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United Church of Christ in Plainfield celebrates Black History Month

Come join us at the United Church of Christ as we kick off a month long celebration of Black History during the month of February. This Sunday, February 1, 2009, we will be joined by Union County quilter Janice Jamison, who will share the history of quilting and its importance in African American culture. Service starts at 10:30 am and we are located at 220 West Seventh Street in Plainfield, NJ 07060.

Monthly Residential Property Market Analysis For Fanwood, New Jersey- August 2008

Fanwood's residential listings were down by 24% in August 2008 by comparison to last year. The listing price was down by 4%, with an average of $457,665. New listings were also down by27% with an average price of $465,291.

Homes under contract and scheduled to close were also down by nearly 14%, with an average price of $460,100. However, closings for the month were up 8%, with an average sales price of $431,393.

Monthly Residential Property Market Analysis For Scotch Plains, New Jersey- August 2008

Scotch Plains residential listings were down by 13% by comparison to August 2007, with an average list price of $689,648, representing an increase in price by 3%. However, new listings during the month were down by9% with an average price of $520,490, representing a decrease in price by 16.4%.

August 2008 saw an increase in properties scheduled to close by 6% with an average price of $532,389, representing an increase in price over August 2007 by 1%.

In the end, sales were down by 51.43%, although the average price was $515,765, up by 3%.

Monthly Residential Property Market Analysis For East Orange, New Jersey- August 2008

North Plainfield residential listings were up to 245 representing an 13,43% increase over August 2007. Conversely, the average price was $279,022, down by 9.3%.

New Listings were down to 34 for the month, with an average price of $269,604. Properties scheduled to close were also down to 14 with an average price of $242,706, representing a decrease of 12%.

Sales for the month were nearly 50% lower by comparison to August 2007, while prices remained roughly the same at $282,083.

Monthly Residential Property Market Analysis For East Orange, New Jersey- August 2008

East Orange's residential listings were down as was the average listing price at $215,344. New listings were down for the month to 54 verses 68 last year for the same month. New listings average $220,004.

Properties scheduled to close were basically the same at ten for the month with n average price of $168,260.

There were twelve closings with an average price of $180,821.