The Bergen County Homes Blog

December 15, 2009

News Flash – Moody’s Housing Recovery Charts

Posted in: Englewood Homes, River Vale Homes, Tenafly Homes, Westwood Homes by Bergen County Real Estate Agent @ 4:29 pm

Whether it’s  Tenafly homes, Englewood homes, River Vale homes, Westwood homes or anywhere else in Bergen County, what’s happening in the housing market is important and always of interest.  USA Today has great interactive graphs from Moody\’s  that track 5 critical measurements of the real estate market.  What these interactive charts show is solid improvement across the board beginning with the 4th quarter of 2009!

Tags: Englewood, Englewood Homes, River Vale, River Vale Homes, Tenafly, Tenafly Homes, USA, USA Today, Westwood, Westwood Homes
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August 26, 2009

Renting in Bergen County with a Dog or Cat

Posted in: Bergen County Pets, Bergen County Real Estate, Bergen County Real Estate Market by Bergen County Real Estate Agent @ 5:56 pm

Bergen County, like most other locations, is not an easy place to be a tenant if you have a dog or cat.  Unfortunately, too many irresponsible pet owners have made landlords leary of allowing any dogs or cats to be part of their tenant’s family.  With the increasing popularity of small dogs and the perception that they are less of a problem, such as a designer dog, you can find that some buildings will allow a dog if it’s less than 30 pounds.  However, more and more buildings will not allow any pets at all. 

If you are considering a rental in a condominium or co-op building, it is imperative to verify what the regulations allow.  Just because you see a dog or cat in the condo or co-op when you’re looking at an apartment doesn’t mean that the rules haven’t changed. 

What I suggest to my rental clients in situations where there are no iron clad rules forbidding pets is to offer an additional security deposit for their animals.  I call it a pet security deposit and often this allows a pet owner to secure the rental unit they want.  Sometimes a landlord welcomes dogs and cats. 

Here’s a new rental listing by Alexis Schmid of my office with a landlord who allows cats and dogs.  It’s a 2 bedroom 1 bath rental apartment in this neat two family home.  At $1,300 per month in the town of Westwood, NJ, it won’t last long.  Welcoming pets is a smart idea – the landlord will get his apartment rented quicker and probably won’t have any vacancy cost.  If you are in the area, have a dog or cat and are looking for a 2 bedroom apartment, call Alexis at 551-265-5929 before it’s gone.

Tags: Bergen County, Bergen County Real Estate, cat, cats and dogs, co-op, condo, condominium, designer dog, dog, dogs and cats, landlord, Pascack Valley, pet, pets, rent, rental, rental apartment, tenant, Westwood, Westwood NJ
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Barbara Weismann, Broker Associate
ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES
Friedberg Properties
213 Rivervale Road
River Vale, NJ 07675
201-666-0777 Office
201-741-8490 Direct
 
 

 

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