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April 2011

Red Bank Home Event! Tomorrow

Red Bank Home Event!
 Visitors to Red Bank will discover a rainbow of products and services and the opportunity to win a grand prize raffle during Red Bank RiverCenter's First Only One Red Bank Home Event, Sat, April 30. Guests can register at the Monmouth Street Emporium, 27 Monmouth Street beginning at 9:30 a.m. to receive a map showcasing more than 20 businesses offering home furnishing products and services, accompanied by an entry form for the grand prize raffle. (Registration is available at all participating businesses throughout the day as well!) Town & Country Kitchen and Bath, 25 Bridge Avenue, will host a reception and grand prize raffle drawing for all qualifying registrants at 3:00 p.m. 
 


Campgrounds in Monmouth and Ocean Counties

Campgrounds in Monmouth and Ocean Counties
are all gearing up in anticipation of a great camping season. Attendance at the RV/Camping shows during the winter months was up about 30% with dealers saying that RV units are selling again. That's good news for the campgrounds as these new buyers will be visiting their facilities. Most of the campgrounds open April 1st, with a few the 15th. Several parks in the area are open year round for those hardy campers. The New Jersey Campground Owners Association offers a free 80 page, full color directory of all New Jersey campgrounds including State Parks with camping facilities. Just email your request to: [email protected]


The Numbers Game

Websites like Zillow.com claim to provide estimates of what your home is worth, and while this estimate might be somewhat accurate, the only way to geta true assessment of the value of the home is to have an appraisal done by a certified third party professional. There are a few situations where an appraisal is mandated, such as when youre buyin and selling a home, refinancing or applying for a loan using real estate as security.

The appraisers report can help determine a selling price, and it can provide the owners with information about problems that are devaluing the home's worth as well as fgive insight about worthwhile fixes. Appraisals are usually conducted after an offer has been made or it is done to determine the initial value of the property as part of the selling process. Keep in mind that to a approve a loan, banks typically require an appraisal using their preferred appraisers to ensure accurate assessment, even if you've already had one done by another party.

The appraisal offers side by side comparisons of the home along with three (3) other similar properties and an evaluation of the overall real estate market in the area. The appraisal will also note flaws in the property, such as crumbling foundation and offer specific dimensions pertaining to the home, such as square footage and the size/number of rooms.

The appraiser will also research the areas cost of  labor and local building costs to determine how much it would cost to erect a similar property in present economic times. Things such as location and nearby ameniteis are taken into account to increase or decrease the value of the home _ for instance proximity to schools, or within a neighborhood, while being situated near a busy highway or isolated for the community could be a decrease. These factors, among others, will be used to estimate an approximate time frame for selling the home which is also included in the appraisal.

So if you are on the fence about putting your house on the market and want to be sure that your property will appraise for a loan at the price you think it is worth, it may behoove you to get an appraisal done this way you will know how the banks are looking at your property financiallly.


Calendar of Town Meetings for May


How did the "honeymoon" come to be?...

 

 

 

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.


Mark your calendar to score best deals

Timing is everything!

MAY Replace your fridge.
Since new appliances often debut in summer, you'll spend less toward the end of spring, when stores clear their stockrooms of older models.

JUNE Build up your Toolbox
During the weeks before Father's Day, hardware chains tend to offer promotions on drills, saws and more to lure gift shoppers.

JULY Swap out your sofa
As retailes make room for fall furniture, discontinued items go for a fraction of their original price. Want a real steal? go for a floor sample.

AUGUST Indulge in a bauble
December and February are among the busiest times for jewelers, however LATE summer not so much. Get a gem of a bargain on everything from watches to rings.


New Jersey to spend million for new Parkway Exit 105 in Tinton Falls | State | NewJerseyNewsroom.com -- Your State. Your News.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority plans to spend $40 million to reconfigure the Garden State Parkway in Tinton Falls, adding new ramps from the southbound Parkway to Wayside Avenue and signage in both directions at Exit 105. The project also includes improving the intersection of Hope Road and Route 36, an area troubled by congestion and traffic delays.

Christie administration officials believe the new exit and road improvements will provide a boost to the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth, the U.S. Army base in Monmouth County set for closure on Sept. 15.

The $40 million is contained in the Turnpike Authority 10-year, $7 billion capital program.

"This project will benefit existing residents and businesses with improved access to the Parkway and provide capacity that will help the mixed-use Fort Monmouth redevelopment plan achieve its full potential," state Transportation Commissioner James Simpson, the Turnpike Authority‘s chairman, said Thursday.

Construction on the new exit and Hope Road improvements could start in 2013

New Jersey to spend million for new Parkway Exit 105 in Tinton Falls | State | NewJerseyNewsroom.com -- Your State. Your News..


New district new towns

here is the new list of towns for each of these new districts:

 

DISTRICT 11

 Allenhurst

Asbury Park

Colts Neck New Addition (Previously in District 12)

Deal

Eatontown

Freehold Borough New Addition (Previously in District 12)

Freehold Township New Addition (Previously in District 12)

Interlaken

Loch Arbour Village

Long Branch

Neptune City

Neptune Township

Ocean

Red Bank New Addition (Previously in District 12)

Shrewsbury Borough New Addition (Previously in District 12)

Shrewsbury Township New Addition (Previously in District 12)

Tinton Falls New Addition (Previously in District 12)

West Long Branch

 

DISTRICT 12

 Allentown New Addition (Previously in District 30)

Chesterfield New Addition Previously in District 30)

Englishtown

Jackson New Addition (Previously in District 30)

Manalapan

Matawan New Addition (Previously in District 13)

Millstone

New Hanover New Addition (Previously in District 30)

North Hanover New Addition (Previously in District 30)

Old Bridge New Addition (Previously in District 13)

Plumsted New Addition (Previously in District 30)

Roosevelt New Addition (Previously in District 30)

Upper Freehold New Addition (Previously in District 30)

Wrightstown New Addition (Previously in District 30)

 

DISTRICT 13

 Aberdeen

Atlantic Highlands New Addition (Previously in District 11)

Fair Haven New Addition (Previously in District 12)

Hazlet

Highlands New Addition (Previously in District 11)

Holmdel

Keansburg

Keyport

Little Silver New Addition (Previously in District 12)

Marlboro New Addition (Previously in District 12)

Middletown

Monmouth Beach New Addition (Previously in District 11)

Oceanport New Addition (Previously in District 12)

Rumson New Addition (Previously in District 11)

Sea Bright

Union Beach


DISTRICT 30

 Avon by the Sea New Addition (Previously in District 11)

Belmar New Addition (Previously in District 11)

Bradley Beach New Addition (Previously in District 11)

Brielle New Addition (Previously in District 10)

Farmingdale

Howell

Lake Como New Addition (Previously in District 11)

Manasquan New Addition (Previously in District 10)

Point Pleasant Borough New Addition (Previously in District 10)

Sea Girt

Spring Lake New Addition (Previously in District 11)

Spring Lake Heights New Addition (Previously in District 11)

Wall