Bergen County New Jersey Real Estate Newsletter | November 09

Hi everyone and Lisa says Hi!

November has arrived and so has our updated Real Estate Newsletter!

The Fall foliage season is just about over here reaching peak this week in NJ and the temperatures are cooling off a little too quickly for my tastes.

New Jersey is the Garden State.

The market has heated up as the temperatures drop all around the country.

Time is running out for the first time home buyers as well.

News flash the credit has been extended and now is wating to be signed by the president. It is going to be extended but modified a bit. We’ll see in the next few weeks about that.

Business is great and I am excited at the possibilities available for first time home buyers as well as sellers looking to move up.

Historically, interest rates are still at an all time low but are creeping up slowly.

Either moving up or buying for the first time, now is a great time to make the move up to home ownership.

This Newsletter is full of interesting and useful information that I think you will enjoy whether you are a buyer, seller, homeowner, or renter.

This month’s issue includes topics such as:Please Click on the button below to access my newsletter:

“Vital Information for First-Time Buyers”;

“Relieving the Stress of Packing”;

“Making Your Home Age Appropriate Creates Appeal”;

“Real Estate Investment Buying Tips”;

“Extending Homebuyer Tax Credit Best Tool for Sustaining Housing Recovery”;

Plus a roundup of November real estate activity as well as much more advice and information.

I hope you enjoy this monthly newsletter. If you have any comments, please e-mail them to me

If you or someone you know is planning a Move in the near future, call your Pascack Valley experts, Lisa & Bob Hammerstein at (201)218-6802 or visit us on our website at www.HammersTeam.com.  We’ll be able to help you if you’re Moving to any of the Pascack Valley towns in Bergen County New Jersey.

For more Local Information about the Pascack Valley area of Bergen County, New Jersey, call Bob & Lisa at (201)218-6802 or visit us online at www.HammersTeam.com.

Your Real Estate Resource for the Pascack Valley!

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Robert & Lisa Hammerstein • Sales Associates • Coldwell Banker • (201)315-8618

• Address • 50 Broadway • Hillsdale, NJ 07642 •

Bergen County New Jersey Hazardous Waste Collection

Here’s some important news for Bergen County New Jersey and it’s efforts to go green.

This is an annual event here in the Bergen County that happens in the Fall and the Spring.

This is the not the place to bring all old computers, peripherals. But you can bring batteries, used oil, and other toxic substances that we don’t really want to put into our landfills…

For more information, you can go to www.bcuaa.org for computers and other hazardous materials and drop off sites.

If you or someone you know is planning a Move in the near future, call your Pascack Valley experts, Lisa & Bob Hammerstein at (201)218-6802 or visit us on our website at www.HammersTeam.com.  We’ll be able to help you if you’re Moving to any of the Pascack Valley towns in Bergen County New Jersey.

For more Local Information about the Pascack Valley area of Bergen County, New Jersey, call Bob & Lisa at (201)218-6802 or visit us online at www.HammersTeam.com.

Your Real Estate Resource for the Pascack Valley!

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Robert & Lisa Hammerstein • Sales Associates • Coldwell Banker • (201)315-8618

• Address • 50 Broadway • Hillsdale, NJ 07642 •

Now Is The Time to Buy in the Pascack Valley of New Jersey!

Thinking of Selling Your Home In The Pascack Valley? Find Out Why Now Is The Best Time!

• Thinking of Selling Your Home In The Pascack Valley area of Bergen County, New Jersey? Find out from the Experts Why Now Is The Best Time To Sell! There are currently 299 Actively Listed Single Family Homes in the Pascack Valley towns of Emerson, Westwood, River Vale, Washington Township, Park Ridge, Montvale, Woodcliff Lake & Hillsdale.Bob and Lisa are a Full Time and Full Service Real Estate Team with the inside track on what it takes to get a home sold Fast for Top Dollar. The following is a list of reasons why NOW is the
  Best Time to Sell!
   

   

• The Spring market has started to heat up and the Competition is Growing.
• The Buyers have been waiting for the Inventory to build. There is a pent up demand for new listings.
• The Winter Holidays are past and Spring Clean-up is in full swing.
• Interest Rates are still in the High to Mid 4.8% range. Historically Low!

For more Tips on Selling your Home, call Bob and Lisa at (201)218-6802 or visit us on line at http://www.hammersteam.com/. We’re your High Tech Realtor Team – “Wired for your Success”!

Check out some of our Marketing here: Town Of Hillsdale, Town Of Westwood, Town Of River Vale

Find out why 2 Heads are Better Than One!

 

2 Heads Are Better Than One!

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Robert and Lisa Hammerstein • Sales Associates • Coldwell Banker • (201)315-8618

• Address • 50 Broadway • Hillsdale, NJ 07642 •

Pascack Valley New Jersey Real Estate | Pascack Valley Newsletter

Hi everyone and Lisa says Hi!

May has arrived and so has our updated Real Estate Newsletter!

Summer is about to start it seems as the temperatures rise. The flowers are in full bloom now.

Grape Hyacinth

The market has heated up as well. We have been overwhelmed with the amount of buyers and listings we have been deluged with lately. Thus I have not been able to blog as much. I digress. Business is great and I am enthralled at the possibilities available for first time home buyers as well as sellers looking to move up.

 

Historically, interest rates are at an all time low and now is a great time to buy or sell. Either moving up or buying for the first time, now is a great time to make the move up to home ownership.

This Newsletter is full of interesting and useful information that I think you will enjoy whether you are a buyer, seller, homeowner, or renter.

This month’s issue includes topics such as:

“With Affordability Up, Home Buyers are Starting to Return”;
“Time To Move From Renting To Owning”;
“No Money To Buy a Home? Try These Savings Tips”;
“Why Is It So Difficult To Get A Home Loan?”;
“Smart Technology in The Intelligent Home”;

Plus a roundup of April real estate activity as well as much more advice and information.

Here is a link to my “May Real Estate Update”:

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Robert and Lisa Hammerstein • Sales Associates • Coldwell Banker • (201)315-8618

• Address • 50 Broadway • Hillsdale, NJ 07642 •

Bergen County New Jersey Real Estate Newsletter Update

Hi everyone Bob says Hi  and Lisa says Hi!

April has arrived and so has our updated Real Estate Newsletter!

The flowers are starting to pop up along with the temperatures.

 

Spring Flowers

Historically, interest rates are at an all time low and now is a great time to buy or sell. Either moving up or buying for the first time, now is a great time to make the move up to homeownership.

This Newsletter is full of interesting and useful information that we think you will enjoy whether you are a buyer, seller, homeowner, or renter.

This month’s issue includes topics such as:

“Five Ways to Wow Buyers”;
“Where Housing is Headed”;
“What You Need to Know to Buy a Home Today”;
“Investor Report: Refinancings”;
“Seller’s Home Appeal for Today’s Market”;

Plus a roundup of March real estate activity as well as much more advice and information.

We hope you enjoy this monthly newsletter. If you have any comments, please e-mail them to us. Or, if you would like to see a certain topic covered in future months, let us know that too!

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Robert and Lisa Hammerstein • Sales Associates • Coldwell Banker • (201)315-8618

• Address • 50 Broadway • Hillsdale, NJ 07642 •

 

Westwood|New Jersey |The Hub of the Pascack Valley

At the center of the Bergen County area of the Northeast corner of New Jersey, you will find the quintessential Family town of Westwood.  This quaint town is one of the towns that comprises the area named “The Pascack Valley“.  Westwood, named the “Hub” because of it’s location at the center of the County, people coming here from other areas will find a town rich in history and drenched in charm.  Just ten miles North-Northwest of the George Washington Bridge, the Pascack Valley Train line has been a draw for commuters coming to enjoy the tranquillity of suburban life.  The streets of the town are lined with quaint specialty shops and eateries making for a thriving downtown business district.  All is centered around the Train Station and the Park Gazebo where summer concerts and movies can be enjoyed by the public. Around the Holiday Season in December, the town and it’s merchants go all out on decking the halls, making for a Norman Rockwell-like setting to behold. 

On the opposite side of town from the Gazebo where the “Five Corners” of the town center meet stands a small Memorial Park dedicated to the Volunteer Firemen of the town.

Students from K-12 attend the Westwood Regional School district serving both the town of Washington Township as well as Westwood.  There are four K-4 elementary schools and two schools for 5th and 6th graders while grades 7-12 attend the Westwood Regional High School with their mascot named the Westwood Cardinals.

The Pascack Book County Park in Westwood is a wonderful place for families to relax, take a leisurely stroll or feed the ducks.  The Fountain in the Brook makes for a scenic display.

Many come to the town of Westwood for it’s old world Colonials with Lemonade front porches and Victorian homes such as the homes picured here, that were sold by the HammersTeam.  For more Westwood homes visit our website at www.HammersTeam.com.

There are so many reasons why families flock to the cozy town of Westwood in the Pascack Valley area of Bergen County, New Jersey. 

Call Lisa & Bob for more in depth Pascack Valley history and local information of the town of Westwood, New Jersey.

Click this Link To View Our Westwood Show!

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Lisa & Robert Hammerstein • Sales Associates • Coldwell Banker • (201)218-6802

• Address • 50 Broadway • Hillsdale, NJ 07642 •

Bergen County Market Reports | Westwood New Jersey February-2009

Westwood NJ Real Estate Report|February 09′

Single Family Home Sales saw Two homes closing in the town of Westwood in the month of February.

The 2009 Spring Real Estate market is beginning to take off. With interest rates low, qualified Buyers can take advantage of some wonderful opportunities to own a piece of Small Town America! There’s no place like A New Westwood Home for the New Year!

Welcome To Westwood NJ

The town of Westwood is constantly changing to keep up with the times while maintaining that desireable small town feel. Residents can take advantage of the many amenities offered by this Pascack Valley town.

Westwood Real Estate Market Activity:

Total Homes Sold……………………..2

Average List Price…………..$ 664,000

Average Sold Price………….$ 617,500

Median Sold Price…………..$ 617,500

Sale/List Price………………….. 92.997 (6-7% differential)

There are currently 37 Actively Listed homes in the town of Westwood with an average List Price of $520,700. There are some fantastic opportunities in this popular town with prices for every budget. Compare the previous Year’s activity for the month of February in this Pascack Valley town by clicking on the following link. The numbers may surprise you!

February 2009′ Westwood Market Report

Click here to view all Westwood Local Listings

For more information on Listings in the Pascack Valley area of Bergen County, New Jersey, call Bob & Lisa at (201)218-6802, or visit us online at http://www.hammersteam.com your Pascack Valley Real Estate Resource at “Your Service”! It’s a great time to “Buy A Home” in the Pascack Valley. We’re keeping an eye on the real estate market for you….

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Robert & Lisa Hammerstein • Sales Associates • Coldwell Banker • (201)315-8618

• Address • 50 Broadway • Hillsdale, NJ 07642 •

It’s A Wonderful Life For This |Pascack Valley Realtor| Couple

It’s A Wonderful Life for this Pascack Valley Realtor® Couple - Last night was the night we chose to muster up that magical feeling called “Christmas Spirit”.  So we popped in my all time favorite Classic Christmas movie, “It’s A Wonderful Life”.  I know what many of you must be thinking about how cliche that is but truthfully I see this movie through different eyes every year.  Maybe it has something to do with the fact that as we grow older, we grow wiser?  Whatever the case may be, this movie seems to echo the way I feel about the people we serve in the Real Estate business. 

This year we saw some very challenging times for many home buyers and sellers.  Some had stories of elation like the young couples who either tied the not or had their first baby.  While others may have had sadness befall their lives.  There are many reasons why people have real estate needs.

Through it all, we were lucky enough to share and be a part of their lives.  And as Clarence Oddbody, Angel Second Class said to George Bailey, “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives, and when he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he? …You’ve been given a great gift…a chance to see what the world would be like without you….you really had a wonderful life.”

It's A Wonderful Life

O.K., so if we hadn’t met them, our customers most likely would have found other real estate professionals to assist them.  But the fact that “we” were the people that had that opportunity sure does make this Pascack Valley Realtor® couple feel like it’s a wonderful life.

We take great pleasure in serving the residents of the Pascack Valley and surrounding Bergen County area when marketing their homes.  As in the movie, we both grew up in the Pascack Valley and to us this area we service feels like a Bedford Falls community.   

We also are thrilled to meet Buyers and help them realize their dreams of home ownership.  Servicing the public through the joys of real estate makes us feel like we’ve had the great opportunity to touch other’s lives. 

The fact remains that George Bailey’s Angel was right – each man’s life touches many other’s lives and we’re here to say.

“It’s a wonderful life for this Pascack Valley Realtor® Couple”!To learn more about the Pascack Valley and surrounding Bergen County New Jersey area, click on the button to Subscribe to our Pascack Valley Real Estate Blog:

If you’d like to see our Pascack Valley Real Estate Holiday Show, click on the following button and enjoy images of the Holidays in the Pascack Valley area as seen through our eyes!

 

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If you’re interested in Buying or Selling a home in the Pascack Valley and surrounding Bergen County area of New Jersey, click on one of the following links for Real Estate Tips.

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Lisa & Robert Hammerstein • Sales Associates • Coldwell Banker • (201)218-6802

• Address • 50 Broadway • Hillsdale, NJ 07642 •

Pascack Valley New Jersey Fall Leaf Peeping!

The Farms in the Pascack Valley of Bergen County NJ are beautiful places to behold.

Sit back and enjoy our Fall Leaf Peeping Show!

Highlighting the Farms of the Pascack Valley .

We hope you enjoy it!

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Birdbath in the Fall

Westwood New Jersey Spotlight

Welcome To Westwood

Small Town America can be found in any one of the eight Pascack Valley Towns in Bergen County, New Jersey. Spotlight the small town of Westwood New Jersey. At the center of the Bergen County area of the Northeast corner of New Jersey, you will find the quintessential suburban small town of Westwood. This quaint town is one of the towns that comprises the area named “The Pascack Valley“.

Westwood has a trendy downtown Business District with specialty shops and boutiques that line both sides of the Avenue with something that is sure to appeal to everyone. A variety of Restaurants and a Movie Theater as well as a charming Park with a Gazebo are all centered around the Train Station with the Pascack Valley Train line running to the Hoboken Path. Westwood, earned it’s name the “Hub of the Pascack Valley” because of it’s location at the center of the Bergen County. People coming here will find a town rich in history and drenched in charm. Just ten miles North-Northwest of the George Washington Bridge, the Pascack Valley Train line has been a draw for commuters coming to enjoy the tranquillity of suburban life in a Small Town setting. Around the Holiday Season in December, the town and it’s merchants go all out on decking the halls, making for a Norman Rockwell-like setting to behold.

Downtown Westwood NJ

 

Pascack Valley Brook Park Pascack Valley Brook Park

Westwood Gazebo

Peaceful tranquility lies along the outskirts of this popular town on the Bogerts Mill Pond or the Pascack Brook Park. Here residents can enjoy the beauty of nature.

Bogerts Mill

If you are searching for a place to put down roots Small Town America spotlight Westwood New Jersey.

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Lisa & Robert Hammerstein • Sales Associates • Coldwell Banker • (201)218-6802

• Address • 50 Broadway • Hillsdale, NJ 07642 •