Monthly Archives: September 2017

Get out your wallets

Posted on September 8, 2017 by grim

From CNBC: Almost half of top US housing markets are ‘overvalued’ It will come as no surprise to anyone out house hunting today — buying a home is becoming ever more difficult to afford. Prices just keep soaring while incomes … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate | 101 Comments

Dynamics right for a bubble? Or is it different this time?

Posted on September 5, 2017 by grim

From the NY Post: Are we headed for another housing collapse? One decade after the biggest housing collapse in America’s history led to a global recession, could we be facing another crisis? “Not happening,” says Burns, adding that the 2007 … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 132 Comments

That was fast…

Posted on September 4, 2017 by grim

From the NYT: The Urban Revival Is Over For all the concern about the gentrification, rising housing prices and the growing gap between the rich and poor in our leading cities, an even bigger threat lies on the horizon: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, National Real Estate, New Development | 34 Comments

That time when Vernon was cool, until it wasn’t.

Posted on September 3, 2017 by grim

From the Record: Remembering Hugh Hefner’s Great Gorge Playboy Club There was much excitement for miles around the North Jersey area when Hugh Hefner built and officially opened The Great Gorge Playboy Club in Vernon in 1972. Some were excited … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, North Jersey Real Estate | 10 Comments

Pending sales now down 4 out of 5 months

Posted on September 1, 2017 by grim

From HousingWire: Pending home sales decrease slightly in July Pending home sales dropped slightly in July, marking the fourth decrease in the past five months, according to the latest Pending Home Sales Index report from the National Association of Realtors. … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 56 Comments