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How To Save More Than Energy: The Cost-Efficient Home

 The energy-efficient home is moving from the horizons of futuristic planners to the agenda of current homeowners. ERA Justin Realty shows their buyers and sellers; there is a difference in real estate companies, a Realtor of choice since 1950.
Michelle Korosy, a Realtor salesperson with the firm, offered, “Summer is a perfect time to explore cost efficient areas before we approach cooler weather. First, you’ll want to figure out what needs fixing. To identify problem areas, contact a qualified professional and get an energy audit of your home. Some upgrades are simple and less expensive. For example, one common problem is insulation. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that proper ceiling insulation alone can reduce your heating bill by as much as 20 percent. Other energy draining can be solved by replacing old fixtures with more modern and efficient models. Windows, doors and skylights equipped with sealed double panes also reduce heating and cooling costs, and are features for which utility companies may offer rebates. 
The EPA notes that air leakage from gaps in your home’s structure, holes for plumbing and wiring, for instance,  accounts for 25 to 40 percent of the energy a common home uses for heating and cooling. Similar troubles come from inadequately sealed duct joints and otherwise inefficient, older heating and cooling systems.
Even conventional systems such as ventilation can release enough heat from your home to cost a fortune in unnecessary bills. Upgrading these systems can pay for itself, and later pay off as an attractive resale value when possible buyers of your home want to benefit from this form of savings. 
And when you’re ready to go from finding the problem to fixing it, agencies don’t just supply the news, it may provide some solutions, as well. The EPA’s Energy Star rating appears on numerous products, identifying efficient appliances and other home furnishings that enable vast savings. Energy Star central air conditioners may save approximately 20 percent on cooling bills. 
Studies have shown the resale advantages of homes with lower energy costs. Look for such solutions. Your utility bills, Energy Star fact sheets and other documentation can be attractive proof to present to prospective buyers.
In the short term, you can save on some of these improvements even as they help enhance your home’s value. In addition to offering expert advice and home-selling solutions, real estate brands such as ERA Justin Realty, feature the Select Services network of national and local vendors with leading household products.
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ERA-JUSTIN ACHIEVERS POINT WAY TO SUMMER SALES

Lawns greening and ERA Justin Realty with strong real estate listings and sales. A time when families focus on real estate, but the first question asked is, “How do I price my house?

”Ask ERA Justin Realty first quarter 2017 award achievers Fara Espandi, Glenn Elliot, Carol D. Calamari, Ilene Harpuder and Kristen Davis and the answer you’ll hear is realistically. These Leadership Circle achievers will provide a complimentary Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) so you’ll have the answers to your real estate questions.

“Thinking of selling your home and want to know how much it may sell for, then contact us and request a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to determine its fair market value,” recommends both Fara and Glenn.

“Fair market value is the highest price an informed buyer will pay. An asking price is the advertised price of a house when it goes on the market and may be higher than the fair market value assuming that some negotiation will be necessary to reach an agreement with a buyer,” added Carol and Ilene.

Kristen added, “To get an estimate of fair market value, a homeowner can call our sales team, provided free of charge without obligation.”

Broker co-owner Jennifer Darby Metzger said, “In conducting a CMA, our sales professionals have access to a wide array of information, such as databases with recent listing and selling prices of similar homes, and how long they took to sell. The analysis can help a homeowner understand what today’s markets mean for his or her home, and will provide a realistic fair market value. Our sales professionals will use the CMA to help establish a selling marketing program. The CMA is helpful in determining the true value of a house and the right asking price. In the end, however, the homeowner should decide on a price that he or she feels is competitive and consistent with the price at which other houses in the area have sold.”

Ron Darby, broker co-owner concluded, “Our CMA report is comprehensive in all aspects. Complete with color photos and detailed information, it makes pricing easier for those planning a sale. There is a difference in real estate companies, and our details will make the difference. We believe that in order to exceed expectations of what ERA Justin Realty is about, we don’t offer just real estate basics, we are as comprehensive as possible. In that way, we know that our buyers and sellers will hold us all in the highest regard. Proof of our abilities for our clients and customers shows in these fine award achievers, honored during the first quarter of 2017 for their production.”

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ERA Justin Realty Begins MDA Summer Camp For Kids 2017

     ERA Justin Realty Begins MDA Summer Camp For Kids 2017

Dallas Texas: The Muscular Dystrophy Association in conjunction with ERA Justin Realty began the 2017 MDA Summer Camp for kid’s fundraiser at their recent International Business Conference.

ERA Justin Realty’s Ron Darby, Carol D. Calamari, Michelle Korosy, Gloria Darby, Catherine Nimmo, Jennifer Darby Metzger and Jennifer Sullivan attended the conference, where they were honored as members of the MDA President’s Club for their outstanding work during current and previous years.

Ron and Jennifer representing ERA’s New Jersey campaign joined others nationwide where they reviewed plans to send as many MDA kids to summer camp and shared their insights and plans for 2017.

Each year MDA supports some 90 summer camps across the country. Whether in Alaska or Hawaii, in California or New Jersey, at MDA camp barriers simply don’t exist. A child with a disability can just be a child among friends. MDA camp is a magical place offering a wide range of activities specially designed for young people who have limited mobility or use wheelchairs. MDA camp programs, although structured, are conducted in a relaxed atmosphere that gives campers an unmatched opportunity to develop lifelong friendships, share interests and build self-confidence. Activities range from outdoor sports such as swimming, boating, baseball and horseback riding to less physically demanding programs like arts and crafts and talent shows. Thousands of youngsters attend MDA camp each year at no cost to their families. We are honored to receive original art from the MDA kids that are featured on our office walls.

If you’re 16 or older, you’re invited to apply to join the MDA team as a camp volunteer. At most MDA camps, volunteer counselors work one-on-one with campers around the clock, providing the care, close supervision and attention children with neuromuscular diseases need. Counselors push wheelchairs, lift and carry youngsters, and even “bunk down” near their campers. But above all, they become a youngster’s friend for a week and sometimes for a lifetime.

By becoming an MDA summer camp sponsor you can provide a local youngster with neuromuscular disease with many special summer memories. As a sponsor, you will be invited to visit the local MDA camp during our special sponsor VIP Day. You’ll see the joy that your participation in this program creates. Your involvement will also be saluted on the local broadcast of the MDA Labor Day Telethon.

Ron who is also the ERA MDA Chairman for New Jersey for 17 years continued, “Become a sponsor! Help youngsters with neuromuscular diseases in your community, experience a week of fun and friendship they’ll never forget. At MDA camp there’s always a need for volunteer counselors, medical staff, water safety instructors and activity coordinators. Be a volunteer or a sponsor by sending your tax deductible check made payable to MDA and mail it to MDA c/o ERA Justin Realty Co., 118 Jackson Avenue, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070. If you have questions on this great program for the kids, call me at (201) 939-7500.”

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ERA JUSTIN REALTY OFFERS AGENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES




 ERA JUSTIN REALTY OFFERS AGENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES


How many careers exist today when management truly works to help their team be successful. According to Ron Darby, a leading real estate broker in the real estate industry for 50 years and co-owner of ERA Justin Realty, “We work with our agents each day to help them achieve their goals in a constant changing real estate industry.  We are this year honored to have eleven 2016 NJAR ‘Circle of Excellence’ award achievers in the Silver and Bronze categories: Jennifer Sullivan, Kristen Davis, Danny Simone, Rosemarie Zembryski, Lee Schilare, Michelle Korosy,  Julia Dagistanli, Joana Iliescu, Cathy Vick, Fara Espandi, and Carol D. Calamari. To be an achiever, one should be with achievers. We are always inviting full time agent achievers to be part of our team.”
Jennifer Darby Metzger, broker co-owner also speaks from great experience. “The firm’s management team has hired, trained and guided agents to success hundreds of times. Many ERA Justin Realty agents have been with ERA Justin Realty for decades, with careers greater than at many area real estate firms.” 
She continued, “We stress stability, a necessity for success in this new world of real estate. As real estate trends change, we watch and listen. ERA Justin Realty gives our agents a strong buyer base potential with advertising and consistent marketing stronger than other real estate firms in our marketing areas.  Weekly full color page advertising of our listings in The South Bergenite brings an abundance of potential buyers to our agents while giving our sellers more marketing exposure than other firms plus Internet exposure on dozens of national websites. This ‘Winning Edge Teammate Advantage’ serves our agents well.  We are proudly considered a real estate market leader by multi-thousands of sellers and buyers who have used our services since 1950.
ERA Justin Realty is once again honored as a ‘Top-100’ ERA firm worldwide and is a continuing recipient of the ‘ERA Commitment to Excellence’award from nearly 35,000 ERA agents and brokers. For these reasons, agents both newly licensed and experienced who join us have the potential to begin strong exposure immediately in this new age of real estate.  Give ERA Justin Realty a few minutes and receive a rewarding career.”
Ron concluded, “If you are a career-minded full-time licensed agent, serious about your real estate business, but not advancing at your current firm, it may be time to make that phone call to us at (201) 939-7500. Your focus to make the call is your first decision, from there, the rest is easy.  We’ll show you how!”
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ERA JUSTIN AGENT TIPS: VALUE FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT DOLLARS

ERA JUSTIN AGENT TIPS: VALUE FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT DOLLARS


ERA Justin Realty, a market leader throughout Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson Counties deals with homes each day.  Some are pristine and some call for improvements.  “Collectively, our Realtor agents share knowledge with these tips. When you decide to undertake a major renovation or some minor home improvements, you may want to consider improvements which could attract buyers and increase your price if and when you sell your home. Should you put in a new kitchen or bathroom? Add new landscaping? Which improvements matter most and give the biggest return?

It is estimated that the average American family stays in a home for approximately seven years. Considering that your home is probably your most expensive asset, it makes sense to consult an ERA Justin Realtor agent to identify those improvements that will appeal to more buyers and help it sell faster, and possibly for a higher price. Before taking on major home improvements, it is best to first take care of minor maintenance needs, such as fixing leaky faucets, grouting around tubs, cleaning gutters and so on. Buyers are more comfortable purchasing a well cared for home because if what they can see is maintained, it is more likely that what they cannot see has also probably been maintained. Once basic maintenance needs are cared for, our real estate professionals can be helpful in recommending home improvements that may increase the value of your home. If you have extra funds to spend on one project, and you are choosing between renovating your kitchen or adding a new in-ground pool, which do you think would increase the value of your home more?  Installing a new kitchen will generate a greater return when selling than a pool. Not all buyers want a pool, however, they all want an updated kitchen.” 

Minor upgrades may also enhance the value of your property. Cleaning and de-cluttering go a long way to improving the sale of your home. Agents also recommend adding light and brightness to a home with new lighting fixtures. Landscape improvements, fresh interior paint in a neutral color and removing old carpeting (to expose wood floors or to replace with new carpet) are also  recommended. 

The team concluded, “For a survey of what improvements you are considering as well as a comparative market price analysis for a current 2017 value, one of our ERA Justin Realtor agents will be glad to give you a comprehensive overview and written report, at no obligation.” 
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New Homebuyer Tips offered by ERA Justin Realty 2016 NJ Realtors Circle of Excellence Achievers

New Homebuyer Tips offered by ERA Justin Realty
2016 NJ Realtors Circle of Excellence Achievers
Ask any of the ERA Justin Realty 2016 NJ Realtors Circle of Excellence achievers and they will advise, “Buying a home is a focused decision to begin with; the only prospect more daunting may be doing it for the first time. But by asking the right questions and considering a few simple but important issues, you can pave the way for some powerful beginner’s luck. Becoming a first-time homeowner has possible uncertainties, but remember that you’re not alone. A past National Association of Realtors survey says, first-timers made up nearly half of all homebuyers. With so many making a move, you can too.”

Chances are they did it with the help of a real estate professional, possibly including L to R: Jennifer Sullivan, Kristen Davis, Daniel Simone, Rosemarie Zembryski, Libra Schilare, Michelle Korosy, Julia Dagistanli, Cathy Vick, Joana Iliescu, Fara Espandi and Carol D. Calamari who can navigate the complexities of the home buying process and let you concentrate on the rewards of a new experience. These professionals will tell you that there are three major points you should take into account: finding the right financing, investigating the community you’re considering, and evaluating your prospective home’s amenities.

Before your home-search begins it’s helpful to determine what price-range you are comfortable with and get prequalified for a mortgage loan. Some hopeful home-seekers will quit the search before they start, out of worry that they can’t afford a down payment or sheer unfamiliarity with the financing process. But today those worries are often unfounded. There is an array of financing options available for aspiring homeowners of almost every income. For example they can suggest many different mortgage companies with one likely to fit your unique financing needs.

Once you’ve gained confidence about financing, it’s important to make sure you’re familiar with the location you’d like to live in. Think about what you want in a community and how your chosen location meets your needs including nearness to the city (or country), reputation of the school system, access to public transportation, and property values. This is another task that ERA Justin Realty with tools like their websites search functions on www.ERAJustin.com and www.ERAJustinRealty.com, are perfectly equipped to help you. Those web site features, unique 1000’s of homes sections, are designed so a prospect can view homes for sale in Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties, all areas in which ERA Justin Realty lists and sells.

You also need to evaluate the soundness of your possible new home. What condition are major components like the furnace, windows and roof in? Is it a house needing only cosmetic improvements which will one day pay for themselves in resale value, or structural repairs that will affect your future profit? A qualified home inspector can help you answer such questions with confidence.

Jennifer Darby Metzger Broker Co-owner added “There is a difference in real estate companies and first-time homebuyers have the benefit of our knowledgeable award achievers. We ask Buyers and Sellers to compare.  We believe that in order to exceed expectations of what our Realtor agents are about, we don’t offer just real estate basics, we try to be as comprehensive as possible.  In that way, we know that our Buyers and Sellers will hold us all in the highest regard.”
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ERA JUSTIN REALTY OFFERS NATIONWIDE RELOCATION SERVICES

ERA JUSTIN REALTY OFFERS NATIONWIDE RELOCATION SERVICES

Ron Darby, ERA Justin Broker co-owner with fifty years of area real estate experience and with listings and sales totaling thousands of transactions for the firm, shares relocation services with our readers.

He offered, “In today’s real estate market a large portion of buyers come from out of town. Whether moving across the country or just across the state within Bergen, Passaic, Hudson and Essex counties, relocating to a new community can be an exciting experience for everyone in a family. With corporate transfers, company down-sizings and moves to meet family needs on the rise, relocation services have expanded the daily major scope of  our business.”

“ERA-Justin Realty was our area’s first relocation specialist since ERA Real Estate was the only company to electronically transfer listings to relocating buyers, as part of the their network, now the norm but with thousands of ERA relocation companies.” stated Darby.

“This original cutting edge technology helped establish and maintain the company’s reputation as a technology leader in the real estate industry. Today ERA Justin Realty continues to serve the needs of transferees as part of one of the nation’s large ERA corporate relocation firms and by training our sales agents on how to best serve this special market for their clients. In conjunction is extensive home buying information on our 1000’s of homes websites, www.ERAJustin.com and www.ERAJustinRealty.com.

To help buyers who are relocating determine the general area in which they would like to live, our agents work with ERA’s  national website which features multi-thousands of home listings and allows users to research detailed information about those communities. Buyers can learn about the styles of homes in an area and how much house their money can buy in different neighborhoods. Finding a highly qualified, knowledgeable, local Realtor agent who knows the area can simplify the process of relocation and having staff who lives in the area and knows the nuances of the communities is very important,” according to Darby.

“Our Realtor professionals begin by interviewing transferees about the community from which they are moving, in order to find out what they liked best about that community and what qualities they value, so that we can recommend a community which encompasses those qualities,” he added.

Working with both incoming buyers and local corporations in need of relocation services for their employees, corporations like the products that a quality full-service real estate company like ERA-Justin Realty has to offer. ERA Justin Realty offers a high level of customer service, which they, as an independently owned and operated company can provide. Many home sellers, recognizing the benefits that ERA Justin Realty has to offer in relocation services list their homes with the firm for greater showing exposure. They like the fact that their home with color photos, video tours with strong details are exposed worldwide through dozens internet sites.

Darby concluded, “Call or visit any of our Realtor agents who will be pleased to provide answers to your relocation questions.  Each year ERA Justin Realty has received the prestigious worldwide Commitment to Excellence award, from the ERA network of approximately 30,000 brokers and agents.  Our sales professionals can be reached at either of our Rutherford offices at 118 Jackson Avenue and 57 Park Avenue.  By office phone (201) 939-7500, (201) 438-0588 or (201) 438-SOLD. We are just a phone call away, and always here for you.”
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ERA Justin Realty Leadership Circle Achievers for 2016


ERA Justin Realty Leadership Circle Achievers for 2016

“We at ERA Justin Realty Co. have the unique advantage of being able to celebrate our business success daily in the most rewarding of ways; handing keys to brand new homeowners, hearing from a retiree who no longer has to shovel snow, because we helped sell a home in favor of a townhouse or even counting the number of babies who left the hospital for new homes because of our help! 
Assisting our clients in achieving their dreams really is the motivation behind our success, however, we do make a point to reflect on the previous year and set a vision for the next year. To that end, we’d like to share some of our successes with you as a demonstration of the many ways that we can enhance the value that we bring to you, and make sure that you know that you are better positioned with us as your agents!
Growth and productivity were key goals for ERA Justin Realty Co. in 2016. On the growth front we opened up our ‘Meet and Greet’ office in HobokenNJ this year. We have expanded into the REO market to bring extra value to our investor clients and we have put together a strategic alliance with a top NYC broker for our crossover clients. We also created new tools and systems, including a training program that is second to none, overseen by office manager Michelle Korosy, which has helped attract talent and we are very proud to have welcomed some very enthusiastic new agents to our company this past year.
On the productivity side we leveraged new technology from our ERA brand to better fuel our business. We’ve driven greater results and forged stronger relationships with our clients and customers.
We at ERA Justin Realty Co. are passionate about developing strong leaders in our industry, helping agents use innovative ways of thinking and smart negotiation to create success for their clients. It’s about helping our communities achieve the vision that they’ve set forth for themselves. We are in tune to being ahead of the curve in our industry as we help shape the future of our local market. We love when our clients dream big and we excel at creating strategies to help position our clients to achieve those dreams!
We are thrilled to announce that once again, for the 16th year in a row we are number one in Rutherfordresidential sales.  And we are so pleased to acknowledge the very hard work of our extremely dedicated agents and staff. Within the company we celebrate our Leadership Circle achievers who qualify each month based on a variety of criteria that exemplify our vision of talented and well rounded agents.
Our 2016 Leadership Circle Achievers are left to right:  Julia Dagistanli, Lee Schilare.  Rosemarie Zembryski, Danny Simone, Peggy McLaughlin, Fara Espandi, Carol D. Calamari, Jennifer Sullivan and Cathy Vick.  Our 2016 leaders in Productivity are Julia Dagistanli, Danny Simone, Lee Schilare, and Cathy Vick.
We’re excited for 2017 and the opportunity to help our customers and clients dream big and achieve their  real estate goals!  ERA Justin Realty proudly received the prestigious ERA world-wide ‘Commitment to Excellence Award,’ as a premier ERA real estate firm from nearly 3,000 ERA firms for their service to their buyers and sellers. Our Realtor agents can be reached at either of our two Rutherford offices at 118 Jackson Avenue and 57 Park Avenue.  By office phone (201) 939-7500(201) 438-0588 or (201) 438-SOLD. Also view 1000’s of homes at our websites at www.ERAJustin.com and www.ERAJustinRealty.com.” 
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ERA Justin Realty Continues to Receive Muscular Dystrophy President’s Club Honors

 ERA Justin Realty Continues to Receive Muscular Dystrophy President’s Club Honors


Rutherford: ERA Justin Realty continues to receive special MDA art awards for their efforts as one of New Jersey’s top MDA fundraising real estate offices. All art is original and created by MDA children. Readers are invited to visit the ERA Justin Realty offices to view the vast collection which is prominently displayed. The firm continues to be inducted into the MDA President’s Club, honors shared only by organizations with year-long focus for MDA and the Summer Camp For Kids program. Pictured is the ERA Justin Realty management team, Cindy Plessel, Nona Orlando, Ron Darby and Mazzion Schnackenberg with two MDA art creations.

Ron Darby, ERA Justin Realty Broker Co-owner  who has chaired the MDA effort for seventeen years said, “It has been the focus of our entire staff of agents to raise tax deductible donations to send as many children to MDA summer camp as possible.  We reach out to all of the business firms and individuals we transact business with throughout the year to send in their donations large and small.  Donations are pooled in an effort to send children to a New Jersey MDA summer camp for a week.  In the past, we had focused on raising funds for MDA research, but in recent years we wanted to help give these children an immediate positive experience by sending them to summer camp. Never-ending thanks to those who donate and to our ERA Justin Realty teammates who never stop working until our summer goal is achieved. We are now planning our fundraising event for the 2017 summer.”

Each year MDA supports some 90 summer camps across the country. Whether in Alaska or Hawaii, in California or New Jersey, at MDA camp barriers simply don’t exist. A child with a disability can just be a child among friends. MDA camp is a magical place offering a wide range of activities specially designed for young people who have limited mobility or use wheelchairs. MDA camp programs, although structured, are conducted in a relaxed atmosphere that gives campers an unmatched opportunity to develop lifelong friendships, share interests and build self-confidence. Activities range from outdoor sports such as swimming, boating, baseball and horseback riding to less physically demanding programs like arts and crafts and talent shows. Thousands of youngsters attend MDA camp each year at no cost to their families.

If you’re 16 or older, you’re invited to apply to join the MDA team as a camp volunteer. At most MDA camps, volunteer counselors work one-on-one with campers around the clock, providing the care, close supervision and attention children with neuromuscular diseases need. Counselors push wheelchairs, lift and carry youngsters, and even “bunk down” near their campers. But above all, they become a youngsters friend for a week and sometimes for a lifetime.

By becoming an MDA summer camp sponsor you can provide a local youngster with neuromuscular disease with many special summer memories. The cost of sending one child to MDA camp for one week is $600.

As a sponsor, you will be invited to visit the local MDA camp during the special sponsor VIP Day. You’ll see the joy that your participation in this program creates. Your involvement will also be saluted at any area broadcasts for MDA and at upcoming ERA Global Business Conferences.

Darby continued, “Become a sponsor! Help youngsters with neuromuscular diseases in your community experience a week of fun and friendship they’ll never forget. At MDA camp there’s always a need for volunteer counselors, medical staff, water safety instructors and activity coordinators. Be a volunteer or a sponsor by sending your tax deductible check made payable to MDA and mail it to MDA c/o ERA Justin Realty Co., 118 Jackson Avenue, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070.  If you have questions on this great program for the kids, call
us at (201) 939-7500.”

To review more about ERA Justin Realty MDA fundraising, simply go to their websites at www.ERAJustin.com and www.ERAJustinRealty.com and click on MDA efforts.

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ERA Justin Realty Participates in Kip Center Holiday Festival
 
Rutherford:  It was just fall, but within a blink a chill is now in the air, the malls are all decked out with holiday displays, shoppers are out and about and it’s also beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Rutherford’s Kip Center, the areas recreation and nutritional citizen center, where area residents enjoy daily activities and lunch programs. Holiday trees and decorative wreaths have brought much cheer to the Kip Center located at 55 Kip Avenue for its annual Festival of Trees and Wreaths, as well as much needed donations.
 
Holiday displays abound with participants who were as busy as holiday elves getting ready for the upcoming Kip Center drawing, when dozens of decorated trees and wreaths will be given to winners through their annual holiday drawing. The event helps raise needed donations used to fund the varied activities at the center.  Trees/wreaths/centerpieces will be judged for the Most Beautiful, Most Original/Creative, and Best Use of Theme to be displayed through December 10th.
 
Assisting in creating holiday cheer with the 2016 ERA Justin Realty presentation are Realtor salespersons Danny Simone, Joana Iliescu, Jennifer Sullivan, Michael Bradley, Cathy Vick, Ilene Harpuder, Jennifer Sofia, Peggy McLaughlin, Sharon Robie, Lee Schilare, Jessica Davidson and Carol D. Calamari who are the presenters for their 2016 charitable event wreath who recently offered their unique Home Sweet Home theme wreath, designed with much love.
 
They said, “Our submission is our effort to help make a difference for the Kip Center and our community. In order to reach a wide range of individuals and spread our spirit, we dedicate our time to a wide range of charities. We feel that one person making a difference to another can lead to many people making a difference in society. We all have the opportunity to help create positive change. You might not be able to change the entire world, but at least you can change a small part of it for someone. Our focus is to help bring financial benefits to the Kip Center seniors. We’re happy to report that our past entries have been cited by the Kip Center as Most Creative In the Business Category, for past years and ERA Justin Realty again is hopeful for mention in 2016.”
 
Ron Darby and Jennifer Darby Metzger, ERA Justin Realty broker co-owners said,  “Tis the season for giving. By helping the Kip Center raise money with ERA Justin Realty’s donation of our holiday wreath and others you are helping that one or many in the community. Stop by the Kip Center for a chance to win!  It’s always a win-win situation and you will be helping our area seniors immensely. Contact the Kip Center for details on their charitable drawing.”
 
 You may read about the firm’s fundraising activities and more at their websites, www.ERAJustin.com and www.ERAJustinRealty.com, or phone any of their Realtor salespersons at (201) 939-7500, (201) 438-0588 or (201) 438-SOLD if you would like to assist in their ongoing fundraising activities.