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2010 NJ top High School Rankings- We did it again!
NJ top High School rankings 2010 – Our commuter towns of Millburn, New Providence, Chatham, Madison, Livingston , Summit, Berkeley Hts are all top 25! So if you’re moving from NYC to NJ for an easy commute and great schools, this article is for you!
We all know how important Schools are to our communities and to home values. NJ Monthly analyzes data on NJ’s High Schools and summarizes the results. The Top High Schools list is based on data reported by the schools to the Department of Education for the 2008-2009 school year.
Click on the links below to read NJ Monthly’s Top High Schools rankings in the categories listed:
Full 2010 Top High Schools rankings (pdf)
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Inventory low, demand still high in trainline towns
Experts are reporting that rates are the lowest since 1956. Buying, selling or refinancing, that’s all everyone’s talking about! As a buyer’s agent , I watch the rates on a weekly basis and follow the flow of the Short Hills, Summit, Maplewood market for my clients. Bankrate.com also found record lows for the average 15-year fixed mortgage (4.18 percent) and the 30-year jumbo fixed loan (5.43 percent). The rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage this week was tied with the record established two weeks ago, the online aggregator of financial rate information reported. There is no question that if you were just looking at these numbers, it is a great time to buy.
The issue for our buyers: Low Inventory
While the rest of the country and most of New Jersey is seeing an overflow of inventory, we along the Midtown Direct Train Line, have been spared in certain price points. Read more
New Jersey’s "Midtown Direct" area home buyers are now back in the game.
For home buyers in New Jersey’s Midtown Direct towns (Maplewood, South Orange, Millburn, Short Hills, Summit, Chatham, Madison, Livingston, West Orange) the time has come.
Interest rates continue to be at records lows. First time home buyers, I get it, you were in high school when rates were in the double digits, trust me they REALLY were that high!!! 5% is a GREAT place to be.
Today, in this market, at these prices, great homes (the ones you all want) are selling like hotcakes! In the fall we were seeing buyers sit on the sidelines and wait for the market to “maybe” go even lower, and now the shift the past few weeks is that buyers are realizing that homes are selling instantly when they are priced right. Read more
Wanna be in pictures? Shooting town tours of my 8 New Jersey towns next week, and I need your input!
Dear Friends,
This past Wednesday I held my 4th annual Client Mix and Mingle Party, which I hold every year so that my clients who have just moved to the area can meet new friends. Thanks to the 60 people who attended! Pictures are up on facebook http://www.facebook.com/sueadler so feel free to check them out!
I’m really grateful for the friends I’ve made through my business and I probably don’t express that enough.
Referrals from my clients now account for 70% of my business and my team is currently #2 in the entire MLS YTD for dollar volume production, and #1 in the midtown direct towns for units! THANK YOU!!
So…since I do so much relocation, I’ve got this great idea for relocation buyers that I’m finally putting into action. Could use your input….. I’ve hired a professional videographer to shoot town videos of Millburn, Short Hills, Maplewood, South Orange, Summit, Livingston and Chatham.
I’ve hired a radio host to interview locals and capture your stories about living here on video ( he’s very conversational and puts people at ease right away! ) We’re also interviewing shop and restaurant owners and filming homes that would be typical for the community. Read more
Summit NJ Wine and Food Festival- Not to be missed!
Save these dates and get your tickets now! July 24, 25, 26th at the Grand Summit Hotel
courtesy of www.summitwineandfood.com
Get your tickets for The Summit Wine and Food Festival here.
Friday July 24th is opening night featuring 15 world-renowned chefs preparing their signature dishes. There will be 15 leading wineries providing the accompanied wines. The cost of the opening night reception is $195. Afterwards, there is an Invitation Only after hours party for mingling with the winemakers, chefs and sommeliers at the Hunt Club Restaurant.
Saturday morning from 10-12 the Rubicon Estate’s Master Sommelier Roger Dagorn will lead you through a vertical tasting of the legendary wines of this vineyard. Read more
In the NJ Midtown Direct Trainline Towns, 95 Homes Have Gone Under Contract In Past Two Weeks!
Over the past two weeks, did you notice how many homes in our NJ Midtown Direct Trainline Towns are selling????
I just went into GSMLS and searched all homes in Millburn, Short Hills, Summit, Chatham, Madison, Maplewood, South Orange and Livingston, and found that 95 homes have gone under contract in the past two weeks. This does not include all of the ones that are in attorney review!
Compare This To the last 2 weeks of March, where only 45 homes went under contract in these towns, and the last 2 weeks of February where there were only 18 homes to go under contract.
Why now??
Move up Buyers finally are selling their existiing homes and there is finally enough inventory for them to want to make the upward move.
MORE NJ Sellers are pricing right, staging their homes and listing with Realtors who are creating a sense of urgency for them ( yes, shameless plug) , so those 95 homes are selling, while others remain sitting.
The RATES- I just refinanced at 4.625%. How long do you think they’ll stay below 5%?
Its Spring! The clock is ticking to get in for the school year – beats the 30k per year private school tuition. The 3rd baby has been born and the 1 bedroom apartment won’t work anymore, etc… life goes on.. you get the picture.
The Times They Are A Changin- walkability rules!
Post by Robin Benjamin – Accredited Buyer Representative – Sue Adler Team
But I’m not talking about political “change.” I’m talking about a change that is more subtle, yet in some ways just as important.
Home buyers want to be connected again.
“With gas prices going through the roof, buyers want homes closer to where they work, local stores, and public transportation. Not only are walkable homes smart investments in an age of $4 gallon gas, they’re better for your waistline (people in walkable neighborhoods weigh about 7 pounds less) and they’re better for the planet.”
Well, I don’t know whether it’s the price of gas, global warming, or just wanting to get into a size 6, but a growing number of my clients in Millburn/Short Hills, Summit, Maplewood, South Orange, Chatham & surrounding New Jersey towns are longing for the benefits of community, and the four listings that follow are “walkable” properties especially for them.
www.sueadler.com/11PineTerraceEast Short Hills, and www.sueadler.com/227Tillou South Orange, and more are coming soon!
The only thing my clients are probably not longing for, is seeing me strolling along in their “walkable” town, wailing out protest songs from the 60s.
Hey, at least I’ll be in a size 6!
NJ Monthly’s 2008 School Rankings
NJ Monthly’s Top New Jersey Schools for 2008 (out of 316 Schools)
And The Winner Is…….Millburn High School!
Click here to read article.
Other Top Ranked Local New Jersey Schools Mentioned: Read more
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