Home Prices Scale Higher

Despite what appears to be a slight slowdown, U.S. home prices continue to rise in most regions, excluding those areas where appreciation has been in the double-digits for years.  In New Jersey, we have seen single family home prices rise on average by 4.1% while...

August Sales for Morris & Middlesex

Morris County Single Family Homes for August Key Metrics    2018   2019   Change New Listings  623   640   + 2.7% Closed Sales     625   607  – 2.9% DOM*              53        54     + 1.9% Median PX     $471K  $493K  + 4.7% % of PX      98.3%   98.1%   – 0.2%...

August Sales Monmouth & Ocean

Monmouth County Single Family Homes for August Key Metrics    2018   2019   Change New Listings  973   894   – 8.1% Closed Sales     827  761    – 8.0% DOM*              52        56    + 7.7% Median PX     $465K  $455K  – 2.2% % of PX      97.9%   97.7%  – 0.2%...

NJ Single Family Median Prices Rise

As the summer draws to a close, multiple opposing factors and trends are competing to define the direction of the real estate market. After the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate on July 31, 30-year mortgage rates continued to decline, approaching...

A 2020 Vision for Housing Pt 2

Currently, Freddie Mac reported that the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage loan dropped to 3.49%, w hich is the lowest it has been since October of 2016. In the August 2019 “Housing and Economic Research Forecast,” the research team at Freddie Mac wrote the...