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Would you buy a home Sight Unseen?

Buying a home is one of the biggest purchases most people will make in a lifetime. And because it’s such a huge investment, most people want to see the home in person before pulling the trigger and making the purchase. But because the coronavirus has limited would-be buyers from actually going ...

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Sheltering In Place, Leads To Desire For More Space

The shelter in place orders that have been in effect for weeks across the country have many people spending more time at home than ever before. And after spending so much time in their homes, many of them are noticing what they don’t like about their current space—and what they’re ...

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Scotch Plains Real Estate in the time of COVID

It isn't hard to find news about COVID these days. The virus affects  all ages, and all demographics. The shutdown, similarly, affects all ages and all demographics. Here's how it is affecting real estate in our area. Rahway real estate usually has a cyclical feel to it - prices and sales ...

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Rahway Real Estate in the Time of COVID

It isn't hard to find news about COVID these days. The virus affects  all ages, and all demographics. The shutdown, similarly, affects all ages and all demographics. Here's how it is affecting real estate in our area. Rahway real estate usually has a cyclical feel to it - prices and sales ...

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What is “Months of Inventory”

Realtors use an analysis called Months of Inventory to evaluate the real estate market. The Months of Inventory is equal to how long it would take to sell the existing inventory if no new houses were put on the market.   Seller's Market  When the Months of Inventory is below four months, realtors call it a ...

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Just Listed! 1 Federal Street, Metuchen

Team Zuhl of Samsel & Associates Real Estate Services is happy to announce their newest listing at 1 Federal Street in the Menlo Park Terrace section of Metuchen. Move right into this beautiful ranch/split home is located at the end of a dead-end street offering lots of privacy.  The home features ...

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How will COVID-19 impact the Luxury Housing Market in NJ?

As we wrote earlier, we know that the short term impact on the Housing Market in NJ will see sales and prices fall, but rebound pretty quickly.  But how about the Luxury Home Market (homes worth more than $1,000,000)?  That market has been faltering for years so what is the ...

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How the COVID-19 Crisis will affect the housing market

Managing the Market during and after COVID-19 COVID-19.  Coronavirus.   Quarantine.   Schools closed.   Unemployment.   That's all we hear about in the news these days.   All of us will look back on 2020 as the year that things got very weird.   We will remember the people who perished due to this terrible virus and we celebrate the ...

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Yes, we had a closing in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis. How, you ask?

It's true, we had a closing for one of our buyers the other day.  March 27th to be exact. It's true that the State of NJ is pretty much in lockdown, but we were able to get the job done and our buyer is moving into their new home.  How ...

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SOLD!!! 3C Pennsylvania Drive, Matawan

Team Zuhl of Samsel & Associates very happy to announce that the condo at 3C Pennsylvania Drive in Matawan has SOLD!!! Our buyer has purchased this beautiful 2 bedroom, 1 bath condo in Cheesequake Village, an active adult community in Matawan. This lovely second-floor unit is newly remodeled and is absolutely beautiful.  ...

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