Maplewood
WHY BUY IN MAPLEWOOD?
Somewhere in the experience of each of us, or in our own collective memory, there is a “village,” and embedded in that memory is a magical place of gathered lives that dares to promise a special state of being, an amalgam of a Norman Rockwell painting and a Frank Capra movie, with all the constituent parts of a proper town, and that town is Maplewood, New Jersey: 23, 000 residents at last count, with a four block downtown, solid and unpretentious but inexpressibly picturesque, where the chief pleasures are in the small things, such as the family owned shops on the town square that include an old- fashioned Irish pub, a pet store, a children’s shoe store, and a 50’s diner with the marble-topped soda fountain and twirly stools, where straws come in paper wrappers and newcomers and long-time residents meet and talk without feeling self-conscious.
Close by – some within walking distance – are several appealing neighborhoods with a plethora of affordable homes ranging in price from $300,000 to over $1,000,000; neat wooden-framed houses with cupolas and gables, and great gracious Tudors and Colonials with cool porches that sit on broad leafy streets that are lined with ancient trees. Bordering the 4-square mile township is a recreational preserve, over 2000 alluring acres threaded with foot trails, where hikers and families can picnic by free-flowing streams. Closer to town is an award-winning outdoor pool and several parks that are green and fresh, all of them filled with jogging paths, slides and swings and other amusements, some holding meticulously groomed soccer fields and baseball diamonds, home to little leaguers and softball teams. Nearby are six elementary schools, two middle schools, and Columbia High School, a school which has been consistently singled out for its academic excellence and one that offers a wide array of classes and extra-curricular activities – from journalism to film making to 23 varsity sports – along with advanced placement and college prep classes, and vocational courses.
Maplewood is only 30 minutes from Manhattan by train and is governed by a township committee, consisting of five men and women, and a mayor.
Homes For Sale in Maplewood, New Jersey
$0 - $400,000
$400,000 - $600,000
$600,000 - $800,000
$800,000 – And Beyond
Fourth of July Schedule in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Below you will find a breakdown of the awesome festivities scheduled for Saturday July 4, 2009.
Location :Memorial Park, Maplewood
A Full Day of Family Fun, Near to Home,
including Circus & Fireworks.
Organized by Fourth of July Committee, MCA, financed by your Tag purchase.
Tags required ($10 per tag, babes in arms free).
7:45 a.m., Ricalton Square, assemble [...]
This Month In Real Estate
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Don’t leave this post just because it appears to be dated. This is actually the latest version of This Month In Real Estate. Rest assured, each month it automatically updates to the newest version. So have a look.
Ok. If you haven’t watched This Month In Real Estate before, here’s the deal. It’s a [...]
This Month In Real Estate.
Whoops. I forgot to post the latest edition of This Month In Real Estate. Here it is. Better late than never.
Leave a comment | Keep Reading»Pre-Forclosure Reality Check.
This is not a topic that gets me excited. It’s very sad. I’m doing this because I want to keep it real with my readers.
This is reality in 2009.
Every month, I will breakdown the number of properties in each of our towns for which a lis pendens has been filed in the past 30 [...]
Billionaire Advice
For the past week or so I have been boycotting all Network and Cable news. It’s gotten to the point where every time I turn on CNN or NBC it’s so painful, I dream of placing my hand in a blender just so I can go to the emergency room and enjoy large quantities of [...]
Leave a comment | Keep Reading»Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan.
The Obama Administration has finally unveiled the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan.
Wrap your mind around it NOW
Five Simple Ways to Avoid Paying Too Much For a Home.
There are a lot of great values in the current real estate market, but it’s still possible to pay too much for a home. Here are a few simple things you can do to avoid making bad decisions.
1. Focus on the numbers. When making an offer, ask your agent to show you every like kind [...]
January Version of This Month in Real Estate.
Here’s the latest version of This Month in Real Estate. It covers interest rates and affordability. The numbers are very interesting.
The one thing that bothered me about this segment, however, was that it felt a little bit like a sales pitch. I would hope that the next edition focuses strictly on the numbers.
Enjoy.
This Month in Real Estate. Recap on December 2008.
Here’s another excellent edition of This Month in Real Estate. Once again, the numbers illustrate why buyers are being handed such an amazing opportunity.
Enjoy.
Maplewood is Beginning to Look Like a Value.
Holler back y’all. Maplewood is finally beginning to enter real estate reality. List prices have taken a nosedive. This was bound to happen — the question was when. Get this, back in February of ‘08 the Median List Price for a single family home in Maplewood was around $570,000. Flash forward to January of 2009 [...]
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