Tag: value of a home

Confessions of a First-Time Homebuyer – Shopping Surprises




While we did plenty of research, preparation and soul searching before we began shopping for homes, we’ve still discovered a lot of unexpected things about ourselves and the real estate market and process as a whole. Here are the top 5 things that have surprised us so far:

We Believe in Home




But what I found once I became a part of the industry was that, as my former CEO Jim Gillespie always said, real estate professionals are realistic and rational, yet very positive people

The Only Good Thing About Being Sick is Being at Home




It’s flu season. Or if you listen to the news it’s Flumageddon 2013. I guarantee right now you know someone or live with someone is under the weather thanks to the wonderful season that is winter. There is nothing good about being sick. None of us want to get sick, but if you happen to be under the weather there’s truly no place like home.

January 23 / 2013

The Coldwell Banker Blue Matter 2012 Year in Review




Before 2013 comes to stay for 365 days, we wanted to look at what were the most viewed topics and content on our blog for 2012. The results are eclectic to say the least. Here are the the top 10 posts on Coldwell Banker Blue Matter for 2012:

The Magic of Christmas at Home




I travel a lot. I have family in different parts of the country that we visit over the holidays, but to me there is nothing quite like being home for Christmas morning.

December 25 / 2012

A Nostalgic Look Back After Selling the Home Where You Grew Up




The following is written by Charisse Compton on her blog Prince of the Apple Towns and who also just happens to be my sister-in-law. When I saw what she wrote I thought it fit perfectly with everything Coldwell Banker is trying to communicate with our “Value of a Home” campaign and asked if she would be ok with my sharing it. So here is her trip down memory lane in the wake of her parents finally selling the home where she grew up.

December 18 / 2012

A Veterans Appreciation for Home




Nick Colletti, a former Army National Guard infantry soldier, has an appreciation for home that many of us couldn’t imagine.

Here’s to Halloween and the Place We Call Home




The doorbell to your home is used more on October 31st than potentially any other day of the year. It’s Halloween and there’s arguably no holiday where home plays a bigger role.

October 31 / 2012

A Frighteningly Fun Halloween Home




A Halloween house of horrors located on Baldwin Terrace in Wayne, NJ.

October 24 / 2012

A New Found Appreciation for Home, Neighbors and Community




I sit at home, recovering from an injury and surgery, not feeling sorry for myself, but being incredibly grateful that we own a home and have established roots in a community where people have taken amazing care of me, David, and our two boys.