Hoboken Open House Map Halloween 2010

Hoboken Open Houses Map Oct 30th & 31st

It's Scary Out There.

Crazy things out there in real estate. Realtors scrimping on their clients marketing because they can't afford it. Wow. That's the person I want selling my home. Maybe sellers should get a written commitment as to how much the realtor's marketing budget is for their home.

Very few open houses this weekend. Mostly on Saturday. Is that because buyers will be feeling a little post Halloween Party hangover or is ti because the realtor will? Hmmm.

Don't forget the Ragamuffin Parade at noon on Sunday...

Here's the rundown for this weekend.

These free maps are a service of Brian Murray. Open houses are a great way to get a high level view of the market when just starting your search but keep in mind the following important items:

1) Open houses only represent a small portion of what is available. On any given week end in Hoboken, there are between thirty and sixty open houses. This represents as little as 5% of the total inventory. A buyer who is just starting out should see open houses in different price ranges to understand what your money will buy in terms of square footage and location. Beyond and initial five or six open houses, a realtor will save you time by working with you to help define your wants versus your must haves and the properties that really fit you best.

2) The realtor at the open house works on behalf of the seller not the buyer. The relationship is defined by NJ state law that the agent holding the open house, as part of the listing realty, is working as a seller's agent. If you tell the agent anything regarding your motivation or price range, they are obligated to tell the seller.

3) You can choose to work with any realtor even to purchase a home viewed at an open house. Meaning if you see a home you like at an open house, don't be bullied into using that agent to sign a contract. You can certainly use a seller's agent if you wish, but you can choose to work with any realtor to write, present, and negotiate the offer on your behalf.

4) The Hoboken Real Estate market is competitive. If you already have a happy relationship with an agent, let the person running the open house know as a courtesy. If you plan to work with an agent but haven't yet looked at homes together, list that realtor on the sign in sheet. There are two reasons agents have a sign in sheet. First to market their services to you. Second is for security.

5) You are not wasting my time because you are just starting out and not sure what you want. If you find value in the open house maps,The Hoboken Market Trend Report, The Hoboken Weekly Market Conditions Snapshot, The Hoboken Real Estate Report, my blog or any of the other types of information and services that I provide, please contact me before you start your search. Often, I can help you choose the best or most represntative homes to see and can schedule a few hidden gems that we can see with an extra twenty minutes.

Open Houses By Bedrooms: One Beds, Two Beds, Three Plus Beds

Open Houses By Price: Upto $430k, $430- $550k, above $550k

Map Legend:Yellow= Studio, Blue= 1 Bedroom,Red= 2 Bedrooms,Orange=3+ Bedrooms (includes mulifamiles)

Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Hoboken Open Houses Map weekend of October 23rd&24th

This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Oct 18-25th Where Did The Fall Market Go?

This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Oct 18-25th Where Did The Fall Market Go?

Today's weather notwithstanding, the next Hoboken Real Estate weekly report will be in November. Goodbye fall market we hardly knew ya. Discussing the market with several realtors this week. It feels as though the prices have dropped three to five percent from the spring. It really is hard to compare apples to apples with small numbers but that's the educated estimate.

A new format for This Week In Hoboken Real Estate Reports. I am going to give everyone the highlights here but as to not bore the rest of you, anyone who wants the free breakdowns can sign up to get the weekly reports emailed directly to them. I am sure I will be killing the traffic to my site...so tell a friend to read me.

This week is not a surprise to anyone reading my Q3 Hoboken Real Estate Report. The market is slowing. Another week with only 12 contracts. Active Hoboken condos has dropped to under 500....Almost and identically blah week to last week except that price changes are back in the 40s..

The Q3 Hoboken Real Estate Report is now available.






BIG NEWS:

THE NEW REAL ESTATE MOBILE APP IS HERE! (crappy picture courtesy remax marketing department...but the app works!)

Search those listings from your phone.

Search all MLS listings and view prices, square footage, taxes, features, maps, pictures and more! The “Call” feature will connect you to me if you have questions. Standing in front of a home and want more information? The GPS feature will take you right to the listing information you want.

My real estate app works on standard cell phones and smart phones and is FREE! Just text HUDSON1 to 87778 for your free download.

This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Oct 18-25

Hoboken Open Houses Map Oct 23rd & 24th

Hoboken Open Houses Map Oct 23rd & 24th

Magoo Realty Strikes Again.

I've gotten away from harping on Magoo Realty for a time. But now with their offices popping up like nail salons all over town it's time to peel back the onion a bit.

Each day I scan the new listings to keep a handle on the market. Two caught my eye this week from Magoo.

1) A nice condo...I started scrolling through the pictures and I stopped. There was a dog in one of them. Hmmm. that's odd. This isn't craigslist. Now for the important part. I went back to the listing info....NO pets allowed. That got me thinking...was the dog fake? stuffed? (creepy but I hear some people do it.) or was the dog just passing though...wrong place wrong time.

2) Another nice condo. Info lists a "shared" private yard. Is this like your spouse using the bathroom while your in the shower? Shared and yet private.

Here's the rundown for this weekend.

These free maps are a service of Brian Murray. Open houses are a great way to get a high level view of the market when just starting your search but keep in mind the following important items:

1) Open houses only represent a small portion of what is available. On any given week end in Hoboken, there are between thirty and sixty open houses. This represents as little as 5% of the total inventory. A buyer who is just starting out should see open houses in different price ranges to understand what your money will buy in terms of square footage and location. Beyond and initial five or six open houses, a realtor will save you time by working with you to help define your wants versus your must haves and the properties that really fit you best.

2) The realtor at the open house works on behalf of the seller not the buyer. The relationship is defined by NJ state law that the agent holding the open house, as part of the listing realty, is working as a seller's agent. If you tell the agent anything regarding your motivation or price range, they are obligated to tell the seller.

3) You can choose to work with any realtor even to purchase a home viewed at an open house. Meaning if you see a home you like at an open house, don't be bullied into using that agent to sign a contract. You can certainly use a seller's agent if you wish, but you can choose to work with any realtor to write, present, and negotiate the offer on your behalf.

4) The Hoboken Real Estate market is competitive. If you already have a happy relationship with an agent, let the person running the open house know as a courtesy. If you plan to work with an agent but haven't yet looked at homes together, list that realtor on the sign in sheet. There are two reasons agents have a sign in sheet. First to market their services to you. Second is for security.

5) You are not wasting my time because you are just starting out and not sure what you want. If you find value in the open house maps,The Hoboken Market Trend Report, The Hoboken Weekly Market Conditions Snapshot, The Hoboken Real Estate Report, my blog or any of the other types of information and services that I provide, please contact me before you start your search. Often, I can help you choose the best or most represntative homes to see and can schedule a few hidden gems that we can see with an extra twenty minutes.

Open Houses By Bedrooms: One Beds, Two Beds, Three Plus Beds

Open Houses By Price: Upto $430k, $430- $550k, above $550k

Map Legend:Yellow= Studio, Blue= 1 Bedroom,Red= 2 Bedrooms,Orange=3+ Bedrooms (includes mulifamiles)

Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Hoboken Open Houses Map weekend of October 23rd&24th

This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Oct 12-18 or The 3 Questions Every Seller Should Be Asking

This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Oct 12-18 or The 3 Questions Every Seller Should Be Asking

It's crunch time. (or Go time if you listen to all of those JETS commercials trying to convince you that they are superbowl worthy).... OK sellers... It's Go time. Not lowering your price? Here are the 3 questions that you need to ask yourself.

1) If you home doesn't sell in the next four weeks, are you willing to wait until May to move?

2) If the answer to question 1 was yes.... Do you think that buyers will have more or less purchasing power in April? (i.e. is it likely that interest rates will go down, thereby increasing a buyer's purchasing power...or up)

3) If you are upgrading your home from this sale, is it better to lower you price now, lock in a great rate and get a great deal on a bigger home or wait to get a little more in the spring and take great risk. Have a happy holiday or a stressful one.....

A new format for This Week In Hoboken Real Estate Reports. I am going to give everyone the highlights here but as to not bore the rest of you, anyone who wants the free breakdowns can sign up to get the weekly reports emailed directly to them. I am sure I will be killing the traffic to my site...so tell a friend to read me.

This week is not a surprise to anyone reading my Q3 Hoboken Real Estate Report. The market is slowing. Another week with only 10 contracts. Active Hoboken condos have grown by about 30 in a week's time....Almost and identically blah week to last week except that price changes dropped to about 25 from 45... al ot of those were from developers. What do they know that the average seller doesn't? Perhaps individual sellers are digging in their heels, hoping for a better spring?

The Q3 Hoboken Real Estate Report is now available.





BIG NEWS:

THE NEW REAL ESTATE MOBILE APP IS HERE! (crappy picture courtesy remax marketing department...but the app works!)

Search those listings from your phone.

Search all MLS listings and view prices, square footage, taxes, features, maps, pictures and more! The “Call” feature will connect you to me if you have questions. Standing in front of a home and want more information? The GPS feature will take you right to the listing information you want.

My real estate app works on standard cell phones and smart phones and is FREE! Just text HUDSON1 to 87778 for your free download.

This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Oct 12-18

Hazardous Waste Day Tomorrow 10/16

Hobokenites. Grab your CornerCar, throw those old fire extinguishers, auto flares, propane tanks and computer equipment in the back.

Fall 2010 Hazardous Waste Day
Saturday October 16th, 9am-1pm.
Jersey City
501 Route 440

For a list of what to bring and what not to bring....www.hcia.org

Maybe City Hall should plan a trip.. or store it in the municipal garage.

Hoboken Open House Map 10/16, 10/17

Hoboken Open Houses Map

Weekend of 10/16, 10/17

Hoboken Street Named Among Top 10 In USA « CBS New York – News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY

Here's the rundown for this weekend.

These free maps are a service of Brian Murray. Open houses are a great way to get a high level view of the market when just starting your search but keep in mind the following important items:

1) Open houses only represent a small portion of what is available. On any given week end in Hoboken, there are between thirty and sixty open houses. This represents as little as 5% of the total inventory. A buyer who is just starting out should see open houses in different price ranges to understand what your money will buy in terms of square footage and location. Beyond and initial five or six open houses, a realtor will save you time by working with you to help define your wants versus your must haves and the properties that really fit you best.

2) The realtor at the open house works on behalf of the seller not the buyer. The relationship is defined by NJ state law that the agent holding the open house, as part of the listing realty, is working as a seller's agent. If you tell the agent anything regarding your motivation or price range, they are obligated to tell the seller.

3) You can choose to work with any realtor even to purchase a home viewed at an open house. Meaning if you see a home you like at an open house, don't be bullied into using that agent to sign a contract. You can certainly use a seller's agent if you wish, but you can choose to work with any realtor to write, present, and negotiate the offer on your behalf.

4) The Hoboken Real Estate market is competitive. If you already have a happy relationship with an agent, let the person running the open house know as a courtesy. If you plan to work with an agent but haven't yet looked at homes together, list that realtor on the sign in sheet. There are two reasons agents have a sign in sheet. First to market their services to you. Second is for security.

5) You are not wasting my time because you are just starting out and not sure what you want. If you find value in the open house maps,The Hoboken Market Trend Report, The Hoboken Weekly Market Conditions Snapshot, The Hoboken Real Estate Report, my blog or any of the other types of information and services that I provide, please contact me before you start your search. Often, I can help you choose the best or most represntative homes to see and can schedule a few hidden gems that we can see with an extra twenty minutes.

Open Houses By Bedrooms: One Beds, Two Beds, Three Plus Beds

Open Houses By Price: Upto $430k, $430- $550k, above $550k

Map Legend:Yellow= Studio, Blue= 1 Bedroom,Red= 2 Bedrooms,Orange=3+ Bedrooms (includes mulifamiles)

Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Hoboken Open Houses Map weekend of October 16th&17th

This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Oct 4-12

This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Oct 4-12

Eight Days A Week Is NotEnough To Show I Care....

These long weekends. I know some of you had to work. But it is Hoboken and Columbus was Italian. ...I wonder if everyone in Columbus Ohio got the day off???

A new format for This Week In Hoboken Real Estate Reports. I am going to give everyone the highlights here but as to not bore the rest of you, anyone who wants the free breakdowns can sign up to get the weekly reports emailed directly to them. I am sure I will be killing the traffic to my site...so tell a friend to read me.

This week is not a surprise to anyone reading my Q3 Hoboken Real Estate Report. The market is slowing. Only 10 under contract in the long week. Active Hoboken condos have grown by about 30 in a week's time. 45 price changes signal that seller's see the Holidays coming followed by old man riv...winter.

The Q3 Hoboken Real Estate Report is now available.

BIG NEWS:

THE NEW REAL ESTATE MOBILE APP IS HERE! (crappy picture courtesy remax marketing department...but the app works!)

Search those listings from your phone.

Search all MLS listings and view prices, square footage, taxes, features, maps, pictures and more! The “Call” feature will connect you to me if you have questions. Standing in front of a home and want more information? The GPS feature will take you right to the listing information you want.

My real estate app works on standard cell phones and smart phones and is FREE! Just text HUDSON1 to 87778 for your free download.

This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Oct 4 -12

Hoboken Open Houses Map

Hoboken Open Houses Map

Weekend of 10/9, 10/10

Here's the rundown for this weekend.

These free maps are a service of Brian Murray. Open houses are a great way to get a high level view of the market when just starting your search but keep in mind the following important items:

1) Open houses only represent a small portion of what is available. On any given week end in Hoboken, there are between thirty and sixty open houses. This represents as little as 5% of the total inventory. A buyer who is just starting out should see open houses in different price ranges to understand what your money will buy in terms of square footage and location. Beyond and initial five or six open houses, a realtor will save you time by working with you to help define your wants versus your must haves and the properties that really fit you best.

2) The realtor at the open house works on behalf of the seller not the buyer. The relationship is defined by NJ state law that the agent holding the open house, as part of the listing realty, is working as a seller's agent. If you tell the agent anything regarding your motivation or price range, they are obligated to tell the seller.

3) You can choose to work with any realtor even to purchase a home viewed at an open house. Meaning if you see a home you like at an open house, don't be bullied into using that agent to sign a contract. You can certainly use a seller's agent if you wish, but you can choose to work with any realtor to write, present, and negotiate the offer on your behalf.

4) The Hoboken Real Estate market is competitive. If you already have a happy relationship with an agent, let the person running the open house know as a courtesy. If you plan to work with an agent but haven't yet looked at homes together, list that realtor on the sign in sheet. There are two reasons agents have a sign in sheet. First to market their services to you. Second is for security.

5) You are not wasting my time because you are just starting out and not sure what you want. If you find value in the open house maps,The Hoboken Market Trend Report, The Hoboken Weekly Market Conditions Snapshot, The Hoboken Real Estate Report, my blog or any of the other types of information and services that I provide, please contact me before you start your search. Often, I can help you choose the best or most represntative homes to see and can schedule a few hidden gems that we can see with an extra twenty minutes.

Open Houses By Bedrooms: One Beds, Two Beds, Three Plus Beds

Open Houses By Price: Upto $430k, $430- $550k, above $550k

Map Legend:Yellow= Studio, Blue= 1 Bedroom,Red= 2 Bedrooms,Orange=3+ Bedrooms (includes mulifamiles)

Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Hoboken Open Houses Map weekend of October 9th&10th

Maxwell Place Sales Event and Updates

Maxwell Place Sales Event and Updates

Got this email from Toll Brothers, builder of the lovely Maxwell Place in Hoboken on the shores of the mighty Hudson....

When you visit a Toll Brothers community during our National Fall Sales Event, you'll see why NOW is a fantastic time to buy your Toll Brothers dream home. We're offering amazing NEW incentives when you deposit on your new home between October 2, 2010 and October 10, 2010*.

*Offer valid for new buyers who purchase a home in a participating community and deposit between 10/2/10 and 10/10/10, sign an agreement of sale within 10 days from date of deposit, and close on the home. Selections must be completed by 2/6/11. Offers, incentives, and seller contributions vary by community and are subject to certain terms, conditions, and restrictions. Toll Brothers reserves the right to change or withdraw any offer at any time. Not valid with any other offer. See sales representative for details. This is not an offering where prohibited by law.

It's true that the disclaimer is bigger than the ad....

The whisper on the street is that Maxwell is offering free maintenance for a year. At sixty cents a square foot per month, that's a lot incentive.

Want more incentives?

Get Free Updates On Maxwell Place Sales Activity....recent sales, available condos, condos under contract, price changes.

Maxwell Place Sales Event and Updates

This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Sept 27-Oct 4

This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Sept 27- Oct 4

I am not talking about Hoboken real estate this week. You can see the happenings on the spreadsheet below. I am pontificating on something far more inportant...Insurance.

Buy a condo. Get home insurance. It protects the bank. They make you get it. and maybe you buy some insurance to cover your belongings too. Good for you. What if you didn't have it? You could probably recover.

How about life insurance?

I am not a life insurance salesman nor do I endorse any one. BUT. Do you have enough? Did you up your policy when you bought a bigger house? Did you up your policy when you created a bigger family? Did you buy enough to cover the rising costs of college? There is no recovery if you blow this one.

I just attended a friend's wake yesterday. 44 years old. Three kids under ten and a mortgage. Think he could have used more insurance?

Don't put it off. Just make the call.




The September report is out in preliminary form to my clients.

The August Hoboken Real Estate Report is now available.


AN IMPORTANT NOTE: if you click on the links in the speadsheet, it opens a page with more info about the property. If you want to see additional pictures, you must register. I didn't make the system.









This Week In Hoboken Real Estate: Sept 27- Oct 4

Hoboken Open House Map Ocober 2nd & 3rd

Hoboken Open Houses Map

Weekend of 10/2, 10/3

The Hoboken Arts and Music Festival is Sunday 11am-4pm. Please plan a little extrta time in your open house viewing schedule to stop by my booth between 1st and 2nd St. I am demo-ing a new free app that will give you the power to search the mls from your cellphone!

Here's the rundown for this weekend.

These free maps are a service of Brian Murray. Open houses are a great way to get a high level view of the market when just starting your search but keep in mind the following important items:

1) Open houses only represent a small portion of what is available. On any given week end in Hoboken, there are between thirty and sixty open houses. This represents as little as 5% of the total inventory. A buyer who is just starting out should see open houses in different price ranges to understand what your money will buy in terms of square footage and location. Beyond and initial five or six open houses, a realtor will save you time by working with you to help define your wants versus your must haves and the properties that really fit you best.

2) The realtor at the open house works on behalf of the seller not the buyer. The relationship is defined by NJ state law that the agent holding the open house, as part of the listing realty, is working as a seller's agent. If you tell the agent anything regarding your motivation or price range, they are obligated to tell the seller.

3) You can choose to work with any realtor even to purchase a home viewed at an open house. Meaning if you see a home you like at an open house, don't be bullied into using that agent to sign a contract. You can certainly use a seller's agent if you wish, but you can choose to work with any realtor to write, present, and negotiate the offer on your behalf.

4) The Hoboken Real Estate market is competitive. If you already have a happy relationship with an agent, let the person running the open house know as a courtesy. If you plan to work with an agent but haven't yet looked at homes together, list that realtor on the sign in sheet. There are two reasons agents have a sign in sheet. First to market their services to you. Second is for security.

5) You are not wasting my time because you are just starting out and not sure what you want. If you find value in the open house maps,The Hoboken Market Trend Report, The Hoboken Weekly Market Conditions Snapshot, The Hoboken Real Estate Report, my blog or any of the other types of information and services that I provide, please contact me before you start your search. Often, I can help you choose the best or most represntative homes to see and can schedule a few hidden gems that we can see with an extra twenty minutes.

Open Houses By Bedrooms: One Beds, Two Beds, Three Plus Beds

Open Houses By Price: Upto $430k, $430- $550k, above $550k

Map Legend:Yellow= Studio, Blue= 1 Bedroom,Red= 2 Bedrooms,Orange=3+ Bedrooms (includes mulifamiles)

And Here's the new feature.... All of the open houses in speadsheet form! Cool right? You don't have to thank me. All I ask is for the opportunity to be your personal realtor. And if you know of anyone who could benefit from my sevices, I'd be happy to follow up with them.

Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Hoboken Open Houses Map weekend of October 2nd&3rd