JERSEY CITY, N.J. - April 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- San Diego-based Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has leased 14,000 square feet of office space at 101 Hudson Street in Jersey City, announced commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. The biopharmaceutical company recently opened its first East Coast office at the property.

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. - April 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- For many people, spring is a time of new life and new possibilities. It is the crack of the bat, the warmth of the sun and the honey-lavender scent of flowers. But for homeowners, spring means strenuous yardwork and weekend afternoons spent cleaning the garage.

WEEHAWKEN, NJ - April 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- An impressive sales surge since the beginning of the year at The Residences at Henley on Hudson has pushed the luxury condominium community in Weehawken, NJ facing midtown Manhattan beyond the 50% sold mark

Trenton, NJ - April 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Supreme Court has granted all the petitions for certification of the October 8, 2010 Appellate Division decision which invalidated COAH’s third round regulations. The League of Municipalities was one of the parties seeking an appeal, as well another group of municipalities which suggested a solution to the Court. The League asked the Court to hear all of the petitions so as to get a comprehensive decision that can provide guidance to municipalities. We are obviously pleased with the Court’s decision

CAMDEN, N.J. - April 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Lori Grifa today announced that the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA) is partnering with the City of Camden and a host of government, nonprofit and private organizations to launch a new home rehabilitation program for eligible Camden homeowners. The Camden Program Offering Widespread Energy Recovery (POWER) Residential initiative will provide up to $16,000 in financial assistance per household for essential home repairs and energy efficiency improvements. The announcement took place at Cramer Hill Community Center in Camden.

HOBOKEN, N.J. - April 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- George Vallone, President of The Hoboken Brownstone Company, will headline a new forum designed to provide owners of contaminated properties the opportunity to market their assets to the real estate development industry at the 2011 National Brownfields Conference April 3rd-5th in Philadelphia.

LOPATCONG, N.J. - April 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- An open house will be held next weekend (Sunday, April 10th) for two new model residences recently completed at Belview Estates, the intimate collection of upscale single-family homes in Warren County’s Lopatcong Township.

Fairfield, NJ - March 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Recently RE/Advantage began to create a new internet marketing tool for realtors - Facebook Landing Pages. With custom navigation, contact form and agent branding this is the perfect way to get ahead the consistently growing trend of Facebook marketing for real estate. Have you asked yourself why you are not getting enough visitors to your website?

FRANKLIN TWP., N.J. - March 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. represented Joy Systems, Inc. in a 100,000-square-foot, full-building lease at 101 Cottontail Lane in Franklin Twp. The computer refurbishing firm will relocate its headquarters to the property from nearby Bridgewater, N.J.

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MORRISTOWN, N.J - March 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A year ago, Verizon Vice President of Operations Lynn Ramsey filled the weekend afternoons at her Basking Ridge townhome with hours of house cleaning and yard work. Now that she’s moved to 40 Park in Morristown, she spends her free time dining in gourmet restaurants, strolling through town with friends and playing in a recreational soccer league. She simultaneously simplified her life and added excitement to it.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced funding to investigate and enforce fair housing laws in New Jersey. The Senators announced that New Jersey has been awarded $325,000 by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address discriminatory housing practices in New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. - March 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Berger Organization has purchased a controlling interest in 570 Broad Street LLC, a partnership, and will manage and operate the central business district office building of the same name. Originally constructed in 1960, the 15-story tower offers a total of 200,000 square feet of office space with ground-floor retail space.

HAMILTON, N.J. - March 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lennar’s dramatic offer to save buyers a substantial amount of money when purchasing a new home will culminate with a national Spring Savings Event on April 9th and 10th at its residential communities throughout New Jersey.

MONROE and CRANBURY, N.J. - March 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A six-building, 1,026,634-square-foot industrial portfolio in the New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8A submarket has been sold, announced Cushman & Wakefield Inc.'s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group, East Rutherford, N.J. The Capital Markets Group team of Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, and Gary Gabriel, along with industrial sales and leasing specialists Frank Caccavo and Jason Goldman, who are based at the firm’s Edison, N.J., office represented the seller, BlackRock, and procured the buyer, Morgan Stanley’s Prime Property Fund.

MONROE and CRANBURY, N.J. - March 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A six-building, 1,026,634-square-foot industrial portfolio in the New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8A submarket has been sold, announced Cushman & Wakefield Inc.'s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group, East Rutherford, N.J. The Capital Markets Group team of Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, and Gary Gabriel, along with industrial sales and leasing specialists Frank Caccavo and Jason Goldman, who are based at the firm’s Edison, N.J., office represented the seller, BlackRock, and procured the buyer, Morgan Stanley’s Prime Property Fund.

Fairfield, NJ - March 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- What is the main reason home buyers visit real estate websites? To search for listings! RE/Advantage has successfully worked with many agents, offices and boards/MLSs to create a user friendly listings search. With this IDX solution real estate professionals can display thousands of listings from their website and maintain their branding on every listing!

ALLAMUCHY, N.J. - March 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The newest decorated townhome at Mountain Ridge at Panther Valley is receiving rave reviews, prompting developer Baker Residential to showcase the residence with a special day highlighting the three-bedroom Pine design.

EUGENE, OR - March 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Farmbrook Realty Broker Anita Bineau has partnered with IDX, Inc. to deliver potential buyers a dynamic and simplified real estate resource. Searching for a home has never been easier for New Jersey home seekers, as the Garden State MLS (GSMLS) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto the search page Bineau hosts, giving buyers thousands of options to consider in their real estate search.

FORT MONMOUTH N.J. - March 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Residents in flood-damaged homes should begin cleanup as soon as it is safe to re-enter their houses because mold can create serious health problems, according to disaster recovery and health officials.