Categories for Buying a Home

The Benefits of Homeownership

Owning your own home is great. There’s the benefit to your health – living in poor housing increases exposure to toxic substances, increases injuries, and decreases mental health. Homeowners report higher life satisfaction and higher self esteem. Homeowners are more politically active than non-homeowners and are more likely to participate in ...

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Scotch Plains Real Estate Four Year Trend Analysis

Scotch Plains remains one of the most sought after towns in Union County. Here is a snapshot of the 2016 year end trend analysis of the real estate market in Scotch Plains: Sales: 320 homes were sold in Scotch Plains in 2016, up 29% over 4 years. Prices: The average ...

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Rahway Real Estate Market 4 Year Trend Analysis

Rahway’s real estate market continues to be affected by a large numbers of distressed properties – short sales, foreclosures, and pre-foreclosures. This causes prices to drop and home sales to slow down. As the distressed properties are sold and get off the market, improvements should be more obvious than they ...

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Linden Real Estate Market 4 Year Trend Analysis

Linden’s real estate market continues to show slow and steady improvement. The large number of distressed properties – short sales, pre-foreclosures, and foreclosures – impact the real estate market’s overall picture negatively, but, as the distressed properties clear off the market, the slow and steady progress will be more obvious. ...

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Fanwood Real Estate Market Trends 4 Year Analysis

Fanwood continues to be one of the most highly sought towns in Union County. Here’s a snapshot of the 2016 real estate market: Home Sales: 125 homes were sold in Fanwood in 2016, up 76% from the 71 homes that were sold in 2013.  This accompanied a relatively steady inventory ...

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Cranford Real Estate Market Four Year Trend Analysis

The Cranford real estate market in 2016 saw an increase in condo sales and a resulting decrease in home prices. Average sale price – $429,710, down 2% from 2015. This is a result of an increase in condo sales and half duplex sales in 2016 and is not an indicator ...

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New report and map showing Radon concentrations in our area

You’ve made the decision to stop renting and buy a home.  Maybe you have one child and another is on the way, so you want a house to call home.  Making a decision to buy a home is a BIG deal, but besides style, bedrooms and locations, your family’s health ...

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Buying or Selling a home in Scotch Plains – November 2016

  If you own a home in Scotch Plains, or if you want to own a home in Scotch Plains, this is the place to find out what you need to know this winter.   Inventory: There are currently 145 single family  homes offered for sale in Scotch Plains compared ...

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Buying or Selling a home in Fanwood – December 2016

If you own a home in Fanwood, or if you want to own a home in Fanwood, this is the place to be for information about real estate values this winter. Inventory: There are currently 34 single family homes offered for sale in Fanwood which is normal for this time ...

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Buying or selling a home in Rahway – December 2016

If you own a home in Rahway, or if you want to own a home in Rahway, this is the place to be for information about real estate values this winter. Inventory:  There are currently 160 single family homes offered for sale in Rahway, 17% fewer than the 12 month ...

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