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The Mortgage Sector Squeeze

Doing a deep dive into the impact that the slowing real estate industry is experiencing translates into fewer purchases, less inventory, and continued overhead costs. Much of the business has gone digital and such platforms, in order to be maintained, will remain...

Real Estate Market Showing Cracks

The annualized price appreciation trajectory slowed in October to 9.3% from 10.7% according to Black Knight's recent report. According to Black Knight, home prices peaked in June 2022 at $438,000, with October’s home prices falling from June highs by 3.8%. Probably...

Sellers Stepping Aside

Home Sellers Are Pulling Their Homes Off the Market According to a recent Redfin report, a record number of home sellers have taken their homes off the market. Over the last three months, the Redfin report indicates that 2% of all homes listed for sale were removed...

Christmas Trees in New Jersey

One of the accoutrements of the holiday season is the Christmas tree. But the experts are warning us that Christmas trees are going to cost more this year than last year. Historically, it was commonly believed that in the winter, evergreen tree would thrive even in...

October Sales for Hudson County

Hudson County Single Family Homes for July Key Metrics       2021       2022     Change New Listings       153           81      – 47.1% Closed Sales        72           61      – 15.3% DOM*                  32            36       + 12.5% Median PX       $476K   ...

October Bergen and Passaic County Sales

Bergen County Single Family Homes for July Key Metrics         2021       2022     Change New Listings         737         555     – 24.7% Closed Sales        688         516     – 25.0% DOM*                     37           38      + 2.7% Median PX        $600K   ...

October Sales for Morris and Middlesex Counties

Morris and Middlesex Counties Morris County Single Family Homes for October Key Metrics       2021       2022     Change New Listings       524         399     – 23.9% Closed Sales      478         335     – 29.9% DOM*                   33           33      – 0.0%...

Counsellors Title Agency Celebrates 26th Anniversary

Counsellors Title Agency Celebrates Its 26th Year in Business Ralph Aponte’s agency continues to exceed customer expectations with over 45,000 orders since 1996 and over $20 billion in property values  TOMS RIVER, NJ – Counsellors Title Agency, Inc.,...

October Monmouth & Ocean County Sales

Monmouth County Single Family Homes for July Key Metrics       2021       2022      Change New Listings       652         577       – 11.5% Closed Sales      610         481       – 21.1% DOM*                   35           38        + 8.6% Median PX        $583K   ...

The New Real Estate Market

THE NEW MARKET  ■ Buyers are increasingly looking to buy a home somewhere else ■ Home shoppers from the Northeast and the Northwest were most likely looking at buying a home in another place ■ Those leaving New York in 2022 are mostly headed to Florida, California,...

October Existing Home Sales Shrink Further

Inventory Shrinkage Continues to Thwart Home Buyers  Existing home sales declined nationwide for the eighth consecutive month, falling1.5% as of last measure, according to the National Association of REALTORS®(NAR), with sales down nearly 24% from the same period last...

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