Pending home sales nuzzled-out half-a-percent gain in December. Most believe that the inventory shortages which are plaguing the markets is the primary reason for the slowing sales. According to agents, the supply shortage is creating a higher percentage of the listed...

New Jersey was able to post positive results for all categories on a comparative basis in 2017. New listings, pending sales, closed sales, median sales price, average sales price, percentage of price received and affordability all showed improvement. ■ New Listings +...

The rate of homeowership in the nation continues to improve. The U.S. Census reported that the national homeownership rate reached its highest level since the fourth quarter of 2014. The government agency posted a slight increase in the fourth quarter of 2017 to...

U.S. National Home Prices NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported an that the annual change in home prices increased to 6.2% in November.

With the barrage of information that has become so easily accessible today, in any location, the chance of being data-deluged is not only very real, it is probably occurring without your knowledge. Everyone wants your email, your mobile phone number and even your...

National Foreclosures Drops to 12-Year Low in 2017 ATTOM Data Solutions released its Year-End 2017 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 676,535 U.S. properties...

According to a recent report published by Trulia, rentals increased by 3.1% in 2017 Higher increases seen in strongest housing markets Tight housing inventory compounded by improved economic conditions and increased buyer demand over the last two years has impacted...

The National Association of Realtors® total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 1.1 percent in 2017 to a 5.51 million sales pace and surpassed 2016 (5.45 million) as the...

Single-family home Townhouse Condo Here is a checklist for those looking to buy a home: What Kind of Neighborhood? Do you want to be in a family neighborhood? Do you want to be near a playground? Do you want to be close to your child’s school? Do you want to bike...

OCEAN COUNTY DECEMBER 2017 Single Family December 2017 Key Market Metrics 2016 2017 Change ■ New Listings 642 613 - 4.5% ■ Closed Sales 672 615 - 8.5% ■ DOM* 86 83 - 3.5% ■ Median Px $279K $290K + 3.7% ■ % of Px Rec'd 96.2% 96.7% + 0.5% ■ Inventory 4,015 3,334 - 17.0%...

The number of single family homes and townhouse-condos closed were up just slightly. While the supply for both single family and townhouse-condos plummeted by 27% and 25% respectively. • Single Family Closed Sales were up 0.2 percent to 6,560. • Townhouse-Condo Closed...

As we move deeper and deeper into 2018, the real estate climate continues to show signs that it will continue its push higher for the next 12 months. Everything appears to point to a very tight market: with closed sales and new listings for the most part keeping pace...