Monthly Archives: July 2018

What’s going on in Brick?

From the Shorebeat blog: Brick Has a Major Foreclosure Problem on Its Hands Brick Township’s foreclosure rate is nearly double the state average and five times as high as the national average, leading Brick officials to contract with a firm … Continue reading

Posted in Foreclosures, New Jersey Real Estate, Shore Real Estate | 78 Comments

Rents pushing new highs nationally

From HousingWire: Rent just jumped to an all-time high We’ve known that the rent may be too damn high for quite a while now, but a new report shows that rent has never been this high before. Newly released data … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 92 Comments

Time to consolidate NJ

From the Star Ledger: I was the last mayor of Princeton Township: Consolidation works and we need to stop being afraid of it Consolidation of New Jersey municipalities — especially as it relates to school districts – can result in … Continue reading

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 56 Comments

Haven’t yet returned to bubble pricing

From the Star Ledger, hat tip Yo: Only these 2 N.J. towns have fully recovered since the housing crash It’s been more than a decade since housing prices in New Jersey began a seven-year slide highlighted by the Great Recession. … Continue reading

Posted in Housing Bubble, Housing Recovery, New Jersey Real Estate | 23 Comments

All eyes on jobs today

From CNBC: Hiring seen strong in June with plenty of jobs for grads Employers may be having a hard time finding workers, but recent graduates and students may be helping fill the ranks this summer and that trend could have … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment | 136 Comments

It’s a great time to stay put

From CNBC: Home prices make the biggest jump in four years It is a seller’s market, undeniably. The supply of homes for sale is low, demand is high, and now prices are heating up even more. But sellers today see … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 95 Comments

New Jersey has a serious problem

From the Star Ledger: Why paychecks in N.J. aren’t growing as fast as the rest of the U.S. New Jersey hit near rock bottom in wage growth last year as compared to the rest of the country, according to new … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 43 Comments

So what’s this mean for Jersey?

From Bloomberg: Manhattan Homebuyers Demand Bargains, Walk Away—Anything But Overpay In his hunt for an apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Hal Walker found the perfect one-bedroom in an Art Deco building across from Central Park. It had languished on … Continue reading

Posted in Comp Killer, Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 78 Comments

Murphy concedes to Sweeney, budget passes

From the Star Ledger: N.J. budget finally signed by Murphy after another really long day at the Statehouse It took far longer than anyone imagined on Sunday, but New Jersey finally has a state budget. The state Legislature put the … Continue reading

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 82 Comments