Monthly Archives: January 2026

At least it was an honest day’s work…

Posted on January 22, 2026 by grim

From Jersey Digs: Here’s What’s Next for Newark’s Anheuser-Busch Brewery The iconic Budweiser eagle taking flight from its perch next to the Turnpike earlier this month is the definitive end of an era in Newark. For more than 75 years, the 87-acre … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 110 Comments

Who wins, who loses?

Posted on January 20, 2026 by grim

From Business Standard: Trump heads to Davos to pitch how he’ll make housing more affordable President Donald Trump plans to use a key address Wednesday to try to convince Americans he can make housing more affordable, but he’s picked a … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate, New Development, Politics | 244 Comments

Prices Up, Inventory Down

Posted on January 19, 2026 by grim

From InsiderNJ: New Jersey Realtors Releases Year-End Housing Data New Jersey’s housing market closed out 2025 with housing prices and buyer demand holding steady, underscoring the resilience of the New Jersey market, according to year-end housing data released by New Jersey … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate | 43 Comments

Endgame?

Posted on January 17, 2026 by grim

From New Jersey Digest: Jersey City Is No Longer a Stepping Stone to NYC: Realtors Say Buyers Are Staying Put For years, Jersey City played a familiar role in the New York real estate ecosystem. It was the place people … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Gold Coast, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 73 Comments

Tick Tick Tick

Posted on January 16, 2026 by grim

From ROI-NJ: U.S., N.J. foreclosure activity increased in 2025 ATTOM, a curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, said Jan. 15 foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 367,460 U.S. properties … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 79 Comments

Digging ditches never looked better

Posted on January 15, 2026 by grim

From NJ1015: College debt crushing NJ families? Skilled trades are the lifeline For decades, American parents were told that sending their kids to a four-year college was non-negotiable. Baby Boomers and Gen Xers were convinced that higher education was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 130 Comments

The new guard

Posted on January 14, 2026 by grim

From NJ.com: Gov. Murphy bids farewell after 8 tumultuous years. N.J. is ‘stronger and fairer.’ Gov. Phil Murphy gave a celebratory goodbye speech to New Jersey on Tuesday, painting his administration as one that brought big changes despite tumult — and lived … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 133 Comments

Don’t bother, you can’t afford it

Posted on January 13, 2026 by grim

From National Mortgage Professional: Home Prices Continue To Outpace Wages, Keeping Affordability Under Pressure ATTOM’s Q4 Home Affordability Report paints a picture of persistent strain for prospective homebuyers across the U.S., even as modest improvements emerged late in the year. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble | 82 Comments

Time to cash in

Posted on January 11, 2026 by grim

From the NY Post: New Jersey Airbnb hosts charging $17K for weekend stays during the World Cup Final this summer As the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final approaches, a small cluster of Airbnb listings near MetLife Stadium in New Jersey … Continue reading →

Posted in Gold Coast, New Jersey Real Estate, Where's the Beef? | 133 Comments

Will it?

Posted on January 9, 2026 by grim

From CBS News: Trump says he wants government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds in a push to bring down mortgage rates President Trump said on social media Thursday that he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Mortgages, National Real Estate, Politics | 218 Comments

Private equity out of housing?

Posted on January 8, 2026 by grim

From CNBC: Trump says U.S. to ban large investors from buying homes President Donald Trump said the U.S. should bar large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, arguing that corporate ownership has helped push housing further out of reach for everyday Americans. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, National Real Estate, New Development, Politics | 223 Comments

Back to Work

Posted on January 7, 2026 by grim

From CNBC: Manhattan office leasing in the fourth quarter was the strongest in 6 years Office leasing in Manhattan surged substantially higher in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by continued return-to-office and increased tech hiring, especially for artificial intelligence. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate, New Development, NYC | 159 Comments

Now you can speculate on real estate without owning anything…

Posted on January 6, 2026 by grim

From Polymarket: Polymarket and Parcl Announce Partnership to Launch Real Estate Prediction Markets Powered by Parcl Indices Parcl, the real-time housing data and onchain real estate platform, and Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, today announced a partnership to bring Parcl’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 54 Comments

The future of residential real estate in the Northeast?

Posted on January 5, 2026 by grim

Fr0m Money Canada: This couple built a $500K ADU in their parents’ backyard to beat $1.8M home prices — but there are trade-offs. Is there a better way? Unattainable home ownership due to increasingly exorbitant home prices is something that … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 102 Comments

Time to buy Florida?

Posted on January 4, 2026 by grim

From the Daily Mail: Condo crash deepens as cities see prices plunge nearly 20% – the worst slide since the Great Financial Crisis Florida‘s condo slump is now the worst since the Great Financial Crisis — and the numbers are getting hard … Continue reading →