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Famous historic mothers of New Jersey Anna Harrison  Anna Harrison, the 9th First Lady of the United States, married to President William Henry Harrison. President William Henry Harrison held the presidency just one month. She also was the grandmother of another...

NJ's Philadelphia Burbs May See A Bump Back in January we wrote about the benefits to New Jersey of having a strong New York City real estate market. The upside was clearly being felt. We wrote, "What's good for Brooklyn is good for New Jersey". All of the outlying...

The Pew study also discovered other significant issues appearing on the horizon:■ In 2015, 38% of all “renter households” were rent burdened, an increase of about 19% from 2001. ■ Between 2001 and 2015, the median rent rose from $512 a month to $678, a 32% increase.■...

Pew Research issued a report which shed some light and concern on the rent burden facing many Americans. It appears according to its report issued in April 2018, the rental market is making home ownership more difficult for many Americans. "..as more households rely...

Recently, the New York Post published a story about the destructive impact that home flipping is having upon New York City neighborhoods. They cite the figure that in 2017, over 2,000 one-to-four family homes in New York City were bought and resold within a year....

Atlantic City has been the subject of a great deal of conversation over the last few years, and most of it has not been good. But this week, there might me a light at the end of the tunnel, with this report from Fox News, which discussed the likelihood of a rebirth of...

Applebee’s Those who are 60 and up get 10% to 15% off at participating locations. This deal may require a Golden Apple Card. Arby’s  Seniors age 55 or older get a 10% discount. Some locations reportedly throw in a free drink. A&W A 10% senior discount is...

Affordability and inventory remain the two major factors holding back real estate sales. On a month-to-month basis, total existing home sales climbed just 1.1% in March from February but they still lag behind 2017 figures by 1.2%. Median existing home prices increased...

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%  ...