Just listed – Open Concept Colonial

15 Douglas St, Emerson, NJ 07630 has an open concept floor plan and was built on an existing foundation in 2004.

 

To help you appreciate the 2,384 square foot interior, I’ve prepared a 360º virtual tour. In the virtual tour window below, you can navigate from room to room and rotate the view to see all around you from every vantage point.

15 Douglas St, Emerson, NJ 07630 also has a finished basement and large flat backyard. Be sure to watch the video as well!

For a showing or for more info please call Michael Shetler, Keller Williams Village Square, at 201-421-0506 cell or 201-445-4300 x231 office.

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Other Maps of Bergen County, NJ

To see the Transit, Bicycle and Terrain Maps, go to this map and click on the menu symbol in the upper left corner.

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Home Prices Rose 4% Last Year In Bergen County

The year end statistics are in – median home prices for residential properties in Bergen County rose 4% from 2016 to 2017, according to the New Jersey MLS*.

After a few years of stagnant prices – just one to two percent annually – home prices finally jumped ahead.

June in particular was a strong month for prices, with a 10% price increase over June of 2016. June closings represent contracts written in April – the middle of the spring market. July also showed a large increase at 9%.

The peak for dollar volume of homes sold in Bergen County was June as well.

Dollar volume for the year was up 4% in 2017, while the number of homes sold was flat. If the inventory of homrs for sale had been higher, we may have seen a jump in the activity. Inventory across the county is relatively low.

Of course, Bergen County real estate statistics vary widely from one area to another, so be sure to ask for statistics for the boroughs that interest you. Home prices in Garfield were up 29%, for example. Prices in Saddle River were up 14%. While prices in Wallington were down 4%.

Median home prices in 2018 are very difficult to predict. Interest rates are rising, there are new tax laws on the books and there is much political uncertainty. Yet the over-riding factor is that the economy is very strong, which should dampen any downside from these market risks.

If you’re interested in receiving market data for specific parts of Bergen County, please call or email me and I’d be happy to send you the information.

* info deemed reliable but not guaranteed

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Bergen Magazine names Top Real Estate Agents

UPDATE: Bergen Magazine has named Michael Shetler “one of Bergen County’s Top Agents for 2023”.

Top real estate agents across Bergen County, NJ have recently received letters from BERGEN magazine.  They were notified of their selection into Bergen’s Top Real Estate Agents by publisher Tom Flannery.

Michael Shetler of Keller Williams Ridgewood is one of those recipients. Michael’s production in 2017 was 27 units and his dollar volume was over $11,000,000 in 2018.

Bergen magazine commissioned DataJoe Research of Colorado Springs, Colorado to conduct a research process to determine Bergen’s top real estate agents. Thousands of agents were surveyed. Selection criteria included recent activity, including sales and volume levels, and peer recommendations.

DataJoe then conducted independent research, identifying and confirming high-level achievers in the market using various public sources. DataJoe then utilized a scoring algorithm factoring in performance, community perception (including industry awards and nominations) and experience to yield final scores.

Michael Shetler will appear in BERGEN magazine’s April “Home” issue. He will also appear on BERGEN magazine’s website as one of Bergen’s Top Real Estate Agents.

To contact Michael Shetler, call 201-421-0506 cell or 201-445-4300 x231 office.

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Your real estate agent’s job is to get you the highest possible price for your home. Yet most agents are not using video marketing – one of the most effective stratetegies to attract buyers to your home.

Video helps create a favorable first impression and gives buyers a better sense of your home’s interior. What’s more, movies rank high in search engines so more people are likely to discover your home online. So be sure to select a real estate agent who will create a high quality video for your unique home.

For every home I list, I create a marketing video. I shoot with Nikon DSLR’s, iPhones, Drones and have handheld stabilizers, tripods, sliders and other specialized equipment. Once I’m done shooting, my videos are edited in Final Cut Pro and posted on many social media platforms and YouTube. Each video gets a marketing budget and is pushed out to targeted audiences using demographic, geographic and psychographic criteria.

See examples of my listing videos.

And here’s an example of one of my videos on my Facebook business page, Michael Shetler’s Buying In Bergen.

For more information on selling your home using video marketing, call Michael Shetler, Keller Williams Village Square Realty. 201-421-0506 cell or 201-445-4300 x231 office. #videorealestatemarketing

music: Reunited, Incompetech.com.

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NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Sales Award

Michael Shetler, a real estate agent with Keller Williams Village Square Realty in Ridgewood, just earned the NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Award for his sales accomplishments in 2016. It is the sixth year he’s received the distinction.

The award recognizes those members who have demonstrated excellence in the field of salesmanship. Michael achieved the Silver level for his work last year.

In 2016, Michael assisted buyers, sellers, tenants and landlords in the following areas: Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Franklin Lakes, Edgewater, Jefferson, Little Ferry, Hawthorne, Ramsey, Oradell, Ho-Ho-Kus, River Vale, Wyckoff, Englewood and Saddle River.

Michael has been selling real estate full-time since 2005. With a background in advertising and internet marketing, he strategically uses photos, video, drones, 360º cameras and virtual reality to market and sell homes.

And home buyers know Michael for patiently, skillfully and diligently helping them find and purchase a home.

To contact Michael, call 201-421-0506 cell or 201-445-4300 office.

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Keller Williams is #1. Again.

Training has once again named Keller Williams the #1 company in the world for training – not just among real estate companies but across all industries. Which is why so many agents at all levels have moved their careers to Keller Williams and why the company has become the largest real estate company in the world.

Training is a 53-year-old professional development magazine written for training, Human Resources, and business management professionals in all industries that advocate training and workforce development as a business tool.

2017 TRAINING TOP 125 WINNERS
1              Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
2              New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
3              Leading Real Estate Companies of the World
4              BNSF Railway
5              Sonic Automotive, Inc.
6              Best Buy
7              Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
8              Dollar General Corporation
9              Wequassett Resort and Golf Club
10            Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

For the complete list of the top training organizations see Training Top 125 for 2017

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Is this your year to make a move? If you’re planning to buy or sell, hire an experienced local agent from the #1 real estate office in the New Jersey MLS!

Michael Shetler has been providing exceptional service to buyers and sellers since 2005 and has earned the NJ REALTORS® Circle of Excellence Award for three consecutive years.

Keller Williams Village Square Realty in Ridgewood was #1 in total units and volume for the 4th consecutive year in 2016.

For home sellers, Michael combines high-end presentation skills with s
ophisticated online marketing strategies. He uses photos, video, 3D video,
drone photography and Facebook marketing to maximize the value of the homes he sells.

For home buyers, Michael provides a high-level of insight into the latest real estate data and patiently works with buyers to find the right home at the right price. The core of his business is to provide exceptional service and generate business by referral.

Call Michael at 201-421-0506 cell or 201-445-4300 x231 office. Or follow him at Facebook.com/BuyingInBergen.

Michael is one of Bergen’s top real estate agents.

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Michael Shetler, a top-producing agent with Keller Williams Village Square Realty in Ridgewood, NJ, was honored with the Silver level 2014 NJAR® Circle of Excellence Award®, presented by the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® for his sales achievements.

This is the 4th time Michael has received the award, having been a recipient in 2009, 2011 and 2013.

In 2014, he earned the Silver Level award, which has requirements of generating at least $6.5 million in sales volume and closing a minimum of 20 units during the calendar year.

The NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® recognizes those members who have demonstrated excellence in the field of salesmanship.

“I am honored to receive this award and thank my buyers and sellers in 2014,” said Shetler. “I also thank my clients from previous years who referred them to me. The true indicator of success in this business is to have happy clients.”

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Mr. Shetler has been with Keller Williams in Ridgewood (Keller Williams Village Square Realty) since it opened its doors in 2012. He covers the Bergen County area including Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus, Allendale, Fair Lawn, Wyckoff, Paramus, Saddle, River, Upper Saddle River, Ramsey, Mahwah, Oakland, Woodcliff Lake, Montvale, Park Ridge, Hillsdale, Westwood, Oradell and River Edge. Michael specializes in relocation services, first time home buyers, luxury homes and top notch selling services.

To learn more about how Michael Shetler can help you with your home buying or selling needs or if you are a real estate professional interested in joining his team, contact Michael at 201-421-0506 or michael@BuyingInBergen.com. Information is also available at http://BuyingInBergen.com.

About Michael Shetler:

Michael Shetler is a real estate agent in Bergen County recognized for patiently, skillfully and diligently helping residential buyers and sellers in Bergen County. Since 2005, Michael has been a full-time REALTOR® based in Ridgewood. He earned the NJAR® Circle of Excellence Sales Award® in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2014 and ranks in the top 7% of the 200+ agents in his office. Michael is a Glen Rock resident.

About Keller Williams in Ridgewood: Keller Williams Village Square Realty is the number one ranked real estate office in the New Jersey MLS (NJMLS) based on both sales volume and sales units (2013, 2014). Located at 257 E. Ridgewood Ave in Ridgewood, NJ, the office has more than 200 real estate agents. For more information see http://BuyingInBergen.com/keller-williams-ridgewood.

About KWRI: Keller Williams Realty, Inc. is the largest real estate franchise company in North America, with 700 offices and 107,000 associates in more than a dozen countries around the world. In 2014, Keller Williams was named the No. 1 training organization in real estate and No. 2 training organization across all industries in the world by Training magazine. The company has grown exponentially since the opening of the first Keller Williams Realty office in 1983, and continues to cultivate an agent-centric, education-based, technology-driven culture that rewards associates as stakeholders. The company also provides specialized agents in luxury homes and commercial real estate properties. For more information or to search for homes for sale visit Keller Williams Realty online at (www.kw.com). For more information about KWWorldwide, please visit kwworldwide.com.

Contact:

Michael Shetler

Keller Williams Village Square Realty

michael@buyinginbergen.com

http://BuyingInBergen.com

257 E. Ridgewood Ave

Ridgewood, NJ  07450

Ph: 201-445-4300 x231

Ph: 201-421-0506 cell

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