Categories for Downsizing

For Sale By Owner – Good Idea or a Nightmare?

We’re in a strong seller’s market – What does that mean? Currently, we are in an extraordinarily strong seller’s market.  There are far more buyers looking to buy houses than there are houses for sale.  When this happens, low supply and high demand, prices tend to shoot up and buyers ...

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Why is selling a home so stressful?

For some people, just the thought of selling their home is stressful under normal circumstances.  Add in the safety concerns about COVID-19 and that stress can be enough to bring you to tears. The stresses of selling a home can be caused by a multitude of things. What is the ...

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Thinking about selling a home? How working with an SRS can greatly benefit you.

When you decide that sell your home, you’ll need to be careful when choosing an agent to represent you.  After all, this is most likely the sale of the most expensive thing that you own, so you want to make sure that the person marketing your home and representing you ...

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Urban Flight – Its Really Happening

How to navigate it (whether buying or selling) When cases of COVID-19 started popping up in our area, it wasn’t long before things were shut down.  With the shutdown came a slowdown in the number of homes being sold, at least in the early part of the pandemic.  In March, ...

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Downsizing your Home – Where do you go?

The kids have moved out and you’ve got too much space. Once you’ve made the decision to downsize, the next step you need to make is to decide where you want to go and what kind of home you want. Depending on where you choose to live, you might not actually ...

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An offer came in! What are these “strings”?

You’re ready to move, you’ve put a lot of time and effort in to make your house look great to buyers and you’ve hired a great agent (hopefully me).  After just a few days of showings, you get a great offer… But, as your agent reads the offer, you see ...

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Clutter Cutter in 3 Steps

  Do you want to get rid of your clutter fast? Here are three steps to get it done: The Three Pile System – As you attempt to de-clutter a cabinet and closet, put every item into one of three piles: Things to keep, things to sell, donate, or give away, ...

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Tips for Downsizers

Are you ready to shed the extra rooms? Here’s what you need to know about clearing the clutter, putting your house on the market, and finding a new nest to call your own.   Let us know. We’re happy to help! ...

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Just Listed! 1 Federal Street, Metuchen

Team Zuhl of Samsel & Associates Real Estate Services is happy to announce their newest listing at 1 Federal Street in the Menlo Park Terrace section of Metuchen. Move right into this beautiful ranch/split home is located at the end of a dead-end street offering lots of privacy.  The home ...

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How the COVID-19 Crisis will affect the housing market

Managing the Market during and after COVID-19 COVID-19.  Coronavirus.   Quarantine.   Schools closed.   Unemployment.   That’s all we hear about in the news these days.   All of us will look back on 2020 as the year that things got very weird.   We will remember the people who perished due to this ...

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