Top 20 New Construction Towns in New Jersey

The state issued 23,000 permits last year for new residential construction, according to data from the Department of Community Affairs. That’s up from 19,000 the year before. These are the municipalities that had the most new homes started in 2016. 1. Jersey...

New Jersey Reports a High in Pending Home Sales

New Jersey bucked the national trend of falling pending home sales by recording a high for May 2017. The National Association of Realtors [NAR] reported that pending home sales fell nationally in May for the third straight month. Even though none of the regions...

Home Prices: Is Real Estate in a Bull Rally?

People want to buy homes. The fact that across the nation, the paucity of inventory of available homes for sale is doing very little to dissuade the buyers. The result: home prices have hit another peak nationally according to CoreLogic.   CoreLogic reported this week...

The 20 Percent Solution

It makes lots of sense to put down 20% for your down payment. Here are just a few reasons: ■ Long-term, it provides an extra cushion further down the road should there be a disruption in your cash flow. ■ Lenders see a 20% down payment as a better credit risk. ■ The...

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