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We are a Finalist for the Jim Jackson Memorial Award for 1ST IN SERVICE®!
The finalists for ERA Real Estate’s national customer service award were announced yesterday, and ERA Central Realty Group was selected as a finalist for the ERA Jim Jackson Memorial Award for 1ST IN SERVICE®! Continue reading
EDGE Scholarship for NJ High School Seniors – Apply Now!
Giving back to our communities is important to us – and supporting the next generation of professionals is something we believe in. The EDGE Scholarship is a way of honoring your family and the families that have supported us over the last two decades. We look forward to receiving and reviewing the applications each spring and continue to be amazed at the talented and driven students in our local high schools.
Why call it the EDGE Scholarship? These are the qualities we are looking for in our recipients….students who are Ethical, Dedicated, Genuine and Entrepreneurial – thus reflecting the same ideals for which our real estate professionals are so well known.
To be eligible for the scholarship program for the 2012-2013 academic year, college bound students from New Jersey must apply during their senior year, or within one year of receiving a high school diploma, and have a minimum GPA of 2.5. Home schooled students are also eligible and are encouraged to apply.
The scholarships will be awarded to students who have demonstrated ethical, forward thinking, results-oriented life and work habits and who take a proactive approach to their own life and to the life in their communities. To be considered for the EDGE Scholarship, students should visit EDGEScholarship.com.
Regrouping and rebuilding…after Sandy.
The real devastation from Hurricane Sandy might be happening as you read this. It’s been more than a week – and some families haven’t been able to even see their homes yet. It’s cold. It’s snowing right now. Some of you have been home and have had to grab a bag and go. Some of you have just stood where your home used to be.
Real estate is the work we do every single day, and it has never been this real. We’ve talked to so many people today who have lost their homes – some for months, and some forever. No talk of square footage and master baths – only memories. The space to just be a family. Video tapes of a son who has passed…were they high enough to escape the water? The photo albums…are they there? Is anything there? I just need to get my kids back with me. Can we just go home?
I wish you could. Today was a good day – we helped families find a place to go. More tomorrow, and the next and the next. We aren’t going to forget about you, you’re part of our family now too. If we haven’t called you yet, we will. There are so many agents working to find a place for you. It may not be home – but for now, it might be just enough.
Hurricane Sandy Relief | Short and long term rentals available
Our hearts and thoughts go out to the families who have lost too much in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Already, we have families calling, and looking for short or long term shelter – a place to rent and recover while the rebuilding begins.
We have rental units available immediately in the Northwestern Monmouth and Ocean Counties, as well as Burlington and Mercer Counties. Please see the map below to get an idea of the area. Many of these would be an hour or less depending on which area of the shore you are living in. We have volunteers who can find furnishings and stock your home if you need help.
If you are reading this because you want to help a family, please let us know about immediate rentals available in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, or if you would like to join us to support individual families in furnishing their rental homes.
If you must stay closer to the shore, please click here for local rental information.
You can reach us by filling out the form below, emailing us at help@eracentral.com or call (609) 298-4800. If you have a home to rent that is available now, please email or call with the information so we can put your home on the list and connect you with a family in need.
We know that a roof over your head doesn’t make it home – but it’s a place to start.
Stay strong, New Jerseyans – and know your state has your back.
***Please give as much detail as you can about what you need in a home (how many bedrooms, do you have pets and what kind?, what you can afford per month) as well as the areas you’ll consider so we can do preliminary research before calling you back.
Thinking about walking away? Reality of a Short Sale
July 2012 – In real estate, short sales are a part of our day to day business. The lender requirements, rules and regulations, REALTORS® need to stay educated to be able to help our clients through the process. However, the true reality of a short sale is that it more about Continue reading
Thank You to our Sponsors!!
Thank you to our bowlers and sponsors who “Made a Muscle for MDA” on August 2 at Colonial Bowling and Entertainment in Lawrenceville for our first annual BOWL over MDA event! ERA Central Realty Group and our partners raised over $8,500 – enough to send 8 children afflicted with neuromuscular disease to MDA Summer Camp!
Please join us in supporting and thanking our sponsors for their commitment to MDA.
First Choice Loan Services, Inc.
EJA/Capacity Insurance Agency, LLC
Thanks to our bowlers and Colonial Lanes in Lawrenceville for their support, we are looking forward to next year!
Bowl Over MDA Sponsorship Opportunities
Local businesses can help us Bowl Over MDA on August 2nd, 2012! There are many sponsorship opportunities available. There’s no better way to meet and network with your community than at a fun and rewarding event. Show your community that you care and help us change the lives of eight children with Muscular Dystrophy.
Save the Date for MDA Kids!
Mark your calendars – on Thursday, August 2nd from 6pm-9pm you’ll be helping to send a child with Muscular Dystrophy to MDA Summer Camp.
ERA Central and Foundation Title are hosting our first joint event to support children with Muscular Dystrophy. Join us as we “Bowl over MDA” at the newly renovated (and amazing!) Colonial Bowling in Lawrenceville.
Details will follow – even if you are not a bowler, there are lots of ways to help us support these kids who are so deserving of a week in the sun with their peers. ERA had been a long time supporter of MDA and over the years has raised over $30 million. Help us meet our goal of giving eight children with MDA a summer to remember!
New real estate sign system at ERA Central
March 8, 2012. We all know not to judge a book by its cover, but should you judge a real estate company by the sign it uses to sell your home? What does a sign really say about the company behind it?
ERA Central Realty Group rolled out a newly designed sign system January 1, 2012, and agents, sellers, buyers and residents are taking note and sending rave reviews.
The new signs are just one of the new initiatives which Ann Davis and Stephanie Bellanova, broker owners, have introduced since the company changed names last year.
Sure, we know that nothing makes a stronger statement than great looking, professional signage – but this new system is about something more. It represents the standard of excellence evident throughout ERA Central – a statement of quality in a time where others may be cutting corners. ERA Franchise Systems is growing its brand recognition worldwide and ERA Central Realty Group is growing ERA and their name state wide. Look for more to come!
Can there be Serenity in Real Estate?
“Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.”
We’ve all heard (and likely said) the Serenity Prayer in one form or another, but leave it to the KCM Crew to apply it to real estate. Continue reading
