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Warehouse Construction Surging in New Jersey
The Surge in Warehouse Construction There is clearly a scramble for buildable parcels of land, especially for warehouse use. New Jersey is in the middle of an ongoing warehouse construction boom as a result of the surging demand created by online shopping, where...
The Housing Market
https://youtu.be/uPR9SNpBJAU George Ratiu, Manager of Economic Research, discusses the changing economic and real estate landscape as we move through spring. He covers the sharp increase in prices which are taking a bigger bite out of Americans’ paychecks. He mentions...
Builders Are Back
According to reports, as of February 2022 there were nearly 800,000 single-family homes under construction in the United States. This represents a 28% increase over 2021 according to US government figures. Despite the rising mortgage rates, and the general shortage of...
Counsellors Title Will Close for Good Friday & Passover
Counsellors Title Will be Closed April 15th for Good Friday and Passover.
Southern Properties Become Prime Online Real Estate Investments
The arrival of the real estate investment platform has come as a result of the demand for real estate and the ability to deliver such ownership in terms of shares and offerings. Jeff Bezos may not be running Amazon anymore, but he seems to have taken a fancy to the...
Inflation, Rates and the Fed
In this video, Manager of Economic Research George Ratiu discusses the shifts taking place in the economy and how they are impacting the housing markets. Mr. Ratiu covers the number of factory orders, which declined for the first time in 10 months, pointing out that...
Title Insurance Is Protection
Insurance is there to protect your investment. Title insurance is no different. Though title insurance is often an overlooked part of the home buying process, it's an important one. The problem is that many people don't even know where to begin their research. Click...
The New Normal – Tight Inventory and Higher Rates
CoreLogic reports 12 consecutive months of annual home price increases. The home price increases are only further complicated by the rising mortgage rates that have crossed the 5% line. Except for a few days in 2018, mortgage rates have been below the 5% benchmark...
5 Marketing Tactics for Spring 2022
Marketing is a skill, not just a business card or a headshot. A marketer knows that things change; like a sailboat can weather stormy seas because it is capable of leveraging the winds of change in order to navigate to its final destination. In the book How to Survive...
Manhattan Cash Purchases Skyrocket in Q1
According to the recent numbers, in light of the rising interest rates, deep-pocket buyers went deep into the New York City real estate market with respect to purchases in the first quarter of 2022. According to reports, over 47% of all real estate purchases in...
February Hudson County Sales
Hudson County Sales February 2021 2022 Change New Listings 113 105 - 7.1%Closed Sales 92 87 - 5.4% DOM 44 49 + 11.4% Median PX $450K $465K +...
February Union & Essex County Sales
Union & Essex Counties Union County Single Family Homes for February Key Metrics 2021 2022 Change New Listings 435 316 – 27.4% Closed Sales 389 313 – 19.5% DOM* 37 38 + 2.7%...
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