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Weichert has begun its 31^st Annual Holiday Toy Drive and my Hamburg NJ real estate office is delighted to be participating. From now through December 11, we'll be accepting new, unwrapped toys or gift cards to be distributed to needy children within the local Sussex County community. (We regret that we are not able to distribute toys to individual families but do refer them to the different charities, who might be able to include them among recipients.)

For toys left at the Hamburg real estate office, they will be distributed to Sussex County NJ children by several charitable organizations.

In 2008, good-hearted folks dropped off more than 700 items in my office alone! That is a lot of joy destined for the less fortunate in our neighborhoods.

Almost all who bring in gifts say times are tight but that they know things are tougher on others. Some children take one item off their own wish list and donate it to the less fortunate.

"Let's give them a holiday to remember" is Weichert's slogan for the 31^st Holiday Toy Drive - and one that inspires me to be even more giving this year.

Remember that toys should be dropped off:

New

Not wrapped

Through December 11.

Copyright © 2009, Irene Kennedy, all rights reserved. This blog post represents Irene's personal musings.

Considering selling a home or looking to buy one around Sussex County NJ? Benefit from creative marketing, top negotiating skills and vast real estate knowledge by contacting Irene via the data to the right.

Irene Kennedy, who is a NJ real estate agent with Weichert, Realtors, lives in Sussex County & works from the Hamburg office. Her primary market includes: Augusta, Branchville, Crystal Springs, Frankford, Franklin, Hamburg, Hampton, Hardyston, Highland Lakes, Lake Mohawk, Newton, Ogdensburg, Scenic Lakes, Sparta, Stockholm, Sussex, Vernon, Wantage.

Apple’s Shocking App Store Numbers

November 4th, 2009
Apple announced today that developers have created over 100,000 applications for its iPhone and iPod Touch App Store, and that users have downloaded well over two billion apps in the 16 months since the store’s launch.

Stop for a second to think about those numbers. The store’s only been around 482 days. It launched with only 500 apps, so that averages out to more than 200 new apps a day, and a staggering 4,149,377 downloads a day.

Apple says it has sold 30 million iPhones and 20 million iPod touches. If we assume that every single one of those devices was sold to a different person, and every single device was used to download apps, that means Apple’s averaging 40 applications per user. And that’s the theoretical low end: Since some people own multiple devices or don’t download at all, the real average is likely several times higher.

It’s a considerable achievement, and one that shows how far behind competitors like Google and Research In Motion are with their Android Market and BlackBerry App World, respectively. According to AndroLib.com, the Android Market has upwards of 15,000 applications. App World has just 3,000.

Post by David Ewalt of forbes.com

This bargain is a foreclosed 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom interior townhouse in Indian Fields. (Hardyston township shares a Hamburg NJ zip code.) In one of Sussex County's most desirable communities, this Freddie Mac REO is priced to move very, very quickly. I'm very excited to be able to offer this real estate listing at 25 Meadow Pond Road.

On the day it was listed (November 6, 2009), it is - at $188900 - by far the least expensive active home for sale in the Garden State MLS for the section Indian Fields.

Does it need wall prep and interior painting? Sure does.

Does it need new carpeting? Without a doubt. Personally, I'd also replace the vinyl floor in the kitchen.

Are a couple of the thermal windows cracked and in need of replacement? You betcha.

Does the difference between $188900 and $224900 more than compensate for the work that is needed? I certainly think so and strongly suspect that buyers will too!

The electric should be on later today; the cleaning will occur on/by Wednesday, Nov. 11. Showings, however, can already begin. It does have a finished, walkout basement too!

This bank-owned Indian Fields townhouse in Hardyston NJ is certainly what I view as one of Sussex County's current hot homes for sale. With an REO, fast decisions and closings are possible. It is being sold entirely AS-IS and the buyer will have to cover transfer tax, Certificate of Occupancy and winterization costs associated with home inspections. But it is still a great real estate deal!

Copyright © 2009, Irene Kennedy, all rights reserved. This blog post represents Irene's personal musings.

Considering selling a home or looking to buy one around Sussex County NJ? Benefit from creative marketing, top negotiating skills and vast real estate knowledge by contacting Irene via the data to the right.

Irene Kennedy, who is a NJ real estate agent with Weichert, Realtors, lives in Sussex County & works from the Hamburg office. Her primary market includes: Augusta, Branchville, Crystal Springs, Frankford, Franklin, Hamburg, Hampton, Hardyston, Highland Lakes, Lake Mohawk, Newton, Ogdensburg, Scenic Lakes, Sparta, Stockholm, Sussex, Vernon, Wantage.