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A Fresh Look at Title Insurance

A property title is the legal right that a person has to the ownership and possession of land.  If that prior claim can be established, that person may claim an interest in the property outright or make demands on the owner as to its use. How quickly can Counsellors...

Housing Market Remains Steady

The drop in the number of mortgage applications for the last week doesn't seem to be resulting in a softening of the real estate market. Mortgage Bankers Association reported that total mortgage application volume increased 2.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the...

Lunch & Learn February 22

Lunch & Learn Come learn about the US DA Loan Program and discover how to sell more homes using this $0 down payment loan. Convert Rental Leads to Buyers Market Your Listings Flexible Guidelines Q&A Networking with guests and co-sponsors: Michael Mathews...

January Building Permits Hit 15-Month High

U.S. housing starts fell slightly for January 2017. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, total 1.25M in Jan vs. 1.22M starts expected. The housing starts declined 2.6% to an adjusted annual rate of 1.25 million units. Still, December's starts were revised...

Happy President’s Day

Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, it is still officially called “Washington’s Birthday” by the federal government. Traditionally celebrated...

77 Percent of Americans Own a Smartphone

Nearly nine-in-ten Americans today are online, up from about half in the early 2000s. Pew Research Center has chronicled this trend and others through more than 15 years of surveys on Internet and technology use. They released a new set of fact sheets that will be...

Word From NJ – Summer Shore Looks Good

Shore properties were being scooped up in the second weak in January in some shore towns such as Bradley Beach. Usually rentals don’t post until February, but this year seems the inventory shortage is having an effect on summer rentals as well. The good thing about...

Blue Apron Expands New Jersey Presence

Another Internet Company in NJ It was recently reported that Blue Apron is planning to expand its operations to Linden, New Jersey. Blue Apron is a leading fresh-meal kit delivery company based in New York City. The company expects to employ over 2,000 people in the...

Equity Rich Properties Climb to Nearly 14 Million

Seriously underwater properties are down by 1 million from 2015. According to ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s largest fused property database, the number of equity rich U.S. properties increased by 1.3 million from 2015. The ATTOM Data Solutions report...

Valentine’s Day Ideas for New Jersey

Checking out a great article on NJ.com it offers some wonderful and romantic ideas for Valentine's Day 2017. Even though Valentine Day's comes along in the dead of winter, there are some great spots you can go with your sweetheart.  Here are Jersey's ten most romantic...

Mortgage Applications Pop

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association mortgage applications increased by 2.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week from the previous week. This bodes well for the upcoming spring buying season, reflecting that there will be significant buying interest...

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