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Higher prices squeeze new home buyers out of market.

Debra Balak has joined the agency’s sales force of licensed title producers. Debra Balak comes to Counsellors Title with a broad and distinguished knowledge of the title insurance industry, representing over two decades of professional title experience.

Last week TRI Pointe Group indicated that it received and partnered with Amazon to begin constructing new smart homes.

Many of those within the industry have just been waiting for the move to be announced. They knew it was coming but they just didn't know when.  Well, finally Zillow announced that it completed the acquisition of Mortgage Lenders of America. This represents Zillow’s...

Monmouth and Ocean Counties report highest number of pending sales in September.

Millennials late to home ownership.

Great ideas for Halloween in New Jersey.

A growing number of real estate sales agents are part of a sales team, according to a survey published by the National Association of Realtors. This survey identifies that 26% of those responding to the survey were members of a real estate team, leaving 73% not a...

A number of developments were reported this week which begin to point to a slight shift in the trajectory of the real estate market nationwide.  First, for the most part, inventory continues to shrink, though in some markets it is actually increasing. In the New...

As mortgage rates continue to climb, presently the sentiment of builders improves. One reason for the improved homebuilder sentiment is the result of falling lumber prices. Higher material and labor costs clearly impact the price of homes being built, especially for...

  Ocean County                                                                 Single Family September 2018 Key Market Metrics    2017 2018      Change ■ New Listings        1,046   1,111    + 6.2% ■ Closed Sales           633       574   - 10.5% ■...