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Slowing Home Price Growth – Case Shiller

What Buyers, Sellers, and Families Need to Know The latest data from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index offers an important signal for anyone navigating today’s real estate landscape: home prices are still rising—but at a much slower pace, and in real terms,...

NAHB Sees An Affordability Challenge

Builder Confidence Edges Up Amid Ongoing Housing Market Challenges The latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) offers a cautiously optimistic signal for the housing market, as builder confidence posted a modest increase in May. However,...

Memorial Day – Counsellors Title Will Be Closed on Monday

Counsellors Title Agency will pause this Monday, May 25th to remember and honor the courageous men and women of the United States military who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. As such, please note that our offices will be closed on Monday, May 25,...

Home Sales Inch Forward in April

Affordability Quietly Improves Prices keep climbing, inventory is expanding, and buyers are taking their time — here's what the latest data means for the New Jersey real estate market. The spring housing market showed measured progress in April. Existing-home sales...

Merger RE/Examined – RE/MAX and Real Brokerage

The planned merger between RE/MAX and The Real Brokerage has generated plenty of excitement about global scale and brand recognition — but a closer look at RE/MAX's recent financials suggests Real may also be inheriting a business that's been quietly losing ground for...

Foreclosures Jump as Inflation Hits Homeowners

For many Americans, homeownership has long represented stability, security, and the promise of building long-term wealth. But recent foreclosure data suggests that for a growing number of households, that promise is becoming increasingly difficult to...

April Sales for Hudson County

Hudson County Single Family Homes for April Key Metrics      2025       2026     Change New Listings      109        125      + 14.7% Closed Sales      55          54      –  1.8% DOM*                 37           46      + 24.3% Median PX       $650K    $653K     +...

April Sales for Bergen & Passaic Counties

Bergen County Single Family Homes for April Key Metrics         2025       2026     Change New Listings        759         814     + 7.2% Closed Sales       362         338     – 6.6% DOM*                   38            34     – 10.5% Median PX        $815K    $840K ...

April Sales for Morris & Middlesex Counties

Morris and Middlesex Counties Morris County Single Family Homes for April Key Metrics       2025       2026     Change New Listings       502        612     + 21.9% Closed Sales      249        234     – 6.0% DOM*                  29          28     – 3.4% Median PX ...

April Sales for Monmouth & Ocean Counties

Monmouth County Single Family Homes for April Key Metrics       2025       2028      Change New Listings      685        755      + 10.2% Closed Sales     381        308      – 19.2% DOM*                 39           36      – 7.7% Median PX        $771K    $785K   ...

New Jersey April Existing Home Sales

U.S. existing-home sales fell 3.6% month-over-month and 1.0% year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.98 million, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), as tight supply and ongoing affordability challenges constrained activity. Sales...

Interpreting the Market with Confidence

While much of the country is seeing a slowdown in film and television production, one state is quietly moving in the opposite direction: New Jersey. Every day, buyers and sellers hear national news stories warning of housing slowdowns, falling prices, or buyer...

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