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2021/2022 Real Estate Market Outlook

by Carla Labianca / October 14, 2021

Researching Your Home’s History

by Carla Labianca / February 24, 2021

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Home Improvement

Trees Do Fall

by Lisa Danbrot / February 15, 2021

The Real Real Estate

Home Buying in 2021

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by Lisa Danbrot / February 1, 2021

Well hello Essex County NJ homebuyers! We are two months into 2021, welcome to this year’s unusual melange of housing …

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Sarah Gee Interiors Living Room Matter Magazine

Home Improvement, Home Style and Design

Modernizing the Present by Honoring the Past

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by Carla Labianca / January 13, 2021

Originally published in the 2020 Matters Magazine, Home & Hearth Edition. Insights from local professionals on doing right by our …

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Real Estate Musings

The Real Real Estate

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2021

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by Lisa Danbrot / December 21, 2020

2020. Where to begin? Since Carla Labianca and I are a Real Estate Partnership, let’s begin with one aspect of …

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Maplewood Memorial Library Digital Archive SOMa NJ

Tips on Using the Maplewood Memorial Library Digital Archive

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by Carla Labianca / November 18, 2020

If you are interested in the history of your SOMa NJ home and community, Maplewood Memorial Library has many ways …

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Doable DIY, Home Improvement, Home Style and Design, Inside Stories, Interior Design

Home Renovation COVID-19 Edition: How the Pandemic Shifted My Priorities

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by Sarah Gee / October 9, 2020

Waaaay back in March (can you remember what life was like back then?) I was scheduled to kick off a …

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How to make a competitive real estate offer

The Real Real Estate

Real Estate Competition | Making an Offer

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by Lisa Danbrot / July 15, 2020

Making an offer for real estate in Maplewood, South Orange, Montclair, or other Essex County commuter towns of New Jersey …

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