Camden Coming Around

New hires in Camden are calculate to be 541 new jobs between 2013 and 2016, according to federal labor statistics. But still, poverty is falling, and with recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau the city’s poverty rate fell 10% last year compared with the...

Housing Demand Surges in 2017 by 28 Percent

September marked the 28th consecutive month of year-over-year inventory declines The new Housing Demand Index published by Refin saw housing demand skyrocket by 27.7% in 2017 as compared with 2016. The numbers for September came in basically flat except in some...

Multiple Indexes Hit New Records Part 2

Home Prices Hit a 64-Month High Black Knight Financial reported that home prices hit a new peak in August for the 64th consecutive month. The new home price reached $282,000 in August. While this is a pretty significant streak, home prices increased by only 0.24% from...

Multiple Indexes Hit New Records Part 1

S&P Home Price Index Hits New High The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index [HPI] rose more than expected in August, hitting an all-time high. National home prices continued to rise in August by 6.1% on an annual basis. This increase was more than...

Flippers Find New Jersey Home Sweet Home Pt 4

New Jersey’s top 10 cities for flipping: #1: Gloucester City, New Jersey Located by the Delaware River, Gloucester City’s proximity to Philadelphia by way of the Walt Whitman Bridge is a definite plus. Also, its easy access to the sports stadiums of Philadelphia...