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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...

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...

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....

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...

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 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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■  Educate yourself about your market. If you price your home correctly, in New Jersey at least, you will get approximately 96% of your list price. Overpricing your home can hurt you in the short and long run by pushing away buyers who are prepared to spend what your...

Monmouth County 2017 Single Family Key Metrics        2016       2017       Percent Change New Listings       912         979         + 7.3% Closed Sales       325         350         + 7.7% Days on Mrkt     81           74            - 8.6% Median Px       $380K  ...

The National Association of Realtors report also found that 69% of homeowners think “now is a good time to sell,” which is up from 62% from the fourth quarter and up from 56% from this time in 2016. Optimism Soars for U.S. Households According to the most recent...

When the Wall Street Journal reported that Goldman Sachs purchased of a portfolio of non-performing loans from Fannie Mae, it wasn’t the first time. No, this has been an ongoing process in which Goldman has made purchases of severely delinquent home loans from the...

ATTOM Data Solutions released their recent February report showing 17 consecutive months of annual decreases. The report presents foreclosure data hitting an 11-year low, dating back to November 2005. Still, there were a score of states reporting increases in...