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2 Decades Later – Still They Are Never Forgotten

September 11th is one of those days of the calendar that has been forever ascribed to those who died at the hands of radical extremists - nearly 3,000 people died in those airplane attacks 20 years ago. It is now designated as Patriot Day, where Americans and other...

Morris and Middlesex July Single Family Sales

Morris County Single Family Homes for July Key Metrics    2020     2021     Change New Listings     880      699    – 20.6% Closed Sales    596      620     + 4.0% DOM*                51        28     – 45.1% Median PX     $500K   $600K  + 20.0% % of PX         98.8% ...

Bergen and Passaic July Single Family Sales

Bergen County Single Family Homes for July Key Metrics          2020      2021    Change New Listings        1,383     1,203   – 13.0% Closed Sales          550       884    + 60.7% DOM*                      57         30    – 47.4% Median PX           $544K   $655K +...

Labor Day

  The History of Labor Day Labor Day is a federal holiday that was established to recognize the contribution of American workers. Originally it came about by the efforts of the labor movement that took place in the late 19th century. Labor Day became a Federal...

White House Wants to Solve Inventory Shortage

White House Wants to Solve the Inventory Crisis According to a number of reliable sources, the White House has begun to develop plans to build in excess of 2 million homes to restore some of the shortage of affordable housing to the market. The shortage of existing...

July Union and Hudson County Single Family Sales

Union County   Single Family Homes for July  Key Metrics      2020     2021    Change New Listings       719      629      – 12.5% Closed Sales      493      526      + 6.7% DOM*                  51        27     – 47.1% Median PX        $435K   $525K  + 20.7% % of...

July Ocean and Monmouth Single Family Sales

Monmouth County Single Family Homes for July Key Metrics       2020        2021     Change New Listings     1,192         946    – 20.6% Closed Sales      747          708    –  5.2% DOM*                  55            29     – 47.3% Median PX       $500K       $610K ...

Cat 4 Hurricane Ida Hits the Gulf

New Orleans in 2021 is a different city than it was back in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit. The levee system is three times the capacity than what was in place 16 years ago. Hurricane Ida hit as a Cat 4 storm, but quickly slowed down to 'only' a Cat 2 storm, which...

Housing Demand Continues to Drive Prices

Little change has occurred within the real estate market over the last few months to change buyer demand and seller excitement. Potentially, what might be helpful to the market, in the long-term but not in the short-term, is the falling price in lumber futures. We...

Closed Single-Family Sales Dip

The White House recently announced additional measures to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure as they exit forbearance, including loan modifications and payment reductions. Borrowers with federally backed mortgages can lock in lower interest rates and extend...

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