The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance issued an official warning to New Jersey specifically to banks, mortgage lenders, real estate agent license holders, title agencies and closers, to be aware of the "prevalence of fraudulent schemes to divert funds...

According to the US Census Bureau, new construction surged in March 2018 but this search did not include an important niche within the industry, single-family housing. Housing starts for privately-owned homes in March were posted at 1.319 million. This is 1.9% above...

Middlesex County Single Family March 2018 Key Market Metrics 2017  2018 Change ■ New Listings      961   902 – 6.1% ■ Closed Sales       419       400 – 4.5% ■ DOM*                 86         72 – 16.3% ■ Median Px      $285K    $330K + 15.8% ■ % of Px Rec’d   97.4%  ...

Ocean County Single Family March 2018 Key Market Metrics 2017  2018 Change ■ New Listings      1,369    1,330 – 2.8% ■ Closed Sales       589       581 – 1.4% ■ DOM*               89          88 – 1.4% ■ Median Px      $295K    $300K + 1.7% ■ % of Px Rec’d   96.4%  ...

New residential real estate activity has been relatively slow in the first quarter of 2018, yet housing is proving its resiliency in a consistently improving economy. Some markets have had increases in signed contracts, but the vast majority of the nation continues to...

According to a number of articles recently written within industry trades, there is a growing concern coming from the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance warning professionals specifically involved within the real estate industry about phishing scams or...

March Home Prices Up 8.9%, the Biggest Increase in Four Years New listings declined 5.6 percent in March, a sign of possible waning seller enthusiasm and ongoing tight market conditions Seattle, WA – April 19, 2018 (PRNewswire) (NASDAQ: RDFN) — The median home sale...

Art Helps Us to See Things Differently  This Saturday, April 21st, there will be an Art Walk in historic Smithville, New Jersey.  More than 75 artists participate in the annual Art Walk held at the Smithville Village. “Main streets have art walks and I think...

21 Counties | 21 Reasons To Choose Counsellors Title Agency 1. Providing the highest standard of title services to all 21 counties 2. Exclusively providing title insurance services since 1996 3. Offices throughout the state 4. Offering coverage with a top-rated U.S....

In a press release published by ATTOM Data Solutions, its curated analysis of more than 86 million U.S. single family homes, shows that property taxes levied on single family homes in 2017 totaled $293.4 billion, up 6 percent from $277.7 billion in 2016 and an average...

According to a number of reports, there is a new trendy hotel being planned for the downtown area of Asbury Park. It would occupy the building that once housed the Savoy Theater, where John Barrymore, Helen Hayes, George Abbot and Shirley Booth graced the state. In...

What is obvious is that we are in the debt pit because we don't maintain or have a spending strategy. So that implicates the fact that in order to emerge from this crater, we're going to need some very specific and decisive choices and strategies to be implemented....