Archive for February, 2012

Are You Ready to Make Your Move?

February 8, 2012

Ready to make your next real estate move? The timing is certainly right ~ interest rates are low, inventory is available, the latest economic news is better. But still, real estate is a big decision, one of the biggest you will every make. We want to make this decision easier for you by providing you with the top five reasons to let us make your next real estate transaction your best! If you are on the fence about which way to turn, and where to find help, then look no further ~ Lois Schneider Realtor is here to help you off the fence and into your dream home!

Here are 5 Reasons to Use Lois Schneider Realtor for Your Next Real Estate Transaction:

1. Local Roots – No one knows our beautiful towns better than the team at Lois Schneider Realtor. All of our professional sales associates and support staff are immersed in the life of our communities – many are third generation residents. We know our neighborhoods, our schools, our local businesses and services. We track local market trends and understand nuances that affect home values. Lois Schneider has been a highly respected local businesswoman for over thirty-five years. Her name is on the door and she is accessible and available to our sales associates and our clients every day.

2. Global Reach – We’re also at home in the world thanks to our network of global connections. Through numerous affiliations with the foremost real estate networks such as Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, Luxury Portfolio, and LuxuryRealEstate.com, we can offer our listing clients national and international exposure. Lois Schneider Realtor can present your property via the Internet to potential buyers around the nation or the world. And if you’re relocating or shopping for a vacation home, we can connect you to the best real estate companies to facilitate that transaction as well.

3. Our Team of Experts – In any market, selling a home is a complex process. The Realtor you select will make the critical difference in both the quality of your experience and its ultimate outcome. Lois Schneider Realtor can make that difference for you. Each member of our team has been personally selected by our founder based on professional achievement, community involvement, technical competence and a shared sense of the company’s core values. Our real estate professionals are skilled in determining value, strategic pricing, contract negotiations, accessing financing options, and developing a customized marketing plan for your property. Our sales associates are backed up by a team of in-house professional graphic designers and marketing experts who understand how to maximize your properties features for potential buyers.

4. The Inside Track – We know that the process of buying or selling a home can feel long and intense, like running a marathon, but it doesn’t have to be that way. At Lois Schneider Realtor, we are committed to staying with you, from starting gate to finish line. As the premier real estate company in our area, we have the inside track on the current market conditions in our communities and access to all of the information that you need to make decisions about buying or selling a home, including detailed information about the home you own right now.  We are happy to share this information with you. And as the market leader in our area for more than 35 years, we have relationships with past clients, attorneys, financial institutions, relocation companies and others who have experienced our service and have spread the word to potential buyers about our knowledge and expertise.

5. High Touch…High Tech – Tradition and technology. That’s what you’ll find at Lois Schneider Realtor. We’re proud of our legendary reputation for personal service. And we are delighted that 21st century technology has enabled us to enhance that service through quicker, more consistent communication with our clients. Our tech-savvy Realtors know that over 90 percent of residential real estate sales start on the web. And we are there on all the most frequently visited websites.

 

Questions about the local market, interested in one of our communities, ready to start your search? Give Lois Schneider Realtor a call at 908.277.1398, drop us an email at info@loisschneiderrealtor.com,  or stop in and visit us in our lovely office at 431 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ.

 Houses are our business, homes are our passion ~ let us help you find your dream home today!

Show Your Support on Super Bowl Sunday

February 3, 2012

For football fans everywhere, this Sunday is THE Sunday. The game of games. The Super Bowl. Friends, families and fans will gather in front of big screens across the country, dressed to the nines in team colors and team jerseys. And they will watch every moment…the pre-game, the actual game, the commercials, and the half-time show. And if they take their eyes off of the big screens for even a second, chances are it will be to fill their plates with all of the game-day goodies have become a staple of Super Bowl parties…chili, wings, pizza, chips and dips. In fact, it seems like the second question asked when discussing the game (immediately following, “who are you cheering for”) is “what are you serving at your Super Bowl party.”

This year, as fans are preparing for their festivities and celebrations, groups of young people will be taking a different approach to gathering food by participating in the “Souper Bowl of Caring.” Armed with large soup pots, youth across the country stand in their churches and collect canned goods and cash to be donated to local food banks. The Souper Bowl of Caring administrative offices work with the groups to mobilize them in their efforts to reduce hunger and poverty, and all of the food and monies collected by the youth organizations are donated to the charities of their choice. According to the Souper Bowl of Caring website, the following Summit youth groups will be participating in 2012 drive: St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Central Presbyterian Church, and Calvary Episcopal Church.

So, whether you are cheering on the New England Patriots or our local, hometown heroes, the New York Giants, please consider sharing your game day bounty with another group of heroes…the youth of our communities that are working hard to help those less fortunate. Contact any of the local participants listed above with donations to support our community food pantries, or donate directly to www.souperbowl.org. And if you are a participating youth group that we have failed to mention, please let us know. We will share a link to your page as well.

Thank you…and GO TEAM!!!