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November 2010 – week 3 Issue
Residents Work for a Better Bergen
Data on Bergen Schools Released
Events in Teaneck
Median Home Prices Up Across America
Tips on How to Advertise a Home
Residents Work for a Better Bergen
Residents of Bergen County homes are taking up initiatives to improve the standard of life in their respective towns. The library and public works departments of River Edge are now taking donations that will benefit the Center for Food Action in Englewood. Non perishable food items like canned meat, vegetables, soups, canned food, cereal and dry milk are all being accepted during this drive. Non food items such as diapers, soaps, toothbrushes and baby formula are other items that are being accepted. In the town of Cliffside Park also, the borough is accepting canned foods and non perishable items as part of its Thanksgiving food drive. The collected food is to be distributed to the needy on Monday, November 22, 2010. On the occasion of Veteran’s Day over 100 residents of Englewood homes came together to honor its local veterans and those who are serving overseas. The event was conducted at the city’s World War I monument on November 11, 2010. On this eve, veterans of Bergenfield were also honored at the Bergenfield High School on what they noted as the Veterans Appreciation Day. Tributes were thus paid towards all local veterans of the past, present and future.
Data on Bergen Schools Released
Residents in the various Bergen County towns can heave a sigh of relief with the latest violence and vandalism data released about the various public schools in the state. As per this data, these incidents across the state’s public schools have gone down by 3%. As for Bergen County Schools, in the town of Englewood, while the school district had reported 77 incidents in 2008-2009, figures dropped to 50 in the last year. In the town of Tenafly also, incidents fell from 41 (2008-09) to 34 (2009-2010). Officials also reported that teachers would soon also be provided training so that they would be able to recognize and handle such situations before they escalate. This would add on to the anti-bullying and character development programs that various schools already have.
Various events are now on for the residents of Teaneck in Bergen County. Parents of special needs children can participate in the ‘Practical strategies for collaborating with your child study team’ event. To be held on November 17, 2010, this event will help parents to best support the educational needs of special needs children. A wine tasting fund-raiser that will benefit the Tomorrows Children’s Fund at Hackensack University Medical Center is also being organized in Teaneck. Held by Inserra Supermarkets Inc. and Sommelier Institute of New Jersey, this event will benefit the non profit organization and its work towards pediatric cancer and blood disorder patients. The event will be held at the Marriott Glenpointe hotel on November 18, 2010 from 7pm onwards. Also, the Teaneck International Film Festival will begin from November 19, 2010 to November 21, 2010. Conducted at 20 Puffin Way, the theme of the festival would be of “Activism: Making change”. Films with African American themes, directors, producers and writers would be showcased during the festival. A few of the selected films include Every Day Black Man, Neshoba, What’s cooking, Black gold, Promised Land and Night catches us.
Median Home Prices Up Across America
Statistics by the National Association of Realtors reveals that the median home prices are up for over 50% of cities in the United States. As per figures of the third quarter, home prices edged up slightly for homes across the United States and the weak economy continued to dull down the interest of home buyers. Median sale prices of previously occupied homes went up as compared to last year in over 50% of cities. Double digit price increases were noted in approximately eleven cities. The national median price of homes in the third quarter was noted at $177,900 which was a fall from $178,200 in the same quarter in the last year. Real estate experts are hopeful that the trends will change and up-marked prices will fall with the economic recovery of the nation. The process will be slow, but experts point that trends will surely work towards a positive direction. While this is a hopeful situation, many buyers are also playing the waiting game. Few speculate that sellers and realtors are pushing up prices, creating a false market.
Tips on How to Advertise a Home
If you are planning to put your home on the market for sale, then there are certain aspects that you need to keep in mind while advertising it. Use diverse media to advertise your home and available means to promote it. You could consider placing advertisements in newspapers and magazines. Word of mouth advertising is also a great idea, so get more of your friends talking about your home on the market. While advertising, talk about the excellent condition of your home, its amenities and about the good neighborhood that you live in. The Internet has now become the no.1 source of where people go while looking to buy a home; putting your home up for sale on the World Wide Web, maybe a good idea to start with. While advertising online, providing a virtual tour of your home or a suitable video of the home and the neighborhood can work wonders. This will help highlight the best features of your home.
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