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Author: Lisa Danbrot

LISA DANBROT, MANAGING EDITOR, “INSIDE STORIES” Having grown up in 1970’s Brownstone Brooklyn as the only child of a mother who was a writer and a father who was a designer, both valuing the arts above all else, aesthetic preferences and creative interests have driven my life. My foundations are as a dancer and a painter. Professionally I have managed art galleries and worked in publishing for an arts quarterly. Maintaining my relationship with movement through yoga, I’ve been teaching classes and trainings since 1999 in Brooklyn, NYC and most recently to the communities of Maplewood and South Orange NJ where I’ve lived since 2011 with my two sons (artists in their own right!) and my husband who is an exceptional creator of food, design, music, objects, paintings and humor. I obtained my Real Estate License after moving to SOMA. I was inspired by the housing stock and the opportunity to assist people with the city-to-suburb transfer. I approach my work in Real Estate as a creative practice–matching home seekers with homes, and the artistry of negotiations and service. I am delighted to be involved in the project of Inhabit Your Home.
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Home Improvement, The Real Real Estate

Trees Do Fall

by Lisa Danbrot / February 15, 2021February 16, 2021

I love love love trees. In fact, when people talk about being “an ocean person” or “a mountain person”,  my …

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The Real Real Estate

Home Buying in 2021

by Lisa Danbrot / February 1, 2021February 25, 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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Real Estate Musings
The Real Real Estate

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2021

by Lisa Danbrot / December 21, 2020December 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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Real Estate Competition | Making an Offer

by Lisa Danbrot / July 15, 2020July 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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Northern NJ Real Estate in the Time of Covid-19

by Lisa Danbrot / April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

“Don’t blink or you’ll miss it!” is an expression we use to describe the way the real estate market in …

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The Real Real Estate

In Contemplation of Staging

by Lisa Danbrot / February 5, 2020February 13, 2020

Considering Local perspectives Scrolling through listings or visiting open houses in different parts of the United States, one might see …

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