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Short Hills Donate Eye Glasses to New Eyes for the Needy

New Eyes for the Needy Short Hills NJNew Eyes for the Needy in Short Hills, New Jersey celebrates its 75th Anniversary this year. It is a wonderful non profit organization that purchases new prescription glasses for poor children and adults in the US and recycles donated glasses for distribution for people in need throughout the world.

ABC highlighted New Eyes for the Needy this past weekend with questions answered by Susan Dyckman, the executive director and Clelia Biamonti, the president of the Board of Trustees.

New Eyes for the Needy has provided nearly a half-million people with the glasses they so desperately need in the US as well as 56 Countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Ghanna, Morocco, Nigeria and Uganda.

You can help New Eyes for the Needy by making a cash donation, donating your used eyeglasses, hearing aids, jewelry and gift-ware. A gift of just $60 will buy the glasses that can turn someone's life around.

Donors can give right on New Eyes website, www.neweyesfortheneedy.org.

New Eyes for the Needy
549 Millburn Avenue, Short Hills, NJ 07078
973-376-4903

Call Perri K. FeldmanWant to learn more about Short Hills and the surrounding communities of Livingston, Summit and Chatham? Call Perri K. Feldman @ 973.650.4727

Chatham New Jersey A GREAT Place to Live

Chatham NJ

Why do people love living in Chatham, New Jersey?

Here are my Top Five Reasons:

  1. Chatham Township was named the #1 Place To Live in New Jersey by NJ Monthly in 2007.
  2. Less than 40 minute commute into Manhattan via Midtown Direct Train Line and twenty minute drive to Newark/Liberty International Airport.
  3. Small town feel in spite of its close proximity to NYC with its quiet, safe, and friendly community.
  4. Exceptionally rated school district every year.
  5. High property values with carefully planned neighborhoods & beautiful, tree lined streets

To see the full list please visit NJ Real Estate Wire

Looking for a Home in Chatham? See all Chatham NJ Homes currently for sale

Call Perri K Feldman Contact Perri @ 973.650.4727 for a personal tour of homes for sale in Chatham, New Jersey

Keller Williams Homes are Selling

Keller Williams Realty out of Summit, New Jersey continues to grow with more agents coming on board each month. We are only three years old and the communites along and adjacent to the Midtown Direct train line have opened up their arms to us.

Why? Representing both Buyers and Sellers, Keller Williams home sales are closing...not easy in this economy.

Out of the eighteen homes sold in the Hartshorn Grade School area of Short Hills, NJ in August 2008, Keller Williams represented ten transactions:

ADDRESS

LIST PRICE

SALE PRICE

ASSESSED VALUE

CLOSING DATE

26 Keats Rd

$870,000

$871,000

$786,200

08/14

31 Briarwood Dr

$925,000

$999,999

$975,600

08/27

34 Quaker Road

$925,000

$935,000

$951,700

08/04

36 Spenser Dr

$975,000

$940,000

$959,500

08/26

78 Old Short Hills

$999,000

$960,000

$768,900

08/15

159 Tennyson Dr

$1,075,000

$1,075,000

$934,700

08/20

175 Western Dr

$1,150,000

$1,120,000

$1,058,300

08/18

38 Addison Drive

$1,200,000

$1,100,000

$985,200

08/22

25 Robert Dr

$1,275,000

$1,405,000

$1,316,800

08/12

181 Western Dr

$1,295,000

$1,250,000

$1,169,600

08/15

28 Dryden Terr

$1,395,000

$1,395,000

$1,019,400

08/04

50 Hemlock Rd

$1,395,000

$1,310,000

$1,385,500

08/22

15 Lee Terr

$1,729,000

$1,729,000

$1,426,700

08/15

100 Hemlock Rd

$1,750,000

$1,675,000

$1,838,300

08/15

14 Dorset Lane

$1,849,000

$1,800,000

$1,760,000

08/20

185 Western Dr

$2,095,000

$2,200,000

$2,041,900

08/27

81 Tennyson Dr

$2,750,000

$2,500,000

$2,322,200

08/18

123 Highland Ave

$3,750,000

$3,475,000

$3,247,500

08/20

Listed or Sold by Keller Williams Realty

Are you ready to buy a home in Short Hills? Or sell your Short Hills home? Contact Perri @ 973.650.4727 or Perri@MidtownDirectHomes.com.

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Will Feng Shui Help Sell Homes Faster?

Feng Shui BalanceSellers are always asking:

What is feng shui & will it help me sell my house faster?

So I asked my Feng Shui expert Suzy Minken for the answer:

Feng Shui (pronounced, "fung shway") is a Chinese ancient science which is based on a series of relationships observed in nature. The principles of Feng Shui, which literally translates to "wind water," have evolved over 4,000 years and are used today as a design tool for achieving harmonious living.

In today's economic climate of uncertainty, the residential real estate market is increasingly turning to the application of Feng Shui principles to ensure homes for sale are attracting buyers.

Savvy real estate agents know that getting homes to show their best...means a Great first impression. Getting homeowners to embrace this concept is not always easy. Many of them believe that the home they love so much, should be loved by everyone else.

For the full story visit NJ Real Estate Wire.

Has Feng Shui ever helped you sell a home? I'd love to hear more about what works...and what doesn't.

September 2008 Home Sales Maplewood NJ

There are currently 140 homes for sale in Maplewood, New Jersey...the same number that was on the market last year at this time.

In September, 2008, the average list price of homes in Maplewood, NJ was $528,679. The average sales price of the sixteen homes sold was just below that at $521,843. Average Days on Market was 73.

Maplewood, NJ Homes Sold September 2008

Address

Sale Price

19 Hickory Dr

$911,000

665 Prospect St

$901,500

23 Hoffman Street

$756,000

513 Richmond Ave

$600,000

8 Sunset Terr

$590,000

636 Ridgewood Rd

$585,000

21 Oberlin St.

$575,000

12-14 Wellesley

$555,000

125 Oakview Ave

$539,000

74 Park Avenue

$519,000

46 Plymouth Ave

$445,000

10 Midland Blvd

$425,000

3 Porter Rd

$315,000

253 Burnett Ave

$269,000

192 Burnett Ave

$205,000

44B Meadowbrook

$159,000

For the full story and analysis please visit NJ Real Estate Wire