The number of people in New Jersey who own their home outright has increased dramatically over the last decade or so. According to U.S. Census figures from 2022 the numbers show that 36.7% of homes in New Jersey are owned outright, no mortgage or home equity loan....

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Where are people moving? Nationwide, 24% of homebuyers searched to move to a different metro area between Nov '23 - Jan '24. The top 5 states homebuyers searched to move to were Florida, North Carolina, Arizona, Tennessee, and South Carolina while California, New...

Construction: News from the National Association of Home Builders and U.S. Census Though housing starts fell, which includes multifamily and single-family statistics, single-family permits are rising. From U.S. Census Housing Starts: Privately‐owned housing starts in...

Some of the early data hitting the real estate market for January's activity shows that on a comparative basis, half of New Jersey counties posted fewer new listings than 2023. In seven New Jersey counties that number was 10% less than there had been in 2023. The...

Happy Presidents’ Day to our Friends from all of us at Counsellors Title Agency!! Please note that our business offices will be closed on Monday, February 19th. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, February 20st. Ralph Aponte and all of the Counsellors...

Check the Facts A recent Asbury Park Press article stated that Monmouth County median home listed prices crossed the $800,000 threshold. Back in December 2023, the median sales price for a home in Monmouth County, according to New Jersey Realtor, was $670,000, which...

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It seems that whoever controls the Internet, controls the market. As Gen X’s and Millennials initiate their pursuit of their first home, they will naturally rely upon platforms that they are most used to navigating. For the last few years the primary real estate...

As mortgage rates increased slightly in the fourth quarter, there was a delinquency rate of 3.88% of all loans outstanding at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023. This was up from the previous quarter of 3.62%, but slightly below the rate of 3.96% for 2022,...

According to the recent report issued by the National Association of Home Builders, home affordability. is still a major obstacle to home ownership, with inflation, high mortgage rates and inventory shortages keeping buyers at bay. Despite the slowing of the national...

The Housing Market Didn't Need Another Problem Now homeowners in California are having to deal with the lack of insurance carriers providing homeowners insurance. There is another issue that is starting to have an effect upon the housing market and it has nothing to...