Summit
WHY LIVE IN SUMMIT?
Surrounded by low wooded hills that give it a kind of muted beauty, there may not be a prettier or friendlier place to live in Northern New Jersey than Summit, a township whose singular appeal will take you by surprise as you drive through the quiet neighborhoods of big old-fashioned single-family homes, splendid Tudors and Colonials, with front porches (so large that you could ride a bike around) and graceful trees, spruces and maples and elms that both paint the landscape with fall colors and decorate the wide sloping lawns.
Most of the neighborhoods are close to the parks and woodlands and just a couple of minutes from town, a handsome, uncommonly cheerful collection of square-topped brick buildings on Springfield Avenue, mostly family owned stores and restaurants that include, along with the necessary Starbucks, several charming boutiques and a timeless café with a soda fountain that you just don’t see anymore. Conveniently located nearby is the train station, which is linked to midtown Manhattan – a thirty-minute ride – by New Jersey Transit.
Along with the prestigious Overlook Hospital, one of the state’s top medical facilities, and Charter Behavior Health System of New Jersey, a substance rehabilitation and psychiatric center, Summit also has, within a ten-mile radius, a prominent burn center and a pioneering heart institute.
Summit is also renowned for its distinguished educational system, one that includes five public elementary schools, one middle school and one high school that is regularly singled out for its overall academic excellence. There are also three private schools located here, and the Summit Child Care Center, one of the oldest and most acclaimed day-care centers in the country.
Recreation opportunities are boundless. Along with hiking and picnicking in the South Mountain Reservation, there are five city parks and a nine-hole golf course, along with the YMCA and YWCA, which both offer a wide array of activities, including swimming, an indoor track, and year-round after-school programs. Homes currently for sale in Summit, New Jersey.
This Month In Real Estate
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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.
Holiday Windows of Summit.
Every other day there seems to be another GOING OUT OF BUSINESS sign popping in a local storefront. It’s depressing — especially at this time of the year. So yesterday, I took my camera out into the freezing weather and shot a few holiday window displays.
Leave a comment | Keep Reading»Real Estate Report
Here’s This Month in Real Estate. It’s a monthly report that Keller Williams Realty puts together on current real estate market conditions. Keller Williams Realty International in known for delivering highly researched compelling market stats. There’s some good stuff here.
Please note that the report is general in nature. Real Estate doesn’t work that way — [...]
