Bergen and Essex counties reported marked increases in both the number of closed sales and median prices for single family homes during the month of February. What continues to plague these counties is the inventory shortage for Bergen and Essex to just 3.4 months...

Morris County Single Family Homes for February Key Metrics   2019  2020 Change New Listings  668    743 + 11.2% Closed Sales 253  265 + 4.7% DOM*            80   69  – 13.8% Median PX $415K $425K + 2.4% % of PX      96.5% 97.1% + 0.7% Inventory     1,870  1,564 –...

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Monmouth County   Single Family Homes for February Key Metrics 2019 2020 Change New Listings 901 922 + 2.3% Closed Sales 373 355 – 4.8% DOM*      77    73...

As we progressed through February, the actual and expected impacts of COVID-19 continued to grow, with concerns of economic impact reaching the stock market in the last week of the month. As the stock market declined, so did mortgage rates, offering a bad news-good...

Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Freeholder Deputy Director Sue Kiley report that there are 58 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County bringing the total to 156 overall as of Sunday afternoon. The breakdown by town and borough: Aberdeen: 6...

In the light of Governor Murphy’s recent directive, Counsellors Title Agency will be open. Due to the complexity of Counsellors business, we are unable to telework or work from home. Counsellors will make its best efforts, with the minimal number...

Median home price in February also jumped up by 8%.

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The once iconic landmark building once the home to The Coca-Cola Bobbling Company on Asbury Circle looks like it might have a new tenant after nearly a decade of standing vacant. An Aldi grocery store is being proposed to be built on the site which links Routes 35 and...

Counsellors Title has been monitoring the current information cycles coming from both the CDC and New Jersey's Department of Health for the past few weeks seeking to follow all the recommended protocols and safety measures recommended and required to minimize exposure...

The 20% increase in loan originations include both purchase originations and refinances. Purchase originations are slated to rise to $1.38 trillion, which is an 8.3% jump over 2019. Refinance originations are projected to soar by 36.7% from 2019, totaling approximately $1.23 trillion.