We present a Christmas tale today in one of our last blog posts of the year at The Law Office of Rajeh A. Saadeh.Candidly, it strays a bit from customary narratives this time of year marked by merriment and festivities. Instead, it features a year-end spat between a...
Real Estate
Some HOA basics to consider for planned-community dwellers
New Jersey homeowners with properties in planned communities overseen by homeowners associations often have mixed reactions about HOAs.Some love the entity that manages their community’s property and common areas via specially created covenants, conditions and...
Dynamic realty realm spotlighted in national report
We note on the real estate page of our website at the Law Office of Rajeh A. Saadeh in Bridgewater that our experienced legal team diligently represents the interests of both buyers and sellers in realty-linked transactions. We also provide comprehensive legal...
You find a problem after buying the house: What do you do now?
Some New Jersey home buyers seek perfection in the house they hope to purchase. Others are hard-core realists, fully expecting to find a few things that will need to be updated or otherwise modified. Real estate participants obviously differ in their expectations and...
What are the chief sources of neighbor-linked discord?
We impliedly noted a widely swinging pendulum concerning neighbors in our immediately preceding blog post. We stressed in our October 12 entry at The Law Office of Rajeh A. Saadeh that the people next door might be regarded as either best friends or, well, something...
Your neighbors: best friends ever or flat-out nemesis?
Maybe you think back to the moment you said “yes” to your New Jersey home purchase as a near-magical memory. The house is perfect, you told your spouse. Quality schools are within walking distance. Lakes and parks surround us. The commutes to work are a...
New Jersey owners in planned community never expected this
Here’s a hypothetical for you. Imagine that you’re a homeowner of one unit among hundreds of condos and townhouses in a sprawling planned development in New Jersey. Could you even remotely envision being tasked by your homeowners association to cough up...
Your home purchase offer was accepted. It’s a done deal, right?
Virtually anyone who has ever bought a home in New Jersey or elsewhere recollects well that, while the process was exciting, it was also marked by stress and uncertainty. Thus, is it unsurprisingly the case that a would-be home buyer is elated when hearing that a...
What does it cost to sell a house in New Jersey?
You may have a good idea of what your house is worth on the current market. But do you know how much you need to sell it for to break even or come out ahead? The large majority of homeowners who put their house up for sale are first-time sellers. Are you aware of all...
Pros and cons of a detached home vs. attached home
The Millenial generation gets blamed for ruining American institutions. But homeownership is not one of them. Like their parents or grandparents, many Millennials still define the American dream as owning their own home.For some, that means a house and a lawn and a...