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Marketing a Flemington home to make it attractive to buyers isn’t just about staging the house or putting a For Sale sign up in the yard. In today’s real estate market, it’s important to reach out to a larger audience through various types of media. After all, buying and selling a home in Hunterdon County means tapping into everything that people use on a daily basis: computers, newspapers, magazines, and more traditional real estate routes.

A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words - The majority of home buyers in central NJ begin their search online. The Internet is becoming an increasingly viable way to present homes from both an interior and an exterior vantage point. Although as a local Flemington REALTOR Patty Mortara will help you to understand the best angles for presenting a photographic display of your house, you can help by pointing out what it is you love best about the home. A great backyard garden, a cozy front porch swing, a spacious kitchen, the tile on your bathroom floor – no matter what it is, use it as a way to entice buyers into contacting your agent for more information.

Virtual tours are becoming a very popular way to showcase your home online, as well. Allowing viewers to “walk through” your home gives them a stronger connection to it. Plus if they are "just looking" they haven't inconvenienced you by taking the virtual tour, vs tromping through your house in person!

Signs and Advertisements - The more traditional New Jersey home selling options include putting up a sign or placing an ad in the newspaper, in your local real estate magazine, or even on direct mailing advertisements. These steps have long been a part of the buying and selling market, regardless of where you live.

The truth of the matter is, there’s a reason these actions are relied upon so heavily: no one will know you’re selling your Flemington home unless you post it somewhere! While decisions related to where you place the signs and advertisements will most likely be made with the assistance of qualified real estate agent such as Patty Mortara, you can help by finding additional ways to spread the word of your sale. Online home selling postings for Hunterdon County are fairly common, and oftentimes, simply letting your friends and family know that your Flemington home is on the market can go a long way in spreading the word.

Rely on Patty Mortara - Of course, the most important home marketing step you can take is trusting Patty Mortara to work hard to sell your home as quickly and efficiently as possible. Like any real business partnership, selling a New Jersey home is all about finding someone you can trust and working together to get the best possible results.

New Hope PA and Lambertville NJ Winter Festival

The 2010 Winter Festival has discovered a very special locally grown singer songwriter from Hopewell, NJ, who will headline this year's annual concert. Winter Festival and WXPN have partnered to offer XPN: Welcomes Danielia Cotton on Friday January 29th at the Stephen Buck Theater, New Hope, PA. Danielia Cotton's natural talent ‐‐ raw, searing vocal chops combined with a deep, buttery tone-highlight her rock, jazz, and blues roots. WXPN/Philadelphia, home to the nationally syndicated World Café, named her "Artist to Watch". Her soulful rock performance will be the perfect start to your 2010 Winter Festival weekend. Local favorite; JB Kline Band will be the opening act.

They have two new ticketed events this year: The Inn at Lambertville Station Presents: Taste of Winter Fest, Thursday night January 28th from 7pm to 9pm, this new event offers a warm and savory evening of gourmet food and fine wines. The Inn at Lambertville Station has secured many wines exclusively for this event. Their Winter Fest Reserve Wine List will be offered for this evening only as well as local favorite, Unionville Winery. River Horse Brewery and Triumph Brewery will also be offering their exclusive Winter Fest products as well. Savory dishes will be offered in a live table format from seven exquisite local restaurants. A live vocal performance by local Mary Szczesniak accompanied by Tom Bateman will complete this warm Thursday evening. This exclusive event is limited to 125 patrons. This year Winter Festival will kick off slightly earlier with The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce presents: Fire and Ice Ball. This modestly priced dress to impress event will be held on Saturday, January 23rd at the New Hope Arts Center. Local DJ Josh Eschen will spin crowd favorites; also includes light refreshments, cash bar, and a dance contest.

New Hope Parks & Recreation Presents: Come To The Cabaret! Saturday night, January 30th Lindsey Meredith Buffa from the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA, will perform standards as well as Broadway show tunes in one unforgettable show! Ms. Buffa has played several leading roles ranging from Evita to A Chorus Line. The Cabaret committee is pleased to offer this local classically trained vocalist during their fine dining dinner at The Nevermore.
For complete information and to buy tickets, visit http://www.winterfestival.net

About Twin River Town Projects;

Twin Rivertown Projects, Inc. is a 501c Non‐ Profit Corporation of hard‐working and fun loving New
Hope, PA and Lambertville, NJ business owners, residents and other good spirited people who live in the
area.

They have three goals:

• To provide a healthy, invigorating cold‐weather experience in our river town communities
• To demonstrate that our multi‐faceted communities are alive and well in the winter
  months with exciting and diverse activities
• To raise funds and awareness for other local non‐profit organizations

They have selected the New Hope, Lambertville, and Solebury Parks and Recreation Departments and local food bank: Fisherman's Mark, as the primary recipients of our proceeds this year. Winter Festival also benefits other community organizations such as Social Services, Schools, Fire, Police and Rescue organizations. This year, they are hosting a Food Drive for Fisherman's Mark. Bring a non perishable food item to the festival and place in blue donation canisters located at most festival events and along the parade route.

Conforming Jumbo Mortgages: with Fannie/Freddie Loan limits (click on the link to your left to see what your conforming and/or FHA loan limit is in your County or Metropolitan area. Even seasoned mortgage pros have been know to be mistaken on what the actual loan limits are in some areas of their state) as high as $729,750 in many areas, the main concern with the Conforming Jumbo Mortgages has been with the pricing hits. When pricing out a conforming jumbo mortgages "in a previous life", I was struck by how the pricing did not compare to regular conforming rates. It seemed almost an oxymoron to use the phrase "Conforming Jumbo Mortgages", as the pricing did not resemble that of regular Fannie/Freddie pricing. I often ended up brokering out my conforming jumbo mortgage deals to portfolio jumbo lenders, losing control of the loan in the process just to get better pricing. I had loans not receive the attention deserved simply because I could not offer a suitable in-house product.

Well, that changed yesterday. I was pricing out a loan for a client and found a conforming jumbo mortgage at a rate lower than a regular conforming loan I had just priced earlier. It turns out at Chase we have extremely competitive pricing on our Conforming Jumbo Mortgages program. Couple the strong pricing with the fact that we can offer financing on approved Condo's, High-Rise Condo's, and even approved Co-Ops in the New York metro area. See my blog about Co-Op financing here. The last few years in the mortgage business have made me accustomed to being surprised, but I have to admit this is the first time I have been truly pleasantly surprised in some time.

Chase can also offer our Union Plus Mortgage Program in conjunction with our Conforming Jumbo Mortgages if you qualify. This is a great benefit that Chase can offer to qualified Union customers. Existing Chase customers may also qualify for our various HARP Loan Programs as well if there is a concern over declining values and equity.

A second pleasant surprise I found on our rate sheet was the point adjustment for New York State: normally most lenders add a .25 point adjustment for loans in NY State. At Chase Manhattan, the point adjustment is .125 of a point better for New York State, yet another positive. Pricing is also better for PA loans as well.

It turns out that our rate sheet has the Fannie Mae hit of .625 points for a conforming jumbo mortgages just like most rate sheets, but the main difference is we also receive up to a .625 pt positive adjustment for conforming jumbo mortgages loan amounts. I actually had better terms for a 700k loan than for a client who was looking for a 90k loan.

With much of New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York's five boroughs and surrounding areas having a much higher loan limit for the Conforming Jumbo Mortgage program, I know I have found the right home here at Chase. For anyone considering purchasing or refinancing with a conforming jumbo mortgage, feel free to contact me for a free, no-obligation consultation.

Homes in Raritan Township / Hunterdon County are Selling!

Homes in Raritan Township / Hunterdon are Selling! 31 Messenger Lane was listed by Patricia "Patty" Mortara of RE/MAX Results Realty, Flemington New Jersey. It went on the market on September 28th, was under contract in ELEVEN days and closed title in early December.

In the current real estate market in Hunterdon County, it takes knowledge, talent, passion and patience to tackle the challanges we're facing. Using an extensive marketing package and the proper pricing strategy we get our clients properties SOLD!

If you want to learn more about the real estate services of the Hunterdon Real Estate Group (Re/Max Results Realty) - call Patricia "Patty" Mortara at 908-237-0055 x 20 or direct at 908-448-1699 or visit our website at www.HunterdonCountyHomes.com

1 of 10 (View All 10) Garden State M.L.S: Residential/Condo/Coop STATUS: S MEDIA REPORT VD MLS#: 2717324 CO: Hunterdon* TOWN: Raritan Twp.* (1921) AD: 31 Messenger Lane LP: $739,900 SE: Hunterdon Pointe CLR: Taupe ZN: Residential GRS: Copper Hill SP: $685,000 MSJR: JP Case MS HS: Hunterdon Cent OLP: $739,900 BLDG#: UNIT#: FLR#: LD: 09/28/2009 CL: No SDA: Yes CD: 12/04/2009 PSUBTYPE: Single Family STYLE: Colonial DOM: 11 YB / DESC / REN: 2004 / Approximate / FHA 55+: No RMS: 10 BDRM: 4 TBTH: 3.1 ACRES: 1.19* LTSZ: 1.194 AC.*

GARAGE: 3 / Attached Garage, Garage Door Opener, Garage Parking BSMT: Yes / Full

EXTFT: Curbs, Patio, Sidewalk, Underground Lawn Sprinkler, Thermal Windows/Doors

DIR: Rt 202/31 to Everitts Road; Right on LaVada Lane; 2nd Left on Messenger Lane; House on Left.

REM: Classic Brick Front Colonial in HUNTERDON POINTE; Grand Foyer w/ Circular Stairs! Gourmet Styled Kitchen w/ Granite & Stainless Steel Appliances; 1st Floor Study w/ Full Bath. Elegantly Appointed,

LIV: 15x18 / First DIN: 15x16 / First KIT: 23x32 / First FAM: 19x23 / First DEN: 13x14 / First 1BD: 15x23 / Second 2BD: 16x16 / Second 3BD: 13x15 / Second 4BD: 13x15 / Second OTH 1: 13x14 / Leisure Room / Second OTH 2: / Laundry Room / First OTH 3: / Foyer / First OTH 4: / /

INTER: Fire Alarm Sys, Bar-Dry, Blinds, Carbon Monoxide Detector, High Ceilings, Security System, Smoke Detector, Whirlpool, Walk-In Closet, Window Treatments

HEAT: 2 Units, Forced Hot Air WATER: Well COOL: 2 Units, Central Air FUEL: Gas-Natural SEWER: Septic UTIL: All Underground, Gas-Natural

FEE: $97 / Quarterly <!-- FLDINSR: <b></b> --> TAXES: $14,693 TAXYR: 2009 LNDASMT: $227,900 BLDASMT: $448,700 APPLF: $ EASEMNT: Unknown TXRATE: 1.987 TRTYR: 2009 TOTASMT: $676,600