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Looks Like Fishing for Jersey is No Fluke
Breaking News: The Wall Street Journal reported that "the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted to reduce the recreational fishing quota for the East Coast summer flounder by 30% this year, following a 10% quota cut last year." Bob Martin, New Jersey's...
Pockets in New Jersey Turn Golden
In the midst of a very strong real estate market, some communities have fared better than others: one is Ocean Grove, New Jersey. According to Wikipedia, “Ocean Grove was founded in 1869 as an outgrowth of the camp meeting movement in the United States, when a group...
Using the Free Facebook Targeting Tool
Facebook has some incredibly advanced (yet simple to use) targeting features within its Ad Manager, but an under-discussed free tool is its Targeting option for organic posts, which can be used to improve the relevancy of posts. Although this might actually limit the...
News from the National Association of Realtors
The National Association of Realtors see the biggest bottleneck to purchases is the shortage of inventory. But that isn't all. Mixed signals on the economy. Home sales are down while contract signings are up. The one common statistic, though, is that households want...
Generational Wealth and Millennials Rising
Approximately 70% of the wealth and affluent market is comprised of Americans age 52 or older who have at least $100,000 in investable assets. Baby Boomers account for more than half (55%) of the market while the Silent Generation represents 15%. Approximately 13% of...
The American Dream of Homeownership
Spending on housing declined to 15.6% of GDP, according to a study expected to be released Monday by the Rosen Consulting Group, a real-estate consultant. How this comparatively factors into the overall picture is compared with a 60-year average of just under 19%. In...
New Jersey’s Municipal Mania
It appears that New Jersey's plethora of municipal governments is the key factor for the high rate of property taxes. The costs to run each of these disparate operations is costly. Here are the facts: New Jersey has 565 municipalities New Jersey also has more than 600...
S&P-Case-Shiller Report Trends Higher
Homes hit another milestone high, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, which reported that home prices rose 5.9% year-over-year in January. This figure eclipsed December's 5.7% annual gain. The S&P/Case Shiller 20-City Composite...
Real Estate & the National Picture
Sales of all existing homes nationwide fell 3.7% to an annual rate of 5.48 million in February from January's rate of 5.69 million. The February 2017 median price increased for the 60th straight month, for year-over-year price gains, for all types of existing homes....
Ocean and Monmouth Counties Most in Pending Sales
New Jersey Realtor YouTube Buyer Activity Outpacing Seller Activity Faster Selling Times Demand Remains Strong in February Closed Sales Increased 16.2% from February 2016 The Number of Sales Shot Up from 7,877 to 9,155 Seems that there aren't enough homes to go around...
Your Company Must-Have Website Checklist
Items you should check on your website navigation: ■ Your business name and logo featured prominently. ■ Your phone number with a click-to-call option for smartphone users. ■ A description of your business and services. ■ Photos. ■ Links to your company Facebook page....
LinkedIn Changes
LinkedIn has changed their format. It is now more of a newsfeed. The purpose of the redesign of the LinkedIn platform was made to reflect the trends of video, graphic and engagement optimization easier for all those who are in your network. The end-game is to increase...
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