New Jersey Real Estate Blog

Three Successful Sales at Bel Air West Orange As a realtor, there’s nothing more fulfilling than seeing my clients achieve their real estate dreams — especially when it means breaking records along the way. That’s exactly what happened when we started listing homes in the Bel Air Townhome Community in West Orange, NJ. What began with a single referral has turned into an incredible success...

AGENT NOTES Listed for $1,299,000 on 1/18/25 Sold for $1,350,000 on 03/06/25 About the home: We were honored to be chosen as the Realtor for this Franklin Lakes, NJ Estate.  This is a captivating home, built in 1975 and lovingly maintained for over 50 years. From the moment I first stepped inside, I was struck by an incredible sense of character that still resonates with me to this day. The...

Just Sold! About The Sale Agent notes:  When we first met with our Emerson homeowner, she shared that there were a few agents she was considering for the sale of her property. She later told me that within 10 minutes of our meeting, she knew we were the right agents for her!  Did she make the right decision? We toured the property and found that this small...

Just Sold! Just Sold for $640,000 on 11/15/24It isn't often that we are unable to meet the owner of a property we list - but this was one of those times.  We dealt with the daughter and son-in-law who told us of the owner's wishes and they were amazing clients from start to finish.  The house needed a little TLC and they were proactive in doing a few things that brought them a high return on their...

just Sold! My clients decided to downsize from their beautifully maintained Oakland home, and because they knew that their septic was old and would fail, they began the replacement process weeks before listing the home. This added to the home's long list of features, and we were now able to tell prospective buyers that the new owner would have a brand new septic system in...

Just Sold I am proud and honored to be a part of my client's success. I know he could have chosen any one of the dozen agents who tried to contact him in the year leading up to our meeting.My client first reached out to me after having his house "For Sale By Owner" (FSBO) for over a year. I live nearby, and although I saw the FSBO sign every day as I drove past the house,...

Just Rented                                 Just listed and leased by The Keller Williams Hawthorne NJ Realtor / Listing Agent: Susan Di Donato @ 201-852-3720 My clients decided to rent their home and hired me to find suitable tennants.  The search didn't take long as...

Just Leased               $1,899 / month 1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom Just listed and leased by The Keller Williams Midland Park NJ Realtor / Listing Agent: Susan Di Donato @ 201-852-3720 When I helped the owner purchase this four family home in Midland Park, he immediately began the process of preparing and updating it for the current...

As a licensed real estate professional, I have been evaluating New Jersey home prices on a daily basis for over 22 years. I'm often called upon to provide my New Jersey clients with home valuations when they are selling or buying. Most people know that it is important to get an appraisal or Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) before selling or buying. But let's look at why knowing the value of comparable...

While it isn't possible to know exactly what the real estate market will do in the future, we can look at past data to give us clues about what might happen next in the Bergen County real estate market. Today we look at the previous 8 year history in Bergen County, showing the number of residential homes for sale vs. the median home sale price. Let's go to the...