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The rates themselves. As of Thursday, September 24, the 30-year fixed jumped 19 basis points in a single day to 7.45% on Mortgage News Daily's daily index — the highest level since April 2024 — and it's ticked up again since, sitting just under 7.5% as of today....

Pending home sales edged up in August 2026, but the modest monthly gain did not erase the broader slowdown. Contract signings rose 0.3% from July and fell 4.7% from a year earlier, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). August market snapshot The...

This is not the first nor'easter to stall on the east coast, but it is the first one to do so in September. There have been a total of four nor'easters that have had lasted three or more days.   When a nor'easter stops moving, it is typically due to an...

If Part 1 of this story is about why people want to live in New Jersey, Part 2 is about where they increasingly want to live. And one of the clearest answers is the Jersey Shore. For decades, the Shore was largely thought of as a seasonal destination. Memorial Day...

Nowhere is this transformation more visible than along the Jersey Shore. For generations, shore communities were largely divided into two populations: people who lived there and people who came there for the summer. That distinction is becoming increasingly blurred....

It All Starts with Timing of the Launch When a home goes live is almost as much as what how well it is priced. A Wednesday or Thursday launch gives buyers the weekend to walk through in person and lets an open house build real momentum heading into a deadline....

How a Bidding War Actually Starts (It's Not Luck) Sellers ask their agent for a bidding war the way people ask for good weather on their wedding day — as if wanting it badly enough might be the deciding factor. It isn't. By the time the "For Sale" sign goes into the...

Hudson County Single Family Homes for August Key Metrics       2025       2026     Change New Listings      80          108      + 35.0% Closed Sales     56            54       – 3.6% DOM*                28            25        – 10.7% Median PX       $623K   $638K   ...

Bergen and Passaic Counties Bergen County Single Family Homes for August Key Metrics         2025       2026     Change New Listings        516        578     + 12.0% Closed Sales        578        548     – 5.2% DOM*                    31         30     – 3.2% Median...

Morris and Middlesex Counties Morris County Single Family Homes for August Key Metrics       2025       2026     Change New Listings       366        430     + 17.5% Closed Sales      385        394     + 2.3% DOM*                  28          24     – 14.3% Median...

Monmouth County Single Family Homes for August Key Metrics       2025       2028      Change New Listings      680         633      – 6.9% Closed Sales     502        536       + 6.8% DOM*                  28          28        0.0% Median PX        $786K    $815K   ...

This doesn’t imply that every high price is justified. It means that every community will perform based upon its ability to offer buyers what they want. But this does help explain the dynamic between prices and demand. When a state combines strong household incomes,...