115 ORCHARD ROAD
MAPLEWOOD, NJ

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DECEMBER 4, 2011
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Welcome Home. Bright classic Colonial, with a jitney stop to the Midtown Direct Train at the corner, is perfect for commuters looking to move to Maplewood.

 

This lovely home sits on a tree-lined street featuring beautiful wood-like floors throughout and boasting $80,000 in recent upgrades.  Enter into an inviting and sun-filled living room with a wood mantle and marble surround fireplace. Other first floor highlights include a state-of-the-art gourmet eat-in kitchen and cozy den.

 

The second floor has three bedrooms and an updated full bath.

 

The basement provides ample storage, laundry and utilities.

 

Large deck overlooking a spacious level backyard perfect for outdoor entertaining.

 

Charm and character galore.  Wonderfully maintained and easily accessible to schools, shopping & NYC transportation.

For more information about this great home or buying/selling a home in Maplewood, call Perri @ 973.650.4727.

OPEN HOUSE

224 Thornden Street
South Orange, NJ 07079

 

Just a short stroll to The Village and the Midtown Direct Train to NYC, this bright classic Colonial is perfect for commuters. This lovely 2200 sf home sits on a tree-lined, gas-lit street & features beautiful hardwood floors throughout & boasts $100,000 in recent upgrades. Enter into a sun-filled living room with a wood burning fireplace. First floor highlights include a formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, den, office & powder room. The second floor has a master bedroom with two closets, two additional bedrooms & an updated full bath.The third floor has a large bedroom with en-suite bath. A finished basement has a spacious rec-room and full bath. Professionally landscaped with a large level backyard & detached two-car garage.

Please call Perri @ 973.650.4727 with any questions or email to Perri@MidtownDirectHomes.com.

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The 2011 graduating class from Columbia High School were accepted at some of the most prestigious top tier colleges and universities. They have an impressive twenty four students going to Ivy League and Seven Sister schools including

 Barnard (2), Brown (3), Bryn Mawr (1), Columbia (2), Harvard (5), Princeton (2), Smith (1), University of Pennsylvania (2), Vassar (1), Wellesley (1), and Yale (4).

Others were accepted at top schools such as American (9), Bennington (2), Boston University (8), Boston College (1), Bowdoin (1), Brandeis (2), Carnegie Mellon (3), College of William and Mary(1), Duke (2), Emory (1), Franklin and Marshall (2), Georgetown (1) Hampshire (2), Haverford (1), Howard (8), Ithaca (13), James Madison (7), Johns Hopkins (4), Lafayette (3), Lehigh (4), London School of Economics (1), MIT (1), McGill (1), Middlebury (1), NJIT (8), NYU (9) Oberlin (3), Penn State (22), Pratt (3), Rutgers (53), Skidmore (4), Spellman (5), Stanford (2), Syracuse (10),  Temple (16), The College of New Jersey (10), The George Washington University (9), Tufts (1), Tulane (9), Union College (4), University of California - Berkeley (2), University of California - Los Angeles (1), University of Connecticut (4), University of Delaware (10),  University of Maryland (14), University of Massachusetts (13), University of Michigan (6), University of Pittsburgh (15), University of Rochester (3), University of Vermont (20), University of Wisconsin (4), Vanderbilt (1) Wesleyan (3) and Williams (1), just to name a few.

To learn more about Columbia High School and real estate opportunities in South Orange and Maplewood, New Jersey please contact Perri K. Feldman @ 973.650.4727 or via email

134 BRENTWOOD DRIVE
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ

Sunday, September 25th
1-4p

 

 

In lovely Newstead, just above The Village and the Midtown Direct Train to NYC, this bright and sunny custom ranch is perfect for commuters looking to move to South Orange.

 

With the jitney at the corner, this home sits on a tree-lined, gas-lit street and features an open floor plan and beautiful hardwood floors.

 

Truly one-floor living at its best. Enter into the bright foyer with a view to the deck and backyard.  An inviting living room with gas fireplace, dining room, eat-in kitchen with sliders to the deck beckon.

 

The large master bedroom with a huge walk-in closet and bath also has sliding doors to the deck. Two more bedrooms, full bath and powder room can also be found.

 

Additional entertaining space on the lower level has a newly carpeted rec room and sliders to the backyard.

 

Charm and character galore.  Wonderfully maintained and easily accessible to schools, shopping & NYC transportation.

Call Perri to preview @ 973.650.4727

27 GINA COURT
HANOVER PARK COMPLEX
EAST HANOVER, NJ

 

Welcome Home to your lovely three bedroom, two bath first floor Townhome in Hanover Park. Freshly painted with new carpeting and Pergo flooring. An inviting sun-filled living room, dining room and eat-in-kitchen beckon. The master bedroom has a full bath and large closet. There are two additional bedrooms and full bath as well. A large unfinished basement with high ceilings just waiting for your finishing touches can be found below. Hanover Park is a wonderful community with an in ground  pool, playground and lovely green spaces. Wonderfully maintained and easily accessible to schools and shopping. Commuters dream: Easy access to Routes 280, 80 & 287. Quick NYC transportation with Express buses nearby.

CALL PERRI FOR MORE INFO @ 973.650.4727

253 CRESCENZI COURT
EAGLE RIDGE IN WEST ORANGE

Welcome Home to your lovely three bedroom, 2.5 bath Adams End Unit Townhome in Eagle Ridge. An inviting sun-filled living room, dining room and eat-in-kitchen await. Impressive family room with cathedral ceilings, fireplace and sliders open onto a large deck with private yard perfect for three-season entertaining.

 

The second floor has a master suite with large closets and bath, two additional bedrooms and full bath.

 

Eagle Ridge is a magnificent community with 24/7 guard gate, newly renovated Clubhouse boasting indoor/outdoor pools, fitness center/weight room, 3 lit tennis courts, indoor handball, hot-tub and saunas…

 

Wonderfully maintained and easily accessible to schools and shopping at Essex Green. Commuters dream: Easy access to Routes 280, 80 & 287 Quick NYC transportation with Express buses & jitney to trains at the front gate (M-F). 

Call Perri for more info 973.650.4727

Open House

867 Nancy Way, Westfield, NJ

Come see for yourself what everyone is talking about!!!

Located on a lovely street in Westfield, this spectacular  Colonial/Victorian home boasts ten rooms. You will be immediately greeted by the wrap-around mahogany porch with dual entrances into the gracious foyer and family room.

This spacious home has five bedrooms, four full baths and one half-bath with an open floor plan, hardwood floors, crown moldings, custom woodwork and is tastefully appointed throughout. The expansive master suite plus three additional bedrooms are on the second floor. The fifth bedroom/office with en suite bath and media room are on the third floor. A deck overlooks the professionally landscaped yard and lower paver patio…providing the perfect spot for outdoor entertaining.

For more information call Perri @ 973.650.4727

OPEN HOUSE 

SUNDAY, JUNE 5TH
1pm - 4pm

 

This bright 1600 sq. ft. split level boasts newly refinished hardwood floors and an inviting sun-filled living room that flows into an open and spacious layout: formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, and a large family room with a wood-burning fireplace

 

The three bedrooms on the second floor include a master bedroom with a master bath and two additional bedrooms. A second full bath can also be found.

 

The newly carpeted rec-room is on the ground level with a full basement below.

 

The large level backyard and patio are perfect for seasonal entertaining.

 

Charm and character galore.  Wonderfully maintained and easily accessible to houses of worship, schools, shopping & NYC transportation.

Real Estate is Local!!!

There is no doubt about it!!!

If you live in a community adjacent to or along the Midtown Direct Train it is OK to step back from the bad news:

Yesterday Standard and Poor’s released the latest results of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Data through March showed the following:

· The U.S. National Home Price Index declined by 4.2% in the first quarter of 2011, after falling 3.6% during the fourth quarter of 2010.

· The National Index has fallen 5.1% over the past year, pushing home prices back to their mid-2002 levels.

Not a pretty picture to say the least.

However, and this is a big however, where you live matters.

If you are fortunate to live in parts of Essex, Morris or Union counties that are easily accessible (30-60 minutes) to New York City along the Midtown Direct Train line and/or the NJ Transit/Coach bus system, you are not experiencing double-dip housing price drops. Towns such as Millburn/Short Hills, Summit, Chatham or Livingston for example.

In today’s NJ.com article Home Prices at Lowest Point Since 2006 Bust by Sarah Portlock:

“This month’s report is marked by the confirmation of a double-dip in home prices across much of the nation,” said David Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P Indices, in a statement. “Home prices continue on their downward spiral with no relief in sight.”

The group defines a double-dip as the index dropping below its previous low, which was in April 2009 for the 20-city composite. The rebound in prices in 2009 and 2010 was largely due to the first-time home buyers tax credit, Blitzer said.

But there is some hope for buyers or sellers in well-priced communities and who understand the current market conditions.

“It is my job to educate buyers who are reading those national statistics and want to lowball their offers,” said agent Perri Feldman, an agent with Keller Williams Realty who works in Essex, Morris and Union counties. “When they see the real numbers in our area, their offers become more realistic.”

“A house that is marketed correctly, with realistic pricing and shows well, will be gone within the week,” she added.

At the end of the day…

Location, Location, Location

Yes, it matters.

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Spring has sprung here in New Jersey and home buyers are coming out in droves. A recent article in The Star Ledger and on NJ.com: Open Houses Are Opening Doors for Buyers

“After what has been a particularly rough housing market in the last few months, real estate agents said things may finally be looking up.”

“When people want to buy, they want to buy, and (homes are) moving,” said Perri Feldman, an agent with Keller Williams Realty who works in towns along the Midtown Direct train line.”

“Springtime is a popular home-buying season — warmer weather can encourage people to tour the neighborhood, plus buying now gives new owners enough time to finish renovations and move in by the time school starts in the fall. Add to that historically low interest rates, a glut of unsold homes, a job market that is slowly improving and homes priced under $600,000 that may finally align again with prospective homeowners’ salaries, and buyers who were on the fence are starting to make decisions now.”

Just last weekend, I was out with four buyers from Short Hills and Livingston, to Verona, to Roxbury, to Westfield and Scotch Plains…two strong offers were written and we are waiting to hear back from the sellers.

Want to learn more about the towns adjacent to and along the Midtown Direct Line to NYC…please give me a shout at 973.650.4727 or email Perri@MidtownDirectHomes.com.