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Passaic County Single Family Homes for May Key Metrics 2019 2020 Change New Listings 510 287 - 43.7% Closed Sales 295 194 - 34.2% DOM* 66 67 + 1.5% Median PX $345K $370K + 7.2% % of PX 98.5% 98.2% - 0.3% Inventory 1,320 719 - 45.5% Months Supply 5.0 3.0 - 40.0% *Days...

Morris County Single Family Homes for May Key Metrics 2019 2020 Change New Listings 1,076 693 - 35.6% Closed Sales 473 318 - 32.8% DOM* 57 55 - 3.5% Median PX $455K $470K + 3.3% % of PX 98.7% 98.3% - 0.4% Inventory 2,585 1,564 - 39.5% Months Supply 6.2 3.9 - 37.1%...

Title Officer Counsellors Title has an opening for an experienced Title Officer. The job calls for the candidate to work independently, referring only unusual and complex matters to supervisors or title support. The candidate should be familiar with all aspects of...

Monmouth County Single Family Homes for May Key Metrics 2019 2020 Change New Listings 1,260 903 - 28.3% Closed Sales 638 456 - 28.5% DOM* 53 62 + 17.0% Median PX $440K $485K + 10.2% % of PX 97.9% 96.9% - 1.0% Inventory 3,369 2,037 - 39.5% Months Supply 5.9 3.8 - 35.6%...

While the stock market recovered significantly in March, the effects of COVID-19 to the economy continue to build. In just the last four weeks, more than 20 million people nationwide filed initial unemployment claims according to the United States Department of Labor,...

In retrospect, the most lethal effect upon the economy that the pandemic has had may be realized by its effect upon the American shopping mall. The effect is clearly being felt not just upon the shopping habits of the consumer but upon the social infrastructure of...

History of Father's Day Father’s Day is celebrated annually on the third Sunday in June in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, India, and a number of other countries around theworld. The first known Father’s Day service...

According to Redfin, housing demand was up 25% year-over-year for the first week in June. In some cases there was a slingshot effect, as in the case of Atlanta, where pending home sales surged by 20% year-over-year from 2019. Even though the Atlanta and Southeast...

Homebuilder sentiment jumped an historic striking 21 points in June to 58. Fast Stats - Builder Sentiment â–  Northeast increased to 48 points from 31 â–  South increased to 62, up 20 points â–  Midwest increased to...

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 10.9% compared to May 2019 figures. From a 2020 perspective, the number of new mortgage applications rose by 26% compared with figures from April 2020. "The solid...

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Negative equity fell by $284 billion by the end of the first quarter of 2020. These results continue the improvement that was reported back in the 4th quarter of 2019 where negative equity fell by $286 billion. The year-over-year reduction in negative equity came to...