Author Archives: grim

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 | 31 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 →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 54 Comments

The guy who built the (new) Jersey City?

Posted on January 2, 2026 by grim

From Real Estate NJ: Looking back: Fulop, outgoing Jersey City mayor, reflects on policies behind historic development boom, affordability push By his own admission, Steve Fulop was skeptical of the development community when he joined the Jersey City Council in … Continue reading →

Posted in Gold Coast, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 169 Comments

Predictions 2026!

Posted on December 31, 2025 by grim

Break out your crystal ball and let’s hear ’em! Recession / Economic Real Estate Stocks/Securities Commodities Inflation Mortgage Rates Geopolitics Whatever Bragging rights to anyone who nailed it for 2025: Click Here

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Where's the Beef? | 56 Comments

Pending home sales tick up

Posted on December 30, 2025 by grim

From Marketplace: Pending home sales are on the rise, which could be good news for the new year There’s a spark of good news for the housing market as 2025 draws to a close: Pending home sales shot up by more … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 66 Comments

Winners and Losers

Posted on December 28, 2025 by grim

From the Washington Post: Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs Corporate bankruptcies surged in 2025, rivaling levels not seen since the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession, as import-dependent businesses absorbed the highest tariffs in decades.  At least … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Economics | 67 Comments

Who is going to blink first?

Posted on December 26, 2025 by grim

From Redfin: The U.S. Housing Market Has 37% More Sellers Than Buyers—More Than Double Last Year’s Gap There were an estimated 37.2% more home sellers than buyers in the U.S. housing market in November (or 529,770 more, in numerical terms)—the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 75 Comments

Uncertainty about ’26

Posted on December 24, 2025 by grim

From Resiclub: Zillow updates its home price forecast across over 400 housing markets Zillow economists just published their updated 12-month forecast, projecting that U.S. home prices—as measured by the Zillow Home Value Index—will rise +2.0% between November 2025 and November 2026.  Heading … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 90 Comments