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#5: Newark, New Jersey Newark, located in Essex County, is an internationally recognized air, rail and shipping transportation hub. Newark’s renaissance is the result of its ability to attracting popular retailers such as Whole Foods and Nike. Newark’s fix-to...

New hires in Camden are calculate to be 541 new jobs between 2013 and 2016, according to federal labor statistics. But still, poverty is falling, and with recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau the city’s poverty rate fell 10% last year compared with the...

September marked the 28th consecutive month of year-over-year inventory declines The new Housing Demand Index published by Refin saw housing demand skyrocket by 27.7% in 2017 as compared with 2016. The numbers for September came in basically flat except in some...

Home Prices Hit a 64-Month High Black Knight Financial reported that home prices hit a new peak in August for the 64th consecutive month. The new home price reached $282,000 in August. While this is a pretty significant streak, home prices increased by only 0.24% from...

S&P Home Price Index Hits New High The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index [HPI] rose more than expected in August, hitting an all-time high. National home prices continued to rise in August by 6.1% on an annual basis. This increase was more than...

New Jersey's top 10 cities for flipping: #1: Gloucester City, New Jersey Located by the Delaware River, Gloucester City’s proximity to Philadelphia by way of the Walt Whitman Bridge is a definite plus. Also, its easy access to the sports stadiums of Philadelphia...

Another source, WalletHub, did a fix-to-flip study, ranking 150 cities nationwide in which only 2 New Jersey cities ranked, Jersey City (140) and Newark (148). The WalletHub study found that the average return on investment was $62,624 (gross flipping profit) in 2016....

Wishing all of our friends, colleagues and associates a fun day where all of your surprises are treats and not tricks. From your friends at Counsellors Title Agency, Inc. celebrating our 21st year of serving the great State of New Jersey.    

OCEAN COUNTY SEPTEMBER 2017 The median sales price for single family homes jumped by 9.1% from September 2016. Ocean County sales of single family homes also grew by 3.7% year-over-year this September. New listings continued to climb with a bump of 1.9% year-over-year...

Fright Fest Through October 31 at Six Flags Great Adventure, off Route 537, Jackson. 732-928-2000 or sixflags.com/greatadventure. Well known for its scary attractions, Fright Fest also offers "Thrills By Day," with kid-friendly, zombie-free hours before "the...

Even Goldman Sachs is Getting into the Game of Flipping Another good sign that home flippers are going to be around for a while is the recently announced purchase of Genesis Capital by the slick and savvy Goldman Sachs. Genesis got its start at the right time, back in...

New Jersey September 2017 Monthly Report Every market is unique, yet the national sentiment has given rise to the notion that housing markets are stalling. Although desirous buyers are out on an increasing number of showings, there remains a limited number of...