A total of 324,237 U.S. properties reported foreclosure filing in 2022, which is up 115% from 2021. This number is only 89% of the 2.9 million foreclosures reported in 2010 in the midst of the crash. The 324,237 foreclosure properties in 2022 total 0.23% of all U.S....

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Today, cash and contacts are the most valuable assets on the internet. As business professionals, we spent years building up our networks to maintain visibility and to increase deal flow. Some opportunities begin with an invitation, but not all invitations are created...

Northeast and Northwest are losing residents.

Hudson County Single Family Homes for November Key Metrics       2021       2022     Change New Listings       121          86      – 28.9% Closed Sales        91          64      – 29.7% DOM*                  41           52       + 26.8% Median PX       $420K   ...

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New Jersey's rate of zombie properties is 0.41%. The national rate for zombie properties is 1.26%. New Jersey has the fifth smallest percentage of zombie properties. Some counties in New Jersey have a higher rate of zombie properties than others. Cape May has the...

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Trend Watch Before any major shift occurs within a major market, there is movement that appears in the adjacent territories. As in the case of the recent sellers' market, which dominated real estate since 2020, there is a new shift occurring in some of the less active...

Nationally, homeowner equity gained $34,300 in the third quarter of 2022, since the third quarter of 2021. Approximately 63% of all properties in the United States hold mortgages, with equity increasing 15.8% year over year. This represents a collective gain of $2.2...

Bergen and Passaic Counties Bergen County Single Family Homes for November Key Metrics         2021       2022     Change New Listings         573         439     – 23.4% Closed Sales        661         487     – 26.3% DOM*                     42           39      –...

Morris and Middlesex Counties Morris County Single Family Homes for November Key Metrics       2021       2022     Change New Listings       364         282     – 22.5% Closed Sales      472         304     – 35.6% DOM*                   35           39      + 11.4%...