How to Research Your First Home Purchase

Here are some tips on how to research your first home. The Public Records Public records can provide you with a great starting point. It will show you trends such as past sales history and tax assessments. Another good area to investigate are the public property...

Facts About Millennials

The 83 million Millennials represent the largest generation in the history of the United States. They also are the first generation that grew up alongside of the Internet. ■ Millennials are saddled with student loan debt. ■ Millennials are making less money than prior...

Homeowner Equity Hits $8 Trillion

CoreLogic reported that homeowner equity reached $8 trillion in Q2 2017, representing a 100% increase from its levels in 2009, when CoreLogic began tracking the figures.  Home Equity Report Q2 2017 ■ 750,000 borrowers achieved positive equity. ■ CoreLogic analysis...

Freddie Mac Sees New Housing Starts Up for 2018

In a press release issued on September 21, 2017, Freddie Mac sees that the scarcity in inventory will receive some relief in the form of 1.33 million new housing starts in 2018. It also projects that current market trends will see an increase in purchase mortgage...

NJ August Single Family Sales Up 9.9%

Finally New Jersey is putting some numbers on the board, and these are the kinds of numbers that makes the heart soar. Even though the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell 1.7% to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.35 million this was...