Maplewood, NJ

After a bump in July with 36 residential home sales in Maplewood, NJ, August steadied with 21 home sales. This is close to the 20 that sold in June.

View the report below for yourself and contact Bev Meaux at 201 925 8199 or Bob Meaux at 201 647 6144 for more details. Check our site for information on previous months. Let us know if you don't see what you're looking for and we'll provide it for you.

Address	Final List	Sold	DOM
28A Meadowbrook Place	$149,000	$153,000	36
49 Wellesley Street	$269,900	$258,000	118
83 Franklin Avenue	$315,000	$280,000	43
457 Ridgewood Road	$499,000	$511,000	33
16 Rutgers Street	$509,000	$520,000	16
9 Warren Road	$529,000	$550,000	13
51 Headley Place	$539,000	$571,000	14
22 Clinton Avenue	$599,000	$578,000	41
95 Tuscan Road	$595,000	$596,000	19
226 Oakland Road	$614,000	$601,000	74
25 Woodland Road	$615,000	$580,000	44
19 Courter Avenue	$649,000	$630,000	22
38 Burnett Terrace	$650,000	$650,000	93
56 Kendal Avenue	$699,000	$670,000	15
66 Kendal Avenue	$669,000	$697,300	11
10 Ridgewood Terrace	$749,000	$714,000	63
115 Maplewood Avenue	$795,000	$765,000	29
474 Walton Road	$799,000	$780,000	58
14 Roosevelt Road	$995,000	$935,000	49
36 Crestwood Drive	$1,095,000	$975,000	64
80 Woodland Road	$1,095,000	$1,050,000	15

Most staging projects wind up with dramatic differences. It's why we all take, and love to look at other people's, Before and After pictures. Here's a project this week - one of 5 homes that had to suddenly be rushed to market this week and next. (mainly for job relos) - where the day I had to photograph was dark... so the staged photos don't look as dramatic as the transformation really was.

A simple house, with a lovely porch, huge deck and nice backyard, this 5 BR is split into 3 floors as a 3 and 2. Narrow, but with lovely high ceilings and period detail. One of those awkward diagonal fireplaces though in the Living Room. How I do hate those!

The real fun for me with these pix is that the homeowners understandably had nowhere else to put a large piece of furniture and so they blocked the window. This had the added benefit of then not needing curtains. But when you go to sell, your windows are one of each room's assets; they need to be shown.

Same with the sink in the Master Bedroom. It may not be terribly useful as is, but it's still an asset. And the more I think about it, the more I realize I should have used it to create a morning kitchen!!

As area students prepare to go to school there's one program to watch this weekend to see how local Maplewood kids are learning about the environment around them. The Learning Child Series on PBS will feature students from Seth Boyden School in Maplewood,NJ. The show focuses on highlighting programs that teach kids about nature first-hand. Read more about the program here and more about the Seth Boyden students here.

Attend the Environmental Commission's mini Green Day with children's activities when you stop by the South Orange Village's Newcomers - All Comers Day next Sunday, September 13 at The Baird from 2:00pm - 4:30pm rain or shine. This event lets all new residents (and those who still feel new) to meet officials, learn about town activities, register to vote, get a recreation badge and learn and do so much more. This event is being conducted by the township's trustees and community relations committee.

Don't forget West Orange is also having its New Resident event on the 13th.

Do you know of other environmental type programs in the Essex County area?

Bigger isn't always better when you're looking for the best real estate agency to partner with on the sale of your home. You may have heard that a big real estate agency is now trying to become mammoth in New Jersey. This New York Times article talks about how the size of a real estate agency can relate to client service and our company Towne Realty Group, LLC is mentioned. I hope you didn’t miss Towne Realty Group, LLC in the New York Times on July 12 about swaps, either.

If you're looking to work with a boutique agency that is synonymous with elegance and excellence give me a call at 201-925-8199 and check out our new company magazine available online at www.InTowneMagazine.com or at various local stores in Maplewood, South Orange and West Orange, New Jersey.