Bergen County Real Estate Chick's (goldstarrealty) Blog

Should you or someone in your family get into a so called, "Reverse Mortgage"?Today the New York Times ran a front page article titled: "Tapping into Homes Can be Pitfall for the Elderly". They quote 67 yearl old Erica Baker who feels she was ripped off by a reverse mortgage company. She claims t...

This is a question I have been getting lately. The prices of one and two family homes are down. So are the asking prices of four family properties here in Bergen County. Is it time to buy one as an investment?Many people want to invest in property because it is something they can see. They can su...

Attended the Public Theatre's production of "Conversations" last night. Stars Brian Dunnehy as Cicero in a play that takes place a few months before Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" that many of us read in school. Show is a little talky, but amazing performances. Turns out that it is partially about...

Here we go with events that do not reflect the national market. In a day where people are having problems getting listings sold, our office sold three houses. One had owners hassling over $1000. We asked them if they wanted to wait a few more weeks for the market to drop another percentage point ...

If you love shopping as I do, you will love Bergen County, New Jersey. Not only do we have tons of shopping malls, there is no tax on clothes. Tons of New Yorkers join us every Saturday!If you have not been here, Bergen County hosts Garden State Mall--one of America's larger malls--Shops at River...

In my years in real estate, I have never had so many sellers tell me, "I gotta have. . . " That phrase is followed by a very high number that their house may have been words a few years ago. Recently, I heard, "I goot have $750,000 for this house. We are buying a condo in South Jersey. We need to...