Category Archives: Demographics

The Future of America – Boarding Houses

Posted on July 24, 2017 by grim

From Quartz:

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Has Asbury made it?

Posted on July 20, 2017 by grim

From the NY Post: Jersey Shore’s Asbury Park returns to its glory days Few towns along the Jersey Shore have enjoyed a more visible beachfront revival over the past few years than Asbury Park, the vibrant summer enclave about 60 … Continue reading →

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Foreigners love American real estate

Posted on July 19, 2017 by grim

From CNBC: Foreigners snap up record number of US homes Foreign purchases of U.S. residential real estate surged to the highest level ever in terms of number of homes sold and dollar volume. Foreign buyers closed on $153 billion worth … Continue reading →

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Nassau hits new peak, Suffolk on the way

Posted on July 15, 2017 by grim

From Newsday: LI home prices jump; Nassau reaches record level It’s boom time again for the housing market in Nassau County, where prices have reached a new peak. The median price for a closed home sale jumped to $505,000 last … Continue reading →

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Prices up in Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley

Posted on July 13, 2017 by grim

From LoHud: Home prices in region rise as inventory drops, report finds Prices of single-family homes rose throughout the Lower Hudson Valley region in the second quarter, with the number of homes available for sale continuing to dwindle, according to … Continue reading →

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50 years later

Posted on July 12, 2017 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Race, riots and reputation: Has N.J.’s largest city recovered? To this day, you look at so many of the abandoned buildings, the light manufacturing, the old jewelry business, you walk around downtown, you still see the … Continue reading →

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The negative equity gap

Posted on July 10, 2017 by grim

From DSNews: Does Home Price or Location Impact Underwater Mortgages? In total, 1.8 million American homeowners currently owe more on their home loans than their property is worth. Though this is the first time the number has dropped below 2 … Continue reading →

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NJ’s Non-gentrified Urban Future

Posted on July 9, 2017 by grim

A glimpse into what NJ’s urban future will look like. Ever increasing property taxes will create a situation where the urban poor can no longer afford to even pay their property taxes, leading to property tax foreclosures in massive numbers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Foreclosures, New Jersey Real Estate, Property Taxes | 25 Comments

Better by 2018? Not likely.

Posted on July 7, 2017 by grim

From NJ Spotlight: NEW JERSEY’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR 2018 IS SO-SO, ACCOUNTANTS SAY Despite New Jersey’s solid year of job growth in 2016, a recent survey of the state’s certified public accountants suggests few of them believe economic conditions will … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 46 Comments

Price cuts move properties

Posted on July 6, 2017 by grim

From Bloomberg: Manhattan Home Sales Surge as Cuts Bring Prices to Buyers’ Level Manhattan homebuyers found deals they couldn’t refuse in the second quarter, driving up sales of previously owned properties by the most in more than two years. Purchases … Continue reading →

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No slow down in May

Posted on July 5, 2017 by grim

From CoreLogic: CoreLogic US Home Price Report Shows Prices Up 6.6 Percent in May 2017 CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released its CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI™) and HPI Forecast™ for … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 41 Comments

Time for Newark

Posted on June 29, 2017 by grim

From the Commercial Observer: Five Reasons to Pay Attention to Newark Of all the commuter cities west of the Hudson River, Newark, N.J., gets the least respect from real estate professionals. Some of the reasons for this are understandable; Newark … Continue reading →

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May Otteau MarketNEWS

Posted on June 27, 2017 by grim

From Otteau Group: NJ Purchase Contracts Bounce Back in May After recording a 7% decline in April, home purchase contracts in New Jersey increased by 11% compared to the same month last year. Given the 9% increase during May of … Continue reading →

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King of the hill, top of the heap.

Posted on June 26, 2017 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Recent college grads are leaving N.J. in record numbers. Here’s why. The bed is on an elevated bunk. Below the bed is a desk, dressed with items from college: clothes, books and accessories. The floor is … Continue reading →

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Do so at your own peril

Posted on June 23, 2017 by grim

From the Record: Millennial generation shunning the suburbs for city life They want the bustle. They want the convenience. They want the diversity. In short, they want the city and not the suburbs – even after their children start school. … Continue reading →

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