a Zillow Platinum Premier and Trulia Premier agent, I use the latest and most up-to-date marketing methods to get your home in front of as many buyers as possible. Being your New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor ® not only involves just finding the home or selling the home, but being your guide, negotiator, advisor and advocate and making sure that your needs and goals are met. Being your New Jersey Essex/Union County area Realtor® (with a little bit of Morris County thrown in for good measure) is one of my truest passions, and “Helping You Find Your Dream Home” is my number one priority.
Beautiful 2 bedroom apartment in renovated multi-family with 2 parking spaces. Laundry in basement. Avail. June 1. Showings only on Tuesday from 6:00pm to 7:00 pm
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Price: $1,800
For more information about this property, please contact MARK SLADE at 973-762-5400 or sladehomes@gmail.com. You can also text 5547548 to 67299 (Message and Data Rates May Apply, see terms and privacy policy).
See more listings at: http://midtowndirectrealty.com/
Recently Renovated and updated in 2016, this spacious custom 4 bedroom, 3 bath colonial defines move-in ready with hardwood floors, formal dining room & eat-in-kitchen. Bonus: Possible mother/daughter Come soak up the sun inside the home due to large windows. There is a second side entry to the living room and convenient access to the stairs leading to the upper level. For the busy home chef, the kitchen sparkles with white cabinets, granite counters, tile backsplash, pantry while being complemented by stainless steel appliances. A bedroom and full bath round out the first floor. Three bedrooms, one a master with sitting room share the second floor with another full bath. The lower level has a family room, kitchenette, exercise or bonus room with closet, laundry and the third of three full baths.
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Price: $390,000
For more information about this property, please contact MARK SLADE at 973-762-5400 or sladehomes@gmail.com. You can also text 5547547 to 67299 (Message and Data Rates May Apply, see terms and privacy policy).
See more listings at: http://midtowndirectrealty.com/
Spring Market has Sprung and the results have been as pretty to look at as the cherry blossoms on our area's trees. We had homes sell for as much as 10-11% over asking, with Maplewood averaging just over 100% over asking and South Orange coming in at 99.5% of asking for March. Both towns currently have more properties Under Contract than they do active listings, which I refer to as a Hyper Market, showing that buyer activity is weighing in more heavily than what the market has to offer.
We have either closed or have accepted offers ranging from asking to as much as 10% over asking on our recently listed properties. Want to know what our "special sauce" is for achieving these results? Give us a call at 917-797-5059.
Looking to move in the immediate area? Well we can be of extra special help with our new Moving Truck.
Mark Slade
Keller Williams
917.797.5059 Good Homes
Selling a Maplewood/South Orange/West Orange area home involves many steps and having an experienced Maplewood New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor®, specializing in the Bedroom Communities of New York City in Essex/Union County— Millburn, Short Hills, Montclair, West Orange, South Orange, Livingston, Maplewood, Springfield, Summit, Madison, Chatham, Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Cranford and Westfield--by your side will make the transaction run a lot smoother. I would love to be your Maplewood/South Orange New Jersey Area Real Estate Professional! I assist both buyers and sellers in the Bedroom Communities of New York City, mostly served by NJ Transit’s Mid-Town Direct Train Lines, offering commutes of 45minute or less to NY Penn Station, with either the purchase and or sale of residential real estate.
As an Accredited Buyer’s Agent (ABR), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying process. From start to finish, I listen to your needs and desires in what you would like and take the information you give me to find you home. My GO-TO team can provide you the best in Real Estate advice with regard to attorney choices, Home Inspectors and Mortgage Loan Officers
I am also a Luxury specialist (CLHMS), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying and selling process. Not only does this extra training help me better understand this upper echelon in real estate, its benefit include a special luxury website: www.njluxhomes.com and a corresponding worldwide luxury network that helps to put luxury buyers and sellers together.
As your Maplewood/South Orange/ West Orange New Jersey listing agent I am well versed on as your local expert in all things in the West Orange, Maplewood and South Orange area Real Estate Market. You can expect personalized service that includes a detailed consultation on how to best position your Mid-Town Direct home to be competitive in today’s market with training to provide my clients with an in-depth Advanced Comparative Market analysis, and advice on staging. As my office’s technology officer as well as both a Zillow Platinum Premier and Trulia Premier agent, I use the latest and most up-to-date marketing methods to get your home in front of as many buyers as possible. Being your New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor ® not only involves just finding the home or selling the home, but being your guide, negotiator, advisor and advocate and making sure that your needs and goals are met. Being your New Jersey Essex/Union County area Realtor® (with a little bit of Morris County thrown in for good measure) is one of my truest passions, and “Helping You Find Your Dream Home” is my number one priority.
A picturesque town in Essex County, Maplewood is located on the East Branch of the Rahway River. Originally consisting of farms, mills and orchards, Maplewood is now a great mix of residential and commercial areas, culminating in the jewel of a downtown village and coming together to create a charming, tight-knit and diversified community. Maplewood has predominantly Colonial and Tudor style homes with sprawling porches and ample greenery, but you can also find some Victorians and a range of more modern style construction on its beautiful tree lined streets.
Maplewood is a diverse town with 6 elementary schools and prominent municipal building designed by famous architects, Guilbert and Betelle. In the center of town, famed landscape architects, the Olmstead Brothers, created the breathtaking Memorial Park; not to be overlooked is Ricalton Square, nestled between the train station and the downtown shopping; this area is frequently used for events including a Halloween Parade with hayrides and petting zoos, as well as featuring replica homes during the Winter Holiday Season. The town offers many activities to its residents from camps in the summer, arts and crafts classes, a public pool (with 4 pools ranging from a “baby” pool to toddler pool to large lap pool and a diving tank) and a farmers market when in season. There is even an annual musicalpalooza--Maplewoodstock—featuring a variety of bands and musical styles, showcasing local and national bands with booths for local businesses to set up.
The Village, also known as Maplewood Center, is a quaint, downtown shopping district with everything from restaurants with foods from all over the world, bakeries, dance studios, gyms, bookstores, a movie theater and bookstores. With its large variety of cuisines to choose from, Maplewood recently started a yearly town-wide Restaurant Week with over 30 eateries participating.
Easily accessible by its throughways and the New Jersey Transit, it's no surprise Maplewood has been ranked several times as one of the most desirable places to live in America by a number of surveys.
West Orange continues to be a hot market for real estate, increasingly so for March, as buyers paid a touch over asking. I love to see the Under Contract to Actives ratio as high as it is--meaning a good number of homes listed for sale are being bought by buyers--in March this ration hit a season's high of 77.3%.
Looking to sell your West Orange home? We are proud to say we have sold all four of our listings in West Orange for over asking, with our highest being 22 Club, which we sold for 10% over asking. Want to know our "special sauce" to getting our clients' properties sold for more than asking, then give us a call at 917-797-5059.
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