Concierge Real Estate in Rumson / Fair Haven: Sell Smarter

Katherine "Kate" Raftery

Rumson and Fair Haven Listing Agent | Concierge Real Estate to Maximize Your Home Value If you’re thinking about selling your home in Rumson or Fair Haven, strategy matters. Northern Monmouth County buyers move quickly — and they pay a premium for homes that feel updated, well-maintained, and truly move-in ready. The right preparation directly impacts your sale price, days on market, and negotiating power. As a top local Rumson and Fair Haven listing agent, I offer a concierge real estate approach designed to maximize your home’s value before it ever hits the MLS. That means: Coordinating clean-outs (basements, attics, garages) Managing repairs and smart cosmetic updates Overseeing vendor timelines Strategic staging designed to attract stronger offers We focus on improvements that increase your net profit — not random renovations. If a kitchen refresh, bathroom update, lighting upgrade, or exterior improvement is likely to deliver a return in this market, I’ll guide the strategy and manage the process. If it won’t add value? We skip it. You won’t be handed a checklist and left to figure it out. You’ll get a clear, customized plan for selling your home in Rumson, Fair Haven, or Northern Monmouth County — including what to do, what to avoid, projected costs, and expected return. You make the key decisions. I handle the details. If you’re researching how to sell your home in Rumson or Fair Haven, let’s start with a smart plan designed to protect and maximize your home value. Kate Raftery Realtor | Owner NextHome Peninsula Realty Group Rumson &amp; Fair Haven Real Estate Specialist

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Rumson and Fair Haven Listing Agent | Concierge Real Estate to Maximize Your Home Value If you’re thinking about selling your home in Rumson or...

Bruster's Scoops Into Oceanport This Summer

Bruster’s Real Ice Cream

Oceanport, NJ – June 2026 – Ice cream lovers in Monmouth County have a new reason to celebrate: Bruster's Real Ice Cream is opening at the Riverwalk Center at Fort Monmouth, marking the beloved brand's first-ever location at the Jersey Shore. For more than 35 years, Bruster's has built a loyal following by doing things differently. Guided by its signature "Cow to Cone" philosophy, Bruster's starts with fresh dairy sourced from its family dairy farm in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and transforms it into premium ice cream made fresh in each store every day. Crafted in small batches using a slow kettle process, Bruster's ice cream delivers the rich, creamy texture and exceptional flavor that fans have come to love. Guests can enjoy a fun, family-friendly experience featuring more than 24 flavors available daily from a menu of over 150 recipes. From timeless favorites to imaginative creations packed with chocolate chunks, swirls, nuts, candies, and cookies, every visit offers something new to discover. Popular flavors include Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip, Jamaican Me Crazy, and Cotton Candy Explosion, a colorful favorite bursting with candy pieces and popping candy. In addition to its premium ice cream, Bruster's offers freshly baked waffle cones and waffle bowls, handcrafted sundaes, milkshakes, freezes, blasts, vegan oat milk flavors, no-sugar-added options, and the fan-favorite Free Doggie Sundaes. Bruster's has more than 200 locations nationwide and has been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the nation's top franchise brands. The Oceanport location will be the first to bring this beloved ice cream destination to the Jersey Shore. More than just an ice cream shop, Bruster's Oceanport plans to become an active part of the community through school fundraisers, local sponsorships, and community events, creating connections and memories one scoop at a time. Follow @BrustersOceanport on Instagram and Facebook for updates.

Carly Baldwin

Little Silver-Oceanport

Oceanport, NJ – June 2026 – Ice cream lovers in Monmouth County have a new reason to celebrate: Bruster's Real Ice Cream is opening at the...

Douglas Elliman Luxury Real Estate by Danielle Lacko Team

A waterfront resident of Monmouth County NJ—near the highly anticipated Netflix Studios development, Danielle offers firsthand local knowledge and lifestyle insight that extends far beyond the transaction. Her expertise spans oceanfront estates, waterfront homes, luxury condos, and high-value investment properties across the most desirable New Jersey Shore towns. Backed by one of the world’s leading luxury brokerages, Danielle combines hyper-local market expertise with the global reach and metropolitan access of Douglas Elliman—delivering elevated service, strategic marketing, and exceptional results for buyers, sellers, and investors alike. Her area of focus is from Monmouth Beach to Mantoloking, Rumson to Short Hills, And-across the Manhattan Skyline.

Douglas Elliman Luxury Real Estate by Danielle...

A waterfront resident of Monmouth County NJ—near the highly anticipated Netflix Studios development, Danielle offers firsthand local knowledge and...

Opening for Summer/Fall Season on Saturday May 2nd, 2026

4JG's Orchards & Vineyards, LLC.

Picturesque, family-owned winery with fun wine tastings in a beautiful and historic farm setting.  Known for its award-winning wines made from grapes grown on site.  Sample our wines and enjoy a glass while walking through the vineyards.  During the holiday season, it becomes a spectacular you pick, we cut Christmas tree farm.  

Sara Winick

Marlboro-Coltsneck

Picturesque, family-owned winery with fun wine tastings in a beautiful and historic farm setting. Known for its award-winning wines made from...

Ranney School

Ranney School is a co-educational, college preparatory school for students age 3 through grade 12. Located in Tinton Falls, Ranney provides an exceptional learning environment and rigorous academic program where students are known and valued. Our dedicated and passionate faculty help foster an environment that allows students to find their interests and pursue them, while creating an educational journey that supports each student’s individual path.

Freehold

Ranney School is a co-educational, college preparatory school for students age 3 through grade 12. Located in Tinton Falls, Ranney provides an...

Be Supported, Be Successful, and Be Brookdale

Brookdale Community College

At Brookdale Community College, academic excellence, student success, affordability, and community impact are more than priorities. They are the foundation of who we are. Every program, partnership, and learning experience is designed to help students Be Supported, Be Successful, and Be Brookdale as they pursue meaningful and rewarding futures. Our commitment to quality is reflected in what our students experience every day: • 81 percent say professors put significant effort into teaching their classes. • 76 percent report it is easy to get the classes they need. • 92 percent feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation. • A 17 to 1 student-faculty ratio ensures personalized support and mentorship. • Graduates earn a median salary of $50,836 five years out, well above the national average. With more than 60 degree and certificate programs, Brookdale offers flexible in-person, hybrid, and online options to meet students where they are. Our seamless transfer pathways—with Rutgers University, Georgian Court University, Kean University, and Monmouth University—allow students to complete their bachelor’s degrees right here in Monmouth County. We also offer more than 40 transfer agreements with leading four-year colleges and universities from Paris to New Jersey and beyond, guaranteeing qualified students junior-year status. Several agreements even provide three-plus-one pathways so your junior year can be completed at Brookdale for significant savings. Students also benefit from robust career services, workforce partnerships, and hands-on learning that prepare them for in-demand careers in nursing, business, engineering, information technology, criminal justice, cybersecurity, liberal arts, and more. Brookdale’s rigorous programs and dedicated faculty empower students to Be Bold, excel in a rapidly changing world, and graduate with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to succeed.

Asbury Park

At Brookdale Community College, academic excellence, student success, affordability, and community impact are more than priorities. They are the...

Now accepting Spring and Annual Storage reservations 

The NJ Paddock Car Storage Facility

An INSURED, Secure, Climate Controlled Antique, Classic and Exotic car storage facility.

Wall

Physical therapy practice with hundreds of 5 star reviews!

db Ortho PT

db Orthopedic Physical Therapy (db Ortho PT) is a leading provider of outpatient physical therapy in Monmouth County with state of the art facilities in Red Bank and Manalapan. We are proud to have hundreds of 5 star reviews with the care delivered by 8 highly skilled Doctors of Physical Therapy and a passionate support staff. Amazing customer service is our mission which is reflected in our patient outcomes. Five of our DPT’s are also Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialists, which no other practice can claim. We also have two clinicians who are Certified in Dry Needling as well as highly equiped facilities with the Alter-g Antigravity Treadmill, Opton Class IV laser, Zimmer Enpulse shockwave, Therm-x vasopneumatic heat and cryotherapy to name a few of our modalities. Experience the Best in Breed at db OrthoPT! Ps- we are not a corporate owned practice controlled by private equity money like many other PT clinics with 40 locations and PT has ownership of the practice.

Red Bank-Shrewsbury

db Orthopedic Physical Therapy (db Ortho PT) is a leading provider of outpatient physical therapy in Monmouth County with state of the art...

Free Concerts at Pier Village sponsored by the city of Long Branch. Playing today: Motor City Review

Free Concerts at Pier Village sponsored by the city of Long Branch.

Free Concerts By the Sea in Pier Village

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Atria Tinton Falls

A showcase of vintage rides and barbecue,&nbsp; Join us for an afternoon of classic cars, great food, and community fun!Open to the public/Free admissionSaturday, June 27th, 11:30am-2:00p

Local Event: Cruising Memory Lane

Tinton Falls

Cruising Memory Lane

A showcase of vintage rides and barbecue,  Join us for an afternoon of classic cars, great food, and community fun!Open to the...

The Vogel

Hi everybody, tickets are now on sale!! …So there is no confusion; on the site the blue square represents general admission; and yes, there is perimeter seating on a first come basis, and Upstairs there are tables you can reserve. Do not wait to get your tickets since this epic energetic performance sells out quickly. Thank you for your support of live music 🎼 no pre- recorded tracks for this gig-EVER! this is Studio 54-Limelight-the Paladium and the Underground brought back to life for one awesome evening of non-stop disco rhythms &amp; beat. 9 talented - incredible musicians and singers will boogie on down on the Vogel stage once again by popular demand on July 25 ticket link is below…walk-ins welcome 🤗 can’t wait to see you on the dance floor.….let’s go Disco 💃 <a href="https://thebasie.org/events/lisa-shermans-disco-connection-6/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">thebasie.org/events/lisa-shermans-disco-connection-6/</a>

Local Event: Lisa Sherman’s Disco Connection 

Lisa Sherman’s Disco Connection 

Hi everybody, tickets are now on sale!! …So there is no confusion; on the site the blue square represents general admission;...

🌱 Patch AM: Which Little Silver student just...

Make time for Cruising Memory Lane on the Little Silver Patch calendar

🌱 Patch AM: Which Little Silver student just made WPI’s prestigious Dean’s List?

Community Corner

New Details Released In Shooting At Neptune Twp...

The shooting happened Monday at the QuickChek at the Asbury circle on Rt. 35:

New Details Released In Shooting At Neptune Twp. QuickChek

Crime & Safety

Shots Fired Outside Long Branch VFW June 19

Nobody was hit by the gunfire. The city confirmed two bullet shell casings were recovered.

All The July Events In Monmouth County Parks

All free and all great for kids and families, or adults on their own:

Kids & Family 

Park System Hosts Tidal Tuesdays At Fisherman’s...

Free, and a great activity for kids with their parents.

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