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Middlesex County Real Estate Statistics for JULY 2009

Middlesex County Real Estate Statistics

Those Middlesex County real estate statistics include residential one family only. They do not include townhouses, condos, co-ops, multi-family, commercial properties, etc...Data is from the Middlesex County Multi Listing System (MLS).

*Middlesex County Real Estate Statistics Calculated on 08/11/2009 **Calculated on 07/09/2009

Find out home prices by city or home prices by zip code within Middlesex County. Also condo prices by city or condo prices by zip codes .
Middlesex County Real estate statistics are calculated monthly to provide you with insightful and timely information such as DOM, sp/ap, max. price, min. price, average price...

Find out the number of Homes that are selling in Middlesex County, New Jersey with the Sold Homes Ratio. 100% Asking Price will provide you with the number of Houses that sold at Asking price or Above for zip codes in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

Cathy Chaudemanche
Metuchen Keller Williams Elite Realty

Fords Real Estate, New Jersey-

Are you looking for something to do around your Fords Real Estate this weekend that will also help the environment? Why not do a quick green renovation at home? Incorporating green products and practices in your Fords home save our natural resources and are better for your health. Here are a few simple projects you can work on this weekend.

• 1. Floors. You can easily replace the floor in a room during a weekend. Bamboo and cork floors are excellent environmentally-friendly choices because they are renewable sources. They come in a variety of colors and styles so you can find something that will match your current décor.
• 2. Paint. Painting a room is a quick and easy way to change its look. However, traditional paint is loaded with toxic fumes that can aggravate respiratory conditions like asthma. When you paint your next room, choose a paint that contains less or no amounts of dangerous chemicals. Your room will look just as good, and your lungs will be happier.
• 3. Windows. If you still have old, single pane windows in your Fords Real Estate, it's time to replace them with double pane energy efficient windows. These newer windows will lower your energy consumption by keeping your home warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. Additionally, you may be eligible for a Federal Tax Credit for Energy Efficiency of up to $1500 if you purchase Energy Star windows in 2009 or 2010.
• 4. Insulation. A well insulated home saves you money and cuts back on the amount of energy you use. Make sure you have adequate insulation in your attic. Check your doors and windows for cracks and leaks that allow air to escape. Seal them with caulk or weather stripping. The Federal Tax Credit for Energy Efficiency applies to Energy Star insulation as well.

Are you looking for a new home? There are some very good deals currently on Fords homes for sale and all around Middlesex County. Watch your timing; the $8000 tax credit is only available for homes purchased before December 1^st 2009. When you are ready, contact me...

Cathy Chaudemanche

Your Woodbridge Real Estate and your best friend(s)-

Some love their pets like family and, if you're one of them, you'll be understandably concerned when choosing your Woodbridge Real Estate. I personally own 5 cats and used to have a dog as well so I can relate...There are definite ways to make sure you get the best Woodbridge home for your best friend(s); here are few tips:

1. The features of the Woodbridge home are particularly important. Before you go shopping for a pet friendly house, make a list of things your pet likes. Also make a list of things your pet might destroy. For instance, many cat owners find their pets ripping up the carpet. A Woodbridge piece of real estate with wood floors might be ideal. If you have a dog, it's probably important to have a fenced yard. Many things are easy to overlook, but you'll be sure to consider them if you make a list first.

2. The Woodbridge home's layout might be hard on your pet. If you have an older one who has a hard time climbing stairs, a Woodbridge home for sale with one story would be better than a two-story home. Low windows or window ledges are perfect for cats, as well as an out of sight place to store a litter box. In addition, remember your pet's size. The larger, the more yard or bigger space you might need.

3. The Owner Association (OA) may not allow pets, and those that do allow them usually have some restrictions. Before deciding on a Woodbridge real estate (Condos/Townhouse), make sure that the OA allows your particular pet. Don't take it for granted! You may end up with severe penalties and a hard choice to make.

4. A pet friendly neighborhood is the best place for you and your best friend. Look around the neighborhood and see if the neighbors are walking their dogs or have cats sleeping in windows. Consider if the way they seem to take care of their animals is similar to yours. If it isn't, you might want to find another Woodbridge home for sale.

If you are an animal lover like me, then surely you understand this blog...If you're looking for a home that's perfect for you and your pet, I can help. Contact me today...

Cathy Chaudemanche

North Edison Homes for Sale-

What is home staging and how will it help you sell your North Edison home? Staging North Edison homes for sale is, quite literally, setting the stage for buyers. You want the home to look good, you want it to have the right atmosphere to attract buyers, and you want the first impression to blow them away.Staging a home can mean sprucing up the paint job, eliminating clutter, moving furniture around - practically anything that makes your North Edison home look better to the buyer is staging. Whether you decide to do it yourself or hire a home staging professional, it can, and will, help you sell your home.

Here are a few pointers on how to stage your North Edison real estate and how each suggestion can help sell your home faster or for more money:

1. Style - Although the decorating styles of North Edison homes for sale range widely, you want to make sure your home doesn't have too much of a good thing. Too much decorating style overwhelms the potential buyers' senses and doesn't allow them to imagine adding their own personality to the home. Try to look at your home from a buyer's point of view and design it to sell.

How it helps: Furnished homes with just a hint of style help buyers see possibilities they can bring to the home such as a different wall color, new curtains or hardwood floors versus carpeting. The easier you make it for the buyers to see themselves living in the home, the better chance it has of selling.

1. Clutter - In real estate terms, "clutter" is any personal touch that makes it obviously yours. Remember, you're trying to sell your home, not show people what a great decorator you are. Before you start with open houses, pack up all your personal pictures, knick-knacks and bric-a-brac.

How it helps: Removing your personal clutter lets potential buyers see it as their own. No matter how much you love the items, leaving personal touches is, invariably, a turnoff to the buyer. It makes it difficult to see the house as anything but yours.

1. Cook - Before an open house, start baking chocolate chip cookies or an apple pie - something that smells good to most people.

How it helps: Your North Edison home for sale should feel, well, homey. Anything they can see, smell, touch or feel should be set up for maximum selling affect. Baking smells are an excellent touch.

Home staging will help get your North Edison home ready to sell, and set you well on your way.

Cathy Chaudemanche

Iselin Real Estate in New Jersey-

If you're putting up your Iselin real estate for sale, it may be time to bring out the brush and spackle. This doesn't just mean on the outside, but everywhere. If you're not sure whether you need to do it, here are a few ways to tell:

1. Peeling exterior - You may be used to your Iselin home and not see the peeling paint, but, as any good Iselin real estate agent will tell you, curb appeal is very important (home selling steps). If buyers don't like the way your home looks on the outside, they very seldom go inside. If the paint is peeling, it's time to redo it.

2. Eye-catching colors - While you may enjoy your robin's egg blue house with canary yellow shutters, buyers may not. An Iselin home for sale needs to be painted in a way that the buyers can see themselves living in it. If your house is painted in unusually eye-catching colors, you need to repaint in neutral tones. Stick with neutral colors for interior painting also.

3. Peeling/stained shed - If you have a wooden shed on your property, you might need to repaint it or even replace it. Exposed wood under the paint is a major detractor and an eyesore. It may not matter to you, but it will matter to the buyer.

4. Cracks in the walls - If the interior of your Iselin home has little cracks, seal the drywall with spackling and repaint. Though small, the cracks will be seen as a negative, even if the rest of the house is well cared for.

5. Cracked tiles or water spots on the ceiling - Who looks up at the ceiling anymore? The buyer will and will see that unsightly stain in the corner that you haven't noticed for years.

6. Artistic inspiration - If you're an artist and you found the need to express yourself on the walls, you might consider repainting. Ask your Iselin real estate agent before hand; some forms of expression may sell better than others.

When you have an Iselin home for sale you have to be honest with yourself. Look at the house with fresh eyes and in a buyer's point of view. If something stands out, it probably needs to be fixed.

If you're thinking of selling your Iselin home in New Jersey, I'd be happy to give you suggestions on how to make it sparkle so it will sell faster and for more money. Contact me today.

Cathy Chaudemanche, Keller Williams Elite Realty

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