Maple Shade, NJ

Well it's that time of the year again and the Sidewalk sale is on again. Sponsored by the Advisory boadof commerce and the Maple Shade Rotary.This huge event has something for everyone. So keep this date in mind Sept. 12th from 10 to 3. I'll be at the Rotary booth so stop by and say Hi!. If you want more information or I you are a vendor and want to get a spot for the day you can find the information and application on our Rotary website http://www.mapleshaderotary.org

The Maple Shade Fireworks will be held on Saturday the 27th of June this year at The High School. They start at dusk. Come early there will be some entertainment.

Last week on Saturday morning Maple Shade had it's first farmers market at the center of town in Gazebo Park. Wow what a great start with about 18 vendors and a very happy group of customers, who were thrilled for something like this to happen in there own town. The market was initiated by the new Main Street organization. The market will be held every Saturday through October spaces are only $10 for vendors. If your interested in selling your wares you can contact Cathy Saparito at 856-667-3305 for information and an application. If your interested in just checking out the market please stop by, it opens at 8Am and closes at 12 noon rain or shine.

Here’s the Maple Shade Real Estate market update for August 2008. Pended units for August were down 7 and Sold units were down 10 compared to August 2007; listed units were up 1 compared with 2007. This has led to a current inventory of 106 units. Maple Shade has been averaging 11 units sold per month which means there is currently 9 months worth of inventory in Maple Shade. This outperforms the overall Burlington County market, which has 12 months worth of inventory. Year to date listed units are down 57 (a 28.8% decrease), pended units are down 34 (a 39.1% decrease) and sold units are down 32 (a 37.7% decrease). See how this compares to the Burlington County Market.

The last 3 years the average number of units pended and sold in August was approximately 17 & 20 respectively. This August, there were 10 units pended and 10 units sold. The average Days on Market for the year is 81.

What does all this mean? If you are thinking of buying or selling right now it’s important that you seek the advice of a full time professional realtor who can best advise you as to how to take advantage of this market.

The chart below provides you with the 8/2007-8/2008 numbers for listed, pended and sold units.

Below is a chart that shows the average list price and average sold price for Maple Shade from 8/2007-8/2008. The average sold price is down 2.5% from August 2007 ($187,672) to August 2008 ($183,030).

If you are thinking of selling or buying in the near future, please don't hesitate to contact me directly at 856-222-5829. Or you may always visit me on line for tons of useful tips and ideas at no cost or obligation to you. I look forward to helping you reach your Real Estate goals.

*Market statistics as of 9/15/2008.