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Highest Taxes for Monmouth County Towns
Average Tax Bills For Monmouth County Towns  Rumson Borough, $21,025 -2.05% Deal Borough, $18,057 -9.24% Fair Haven Borough, $15,376 -2.19% Allenhurst Borough, $15,265 -5.70% Colts Neck Township, $14,986 0.90% Holmdel Township, $13,707 -1.70%...
COVID 19 Guidelines and Real Estate
Currently, the CDC is recommending that if you've visited China, South Korea, Iran, Italy or Japan in the past 14 days; have been in close contact with someone who has traveled to China, South Korea, Iran, Italy or Japan in the past 14 days; or had close contact with...
2019 Premier Agent Awarded to Ralph Aponte, President of Counsellors Title for 3rd Year in a Row
“Premier Agent†Award from Old Republic Title is a designation that identifies agents and agencies for their outstanding work and production. TOMS RIVER, NJ – Counsellors Title Agency, Inc., www.counsellorstitle.net,...
Debt with Older Americans Soars Over 500% – Part 2
The percentage of households headed by someone over age 75 that had debt payments in excess of 40% of their income increased by more than 23% from 2007 to 2016, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Stocks Drop Tracking with Bond Yield
Bond prices fall to new lows.
National Association of Realtors Issues COVID-19 Guide
In response to the growing concerns about COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus, The National Association of Realtors is providing this guidance to help REALTOR® associations respond to the coronavirus’ potential impact on the...
Mortgage Rates Drive Refinance Apps Up 26%
Low mortgage rates drive new refinance applications up 26%.
Debt with Older Americans Soars Over 500% – Part 1
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, total debt for Americans over the age of 70 has increased 543% from 1999 through 2019 to $1.1 trillion. This represents the largest percentage increase of debt for any age group. The actual cost of living has combined...
Selecting the Right Title Agency
The buyers and sellers of residential properties especially may not be aware of the critical role that title agents play in facilitating the closing of a real estate transaction from start to finish. Since buying a piece of property isn't something that you physically...
Equity Rich in the U.S.A
According to the report, the five states with the highest equity-rich homeowners were: 1. California 42.8%, 2. Vermont 39.2%, 3. Hawaii 38.8%, 4. Washington State 35.4%, and 5. New York 35.1%.
January 2020 Sales Stay Strong
Expectations for 2020 is for the new-home construction market sales to increase 10%. • Single Family Closed Sales were up 3.5% to 5,345. • Townhouse-Condo Closed Sales were up 10.2% to 1,636. • Adult Communities...
Morris County Closed Sales Soar 33%
Morris County Single Family Homes for January Key Metrics 2019 2020 Change New Listings 583 533 – 8.6% Closed Sales 278 369 + 32.7%...
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