Price it Right!

October 28, 2011

If you are thinking of selling your home, this is a must read!

We have seen it time and time again.
” My home is a very special home”… “There’s nothing else like it”… “Someone would be lucky and I mean LUCKY to buy this house”.

We have to admit, it is hard not to feel this way; after all it is your home.  Selling a home is emotional on many levels, but as we are currently in a buyer’s market the most profitable strategy is to be as unemotional as humanly possible.  After living through the last few years in the real estate business we have learned that one of the most important things a seller can do to achieve maximum dollars is to PRICE IT RIGHT from the start!  Under current market conditions, statistics show that the number of days a properly priced home spends on the market is significantly less and the sale price is significantly higher, than a similar home that was initially priced too high.  To determine a competitive price for your home we use a 5 metric average that takes into consideration all the market trends and statistics.

If you are interested in selling your home or would just like to know your homes current market value, we would be happy to share with you our expertise!  Email us at: Sigrid.Keough@HendersonSIR.com  ,  Sylmarie.Trowbridge@HendersonSIR.com .
Cheers! Sig & Syl

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Coffee Anyone?

September 27, 2011

When thinking about moving to a new place there is one rather small,
but very important detail that we feel should not be overlooked. Where is the local coffee hangout? Not the chains, but the place that all of the
locals like to go to meet up with friends, have a chat and find out what’s happening in the community. In Princeton you only need to know three words, Small World Coffee!  Owners Jessica Durrie and Brant Cosaboom, opened this vibrant community-centric coffee store in 1993 and
haven’t looked back. It is truly the heart of the Princeton community.  Not only is the coffee amazing, roasted locally, but there is often live
music as well as fantastic artwork on display by local artists.  You may run into a neighbor, a student, or a world renowned professor.
Honestly, Syl and I wouldn’t know what to do without our daily dose of Small World.  Enjoy! Sig & Syl

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Let’s Buy a House!

May 26, 2011

 

It looks as if the perfect storm which has been going on for many years now may finally be coming to an end. Home prices don’t appear to be rising anytime soon, but interest rates do.  Here are Sig &Syl’s  top 3 reasons why now is a good time to climb off that fence and buy a house! 

- Fed rates are set to go up later this year, combine that with inflation and mortgage rates are going to rise. The current affordability index is about as good as it gets!

 - Since so many people have been on the fence about buying the rental market has shot through the roof. Rents just keep getting higher and higher.

- 20% down could become mandatory. That is what will happen if the restrictions in the proposed Qualified Residential Mortgage (QRM) regulation are implemented.

Life on the fence can be tiresome. If you’re ready to  jump off we’d be  happy to help! Sigrid.Keough@HendersonSIR.com and Sylmarie.Trowbridge@hendersonSIR.com   

Cheers!    Sig&Syl

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Gorgeous Princeton home on 22 acres and only 3 miles from downtown!

April 8, 2011

A Princeton landmark, the Pretty Brook House, is perhaps the finest estate located between New York and Philadelphia and it is now on the market!  On 22 acres of quiet beauty, Georgian architecture defines this extraordinary manor and its companion buildings. The stunning main house has 6 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half baths, an English designed conservatory, three wine cellars, and a home theater with a wet bar.  Spread across the property are exquisite gardens, a beautiful pool, and a tennis court with a fully equipped pavilion including a kitchen, dressing rooms and bathrooms.  An outbuilding houses a mahogany paneled office and billiards room, and over a 3 car garage is a two-bedroom
apartment.  A greenhouse and a second 3 car garage complete this exceptional offering which is only 3 miles from downtown Princeton!  Check out the slide show, you have to see it to believe it! Enjoy! Sig & Syl

 

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Princeton Enviromental Film Festival

January 9, 2011

Now that the madness of the holidays is behind us we hope to grab your attention for an important festival, The Princeton Public Libraries Environmental Film Festival. This is the 5th year of the festival which runs from January 13th – 24th and hosts an interesting array of films and speakers. Each film has been carefully selected to give viewers a broad look at the state of our environment.
Featured films include:”Oceans,” “Houston, We Have a Problem,” ”Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home,” “Oceans,””Bag it,””I Bought a Rainforest” and “Gasland.” Featured speakers include: Chelsea Sexton, “Who Killed the Electric Car” and “Revenge of the Electric Car,” Josh Fox, director of “Gasland”, and Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of Jacques Cousteau. For the complete list of films and speakers please go to http://www.princetonlibrary.org/connections/index.html.
Don’t miss this incredible festival! The alarm bells are sounding around our planet and it is festivals such as this that can help us come together and see how we can help!
Enjoy!
Sig & Syl

P.S. Stay tuned for our ”The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of  2011 real estate stats!

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