Write this number down. Get a pen....Ready. 201-653-1919. It's the Hoboken Parking Authority. A meter maid gave it to me. I'll call her Rita. I was parking today and like almost always the meter ate some of my quarters. how frustrating. You have only 8 quarters. You put them in and only 5 register. You're stuck! Well Rita was passing by at the time … [Read more...]
Craigslist Killer
April 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Wow. I can't crawl under a rock and avoid the Craigslist Killer. There I am Friday night watching the Red Sox-Yankees game. (Before I fell off my couch in jubilation during the 9th inning comeback.) I'm toggling over to some show about the Craigslist killer. The police admit this guy got caught because he was stupid. Imagine if he had a smidge of … [Read more...]
Bailout?
March 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Big Three has a new meaning. It's the number of condos under contract in the past week. 1001 Clinton 5D Offered at $539k DOM 13402 9th St #E2E Offered at $479k on 1/1/09, reduced to $469k on 2/12/09 DOM 74304 Hudson #4 Offered at $685k on 9/15/08, reduced to $638,500 on 11/13/08, reduced to $599,999k on 3/20/09 DOM roughly 188.We're not gonna … [Read more...]
FSBO MLS. Real Smart?
March 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Flat fee MLS services. The ones where you pay a company a flat fee and they put your home on the MLS. You still pay a buyers commission. You still have to show it and you still have to price it. Some sellers think this is a good way to save money. The problem is the flat fee company has no skin in the game. As a seller's agent, a realtor works on … [Read more...]
$8000 Tax Credit.
February 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
From The Office of "FREE MONEY That No One Knows How We Are Going To Pay For It"Here's the skinny on the $8,000 credit. www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Congress Enacts Bigger and Better Home Buyer Tax CreditA tax credit of up to $8,000 is now available for qualified first-time home buyers purchasing a principal … [Read more...]
One Dirty Hour
January 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A realtor friend sent me this clip from "60 Minutes" on the housing crisis. This kind of journalism makes me want to puke. In the first 30 seconds they blame wall street for the housing crisis... Not Bayonne's own Barney Frank.... They blame developers for deceptive "marketing". It even shows one lady who is an acupuncturist and admits she … [Read more...]
TV Comes To Hoboken Real Estate
November 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The BBC is casting for a tv series on TLC. Please read below for important information. If you are interested and have potential buyers who would want to participate Here is how it works and what they need:So they're seeking home buyers and potential properties to feature on their television series, to include three potential properties per … [Read more...]
