James Thomas Boyer

Please join us in celebrating the life of

James Thomas Boyer

(3/9/69 – 1/9/10)

Though Jim’s life on earth is complete, his everlasting life and his support of us from heaven has just begun.  Whether you are a client, partner, friend or family, I hope that you will join us in celebrating the life and legacy that Jim will leave as well as his departure to a brighter place where he will be given everlasting life.

 He has made us laugh

He has made us smile

Now it is our turn

Let’s do it in STYLE! 

Jim is survived by Darren Frankenberger (Partner), Noah James Frankenberger (Son), Mary Desmond (Mother), Tom Boyer (Father), Pam, Pat and Kris (siblings) and his dogs Annie, Taylor and Russel.

Jim found his calling in Real Estate and with the help of social networking, he learned the tools and techniques to build and maintain google ranking in the internet.  His business prospered and he was on track for a very successful career.  Jim is a people person and he will always be remembered for the joy and love that he brought to our lives.

 Jim:  We will miss you.

 Wake will be held at Jim’s home on 1-13-2010 from 3-8.  Service to begin at 5:45PM.  (Kleenex provided, smiles requested)

 To send condolences, please respond to   Darren Frankenberger via Jim’s direct number, 973-647-0253 or use the contactus on this page.

(This post was created by Darren Frankenberger)

Five homes sold and closed in South Orange New Jersey during the month of September 2009.  Not very many really.  Why so few homes sold?  Could be the higher taxes in South Orange.  Could be that there were very few homes for sale in the price range that is actually selling in the area.  I think it is likely both really.  I have been working with 3 different buyers over the past 4 weeks who were interested in South Orange and Maplewood.  All 3 buyers decided to concentrate their search in Maplewood, and only consider a home in South Orange if it was an exceptional deal. 

Why did they choose Maplewood over South Orange?  In general Maplewood seems to have considerably lower property taxes then South Orange.  That makes a huge difference in home affordability. 

South Orange NJ Home Sales 

    TOWN               LP          STYLE     BRS BTH GAR BSMT     SP         DOM

South Orange  $214,900   Colonial     3     2.1      2       Y     $220,000   141

South Orange  $349,900   Colonial    4      3.1      2       Y     $320,000    0

South Orange  $369,900   Colonial    4      1.1      2        Y     $362,500   24

South Orange  $630,000  Custom    5     3.2       2       Y     $620,000   53

South Orange  $799,000   Colonial   5     3.1       2       Y      $754,000  139

I have to say, I do really like South Orange.  It is such a nice town, with so many things going on.  A diverse population, with the added benefit of having a fairly large gay population.  You know what they say, where the gays go, the homes get fixed up and made more valuable.  I have written about Maplewood and South Orange over at Gay NJ Real Estate / New Jersey Gay Real Estate.  This tends to make South Orange a very interesting and fun town to live in.

 If you would like to find all the South Orange NJ Homes For Sale visit the South Orange page of my website.

If you would like to find all the Maplewood NJ Homes For Sale visit the Maplewood page of my website.

You can call me with your questions at 973-647-0253 Jim

James Boyer
South Orange NJ Realtor
RE/MAX Properties Unlimited
973-539-6300 Office
973-647-0253 Direct

I have been looking at different segment of the real estate market for different towns to try to see where the strength and weakness is.  Today’s article takes a look at a segment of the Maplewood NJ Real Estate market that has been strong in some of the other towns.  So today we are looking at:

The Maplewood NJ Condo Sales Comparison

Maplewood NJ Condo Sales 2007–34
Maplewood NJ Condo Sales 2007–24
Decrees of 29.5%

Maplewood NJ Condo Average List Price 07–$363,252
Maplewood NJ Condo Average List Price 08–$242,491
Decrees of 33.3%

 Maplewood NJ Condo Average Sold Price 07–$351,600
Maplewood NJ Condo Average Sold Price 08–$233,083
Decrees of 33.7%

Maplewood NJ Condo Median List Price 07–$329,000
Maplewood NJ Condo Median List Price 08–$227,500
Decrees of 30.9%

Maplewood NJ Condo Median Sold Price 07–$312,000
Maplewood NJ Condo Median Sold Price 08–$235,100
Decrees of 24.7%

Maplewood NJ Condo Average Days To Sell 07–57.9
Maplewood NJ Condo Average Days To Sell 08–77.8

Highest Priced Maplewood NJ Condo Sold 07–$1,800,000
Highest Priced Maplewood NJ Condo Sold 08–$360,000

Do I really think that condo prices in Maplewood New Jersey are off more than 30% for a apples to apples comparison of condos?  NO I really don’t believe that at all.  There were more high priced Maplewood NJ Luxury Condos sold in 2007 than in 2008.  In fact I don’t think that there were any Maplewood NJ Luxury Condos sold in 2008.  The feeling in the market place among Maplewood NJ area REALTORS is that actual condo prices are off about 15% to possibly 20% but that is really just a guess.

Want to read more about the local real estate markets, visit the NJ Real Estate Blog.

To read about the luxury real estate market in Millburn NJ visit the Millburn NJ Luxury Real Estate article