Short Hills Real Estate
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Terrific Review from our clients, who bought 29 Wordsworth Road, Short Hills, which closed for $2,153,000! Loved helping them find their Short Hills dream home! Please see their review below! I especially loved this sentiment from Daniela: “Her professionalism, kindness, and expertise go above and beyond, making her an outstanding choice for anyone’s real estate journey. Thank you, Arlene, for making our dream of owning a home a reality!”
14 Chestnut Road, Chatham. Asking $1,549,900. Best Value in Chatham!! Check out the Matterport 3D Floor Plan!
Arlene Gonnella of The Gonnella Team was quoted in CNN Business article: “All-cash offers are King in this hysterical real estate market. Here’s what you need to know”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/02/homes/all-cash-home-buyers-feseries/index.html
Here’s an excerpt from the section Arlene was quoted in, and there’s a link above to the full article.
“The real estate stories are swirling about homes that sold in record time, with multiple bids — and “all-cash offers.”In this wild housing market, with 21% fewer homes on the market than last year and demand pushing prices to record highs, the competition for a home is fierce. One thing that can put a potential buyer on the top of the heap is an all-cash offer.An all-cash offer doesn’t mean showing up with a suitcase full of cash. But it does mean a buyer has the means to purchase the home without taking out a mortgage.
That may seem impossible to people struggling just to save up for a 20% down payment, but the all-cash offer is becoming increasingly common. In April, 25% of all home sales were all-cash deals, up from 15% a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors.
To sellers, the appeal of a cash offer is that there’s less risk of the deal falling apart and they usually close faster than a mortgage-contingent offer, said Arlene Gonnella, an agent with Weichert Realtors in Short Hills, New Jersey.”It makes a stronger offer in this market where sellers are faced with many competing offers,” she said. “Sellers are able to know with certainty they have a done deal.”
This home in Short Hills, NJ, sold in April for $1.425 million as an all-cash purchase.
While cash buyers will usually still conduct an inspection, the deal is not contingent on mortgage financing being approved or the possibility the home will appraise under the agreed upon price.But the cash offer isn’t always the end of the story. Some buyers who win bidding wars by offering cash will ultimately finance the home. And there are even ways buyers who need a mortgage can use all-cash offers to be competitive.”
Bloomberg ranked the top 200 cities in the United States by average household income, and Short Hills ranked 6th on the list!
New Jersey actually fared extremely well in the list, with 18 towns/cities in the top 100, an increase from 14 in 2018’s rankings.
The 18 New Jersey towns that made the top 100 are as follows:
#6 Short Hills
#19 Rumson
#32 Upper Saddle River
#39 Upper Montclair
#47 North Caldwell
#49 Glen Ridge
#60 Chatham
#62 Woodcliff Lake
#64 Bernardsville
#65 Summit
#67 Old Tappan
#68 Ridgewood
#73 Tenafly
#83 Westfield
#84 Franklin Lakes
#91 Princeton
#95 Glen Rock
#98 Little Silver
Mint condition brick front Center Hall Colonial expanded and renovated to perfection by Tim Klesse, AIA, and Wilbo Builders. This home has a gorgeous new gourmet eat-in kitchen designed by European Country Kitchens that has top of the line Wolf, Viking & SubZero appliances and is totally open to the family room with a gas fireplace. The set up is perfect for entertaining! The 1st level features an in-law suite and easy access to the attached new 2-car garage. The luxurious master suite features a sitting room, office, huge walk-in closet, and new lavish spa-like master bath designed by European Country Kitchens. 3 more bedrooms share a new full bath, also designed by European Country Kitchens. The beautifully finished lower level features a recreation room, exercise room, spacious custom wine cellar and cedar closet. This home has every amenity you ever dreamed of! The owner has done everything to the highest specifications for comfort & enjoyment! Ideally located on .48 acres with totally level, fully fenced backyard walking distance to top ranked Deerfield Elementary School! Bus service is also available to top rated Millburn Middle & High Schools!
