A Title Insurance Perspective on New Jersey's Luxury Real Estate Boom Recently the website, realtor.com published an article discussing the possibility of Asbury Park becoming a luxury market. The criteria for this suggestion is born out of the shift in the real...

Wishing All of Our Friends, Clients and Associates a Happy Labor Day! It’s been a great summer all around. HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS Our office will close on Friday, August 29th @ 3:30 p.m. Closed Monday, September 1st. We will reopen: Tuesday, September 2nd, 8:30 a.m. The...

Bergen and Passaic Counties Bergen County Single Family Homes for July Key Metrics         2024       2025     Change New Listings        697          738     + 5.9% Closed Sales        542        538     – 0.7% DOM*                    28         27     – 3.6% Median...

Morris and Middlesex Counties Morris County Single Family Homes for July Key Metrics       2024       2025     Change New Listings       502        450    – 10.4% Closed Sales      391        379    – 3.1% DOM*                 21          24        + 14.3% Median PX ...

Monmouth County Single Family Homes for July Key Metrics       2024       2025      Change New Listings      788        676      – 14.2% Closed Sales     535        492      – 8.0% DOM*                 26           30      + 15.4% Median PX        $760K    $776K  + ...

U.S. existing-home sales fell 2.7% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.93 million, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Sales were unchanged from one year earlier. Regionally, monthly sales declined in the Midwest,...

Town's property taxes soar as school district struggles with 'nothing left' in reserves Old Bridge homeowners are facing nearly a 10% increase in their property tax bills this year, and township officials say the schools are largely to blame. The Township Council held...

This Week's Title Wise Newsletter 

Counsellors Title Agency is closely monitoring Hurricane Erin as it impacts the New Jersey shoreline today, Thursday, August 21, 2025. While the center of the storm will remain offshore, its large size is already producing significant coastal hazards across Atlantic,...

Will Florida and At-Risk States Benefit? The transformation of Florida’s insurance market presents both opportunities and ongoing challenges. The entry of new, specialized insurers provides more options for consumers and introduces competitive pressure that could...

New State-Backed Carrier in Florida – Citizens Property Insurance As private insurers fled, Florida’s state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corporation became the safety net for hundreds of thousands of homeowners. Citizens, designed to be the “insurer of last...

A number of Florida’s home insurance carriers have reduced or ceased offering new homeowners insurance policies in Florida recently. Key examples include Farmers Insurance, Bankers Insurance, and Lexington Insurance, a subsidiary of AIG, who have all voluntarily...