Real Estate Prices Point to Strong 2018 What's good for Brooklyn is good for Jersey, or at least that is how market trends have tracked over the last decade. We should see if New Jersey continues to track in this direction, since the numbers for December, 2017 are...

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2017 Year in Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh0_DHwui5U

– On average, homes that sold above their list price went for $7,000 over the asking price – The share of U.S. home sales that were above the listed price increased from 17.8 percent in 2012 to 24.1 percent in 2017. – The typical price increase for homes that sold...

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Applications Survey (BAS) data for December 2017 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased 7.8 percent compared to December 2016. Compared to November 2017, applications decreased by 18 percent relative...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and...

Dunes and Oyster Reefs Possible Answer Efforts are underway in the state to invest $20 million a year of taxpayer revenues to fund grants that will help towns launch projects using natural and organic materials such as wetlands, oyster reefs, barrier reefs and dune...

Homebuilder Confidence Surging for 2018

A $123,000 grant from Impact 100 Jersey Coast, a women’s philanthropy group, was awarded to the Covenant House Rites of Passage program operated out of Asbury Park. Rites of Passage program offers a safe place for homeless young people, 18 or older, who have “aged”...

According to CoreLogic, on an annualized basis, home prices climbed by a very steep 7% in November. Aside from being the third straight month when prices exceeded projections, the speed to market continues to fuel one of the strongest seller’s markets in decades. On...

The U.S. apartment vacancy rate increased marginally in the fourth quarter from the third as supply exceeded demand. Asking rents edged higher by 0.4%, while the national apartment vacancy rate rose slightly to 4.5% from 4.4%.

Bayonne is beginning to gain new-found respect as New Jersey’s next Boom Town. Over the course of a 2-3 year period, Bayonne projects 3,000 new residential units will be completed or under construction.  Bayonne, population 65,000, is located along New Jersey’s Gold...