Affordability and inventory remain the two major factors holding back real estate sales. On a month-to-month basis, total existing home sales climbed just 1.1% in March from February, but they still are lagging behind 2017 figures by 1.2%. Median existing home prices...

There are thousands of real estate websites out there, each clamoring for your attention and promising to provide some sort of guidance in the search for the perfect home. The National Association of Realtors indicates that nearly all home buyers begin their search...

The most expensive cities to rent a one-bedroom apartment were not big surprises: San Francisco, California came in number one, with the highest average one-bedroom rent of $3,440 per month. The city with the second most expensive average rent for a 1one-bedroom was...

A recently published report by Pew Research, based upon the data and analysis of population shifts throughout the 50 states received by the U.S. Census Bureau, has shown some interesting changes. Specifically, 16% of the states in the union lost population between...

Famous historic mothers of New Jersey Anna Harrison  Anna Harrison, the 9th First Lady of the United States, married to President William Henry Harrison. President William Henry Harrison held the presidency just one month. She also was the grandmother of another...

NJ's Philadelphia Burbs May See A Bump Back in January we wrote about the benefits to New Jersey of having a strong New York City real estate market. The upside was clearly being felt. We wrote, "What's good for Brooklyn is good for New Jersey". All of the outlying...

The Pew study also discovered other significant issues appearing on the horizon:■ In 2015, 38% of all “renter households” were rent burdened, an increase of about 19% from 2001. ■ Between 2001 and 2015, the median rent rose from $512 a month to $678, a 32% increase.■...

Pew Research issued a report which shed some light and concern on the rent burden facing many Americans. It appears according to its report issued in April 2018, the rental market is making home ownership more difficult for many Americans. "..as more households rely...

Recently, the New York Post published a story about the destructive impact that home flipping is having upon New York City neighborhoods. They cite the figure that in 2017, over 2,000 one-to-four family homes in New York City were bought and resold within a year....

Atlantic City has been the subject of a great deal of conversation over the last few years, and most of it has not been good. But this week, there might me a light at the end of the tunnel, with this report from Fox News, which discussed the likelihood of a rebirth of...

Applebee’s Those who are 60 and up get 10% to 15% off at participating locations. This deal may require a Golden Apple Card. Arby’s  Seniors age 55 or older get a 10% discount. Some locations reportedly throw in a free drink. A&W A 10% senior discount is...

Affordability and inventory remain the two major factors holding back real estate sales. On a month-to-month basis, total existing home sales climbed just 1.1% in March from February but they still lag behind 2017 figures by 1.2%. Median existing home prices increased...