Real Estate in New Jersey

Real Estate in New Jersey is a very valuable commodity.  Whether you are referring to North NJ, Central NJ or South NJ; real estate in New Jersey has a tremendous amount of value.  This is if you are interested in selling or buying.

This is from a recent article from Home News Tribune

Things are looking much better for prime real estate in N.J.

Home News Tribune Online 05/21/06

It was a good week in this woebegone state of ours.

We may be found blameless when it comes to the death of Jimmy Hoffa, and we no longer run the risk of having Atlantic City removed altogether from the "Here and Now" version of the Monopoly game, one year after Atlantic City said goodbye to Miss Mississippi, always my favorite Miss America candidate, no matter the year.

The last known Jimmy Hoffa sighting was in July 1975 at a restaurant parking lot in suburban Detroit. He is the opposite of Elvis. Though we know Elvis died in 1977, there have been countless Elvis sightings ever since. While there is no proof Jimmy Hoffa died, there are countless suggested burial sites, including underneath an off ramp of the New Jersey Turnpike, but most often in the end zone at Giants Stadium. Google "jimmy hoffa" and "giants stadium" and you get 10,500 hits. (Pun intended.)

In 1976, Rutgers played Columbia in the first college football game at Giants Stadium, and at halftime of a 47-0 Rutgers rubout, the irreverent Columbia marching band payed tribute to Jimmy Hoffa with a soulful rendition of Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet."

I have always figured that whenever the new stadium is built at the Meadowlands for the Jets and Giants, and the old one dismantled, the crew from CSI East Rutherford would be going through remains with fine-tooth combs, looking for paydirt, so to speak.

Now comes word Jimmy Hoffa might be buried not far from the restaurant where he had his last supper. Last week a team of FBI agents and Michigan State University anthropologists began digging up dirt outside a horse farm in suburban Detroit. They were drawn to the site by "a fairly credible lead," according to the FBI.

If Jimmy is really in his grave beyond that horse barn, New Jersey is owed an apology big time. Tell outsiders you're from New Jersey and they mock you with, "Joisey. The Sopranos. What exit? Is is it the south or north end zone with Jimmy Hoffa's remains?"

Now comes news the Hasbro people have reconsidered removing Atlantic City from its new version of Monopoly. Last month it announced its intention to remove such treasured names as Baltic Avenue and Marvin Gardens from the New Coke edition of the game.

Hasbro conducted an Internet poll offering such replacement properties as the Golden Gate Bridge, the New Orleans Franch Quarter, Boston's Fenway Park and Rodeo Drive. None of the options were from Atlantic City properties, including Park Place and Broadway.

Atlantic City officials fired back and members of the Legislature weighed in. On Thursday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported the Hasbro people had blinked.

Hasbro's chief executive, Alfred J. Verrecchia, wrote to the city and to lawmakers last week saying that that it would somehow retain Atantic City's presence on the game board, "In the spirit of our shared history."

If only a remnant of Atlantic City appears on the board game, it's better than my proposed alternative that the Hasbro people replace that jail on the corner with with a hole 6 feet under the 10-yard line at Giants Stadium. It's empty, I believe.

Tip #23

Home Buying Tip, Big Ticket Items:
Before you buy a home you should avoid buying any big ticket items.  When this is found out during the credit process or reporting it can make mortgage banks nervous.

Even if you will be able to get a loan, you might not be able to get the best available interest rate.

 

Tip #24

Home Selling Tip, Listing Right:
A common mistake when people list their house (especially in a buyers’ market) is list the house at a high price that they don’t anticipate to sell it at.  They figure that if they get it then GREAT but if not they can always lower the price.

This is not a good practice because what mostly happens is it will stay on the market for a while and make potential home buyers nervous because it’s been on the market so long.