March 2026

HOUSE MAINTENANCE SERIES_Different kinds of home siding

Different kinds of siding Vinyl Siding Wood Siding Brick Siding    -   Brick Veneer Siding Stone Venner Siding Stucco Siding Metal Siding Composite Siding ● Vinyl Siding Description: One of the most popular and affordable siding materials. It is available in a wide range of colors and styles and is known for its low maintenance. Cost: $2 to $7 per square foot (depends on quality,...

Weekly News(Mar.31. 2026)

  Neighborhood grocery stores can signal home price trends. • Areas with higher-end stores like Trader Joe’s or Sprouts saw home prices rise about 6% above average. • While areas with discount stores like Walmart saw growth about 4% below average. • However, experts say this is not caused by the stores themselves—rather, retailers choose locations with certain economic...

Case Study – Home Sewer Systems

Home Sewer Systems Case Study – 112 Winding Creek, Old Tappan, NJ Public Sewer Systems - Home inspection reveals an issue on public sewer systems on 2/24/2026 1. Home inspection by Veriguard Home Inspection, LLC 2. Sewer inspection by NJ Sewer Scopes, LLC 3. Claim Letter on 3/2/2026   - Owner requested further professional investigation in order to validate the issue   - Buyer hired...

Weekly News(Mar.24. 2026)

Rent Plan Is Alarming Small NYC Landlords. Natalia Bonanno’s family has owned rent-stabilized properties in New York City since the 1980s, when her Italian immigrant father purchased the first: a 40-unit Brooklyn building that was her childhood home. Now, after Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s housing proposals to freeze rents and increase property taxes by 9.5% for all of the city’s real...

HOUSE MAINTENANCE SERIES_HVAC Systems

                      Heat Pump systems ● Types Air-Source Heat Pump Systems Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Systems ● Advantages Simple installation – Just work like refrigerator. Electric power saving : 65%, Compare to electric heating ● Disadvantages In cold winter...

Weekly News(Mar.10. 2026)

Recent Real Estate News for Bergen County, NJ (March 2026) 버겐 카운티의 최근 부동산 상황(2026, 3 월) Market Trends: "Seller's Market Persists with Shifting Dynamics" Reports from the past week indicate a complex market in Bergen County characterized by low inventory and rising prices. Single-Family Homes: Inventory remains extremely tight. As of early 2026 data, new listings are...

TRANSACTION SERIES_Do you need a CCO in Commercial Building?

Do you need a CCO in Commercial Building? 1. Commercial Building CO is mandatory? The short answer is yes, in most cases, but the specific requirements depend entirely on the municipality where the property is located. ​In New Jersey, there is no single statewide mandate for a Certificate of Continued Occupancy (CCO) for commercial title transfers. Instead, the state grants individual towns the...

Weekly News(Mar.03. 2026)

  More People Are Inheriting Their Homes. About 18% of all property transfers in the state last year, representing nearly 60,000 homes, were made through inheritance, according to a recent analysis by real-estate data firm Cotality. That share is a record for California in data going back to 1995, up from 12% in 2019. It is also roughly double the national share of 8.8% last year. The...