I am spending this morning wrapping up all my 2012 loose ends – pleased to see that I don’t really have any! I completed my NJAR Circle of Excellence Award application; we aren’t allowed to advertise before applications are finalized and notarized… but look what I did this year:
Sales outside of my area
- 25 Southgate Drive – Clinton -$691,000
- 15 Northvew Drive – Morris Plains – $512,000
- 4104 Avery Court – Franklin Township – $255,000
- 109 S. 14th Ave – Manville – $215,000
Sales in my area
- 21 Stone Run Road – Bedminster – $328,000
- 19 Eton Court – Bedminster – $363,500
- 243 Alexandria Way – Basking Ridge – $195,000
- 154 Alexandria Way – Basking Ridge – $227,500
- 384 Penns Way – Basking Ridge – $237,500
- 63 Countryside Drive – Basking Ridge – $295,000
- 83 Dorchester Drive – Basking Ridge – $495,000
- 21 Shepard Way – Basking Ridge – $545,000
- 72 Patriot Hill Drive – Basking Ridge – $550,000
- 37 Gold Blvd – Basking Ridge – $560,000
- 178 Patriot Hill Drive – Basking Ridge – $605,000
- 34 Patriot Hill Drive – Basking Ridge – $600,000
- 38 Victoria Drive – Basking Ridge – $596,100
- 180 Smoke Rise Road – Basking Ridge – $661,000
- 11 Archgate Road – Basking Ridge – $690,000
- 38 Hansom Road – Basking Ridge – $675,000
- 85 Berkeley Circle – Basking Ridge – $749,000
- 61 Archgate Road – Basking Ridge – $780,000
- 27 Kensington Road – Basking Ridge – $750,000
- 10 Birch Drive – Basking Ridge – $775,00
- 11 Addison Drive – Basking Ridge – $798,000
- 86 Childs Road – Basking Ridge – $800,000
- 12 Tamarisk Court – Basking Ridge – $1,165,000
- 31 Tuscarora Trail – Branchburg – $465,000
- 255 Hedgerow Road – Bridgewater – $295,000
- 54 Stryker Court – Bridgewater – $328,000
- 15 Frohlin Drive – Bridgewater – $310,000
Rentals
I listed 44 Birchwood Road in Bedminster for rent – twice.
Recap
I can honestly say that this was one of my best years ever! It started out very slowly but when it ramped up there was no stopping me! I have more than a million thanks for my awesome partners: Gerry Light and Judi Jensen with whom I never would have made it through. Additionally, all the buyers agents who brought their clients to my listings and so professionally helped us navigate through the transactions to mostly successful closings! We dealt with appraisal issues and oil tanks. We moved people across state lines – coming from Maryland, NY City and the UK! Going to Texas, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and North Carolina. We moved people from condos to single family homes and the other way around. I made some great friends – one of the pitfalls of working with sellers is that they are leaving! I have some fun email pen-pals to keep in touch with now.
Looking ahead
According to the NAR, pending home sales increased in November for the third-straight month and have reached the highest level in two-and-a-half years. Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the NAR has indicated that home sales are on a sustained uptrend. “Even with market frictions related to the mortgage process, home-contract activity continues to improve. Home sales are recovering now based solely on fundamental demand and favorable affordability conditions.”
This is such good news for buyers and sellers alike. Over the last quarter I have met with several people who are considering a move from their current home – I have several properties in my pipeline that are gearing up for listing sometime during the early spring market (for example: a Spring Ridge condo, a four bedroom colonial – in Basking Ridge and another in Branchburg, a five bedroom completely renovated home in Basking Ridge, an adorable four bedroom ranch close to town and another one a little larger….). If I, only one agent in Basking Ridge, have this much pipeline then I can only assume that my active listing peers also have healthy outlooks for the spring market.
A message to all the buyers who did not find that perfect home over the last year…. this Spring is YOUR market!
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