Monmouth County Fair July 24-28

The 45th annual Monmouth County Fair takes place July 24th -28th. It will be held at the East Freehold Showgrounds, 1500 Kozloski Road in Freehold. The Fair is open from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Hours for Saturday are from 11 a.m. to 11...

The State of Real Estate

CoreLogic: Key Findings on the Economic Influence of Housing   The number of homes with negative equity has decreased Total percent of homes underwater went from 25.9% in the first quarter of 2010 to 4.1% in the first quarter of 2019. Total home equity hits new record...

Reasons Properties Fail to Close

According to Trulia, 3.9% of sales failed in 2016. The causes for such failed transactions can be attributed to a number of causes: ■ Property title issues: prior to the close, the mortgage company will conduct a search usually through a title agency to make sure...

New Jersey Property Taxe$

Cost of Living in New Jersey Property taxes in New Jersey continue to increase. When the average American household spends $2,279 on property taxes for their homes each year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, New Jersey goes overboard. New Jersey has the highest...

Homeownership and Rents Rise

A recently published Harvard study sees the strength and trajectory of the present economy will continue to result in new household formation, creating greater demand for housing through 2019 and even into 2020. The household formation trend continues to provide a...