We hope you had a great holiday season and that 2013 holds lots of success for you. When it comes to real estate, however, our wishes for your success are tempered with the reality of our local markets . Kelly Holmquist discusses real estate at a recent workshop You’ll be hearing from the
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01/03/2013
Realtor Kelly Holmquist Offers Three Bits Of Advice On Buying Or Selling A Home After Hurricane Sandy LONG VALLEY, N.J. -- As power is restored to Northwest Jersey homes and homeowners assess and recover from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, some will discover that they are buying or sell
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11/19/2012
LONG VALLEY, N.J. – Shhhh. Don’t read this too loudly yet….but it appears that more and more experts believe that the housing market recovery is finally here. Those of us at The Holmquist Team don’t want to jinx things…but we agree. Those experts are drawing that conclusion based on how well ho
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10/09/2012
New Website Fights to Preserve Homeownership Opportunities For All of Us LONG VALLEY, N.J. – Whether you own a home, or you’re a renter who would like to be a homeowner someday, a series of legal proposals and events are threatening long-held ideas about home ownership. Holmquist Team mem
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08/30/2012
Market Update: More Evidence of a Stabilizing Market A national housing index based on the number of contracts signed by people buying houses rose to its highest level in two years last week, generating more assurances that the real estate market is stabilizing and the time to buy or sell a h
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08/03/2012
Program in Mine Hill Explains Short Sales as an Alternative to Foreclosure Realtor-Attorney Team Specializes in “Shorts” (Note: Realtor Kelly Holmquist talks about changes in foreclosures and an option to foreclosures in a video here.) Real estate experts are predicting an increase in foreclo
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06/07/2012
Holmquist Team, Other Realtors, Will See More Short Sales In Coming Days For those swamped by their mortgages, short sales may help avoid the coming tide of new foreclosures. Although the news media and real estate blogs have been talking about the improving real estate market, there’s an unpleas
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05/24/2012
Realtor Kelly Holmquist recommends planting brightly colored flowers to help homes for sale sell more quickly. LONGVALLEY– It’s summer, and houses for sale are popping up like dandelions. Making a home standout in the summer means staging it so it’s the most attractive-looking home on your bloc
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05/14/2012
With the Housing Market Warming Up, Perhaps It’s Time for You to Jump In If you’ve been wondering whether it’s time to dive into the housing market, a bunch of recent headlines seem to be saying, “C’mon in. The water’s fine.” A lot of people have wanted to sell their home or buy a new home beca
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04/02/2012
When It Comes To Mortgages, Stick With the People You Know If you’re buying a home, your Realtor will help find a mortgage. A friend of mine, Attorney Larry Fox of Chester, gives his clients a warning that’s worth repeating: Stick with mortgage lenders who are local and who you know. There's mo
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03/23/2012