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Refinances accounted for 12% of the loans for the week, increasing by 116% from 2018. Total mortgage application volume increased 5.3% from the prior week, with volume surging by 46.5% from 2018.  According to the Mortgage Bankers Association [MBA], the average...

Key Findings on the Economic Influence of Housing The number of homes with negative equity has decreased. Total percent of homes underwater went from 25.9% in the first quarter of 2010 to 4.1% in the first quarter of 2019. Total home equity hits new record At the end...

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New Jersey's state education commissioner Lamont Repollet recognized 11 public schools as Lighthouse Districts. As part of the state's effort to keep on top of schools and their students’ educational progress, every year the state sees fit to identify certain school...

Bergen County Single Family Homes for June Key Metrics    2018   2019   Change New Listings  1,334   1,195 – 10.4% Closed Sales     814     728   – 10.6% DOM*              52        52        0.0% Median PX     $515K $513.5K – 0.3% % of PX        98.4%   98.6%    +...

New Jersey has 60 beaches to choose from and over 140 miles of coastline. In 2018, visitation to New Jersey was up 7.4% from 2017 to 111 million people.

Median sale hits a new all-time record. U.S. homeowners selling in Q2 2019 realized an average home price gain since purchase of $67,500, an average 33.9% return from the original purchase price. The results from Q2 2019 is an increase from an average gain of $57,706 reported in Q1 2019 and is also an improvement from the average gain of $60,100 reported in Q2 2018.

87% of Gen Zers want to buy a home before the age of 35. This represents a higher percentage as compared with the total U.S. homeownership.

Title insurance protects against loss resulting from matters affecting the title to real property.

Our Real Estate Secretarial Services are able to assist you in every aspect of the sale, purchase, refinance or loan closing process. We will directly communicate with all the parties involved in the transaction and coordinate and obtain all the items necessary to bring the matter to closing.

Morris and Middlesex Counties report sales for June 2019.