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Top of Search: What It Means When a Listing Shows First on Homes.com
When a listing shows first on Homes.com, it means the listing agent is a Homes.com member, because member listings sort to the top of the search results with a larger display and photo. I'm Dennis Mark Interdonato, I…
From Accepted Offer to Closing in New Jersey: What Sellers Hear, and When
After you accept an offer in New Jersey, the contract goes through attorney review, then the buyer's inspections, the appraisal and mortgage commitment if the buyer is financing, your town's certificates, a final…
How Does a Market Evaluation Decide Your List Price? Four Prices by Condition
A market evaluation decides your list price by comparing your home with recent sales and with the homes it will compete against when it goes live, then setting a price for the market you're about to sell in. On my…
What Goes Into a Strong Open House Plan in New Jersey?
A strong open house plan starts days before the doors open: it brings the right buyers through the home in one concentrated weekend, then gives the ones who missed it a second chance the same week. That takes signs,…
Drone Photography When Selling a Home in New Jersey: When It Helps and What Rules Apply
Drone photography helps a listing when the best things about the property can't be seen from the ground: the size of the lot, the water, the setting, or how close the home sits to the beach, a downtown or a park. A…
Virtual Staging or Professional Staging When You Sell in New Jersey?
Professional staging puts real furniture in the rooms buyers walk through, and virtual staging adds furniture to the photos only, so the choice comes down to whether the home will be shown empty and what the room needs…
Coming Soon Listings in New Jersey: What Sellers Should Know
A "Coming Soon" listing is a home that's being marketed before it's available to see or buy, and how one works in New Jersey depends on the rules of the MLS the listing goes into. The marketing can start well before…
What Should a Listing Agent's Marketing Plan Include When You Sell in New Jersey?
A listing agent's marketing plan should show you, in writing, how your home will be prepared, photographed, filmed, launched, advertised and shown, and how you'll be kept informed after it lists and after you go under…
How Homes.com Keeps My Marketing in Front of Past Clients
Homes.com lets me upload my contact list as an advertising audience, so the people I already know keep seeing my marketing online between moves. I'm Dennis Mark Interdonato, I lead The Dennis Mark Group at Keller…
See the Plan Before You List: The Homes.com Brochures in My Listing Presentation
Before you sign anything, I show you the full marketing plan for your home, and the Homes.com brochures that come with my membership are part of that presentation. I'm Dennis Mark Interdonato, I lead The Dennis Mark…
What a Buyer Sees on a Homes.com Listing Page
A Homes.com listing page shows a buyer the photos, a Matterport 3D tour and floor plans where one was shot, a running count of views, and a card that connects them with the listing agent. I'm Dennis Mark Interdonato, I…
Zillow Showcase, Explained: What a Showcase Listing Gives a New Jersey Seller
Zillow Showcase is Zillow's premium listing: the home opens with large photos or a video across the top, a buyer can walk through it in a 3D tour and restyle a room with virtual staging, and the listing agent's name…
Floor Plans on Homes.com: What Buyers Learn Before the First Showing
A floor plan on Homes.com shows a buyer how the rooms of a home fit together, and that answers the layout questions photos leave open before anyone books a showing. I'm Dennis Mark Interdonato, I lead The Dennis Mark…
The Matterport 3D Tour on Homes.com: What It Is and Why Every Eligible Listing I Take Gets One
A Matterport 3D tour lets a buyer walk through a home from a phone or a computer, and every eligible home I list gets one through my Homes.com membership. I'm Dennis Mark Interdonato, I lead The Dennis Mark Group at…
Your Listing, Your Lead: Who Answers When a Buyer Asks About Your Home on Homes.com
When a buyer asks about a home I list on Homes.com, the question comes to me, the listing agent, through the contact card Homes.com puts on each of my listings. I'm Dennis Mark Interdonato, I lead The Dennis Mark Group…
What Is a Homes.com Member Agent? Dennis Mark Interdonato Explains
A Homes.com member agent is an agent who has joined Homes.com's membership program, so Homes.com's marketing tools, from Matterport 3D tours to display ads and contact targeting, work on every home that agent lists.…
Dennis Mark Interdonato and Homes.com: What the Partnership Means for New Jersey Sellers
Being a Homes.com member agent means a home I list gets more than a listing: a Matterport 3D tour on eligible homes, a contact card that sends every buyer question to me, and Homes.com's marketing tools working behind…
Is Buying Before the Holiday Season a Smart Real Estate Strategy? A New Jersey Homebuyer's Guide
The holiday season is approaching, and while many people are preparing for Thanksgiving gatherings, holiday shopping, and year-end celebrations, some New Jersey homebuyers are asking an important question: Should I buy…
Selling the House During a Divorce in NJ: The Real Estate Steps, Start to Finish
The short answer: In New Jersey, selling the house during a divorce follows the same steps as any sale: price it, prepare it, market it, take offers, get through attorney review, inspections and closing. What changes…
Can You Remove Someone From a Mortgage Without Refinancing? What New Jersey Homeowners Need to Know
Divorce, separation, financial changes, or a change in property ownership can leave New Jersey homeowners asking an important question: Can you remove someone from a mortgage without refinancing the home? The short…
Atlantic Hills in Stafford Township, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Atlantic Hills is a single-family adult community in the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township, Ocean County, built by Roseland Property between 1988 and 2001. The Ocean County Planning Department lists it among the…
Cedar Glen West in Manchester, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Cedar Glen West is an adult community in the northern part of Manchester Township, Ocean County, with 575 homes of about 700 to 1,100 square feet. Its monthly fee, according to 55places, covers an unusually long list…
Four Seasons at Harbor Bay in Little Egg Harbor, NJ: Adult Community Guide
Four Seasons at Harbor Bay is a gated adult community by K. Hovnanian in Little Egg Harbor Township, in southern Ocean County. Development began in 2007, and 55places lists 387 single-family homes in craftsman-style…
Four Seasons at Monmouth Woods in Howell, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Four Seasons at Monmouth Woods is a gated adult community in Howell Township, Monmouth County, built by K. Hovnanian between 2015 and 2020. 55places counts 251 single-family homes and describes the community as…