Ralph Aponte’s agency continues to exceed customer expectations with nearly 4,000 orders in 2020 – a New Record TOMS RIVER, NJ – Counsellors Title Agency, Inc., www.counsellorstitle.net, announced that Ralph Aponte and the agency has again been recognized by Old...

Bergen County   Single Family Homes for February Key Metrics        2020    2021   Change New Listings      1,010     610    –39.6% Closed Sales        441     505     + 14.5% DOM*                   75       56    –  25.3% Median PX       $485K   $570K   + 17.5% % of...

Union County   Single Family Homes for February Key Metrics        2020    2021   Change New Listings         566     371    –34.5% Closed Sales        281     317     + 12.8% DOM*                   69        46    –  33.3% Median PX       $369K   $415K   + 12.2% % of...

Morris County   Single Family Homes for February Key Metrics        2020    2021     Change New Listings         744     428    – 42.5% Closed Sales        265     331    + 24.9% DOM*                   69        49    –  29.9% Median PX       $425K   $530K   + 24.7% %...

Monmouth County   Single Family Homes for February Key Metrics        2020    2021   Change New Listings         920     596    –35.2% Closed Sales        357     444     + 24.4% DOM*                   73        52    –  28.8% Median PX       $450K   $549K   + 22.0% %...

Mortgage interest rates ticked a bit higher in February, but remain below their February 2020 levels. Interest rates may rise a bit further in coming weeks, but according to Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater, “while there are multiple temporary factors driving up...

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Even in the light of the pandemic inventory shortage, buyers continue to come out in droves, specifically Millennials and Generation Xers. In addition to the inventory shortages, the new home buyer is searching out for larger homes to accommodate the work-from-home...

New Exclusion of up to $10,200 of Unemployment Compensation On March 11th, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, which will give to recipients of unemployment payments up to $10,200 tax-free. The allotment is only given to those with an adjusted gross...

Year-over-year, US homeowner equity increased by over $1.5 trillion since the fourth quarter of 2019. This represents a 16.2% increase from the prior period. The increase in homeowner equity affected approximately 62% of all US properties. Across the country, home...

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Was anybody on the roads this past weekend? A friend of mine alerted me to the reason why there was so much extraordinary traffic all over the roads. She explained to me that the stimulus checks got deposited into people's accounts on March 13th. That meant all that...