About Bergen County, NJ

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I was at a listing appointment this evening in a neighborhood that I had sold a home in a few years ago.

As I drove down that street I quietly smiled a contented smile remembering my two great buyers who bought that house

Then when I passed the house, I saw a light on and a weird little rush of excitement came over me thinking, "hey there are probably there right now !" ... so I pulled over and walked over to the house !

I had really enjoyed spending time with these buyers, and had been invited to a number of their barbecues and gatherings over the years, but I was ready to keep it very brief tonight if they were busy or didnt want to spend too much time chatting at this time.

... BUT !!!!!

They weren't too busy :o)

As they opened the door and saw it was me, their faces both lit up, and the wife stepped out quickly to give me a big hug !!!

... as did the hubby

Then they insisted I come on in, and we proceeded to chat for an hour about each others jobs, families and travels, and we exchanged pictures of our kids from our Blackberrys, and had a really really enjoyable 60 minutes just chatting !

Some Realtors dont believe in 'Drop Bys' as they are concerned about showing up unannounced and disturbing the homeowners, and I do understand it may not always be convenient, but I when I drop by, I always am ready to keep it very brief if it's not a good time, and I will immediately say "no problem at all ! I was just in the neighborhood and didnt want to drive on without at least stopping to say Hi to a couple of my favorite clients !"

... yet out of dozens of drop-bys, I've only kept it brief once ! - Every other time I have been happily invited in and often had coffee (and once even dinner ! lol ) with my clients.

For me, I am comfortable doing this, and it ALWAYS seems to bring me that much closer with my clients, and I am consistently invited to past client BBQs, parties and even 2 weddings !

So if it fits your personality, dont be afraid to drop by and make your clients smile, letting them know you were thinking of them and wanted to say Hi !!

(Oh and I have often brought gifts like sugar pumpkins for Halloween, and small candy baskets for Easter ! Bringing gifts usually makes you a very welcome visitor !!!! haha !)

Cheers Everyone and have fun out there !!!!!

Last year at this time, Wall Street was in crisis. September saw the failure of Lehman Brothers and the takeover of several large banks. As a result, October home prices were down 21% from a year earlier in northwest Bergen County. But since then prices have come back over halfway - the average price of a single family home is now down only 8.5% from October of 2007.

- Michael Shetler

source: NJMLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. October single-family home prices.

Woodcliff lake Bergen County, New Jersey shows much better sailing than the fourth quarter if 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. See complete graphs of Woodcliff lake NJMLS sales, volume, median price and average sales prices on a monthly basis from 2003.

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Congress Overwhelmingly Approves "Expanded Tax Credit" - 402 votes to 12 !

Although we have seen that these announcements in the past need to be handled carefully to authenticate the entire truth, it does seem that today's overwhelming vote by the House of Representatives is a sign that the expansion of the Tax Credit is about to be signed off on by President Obama, and extended into next year.

Again, this information is not 100% in place yet, but this information was even released through our own industry Inman News.

Now the plan on how we the government will pay for this has not been released yet, but it would seem that even perceptually that this is a better option for the housing market, than if it expired without extension.

Details below ...

 The last new home to be built and contracted in Glen Estates, built, listed and sold by Richard Stabile. This will finish out a 6 lot sub-division in prestigious Woodcliff Lake, Bergen County New Jersey.

Richard

REMAX Real Estate Associates-Richard Stabile- Realtor-Builder-Developer 201 573 8811 ext 331 Northern New Jersey's Number 1 new home seller !

Buying or Selling in today's challenging markets, go with the experience and knowledge.
Talk to me, you will know your making the right choice. 30 years - over 1000 sales!

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