The financial pressure from high property taxes appears to be taking its toll on Garden State homeowners. A recent study by Property Shark revealed a troubling 23% year-over-year increase in first-time foreclosures across the 12 New Jersey counties in the metropolitan...

Despite Recent Declines, Rent Remains Out of Reach for Many Americans After more than a year of declining rental prices, many Americans might expect some relief from the housing affordability crisis. Unfortunately, the reality is more complex. While rents have indeed...

Bergen and Passaic Counties Bergen County Single Family Homes for June Key Metrics 2024 2025 Change New Listings 742 718 – 3.2% Closed Sales 527 507 – 3.8% DOM* 29 27 – 6.9% Median PX $790K $875K + 10.8% % of...

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From Sandcastle to Bedrock: Leveraging New Jersey's Own Assets Like a sandcastle at high tide, New Jersey's current fiscal foundation crumbles with each economic wave. But rebuilding requires more than just copying other states' playbooks. Benchmarks from fiscally...

Where Real Economic Liquidity Exists It's not going to be summer forever, and New Jersey leaders need to see this an act. The cost of living in this state is becoming untenable for middle class families. To move beyond a sandcastle economy, New Jersey needs leaders...

by: Anthony DiMaio Some economies look impressive from a distance—polished, intricate, even admired by onlookers. But up close, their foundations tell a different story. They are built on sand. And sand, no matter how carefully shaped, is the least...

Two Earthquakes, Two Responses Recently, New Jersey experienced a mild 3.0 earthquake. No one was hurt, and no damage was reported. Mother Nature reminded us that some forces are beyond our control—geological shifts that we must simply endure and...

Second Quarter 2025 Prepared for Counsellors Title Insurance Agency Serving Toms River, New Jersey and Surrounding Communities Market Sentiment Rebounds Strongly The commercial real estate finance sector is experiencing a remarkable turnaround, according to the latest...

Morris and Middlesex Counties Morris County Single Family Homes for June Key Metrics 2024 2025 Change New Listings 486 514 + 5.8% Closed Sales 372 374 + 0.5% DOM* 23 23 0.0% Median PX $761K $803K + 5.5% % of PX 107.3% 107.4% + 0.1% Inventory 629 603...

Monmouth County Single Family Homes for June Key Metrics 2024 2025 Change New Listings 707 683 – 3.4% Closed Sales 416 476 + 14.4% DOM* 29 26 – 10.3% Median PX $765K $785K + 2.6% % of PX 102.4% 103.1% + 0.7% Inventory 1,070...

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