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What Ever Happened to My Space??
Myspace was launched in August 2003 from Beverly Hills, California. It was acquired by News Corporation in July 2005 for $580 million. From 2005 until early 2008, Myspace was the most visited social networking site in the world, attracting 75.9 million unique visitors...
February Ocean and Monmouth NJ Sales
Monmouth County for February 2018 showed a reduction in the number of new listings by almost 11%, down to 877 from 892. These numbers mirror the reduction in total inventory for the County, which fell dramatically by 24.5%, down to just 2310 homes on the market. The...
NJ February Pending Sales Jump 6 Percent
The three most prominent national market trends for residential real estate are the on going lack of abundant inventory, the steadily upward movement of home prices and year-over-year declines in home sales. Sales declines are a natural result of there being fewer...
Existing-Home Sales Rebound 3.0 Percent in February
Washington, D.C. – Despite consistently low inventory levels and faster price growth, existing-home sales bounced back in February after two straight months of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Sizeable sales increases in the South and West...
The Face of Social Media in 2018
Pew Research Report on Social Media Facebook and YouTube dominate this landscape, as notable majorities of U.S. adults use each of these sites. At the same time, younger Americans (especially those ages 18 to 24) stand out for embracing a variety of platforms and...
NJ Gains $12K Home Equity in 2017
Homeowner Equity Q4 2017 CoreLogic analysis shows U.S. homeowners with mortgages (roughly 63 percent of all properties*) have seen their equity increase by a total of $908.4 billion since the fourth quarter 2016, an increase of 12.2 percent, year over year....
Elders Projected to Outnumber Children in 2030
MARCH 13, 2018 — The year 2030 marks an important demographic turning point in U.S. history according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 National Population Projections. By 2030, all baby boomers will be older than age 65. This will expand the size of the older...
Online Mortgage Orginations Increase Part 2
Lowest Price Isn’t Always the Answer J.D. Power cited that many things determine the buyer’s choice of lender, which does includes: price and rate. The lowest price doesn’t always win but rather what buyers are most likely to look for is the combination of trust in...
Online Mortgage Originations Grow Part 1
First time, refinance and purchase customers cited online/website as the most frequent method of submitting a mortgage application.
New Jersey Foreclosures Hit 11 Year High
According to a recent ATTOM Data Solutions report, foreclosures in the State of New Jersey hit an 11-year high in 2017. This represented a foreclosure peak for the state’s crisis real estate industry. Yet, this also presents itself as an opportunity for those with the...
Inventory Shortages Spurring Creation of Construction Jobs
The construction sector came out on top, resulting in 60,000 new jobs in February. The construction industry has added 185,000 jobs over the past four months.
Mortgage Apps Don’t Tell the Whole Story
Expectation isn't what drives markets, but rather investable assets, demand and supply. Last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association [MBA] reported that mortgage applications for last week were flat. Well, considering the historic low inventory, the creeping upward...
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