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$4.5M Ministry Purchase Secures Somerset Property
Pillar Plaza, a non-profit ministry in Somerset County has purchased an office property in Somerset for $4.5 million, Bussel Realty Corp. announced.
The 84,325 square foot office property is located at 80 Cottontail Ln., off Exit 5 on Route 287, Bussel Realty said. The property consists of 85,425 square feet of modern office space, with 329 surface and covered parking spaces. The property was purchased through Ten-X, an online platform specializing in commercial real estate auctions.
Pillar Plaza, affiliated with Pillar Ministries, has had a presence in Somerset County for o…
Million-Dollar Homes, Tiny Crime Rates: See Which East Coast Towns Made America’s Elite List
If you live in one of these towns, you’re not just doing well — you’re doing really well.
Several communities in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia have been named among the safest and richest cities in America for 2025, according to new research from GOBankingRates.
The ranking looked at the top 50 cities nationwide with sky-high household incomes, low crime, and enviable livability scores. Data came from the U.S. Census, Zillow home values, Sperling’s BestPlaces cost-of-living indexes, and FBI crime stats. Only towns with a livability index above 80 ma…
America’s 50 Wealthiest Suburbs Ranked: East Coast Enclaves Dominate The List
The richest suburbs in America have been named — and the East Coast is cleaning up.
A new GOBankingRates report finds that New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, and Virginia communities are holding their own (and then some) among the country’s priciest and most prosperous addresses.
For the second year in a row, Scarsdale, NY wore the crown. The leafy Westchester enclave boasts an average household income of $601,193 in 2023 — up 2.2 percent from the year before — and home values pushing past $1.2 million.
Not far behind was Rye, NY, where the average household brings in $421,259 an…
King Of The Block: Renovated Hackensack Home Sells For $70K Over Appraised Value
A fully renovated Hackensack home just sold for $70,000 over appraised value.
The 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 431 W. Lookout Avenue hit the market on May 14 for $849,900, according to George Mikhael, the New Jersey realtor who represented the seller, a repeat investor client. Within a week, it was under contract for $920,000.
But the deal nearly fell apart.
“The appraisal came back at $850,000,” Mikhael said. “The buyer got nervous. The lender didn’t want to move forward. We asked for a second appraisal — still $850,000.”
With the deal on the line, Mikhael said he stepped in and went to w…
