My Dad Is An Expert in Hoboken Real Estate
Categories: Hoboken Condos
Selling to young, first-time buyers is always a challenge. Even more so when they get their parents involved. For some reason, the parents tend to think that because they bought a home in the suburbs 30-something years ago, when the lending and sales environments were completely different than today, they are real estate experts. They have little to no interest in seeing actual market analysis, comps or listening to what my decades of experience has taught. They know it all – these condos are overpriced and not worth buying. They too often dissuade their children from buying when they should be encouraging and helping them!
Real estate is a long game and buying when young to build equity and grow your wealth is simply a safe and smart move. My only regret when my parents helped me buy my first apartment (for $200k, now worth $1.2mil) is that I didn’t buy the pricier corner unit on a higher floor – or buy both. Mom and Dad may think they have your best interest at heart but they are often dead wrong in their guidance. Buying when you are young and just starting out in your career is one of the smartest things you can do, for multiple reasons.
Young professionals in Hoboken and the surrounding area often earn a six-figure salary. The mortgage interest deduction is a fantastic tax write-off. Why not put those hard-earned dollars towards your own net worth rather than give them to Uncle Sam? Then there is the exclusion of capital gains on the sale of your primary residence. Buy a starter home, trade up, don’t pay any tax on the gain. Rinse and repeat. What other investment gives you tax-free gains? Sure, the tax code may change again but you’re still buying and holding for the long term. Many people have become quite wealthy either through appreciation of real estate assets or by accumulating investment properties that generate a reliable income stream – especially in neighborhoods like Hoboken and Jersey City! I read that Millennials don’t like to own or commit to anything physical. The stream and share and rent. While there may be freedom in not having ties to physical property it does come at a cost. Lost opportunity is a cost. Higher taxes are a cost. At a minimum, make an informed decision. Sit down and crunch some numbers. Do the analysis and work to make smart move. Don’t let your parents’ or your own fear control your decision making. Buying young, often before you have to worry about supporting a family, is the smart way to invest in your future.
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The Hoboken Weekly Wednesday Wrap Up for the Week Ending July 31
Categories: Hoboken Condos
Week ending July 31, 2019
- 259 active Hoboken listings
- 240 Condo & Co-op listings
- 19 Single-family and Multi-family
This Week’s Residential Property Sales & Activity:
- 11 Pending (Deposit Accepted By Owner and Under Contract)
- 21 sold
- 30 New
- 13 Price changes
Studio & 1-Bedroom Properties
8 New
3 Pending.
- 565 1st #3, listed 7/9 for $345k.
- 518 Park 4R, listed 5/10 for $410k.
- 129 Harrison #2, listed 6/13 for $510k.
5 Sold
- 816 Park #4, listed 5/8 for $449k, sold for $453k.
- 218 Madison 2RS, listed 3/15 for $459k, sold for $469k.
- 300 Newark 6E, listed 5/31 for $550k, sold for $540k.
- 1500 Wash 4J, listed 2/20 for $612k, sold for $590k.
- 1125 Maxwell 310, listed 1/30 for $850k, sold for $815k.
2-Bedroom Properties
10 New
6 Pending
- 551 Observer 9A, listed 7/11 for $589k.
- 709 Monroe #2, listed 7/11 for $599k.
- 413 Madison #1, listed 6/6 for $700k.
- 501 9th 507, listed 7/17 for $720k.
- 84 Bloom #9, listed 7/15 for $725k.
- 625 Jeff 303, listed 6/30 for $750k.
11 sold
- 214 Park 4R, listed 6/19 at $600k, sold for $620k.
- 416 Grand 5A, listed 5/15 for $678k sold for $675k.
- 109 Jackson 4D, listed 5/16 for $699k, sold for $695k.
- 235 Monroe #4, listed 12/27 for $710k, sold for $700k.
- 736 Garden #2, listed 5/27 for $759k, sold for $775k.
- 610 Newark 6F, listed 5/9 for $775k, sold for $753k.
- 510 Monroe 203, listed 5/7 for $805k, sold for $810k.
- 1500 Hudson 2V, listed 5/14 for $968k, sold for $952k.
- 84 Willow 2B, listed 2/25 for $995k, sold for $970k.
- 1425 Garden 505, listed 10/19 for $1.175mil, sold for $1.157mil.
- 1100 Maxwell 604, listed 6/5 for $1.2mil, sold for $1.125mil.
3-Bedroom & larger Properties
4 New
- 1001 Bloom #4, listed 5/16 for $725k, sold for $732k.
- 618 Madison #2, listed 4/9 for $1.15mil, sold for $1.08mil.
- 715 Mad #1, listed 3/8 for $1.275mil., sold for $1.24mil.
- 828 Park #1, listed 5/10 for $1.775mil, sold for $1.765mil.
2 Pending
- 1034 Garden #1, listed 7/24 for $2mil.
- 1125 Maxwell 708, listed 6/6 for $1.9mil.
5 Sold
- 620 Monroe #4, listed 5/22 for $909k, sold for $909k.
- 107 Willow Terrace, listed 5/14 for $1.1mil, sold for $1.1mil.
- 150 14th 301, listed 2/28 for $1.25mil sold for $1.23mil.
- 1450 Wash 210, listed 4/29 for $1.4mil, sold for $1.365mil.
- 1024 Adams 500, listed 7/30 for $1.8mil, sold for $1.8mil.
The information provided in this private transmission is only for the personal, non-commercial use of you, the consumer. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any manner. It may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties you the consumers may be interested in purchasing or renting.
Sales numbers rounded up for convenience. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.
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The Hoboken Weekly Wednesday Wrap Up for the Week Ending July 24th
Categories: Hoboken Condos
Week ending July 24, 2019
Back to the full report. Thanks for your understanding that on rare occasion, we have to modify. Much appreciated.
- 256 active Hoboken listings
- 236 Condo & Co-op listings
- 20 Single-family and Multi-family
This Week’s Residential Property Sales & Activity:
- 17 Pending (Deposit Accepted By Owner and Under Contract)
- 18 sold
- 21 New
- 2 Price changes
Studio & 1-Bedroom Properties
8 New
1 Pending.
- 603 Monroe #3, listed 7/9 for $558k.
6 Sold
- 718 Grand #1, listed 3/21 for $349k, sold for $347k.
- 621 Willow 3L, listed 5/28 for $439k, sold for $435k.
- 1102 Washington #2, listed 4/23 for $500k, sold for $495k.
- 716 Hudson #3, listed 5/31 for $529k, sold for $529k.
- 400 9th W2C, listed 5/9 for $625k, sold for $625k.
- 1125 Maxwell #1115, listed 5/28 for $825k, sold for $840k.
2-Bedroom Properties
10 New
11 Pending
- 2 Constitution 801, listed 3/7 for $879k.
- 531 Jeff #4, listed 5/1 for $615k.
- 816 Willow 2L, listed 5/18 for $765k.
- 1450 Wash 316, listed 5/28 for $1.03mil.
- 421 Madison #1, listed 6/6 for $709k.
- 74 Monroe #6, listed 6/14 for $780k.
- 1006 Garden #1, listed 6/17 for $650k.
- 1500 Hudson 12V, listed 6/17 for $999k.
- 528 Madison #3, listed 6/20 for $814k.
- 633 Madison 7B, listed 7/5 for $635k.
- 231 Park #2, listed 7/10 for $800k.
10 sold
- 420 Jeff 4F, listed 2/7 for $550k, sold for $495k.
- 222 Grand 1H, listed 2/13 for $675k sold for $667k.
- 416 Grand 5A, listed 5/15 for $678k, sold for $675k.
- 70 Adams 3M, listed 4/3 for $$679k, sold for $670k.
- 901 Madison 6B, listed 4/12 for $699k, sold for $690k.
- 528 Madison #2, listed 4/25 for $799k, sold for $789k.
- 1313 Park 2A, listed 4/29 for $800k, sold for $800k.
- 1500 Hudson 2V, listed 5/14 for $968k, sold for $952k.
- 1100 Maxwell 909, listed 3/26 for $1.2mil, sold for $1.175mil.
3-Bedroom & larger Properties
4 New
- 1001 Bloom #4, listed 5/16 for $725k, sold for $732k.
- 618 Madison #2, listed 4/9 for $1.15mil, sold for $1.08mil.
- 715 Mad #1, listed 3/8 for $1.275mil., sold for $1.24mil.
- 828 Park #1, listed 5/10 for $1.775mil, sold for $1.765mil.
6 Pending
- 321 Wash #4, listed 4/16 for $899k.
- 620 Monroe #4, listed 5/22 for $909k.
- 1125 Monroe 708, listed 6/6 for $1.9mil.
- 324 Hudson #2, listed 5/2 for $1.99mil.
- 1034 Garden #1, listed 7/24 for $2mil.
- 1024 Adams #600, listed 4/3 for $3.5mil.
1 Sold
The information provided in this private transmission is only for the personal, non-commercial use of you, the consumer. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any manner. It may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties you the consumers may be interested in purchasing or renting.
Sales numbers rounded up for convenience. Information is deemed to be reliable but not guaranteed.
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